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This article is about the first Atlus-developed RPG game in the Megami Tensei franchise. For other things with the name "Megami Tensei", see Megami Tensei (disambiguation).

Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei is the first of two games in the Megami Tensei series released for the Family Computer. It started the Megami Tensei franchise as known today, though a related title of the same name was released for various computers some months earlier. The game's title refers to Yumiko Shirasagi's true identity as the reincarnation of the great goddess Izanami.

An enhanced remake of this and Megami Tensei II was later released for the Super Famicom, titled Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei. The original game was also later ported to mobile devices.

On June 18, 2020, Bandai Namco announced that Megami Tensei would be a part of the third DLC wave for the Namcot Collection on Nintendo Switch.

Plot[]

"Akemi Nakajima, a programming genius, invented a Devil Summoning Program. But after gaining physical bodies, the demons Loki and Set attacked the summoner. He was saved by a mysterious transfer student, Yumiko Shirasagi. Nakajima and the magic-wielding Yumiko joined forces and repelled the demons... However... The demons have not surrendered. Lucifer, a once beautiful angel who was cast into Hell, is planning to conquer the human world! A demonic palace has appeared in Asuka... where the tomb of the goddess Izanami rests under Shirasagi Mound. The powerful Izanami has been captured by Lucifer, and her chamber sealed within the palace. To save Izanami... defeat the resurrected Loki and Set, and Lucifer himself, Nakajima and Yumiko walk through the palace's entrance... But will they ever be able to return to the surface...?"

—Megami Tensei (KMT) Intro

Set after the events of the original novel and its sequel, the game's plot begins with the demon lord Lucifer having taken Izanami hostage and raising a massive labyrinth at the Shirasagi Mound, as well as reviving the previously slain demon lords Set and Loki to serve as his minions. Akemi Nakajima, armed with his Demon Summoning Program, and Yumiko Shirasagi enter the labyrinth to rescue Izanami and defeat Lucifer.

Characters[]

Akemi Nakajima (中島朱実): Hero
Yumiko Shirasagi (白鷺弓子): Heroine
Jakyou no Yakata: Devil Fusion
Kaifuku no Izumi: Healing Fountain
Cerberus: Recruitable Demon
Minotaur: Boss of the Tower of Daedalus
Medusa: Boss of Bien
Loki: Boss of the Valhalla Corridor
Hecate: Boss of the Mazurka Corridor
Seth: Boss of the Rotting Sea of Flames
Lucifer: Final Boss
Izanami: Major Character
Rick: Minor Character
Gaia: Minor Character

Gameplay[]

A large part of the game is devoted to navigating a scrolling, three-dimensional dungeon, something which was quite revolutionary for its time. The game pioneered many of the features which are now trademarks of the Megami Tensei franchise. It, along with Square's Final Fantasy and Enix's Dragon Quest, set the standard for console RPGs, and each game managed to spawn a series which would take these different formulas to new heights.

The game also focuses very heavily on demons, which have gone on to become a trademark of the series. It was later followed by a sequel, and then by the follow-up Shin Megami Tensei, a name that would be used by most future games in the franchise. There have also been many spin-off series, including the Last Bible series, Majin Tensei series, the Devil Summoner series, the Persona series, the Digital Devil Saga games, and the Devil Survivor series.

Gallery[]

Boxart[]

User Manual[]

Other[]

Videos[]

Playthrough

【ファミコン】デジタルデビル物語_女神転生_OP～ED_(1987)【FC_クリア】【NES_Digital_Devil_Story_Megami_Tensei_Playthrough_(Full)】

Trivia[]

Atlus and Bbmf ported the NES version of Megami Tensei to cell phones in 2004. Bbmf later localized the cell phone port in J2ME phones in China in 2006, but simplified the game mechanics and reduced the number of demons and dungeons.

