Mystery Quest Nintendo

A fantasy-themed Japanese side-scrolling platformer for the NES, developed by Carry Lab (or Carry Soft) and published in the US by Taxan.

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Taxan

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horizontal, jumper, platform, shooter, sideways

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Mystery Quest (or "Hao-kun no Fusihigina Tabi" lit: Hao's Mystery Adventure) follows a young apprentice wizard named Hao as he passes over a series of overworld and castle levels to track down a series of magical artifacts. It plays very similarly to Super Mario Bros., sharing its side-scrolling presentation and many of its power-ups, such as stars and flowers. It also has a touch of Zelda, as each level is split up with a maze-like castle full of monsters and bosses and a precious item that allows Hao to progress further in the game. This would be one of only two games developed by Carry Soft for the Famicom/NES, as they normally produced games for Japanese home computers. The company went under a year later. The US release, "Mystery Quest", was unchanged aside from a few sound effects and the removal of the latter third of the game. Instead of six worlds (including six castles), there are only four.