 "The First Samurai" began development in July 1990, and was originally scheduled for a September 1991 release for Amiga and Atari ST, with a DOS port stated to be 'unplanned' at the time.In a December 1990 issue of British gaming magazine "The One", "The One" interviewed team members from Vivid Image for information regarding "The First Samurai's" development in a pre-release interview.