Chinese mobile port

External Links[]

Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
Characters
Playable	Akemi Nakajima - Yumiko Shirasagi - Cerberus
Non-playable	Minotaur - Medusa - Rick - Loki - Gaia - Hecate - Izanami - Seth - Lucifer
Locations
Daimakyuu	Micon - Tower of Daedalus - Bien - Valhalla Corridor - Mazurka Corridor - Rotting Sea of Flames - Infini Palace - Hades
Archives
Terminology	Demon - Hinokagutsuchi - Magnetite - Moon Phase System - Cathedral of Shadows (Fusion) - Rag's Jewelry - Izanami Clothes
Lists	Demons - Items - Spells (Kyūyaku)
Other Media
Games	Megami Tensei (Telenet) - Kyūyaku Megami Tensei
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The Megami Tensei Franchise
Megami Tensei	Megami Tensei (Telenet) - Megami Tensei (Atlus) - II - Kyūyaku
Shin Megami Tensei	Shin Megami Tensei - II / Gaiden: Ma To Houkai - if... / Hazama's Chapter - J - NINE - III: Nocturne / Maniax / Chronicle Edition / HD Remaster / Pachislot - 20XX / Devil's Colosseum - IMAGINE - Tokyo Requiem - Strange Journey (Redux) - Devil Hunter Zero - IV / Apocalypse - Devil Collection - Synchronicity Prologue - Liberation Dx2 - V / Vengeance
Last Bible	Last Bible - II - Another Bible - III - Special - New Testament / II: Hajimari no Fukuin / III: Mugen no Eiyuu
Majin Tensei	Majin Tensei - II: Spiral Nemesis - Ronde - Blind Thinker / II
Devil Summoner	Devil Summoner / Pinball: Judgment - Soul Hackers / Intruder / Soul Hackers New Generation - Soul Hackers 2 Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army - Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon
Persona	Megami Ibunroku Persona (PSP Remake) / Ikū no Tō Hen - 2: Innocent Sin / Eternal Punishment / Lost Memories / Infinity Mask - 3 (FES* / Portable* / Reload) / Dancing in Moonlight 4 (Golden) / Arena* / Ultimax / Dancing All Night 5 (Royal) / Dancing in Starlight* / Strikers / Tactica Q: Shadow of the Labryinth - Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
Devil Children	Black Book / Red Book - White Book - DemiKids Light / Dark - Fire Book / Ice Book - Messiah Riser - Puzzle de Call! - Appli de Call! - Devil Children Mobile
Digital Devil Saga	Avatar Tuner - 2 - A's TEST Server
Devil Survivor	Devil Survivor (Overclocked) - 2 (Record Breaker) / The Extra World
Jack Series	Jack Bros. - Demonic Help Party
Other games	Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku - Card Summoner - Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE - Maken X - Catherine / Full Body - Metaphor: ReFantazio
Digital Devil Story (Novels)	Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei - 2: Warrior of the Demon City - 3: Demise of the Reincarnation
New Digital Devil Story	New Digital Devil Story: Goddess of Enchainment - 2: Queen of the Ice Fields - 3: Planet of the Devil - 4: Wrath of the Young Emperor - 5: Eternal Goddess - 6: Bonds of Reincarnation
Other Novels	Devil Summoner: Kuzunoha Raidou tai Shibito Ekishi - Giten Megami Tensei: Distant Flow ~EXILE~ - Megami Ibunroku Persona: Shadow Maze - Persona 3: Shadow Cry / Owari no Kakera / Alternative Heart / Velvet Blue - Persona x Detective Naoto - Quantum Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner - Devil Survivor 2 The Animation: Cetus's Prequel
Anime	Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei - Tokyo Revelation - Persona -trinity soul- - Persona 3 The Movie - Persona 4 The Animation / -The Factor of Hope- / The Golden Animation - Persona 5 The Animation The Day Breakers - Persona 5 The Animation - DeviChil - D-Children: Light & Dark - Devil Survivor 2 The Animation
Manga	Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation - if... / Kahn - IV: DEMONIC GENE / -Prayers- - Gaiten: Hato no Senki - EDEN - CG Senki: Dante no Mon - Majin Tensei - Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Lone Marebito - Megami Ibunroku Persona - Persona: Tsumi to Batsu - Persona 3 / Portable Dengeki Comic Anthology / Portable Dear Girls Comic Anthology - Persona 4 / The Magician - Arena / Arena Ultimax / Dancing All Night - PQ: -Roundabout- / Side:P3 / Side:P4 - Tartarus Theater - Persona 5 / Dengeki Comic Anthology / Comic à La Carte / Comic Anthology (DNA Media Comics) / the Animation Dengeki Comic Anthology / Mementos Mission - Q2: Persona Q2: Roundabout Special - Devil Children / Light & Dark - Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner: Shinen no Matou - Devil Survivor - 2: -Show Your Free Will- / The Animation Manga
