Little Samson

Little Samson
Western cover art by Greg Winters
Developer(s)	Takeru
Publisher(s)	Taito
Director(s)	Shinichi Yoshimoto
Producer(s)	Shinichi Yoshimoto
Artist(s)	Kiyoshi Utata
Writer(s)	Shinichi Yoshimoto
Platform(s)	Nintendo Entertainment System
Release	JP: June 26, 1992 NA: November 1992 EU: March 13, 1993
Genre(s)	Action, platform
Mode(s)	Single-player

Little Samson^[a] is a action-platform video game developed by Takeru for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was published by Taito in 1992 in Japan on June 26, in North America in November, and in Europe on March 13, 1993. The game stars four heroes summoned to stop the demon king Ta-Keed from wreaking havoc on the kingdom of Forgy. Each character has different abilities and the player can switch between the four heroes at any time.

Little Samson was directed by Shinichi Yoshimoto, who worked as a designer on Capcom titles such as Ghouls 'n Ghosts and Strider (1989). Artwork for the game was handled by Kiyoshi Utata, who worked on both Cocoron and Nostalgia 1907. The game received generally favorable reviews; critics praised its audiovisual department and noted that swapping between characters added a strategy element to the action. It is considered one of the best NES games in retrospect, and the North American release has become an expensive collector's item.
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