The game is very similar to the Shin Onigashima series, which, like The Missing Heir, was released on two disks. It is a command based adventure game that requires both floppy disks if you desire to finish the story. This is not the case with the Game Boy Advance and Virtual Console remakes which contain both disks in one cartridge or download.
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