---
title: "Ankoku Shinwa: Yamato Takeru Densetsu"
description: "The game is based on old Japanese legends about Yamato Takeru, a legendary hero of ancient Japan. The game starts when Yamato Takeru is a thirteen-year-old boy."
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/51/37151.jpg"
---

# Ankoku Shinwa: Yamato Takeru Densetsu

![Ankoku Shinwa: Yamato Takeru Densetsu](https://t.vndb.org/cv/51/37151.jpg)

**Alternative Title:** 暗黒神話 ヤマトタケル伝説

**Developer:** Another / Zap

**Release date:** Oct 25, 1988

**Platform:** MSX, NES

**Language:** English, Japanese

**Rating:** 5.0/10 (17 votes)

## Description
The game is based on old Japanese legends about Yamato Takeru, a legendary hero of ancient Japan. The game starts when Yamato Takeru is a thirteen-year-old boy. His father was killed under mysterious circumstances. Searching his things, the boy found a postcard that gave him his first clue for the investigation. From that moment, his adventure begins.

[From: [MobyGames](http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/ankoku-shinwa-yamato-takeru-densetsu)]

## Releases
### Japanese
- **1988-10-25**: Ankoku Shinwa: Yamato Takeru Densetsu
- **1989-03-24**: Ankoku Shinwa: Yamato Takeru Densetsu

### English
- **2010-06-15**: Ankoku Shinwa - The Dark Myth - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20150311220807/http://www.boojumsnark.com/ankoku.html)

## Tags
Murder Mystery, Interactive Adventure Game, Japanese Mythology, Protagonist Based on a Mythological Character

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