Mobile Apps	The Night Before - QIX - Chaining Soul - Aegis: The First Mission - Em - Illust Puzzle - Escape - Social - Ain Soph - Mobile Online - The Card Battle - Colors - Persona O.A. - Persona 5: The Phantom X - Mobile Phone Demon Collection - Atlus Casino - Devil Summoning Program - Digital Novel
Other	The Amala Multiverse - Earth - Expanse - Great Will Protagonists - Mascots - Navigators - Birthdays Patches and Updates - In popular culture - Jungian psychology - Arcana
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+{{For|the first [[Atlus]]-developed RPG game in the ''Megami Tensei'' franchise|other things with the name "Megami Tensei"|Megami Tensei (disambiguation)}}
-'''Megami Tensei''' (デジタル・デビル物語 女神転生, Dejitaru Debiru Monogatari: Megami Tensei) is the first game in the Megami Tensei series. It was developed by "Wolf Team" (the subsidiary of Nihon Telenet which is now "Namco Tales Studio"), and was released for the Famicom by Namcot in 1987 (there was also a prior version released for the MSX.
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+|romaji = Dejitaru Debiru Sutōrī: Megami Tensei
+|publisher = {{w|Namco}}
+|developer = [[Atlus]]
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+|platform(s) = [[Family Computer]] <br> [[Nintendo Switch]]
+|release-date-japan = '''Famicom'''<br>September 11, 1987<br>'''Nintendo Switch'''<br/>October 2020 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namcot_Collection Namcot Collection] DLC)
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+'''''Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei''''' is the first of two games in the [[Megami Tensei (Series)|''Megami Tensei'' series]] released for the Family Computer. It started the ''Megami Tensei'' franchise as known today, though [[Megami Tensei (Telenet)|a related title of the same name]] was released for various computers some months earlier. The game's title refers to [[Yumiko Shirasagi]]'s true identity as the reincarnation of the great goddess [[Izanami]].
-It was later enhanced-remade along with [[Megami Tensei II]] in a Super Famicom games known as ''[[Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei]]''.
+An enhanced remake of this and ''[[Megami Tensei II]]'' was later released for the Super Famicom, titled ''[[Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei]]''. The original game was also later ported to mobile devices.
+On June 18, 2020, {{w|Bandai Namco Entertainment|Bandai Namco}} announced that ''Megami Tensei'' would be a part of the third DLC wave for the ''Namcot Collection'' on [[Nintendo Switch]].
-== Gameplay ==
-A large part of the game is devoted to scrolling, three-dimensional dungeon, something which was quite revolutionary for it's time.  The game pioneered many of the features which are now trademarks of the [[Megami Tensei (Franchise)|Megami Tensei franchise]]. It, along with Square's ''Final Fantasy'' and Enix's ''Dragon Warrior'', set the standard for console RPGs, and each game managed to spawn a series which would take these different formulas to new heights.
- The game also focuses very heavily on demons, which have gone on to become a trademark of the series. It was later followed by a sequel, and then by the follow-up [[Shin Megami Tensei]], (a name that would be used by most future games in the franchise). There have also been many spin-off series, including the [[Last Bible (Series)|''Last Bible'' trilogy]], [[Majin Tensei (Series)|''Majin Tensei'' series]], the ''[[Persona (Series)|Persona]]'' games, and the ''[[Avatar Tuner]]'' dualogy.
 ==Plot==
+{{Q|Akemi Nakajima, a programming genius, invented a [[Demon Summoning Program|Devil Summoning Program]].  But after gaining physical bodies, the demons Loki and Set attacked the summoner.  He was saved by a mysterious transfer student, Yumiko Shirasagi.  Nakajima and the magic-wielding Yumiko joined forces and repelled the demons...  However... The demons have not surrendered.  Lucifer, a once beautiful angel who was cast into Hell, is planning to conquer the human world!  A demonic palace has appeared in Asuka... where the tomb of the goddess Izanami rests under Shirasagi Mound.  The powerful Izanami has been captured by Lucifer, and her chamber sealed within the palace.  To save Izanami... defeat the resurrected Loki and Set, and Lucifer himself, Nakajima and Yumiko walk through the palace's entrance... But will they ever be able to return to the surface...?|''Megami Tensei'' (''KMT'') Intro}}
