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Hydlide (1984)

T&E Soft

FM-7 · MSX · PC-8800 Series · Sharp X1

2.06 from 35 ratings

95 members have it in their collection · 2 playing now · 26 backlogged · 13 wish listed

How long? Main story 3h (from 1 logged playthrough)

An evil demon named Varalys casts a curse upon the princess Ann, turning her into three fairies. You control Sir Jim and set out to find the fairies, and then slay Varalys. Only by vanquishing Varalys can the curse be lifted. Once the princess is restored the kingdom will be saved. The fighting is a little more in-depth than hack … Read more
An evil demon named Varalys casts a curse upon the princess Ann, turning her into three fairies. You control Sir Jim and set out to find the fairies, and then slay Varalys. Only by vanquishing Varalys can the curse be lifted. Once the princess is restored the kingdom will be saved. The fighting is a little more in-depth than hack and slash. You can either fight with a defensive or offensive stance, or you can use magic spells. Read less
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Details

Developers
T&E Soft
Publishers
T&E Soft
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Action, Fantasy, Open world
Series
Hydlide

Release dates

  • Dec 01, 1984 (Full Release) (Japan) PC-8800 Series
  • Mar 01, 1985 (Full Release) (Japan) FM-7
  • Jun 01, 1985 (Full Release) (Japan) Sharp X1
  • 1985 (Full Release) (Japan) MSX

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BadBoyBule

Status BadBoyBule Dec 19, 2023

If this year in gaming wasn't crazy enough for you, let me offer you the motherload of announcements. Hydlide is getting rereleased on Switch. Not the NES version, though, but the PC-88 one.

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Joking aside, I'm really happy this gets released again. I wish they would rerelease the later entries (and translate the second one) too. There's something charming about …

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If this year in gaming wasn't crazy enough for you, let me offer you the motherload of announcements. Hydlide is getting rereleased on Switch. Not the NES version, though, but the PC-88 one.

enter image description here

Joking aside, I'm really happy this gets released again. I wish they would rerelease the later entries (and translate the second one) too. There's something charming about the Hydlide series. And it's fun to root for the misunderstood pioneer of action RPGs.

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scoopings

Status scoopings Dec 3, 2022

I should be beating this tomorrow! Boy has it been a journey! Brutal! (playing the NEC PC-88 version)

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