Arabian (video game)

1983 video game

Arabian (アラビアン) is a 1983 arcade platform game developed and published by Sun Electronics in Japan, and Atari, Inc. in North America. The Famicom version was developed and released by Sunsoft only in Japan as Super Arabian (スーパーアラビアン).

Arabian is a platform game where the player assumes the role of an adventurous Arabian prince whose goal is to rescue the princess from her palace. During his quest, the prince will sail seas, crawl through caves, and fly magic carpets.

In magazine advertisements, Arabian was promoted by Eric Ginner, the world record holder for Millipede and Liberator at the time. Ginner later co created the PlayStation game Gubble.

In Japan, Game Machine listed Arabian on their July 15, 1983 issue as being the fifth most successful new table arcade unit of the month. In the United States, it had sold at least 1,950 arcade cabinets by July 1983.

Super Arabian was re released in a two in one Sony PlayStation game, Memorial Series Sunsoft Vol.1, which also included Ikki. Super Arabian is one of the video games was adapted by Manga titled Susume!! Seigaku Dennou Kenkyuubu (進め！！静学電脳研究部), published in the Gamest Comics collection from April 1999. Tales of the Arabian Nights by Interceptor Software had many similarities to Arabian. It was published in 1984/5 for the Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. The game was re released for the Nintendo Switch by Hamster Corporation as part of the Arcade Archives series in October 2020. The Famicom version of the game was also re released as part the Sunsoft Collection 1 compilation cartridge for the Evercade in September 2023.