Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II NES

And finally, the evil wizard Malkil.

For the final battle you get to challenge all 4 elementals at the same time (smaller, more agile versions of them, anyway)

After defeating each elemental, you receive one quarter of the legendary Ironsword - this is the final product.

The spell to take care of the earth elemental.

Go get wasted with the Golden Tankard, your highness.

Golden Tankard-- that's the appeasement gift required for that lush, the Bear King.

Fourth realm

There's his fiery-ness now.

The spell that will be the key to destroying the fire elemental.

Whee! Kuros knows how to make the most of his journey and have a little fun while he's at it.

He lets you downstairs to visit the fire elemental.

The Dragon King living in the heart of the volcano.

A golden crown fit for an animal king.

Inside a volcano.

One on one with the water elemental.

The second part of the second realm.

Speaking of King Frog.

A golden fly fit for a king frog.

Next is the forest realm.

He's big but not so mean when you have your trusty windbane.

Here is the magic spell power-up that will allow you to defeat the wind elemental.

Bounce around on the puffy clouds for a while.

For your egg trouble, he gives you a literal lift up to the cloud world.

And here is the first animal king now.

The first special item to appease the first animal king.

Start out on the mountainside on your way up to the cloud land.

The customary master map representation of your journey.

A clip of the opening storyline.

Title screen