Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves was a console game released in 1991 for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy developed by Sculptured Software, Inc. and Bits Studios, respectively, and published by Virgin Games, Inc. It was based on the Kevin Costner film of the same name. The game was featured as the cover game for the July 1991 issue of Nintendo Power magazine, but unlike other covers that featured games based on films, the image did not depict any actual actors or items from the film itself. The issue is also notorious for the fact that the game was featured on the cover six months... prior to the game's actual release in stores. Around the same time, a Robin Hood game was also featured in an episode of Captain N: The Game Master. The episode was almost certainly a reference to Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves because it was the only Robin Hood game released for the NES in the relevant time frame, but none of the characters ever make a reference to the Prince of Thieves subtitle, possibly due to rights issues. Also, none of the Robin Hood characters in the episode resemble their counterparts from the film. As a result, the episode only vaguely alludes to the actual game.
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| Release date: | 1991 |
| Genre: | Action-adventure game |
| Publisher: | Virgin Group, Virgin Interactive |