-''Megami Tensei'' is based on the ''Digital Devil Monogatari'' trilogy of books written by Aya Nishitani, but is not a direct adaption. It actually takes place after both [[Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei]] and [[Digital Devil Story: Warrior of the Demon City]], involving a scenario in which Loki and [[Set]] are resurrected by [[Lucifer]].
+Set after the events of the [[Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei|original novel]] and its [[Digital Devil Story 2: Warrior of the Demon City|sequel]], the game's plot begins with the demon lord [[Lucifer]] having taken [[Izanami]] hostage and raising a [[Daimakyuu|massive labyrinth]] at the Shirasagi Mound, as well as reviving the previously slain demon lords [[Seth (demon)|Set]] and [[Loki]] to serve as his minions. [[Akemi Nakajima]], armed with his [[Demon Summoning Program]], and [[Yumiko Shirasagi]] enter the labyrinth to rescue Izanami and defeat Lucifer.
+==Characters==
+* [[Akemi Nakajima]] (中島朱実): Hero
+* [[Yumiko Shirasagi]] (白鷺弓子): Heroine
+* [[Cathedral of Shadows|Jakyou no Yakata]]: Devil [[Fusion]]
+* Kaifuku no Izumi: Healing Fountain
+* [[Cerberus]]: Recruitable Demon
+* [[Minotaur]]: Boss of the [[Tower of Daedalus]]
+* [[Medusa (demon)|Medusa]]: Boss of [[Bien]]
+* [[Loki]]: Boss of the [[Valhalla (location)|Valhalla Corridor]]
+* [[Hecate]]: Boss of the [[Mazurka Corridor]]
+* [[Seth (demon)|Seth]]: Boss of the [[Rotting Sea of Flames]]
+* [[Lucifer]]: Final Boss
+* [[Izanami]]: Major Character
+* [[Rick]]: Minor Character
+* [[Gaia]]: Minor Character
+==Gameplay==
+A large part of the game is devoted to navigating a scrolling, three-dimensional dungeon, something which was quite revolutionary for its time. The game pioneered many of the features which are now trademarks of the [[Megami Tensei (Franchise)|''Megami Tensei'' franchise]]. It, along with Square's ''Final Fantasy'' and Enix's ''Dragon Quest'', set the standard for console RPGs, and each game managed to spawn a series which would take these different formulas to new heights.
+The game also focuses very heavily on demons, which have gone on to become a trademark of the series. It was later followed by a [[Megami Tensei II|sequel]], and then by the follow-up ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'', a name that would be used by most future games in the franchise. There have also been many spin-off series, including the [[Last Bible (Series)|''Last Bible'']] series, [[Majin Tensei (Series)|''Majin Tensei'']] series, the ''[[Devil Summoner (Series)|Devil Summoner]]'' series, the ''[[Persona (Series)|Persona]]'' series, the ''[[Digital Devil Saga (Series)|Digital Devil Saga]]'' games, and the ''[[Devil Survivor (Series)|Devil Survivor]] ''series.
+==Gallery==
+===Boxart===
+<gallery position="center" spacing="small" widths="300" captiontextcolor="#d63429" bordercolor="#d63429" captionalign="center">
+Megami Tensei Box Art.png|Full boxart
+</gallery>
+===User Manual===
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+MegamiTensei-UserManual 01.jpg|
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+</gallery>
+===Other===
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+MT FCM Ad.jpg|An ad for the game from ''Family Computer Magazine'' volume 16
+</gallery>
+==Videos==
+<tabber>
+Playthrough=
+[[File:【ファミコン】デジタルデビル物語 女神転生 OP～ED (1987)【FC クリア】【NES Digital Devil Story Megami Tensei Playthrough (Full)】|700px|center]]
+</tabber>
-== Characters ==
+==Trivia==
+*Atlus and Bbmf ported the NES version of Megami Tensei to [https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20050928/megami.htm cell phones] in 2004. Bbmf later localized the cell phone port in J2ME phones in China in 2006, but simplified the game mechanics and reduced the number of demons and dungeons.[[File:MT1CHN.png|thumb|Chinese mobile port]]
-* [[Akemi Nakajima]]
-* [[Yumiko Shirisagi]]
-* [[Loki]]
-* [[Cerberus]]
+==External Links==
+*[http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2287/ Unofficial translation patch]
+*[https://namco.fandom.com/wiki/Digital_Devil_Story:_Megami_Tensei Namco Wiki]
-==See Also==
-*[[Megami Tensei Spells]]
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