King's Bounty - The Conqueror's Quest

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The title screen displays "King's Bounty" in large yellow serif text centered against a purple background. Below the title floats a stylized creature resembling a serpentine dragon or magical staff with a gray head featuring red eyes and a green undulating body. The lower portion contains copyright text reading "Copyright 1990, 1991 All Rights Reserved" and "Licensed from SSI (Services) Ltd." in white text. The entire screen is framed with a gold and brown decorative border.

King's Bounty - The Conqueror's Quest

4.6 (1.1K)
Mega Drive RPG 0 plays

King's Bounty: The Conqueror's Quest is a tactical RPG developed by New World Computing and released in 1992 for the Sega Genesis. Players control a hero character who travels across a world map, recruiting diverse troops including knights, archers, and magical creatures to build their army. Combat occurs on grid-based battlefields where players command their assembled forces in turn-based tactical encounters. The game emphasizes strategic team composition and positioning, requiring players to balance their troops effectively against enemy forces. As you progress through the campaign, you acquire stronger units and gain access to different magical abilities. The controls map hero movement to the directional pad, with button presses managing the army roster and initiating battles. The game features a series of quests across varied terrain, with increasing difficulty as you advance through the story and recruit more powerful units.

Developer
Platform
Mega Drive
Genre
RPG
Players
1P
Rating
4.6 / 5 (1.1K)
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King's Bounty - The Conqueror's Quest Controls — Mega Drive Keyboard Keys

Default keyboard bindings for King's Bounty - The Conqueror's Quest on our in-browser Mega Drive emulator. Plug in a USB or Bluetooth gamepad to auto-detect mappings, or rebind any key from the emulator settings menu.

Keyboard Console button Typical use
D-Pad Up Move up
D-Pad Down Move down
D-Pad Left Move left
D-Pad Right Move right
X A Primary action (jump / confirm)
Z B Secondary action (attack / cancel)
S C Tertiary action
A X Quaternary action
Q Y Fifth button
W Z Sixth button
Enter Start Start / Pause

These bindings cover the 6-button Mega Drive controller. Most older titles only use buttons A/B/C; the extra X/Y/Z buttons matter for Street Fighter II and other 6-button fighters.

Rebind any key from the EmulatorJS in-game settings menu (gear icon → Controls). A connected gamepad auto-maps to the same buttons.

King's Bounty - The Conqueror's Quest Longplay & Gameplay Videos

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King's Bounty - The Conqueror's Quest Cheat Codes

30 community-curated cheats for King's Bounty - The Conqueror's Quest. Tick any to activate them automatically when you click "Play with cheats" — or copy a code into your own emulator.

  • Militias Can Move Infinitely

    FFE63A:09FFE63A:0009
  • Archers Can Move Infinitely

    FFE63B:09FFE63A:0009
  • Militias Has Max Health

    FFE645:FFFFE644:00FF
  • Archers Have Max Health

    FFE647:FFFFE646:00FF
  • No Health Enemy In Battle (Number 1)

    FFE64F:00FFE64E:0000
  • No Health Enemy In Battle (Number 2)

    FFE651:00FFE650:0000
  • No Health Enemy In Battle (Number 3)

    FFE653:00FFE652:0000
  • No Health Enemy In Battle (Number 4)

    FFE655:00FFE654:0000
  • Infinite Days Remaining

    FFFF3D:FFFFFF3C:00FF
  • MASTER CODE--MUST BE ENTERED

    R17A-R6V0
  • Start with days left at 100 (New Game Only)

    NWWT-EAFW
  • Start with days left at 1,000 (New Game Only)

    7CWT-EGFW
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  • Start with days left at 1,500 (New Game Only)

    5WWT-ELFW
  • Start with days left at 2,000 (New Game Only)

    4CWT-ERFW
  • Start with days left at 5,000 (New Game Only)

    VCWT-FGFW
  • Always have 1 troop in each army in battle

    1XYT-BGR2+AHYT-AAG4
  • Always have 20 troops in each army in battle

    1XYT-BGR2+CXYT-AAG4
  • Always have 50 troops in each army in battle

    1XYT-BGR2+GMYT-AAG4
  • Always have 100 troops in each army in battle

    1XYT-BGR2+NXYT-AAG4
  • Always have 250 troops in each army in battle

    1XYT-BGR2+9MYT-AAG4
  • Always have 500 troops in each army in battle

    1XYT-BGR2+8XYT-ACG4
  • Never lose control of an army

    2AXT-DCTG
  • Recruiting does not reduce population of troop dwellings

    AMBA-AA84
  • Recruitment and boat rental are free

    AKWA-CA9Y
  • Armies work for free

    RGNA-A6YY
  • Never run out of days

    CBCT-AA6T
  • Accept any password

    AJVT-AA4L+AJTA-AA6Y
  • Start with commission at 100 for Sir Crimsaun

    NWWT-EAET
  • Start with commission at 500 for Sir Crimsaun

    8WWT-ECET
  • Start with commission at 2,000 for Sir Crimsaun

    4CWT-ERET
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Frequently Asked Questions

Who developed King's Bounty - The Conqueror's Quest?

King's Bounty - The Conqueror's Quest was developed by New World Computing, available to play in your browser on RetroGameSpace.

How many players does King's Bounty - The Conqueror's Quest support?

King's Bounty - The Conqueror's Quest is a single-player RPG game for the Mega Drive.

What type of game is King's Bounty - The Conqueror's Quest?

King's Bounty - The Conqueror's Quest is a RPG game for the Mega Drive, playable instantly in your browser — no downloads, no installs.

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Can I save my progress in King's Bounty - The Conqueror's Quest?

Yes. Save states are stored in your browser (IndexedDB) per game, and you can also use any in-game save the original Mega Drive cartridge supported.

Does King's Bounty - The Conqueror's Quest work on mobile devices?

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