| Hydlide | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Toshiba EMI |
| Publisher(s) | Toshiba EMI, FCI, Seismic, Sega, Atlus USA |
| Year introduced | 1984 |
| Genre(s) | RPG |
Hydlide is a series of games developed by T&E Soft. The first game was originally released for the NEC PC-6001 and NEC PC-8801 computers in 1984, in Japan only; an MSX release came the following year. A Famicom version was first released under the name Hydlide Special on March 18, 1986 in Japan; three years later, in June 1989, that version saw a North American release by FCI, its title having been returned to simply Hydlide.
The first game is notable for being one of the earliest console role-playing games (it lacks text and dialogues). The graphics appear to have been influenced by the computer rol-playing game Ultima III, though Hydlide had very different gameplay.
Games[edit | edit source]
Although developed and released in Japan, all the original titles of the Hydlide games are in "romaji" (Roman alphabet) on both the title screen and the box. Sometimes, a Japanese katakana transilteration was added, but just as a reading help for the Japanese players.
| N. | Title | Year | Systems |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hydlide | 1984 |  PC6001, PC6601, PC8801, PC9801, FM-7, Sharp X1, Sharp MZ, Win, phones MSX, MSX2
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| 2 | Hydlide II: Shine of Darkness | 1985 | PC-8801, X1, FM-7, phones MSX
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| 1 | Hydlide Special Hydlide |
1986 | NES
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| 3 | Hydlide 3: The Space Memories (NES) Hydlide 3: Visitors from Darkness (SMD) Super Hydlide |
1987 | MSX, MSX2, PC-8801, PC-9801, X1, X68000, NES, Win, phones Sega Mega Drive
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| 1 | Virtual Hydlide | 1995 | Sega Saturn
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Pages in category "Hydlide"
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