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Hydlide Special
is an action role-playing game developed and published by T&E Soft. It was originally released for the NEC PC-6001 and PC-8801 computers in 1984, in Japan only; ports for the MSX, MSX2, FM-7 and NEC PC-9801 were released the following year. A Nintendo Switch port based on the PC-8801 version was released on December 21, 2023 by D4 Enterprise. A Famicom version was released under the name ''Hydlide Special'' in Japan in 1986. Three years later, it was localized and released in English regions for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Fujisankei Communications International, known as simply ''Hydlide''. The game sold two million copies in Japan across all platforms. The game spawned the ''Hydlide'' series, followed by the sequels '' Hydlide II: Shine of Darkness'' in 1985 and '' Hydlide 3: The Space Memories'' (''Super Hydlide'') in 1987. A 1995 remake was released for the Sega Saturn as '' Virtual Hydlide''. Plot In the kingdom of Fairyland, three magic jewels were enshrined in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T&E Soft
T&E Soft is a brand used by two former video game development companies. The original incarnation, have made games with a wide variety of genres, they are primarily known for their action role-playing, List of golf video games, golf and puzzle video games. The original company still exists today under the name of Daikokuya Global Holding Co., Ltd but is not currently engaged in game development. A company named Deep Co., Ltd. acquired T&E Soft's trademark rights on April 22, 2005, with a new company being established in 2008 to continue game development which would go on until January 2013 when it was merged into Spike Chunsoft. History Original company Founded in 1982, T&E Soft Co., Ltd was initially named after the founder's older brother Toshiro Yokoyama and his younger brother Eiji Yokoyama, but later changed the abbreviation to "Tri & Exciting" and eventually "Technology & Entertainment". T&E Soft started activities by selling games for NEC's PC-6001 series. Beginni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |