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Hydlide
Hydlide is an action RPG created and released by T&E Soft. Japanese players first got it in 1984 on the NEC PC-6001 and PC-8801, and versions for the MSX, MSX2, FM-7, and NEC PC-9801 followed a year later. On December 21, 2023, D4 Enterprise put out a Switch port built from the PC-8801 release.
The Famicom received a version called Hydlide Special in Japan in 1986. Fujisankei Communications International then brought it to English-speaking markets on the NES three years afterward, dropping the subtitle and calling it simply Hydlide. Sales in Japan reached two million copies combined across every platform.
This game gave rise to the Hydlide franchise, which continued with Hydlide II: Shine of Darkness in 1985 and Hydlide 3: The Space Memories (later titled Super Hydlide) in 1987. Sega Saturn owners got a remake in 1995 under the name Virtual Hydlide.
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| General Information | |
| Official Date | December 13, 1984 |
| Company | T&E Soft |
| Creator/Developers | T&E Soft |
| Genre | Action RPG, Fantasy, Science Fantasy, Science Fiction |
| Cosmology | Multiverse |
| Number of Series | 1 |
| Status | Finished |
| Reception | Mixed |
Background
The following plots:
In the realm of Fairyland, peace was maintained by three enchanted jewels kept within the palace. One day, a wicked intruder broke in and made off with one of them. With the third jewel gone, the other two lost their magical radiance. This broke the spell that had sealed away Varalys, the kingdom's most vicious demon. In the chaos that followed, the remaining two jewels were also stolen. Varalys split Princess Ann into three fairies with a special magic and concealed her somewhere in the land. He then unleashed a horde of monsters across the kingdom and took the throne for himself. A young knight named Jim rose to act and restore peace. Clad in full armor, he boldly set out into the wilderness to battle the monsters.
An evil crystal emerges and causes monsters to return. The prayers of the monks are granted by God, who connects spaace-time to bring a hero from the human world to save the day.
A long time after the heroics of Jim and the hero of Hylide II, there is peace, until a sudden surge of evil energy comes out of the ground, causing monsters to spread across Fairyland. A hero appears, tasked with finding the source of the evil and restoring peace to Fairyland.
Virtual Hydlide's story is a remake of the original Hydlide's story.
General Information
Official Date: December 13, 1984
Company: T&E Soft
Creator: T&E Soft
Genre: Action RPG, Fantasy, Science Fantasy, Science Fiction
Cosmology: Multiverse (Fairyland is a different space where the world is dominated by swords and magic[1], being noted to be a completely separate space-time from the Human World[1])
Number of Series: 1
Number of Games: 4
Status: Finished (Though it occasionally gets re-releases)
Sales: Over 2 million
Reception: Mixed
List of Misconceptions
Hydlide Stole from Zelda
This is due to the NES port of the game releasing in 1989, two years after games like The Legend of Zelda were on the NES (1987), however, in Japan, the original game released on the NEC PC-6001 and PC-8801 computers in 1984 predating the Japanese release of The Legend of Zelda by 2 years (1986).
Hydlide in actuality is one of the genre definers that is the reason games like Zelda and Ys exist.
The Protagonist of Hydlide 3 is Jim
This misconception is wrong from the existence of the Super Hydlide manual, where it directly notes that Jim's adventure was "long long ago, before anyone remembers"[2].
Power of the Verse
The verse consists of characters with superhuman levels of strength and powerful magic, with some characters being cosmic beings with cosmic levels of strength. There are many different abilities due to the Magic system, such as Vector Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Ice Manipulation, Time Manipulation, etcetera.
Explanations
Fairy Land
Fairyland is a different space where the world is dominated by swords and magic[1], being noted to be a completely separate space-time from the Human World[1].
Knowledgeable Members
Characters
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hydlide II Shine of Darkness Intro
- ↑ Super Hydlide Game Manual Page 3 "Story
Long long ago, before anyone remembers, evil had once descended upon the good people of Fairyland. Old legends tell of a lone brave hero who saved Fairyland from the imminent threat of doom. Since then, the people of Fairyland have lived through centuries and centuries of peace, and all memories of evil slowly faded away.
But one especially dark evening, a huge column of fire exploded out of the deepest depths of Fairyland, lighting up the night sky. The next morning, strange doors began to appear from nowhere. Many who were curious entered through these doors, but were never to be seen again.
From that day on, unusual events and catastrophes began to take place. Huge cracks scarred the beautiful land, floods wiped out entire villages, and the people of Fairyland experienced famine.
And then came the monsters.
The Fairyland Council feared that the same evil in the legends was back again. A wise old oracle was among them. He predicted the second coming of evil. He also spoke of a young man who could save Fairyland from its gravest crisis.
A young man was chosen to find the reason and source of the evil. As the people gathered to bid him good luck, they couldn't help but wonder if they had chosen the right one.
What fate awaits our hero and Fairyland? Only you can answer those questions."
