Xak: The Art of Visual Stage

Xak: The Art of Visual Stage
Developer(s)Microcabin
Publisher(s)Microcabin
Composer(s)Ryuji Sasai
Tadahiro Nitta
Platform(s)MSX2, PC-88, PC-98, PC Engine, X68000, Super Famicom, Mobile phones, Windows,
Release
June 1989
  • NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801
    • JP: June 1989
    MSX2
    • JP: November 1989
    Sharp X68000
    • JP: April 1990
    PC Engine
    • JP: December 25, 1992
    Super Famicom
    • JP: February 26, 1993
    Windows
    • JP: November 11, 2001 (PC-88)
    • JP: July 1, 2002 (MSX2)
    • JP: May 17, 2005 (X68000)
    • EN: February 28, 2007 (MSX2)
    • JP: February 19, 2008 (PC-98)
    Mobile phones
    • JP: June 1, 2004
Genre(s)Action role-playing game
Mode(s)Single-player

Xak: The Art of Visual Stage (サーク) is a 1989 role-playing video game developed and published by Microcabin. The first game in the Xak series, it was originally released for the PC-88 computer system, with subsequent versions being developed for the PC-98, X68000, MSX2, PC Engine, Super Famicom, and mobile phones. The first four versions were re-released for Windows on the online store Project EGG. An English translation of Xak: The Art of Visual Stage was also released in 2007 on the now-defunct retro gaming service WOOMB.net, and became available on Project EGG.