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1985 video game
1985 video game
Thexder
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Developer(s)
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Publisher(s)
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Designer(s)
| Hibiki Godai
Satoshi Uesaka
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Composer(s)
| Hibiki Godai
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Platform(s)
| - NEC PC-8801
,
NEC PC-9801
,
FM-7
,
Sharp X1
,
Famicom
,
Sharp MZ
,
MSX
,
Amiga
,
Apple II
,
Apple IIGS
,
MS-DOS
,
Macintosh
,
TRS-80 Color Computer 3
,
Nintendo Switch
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Release
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PC-8801mkII SR
PC-8001mkII SR
PC-8801mkII
FM7/77/77AV
Famicom
X1
MZ
PC-9801/M/F/U
MSX
PC-8801
Apple II
MS-DOS
Color Computer 3
Amiga
Macintosh
Nintendo Switch
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Genre(s)
| Run and gun
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Mode(s)
| Single-player
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Thexder
(
テグザ?
,
Teguz?
)
is a
run and gun video game
from
Game Arts
, originally released for the
NEC PC-8801
in 1985. It was ported to many systems, including the
Famicom
.
Gameplay
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In
Thexder
, the player controls a fighter robot that is able to transform into a jet and shoot lasers.
Release
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The game was originally released in 1985 for the
NEC PC-8801
platform in Japan. Game Arts licensed
Thexder
to
Square
in order to develop a conversion for the
Nintendo Entertainment System
(NES) game console. In 1987, Game Arts also developed a
Thexder
conversion for the
MSX
platform. The game was licensed to
Sierra Entertainment
for release in the United States. Sierra ported the game to multiple platforms, including the
IBM PC
,
Tandy Color Computer 3
,
Apple II
,
Apple IIGS
,
Apple Macintosh
, and
Tandy 1000
. In
1988
,
Activision
released the game in Europe on the Commodore
Amiga
.
[1]
D4 Enterprise
was re-released for the
Nintendo Switch
on October 26, 2023 in Japan as part of the
EGG Console
.
Reception
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Thexder
quickly became a
best-selling hit
, selling over 500,000 copies in Japan by 1987.
[2]
[3]
The PC-8801 platform was only popular in Japan and, despite home market success,
Thexder
garnered little attention abroad initially. With the conversion for the MSX (the best-selling platform in Brazil and many Eastern European countries), it became an international hit. It became the company's best-selling title of 1987. By 1990, the game had sold over one million copies worldwide.
[4]
Compute!
praised the Apple IIGS version of
Thexder
as the computer's "first true arcade game" with "excellent play value for your dollar".
[5]
In 1988,
The Games Machine
gave the Amiga version a 74% score.
[1]
In 1991,
Dragon
gave the Macintosh and PC/MS-DOS versions of the game each 4 out of 5 stars.
[6]
The game went on to sell over one million copies worldwide, becoming Game Arts' biggest-selling title of 1987.
[4]
Thexder
is considered an important breakthrough title for the run-and-gun
shooter game
genre, paving the way for titles such as
Contra
and
Metal Slug
.
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Other games in the series
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References
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- ^
a
b
The Games Machine
7, page 68.
- ^
"THEXDER Coming from Sierra"
(PDF)
.
Computer Entertainer
. Vol. 6, no. 5. August 1987. p. 1.
- ^
Storer, Andy (July 1988).
"Thexder"
.
ST/Amiga Format
(1): 55
. Retrieved
14 January
2012
.
- ^
a
b
"Back Cover"
,
Fire Hawk: Thexder The Second Contact
,
Game Arts
&
Sierra On-Line
, 1990, archived from
the original
on 2013-01-16
, retrieved
2012-02-10
- ^
Trunzo, James V. (March 1988).
"
Thexder
"
.
Compute!
. p. 21
. Retrieved
10 November
2013
.
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Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia & Lesser, Kirk (December 1991). "The Role of Computers".
Dragon
(176): 57?62.
- ^
Travis Fahs (24 March 2008).
"The Leif Ericson Awards ? Retro Feature at IGN"
. Retro.ign.com
. Retrieved
2011-09-06
.
- ^
"Thexder".
Next Generation
. No. 16.
Imagine Media
. April 1996. p. 95.
- ^
a
b
c
"
Thexder NEO
: Information"
. Square Enix
. Retrieved
16 October
2009
.
Thexder NEO for the PlayStation Portable: October 1, 2009 […] Available worldwide via the PlayStation Store
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"Square Enix Ltd. announces Thexder NEO available exclusively for download via PlayStation Network"
(Press release). Square Enix. 1 October 2009
. Retrieved
16 October
2009
.
Now you can experience the excitement of the original, complete with revamped graphics, a novice mode, six-player online races, and a host of other all-new features in Thexder NEO.
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"Square Enix revives "THEXDER", 80's robot action for PS3 and PSP ? GIGAZINE"
. En.gigazine.net. 2009-08-24. Archived from
the original
on 2012-07-09
. Retrieved
2015-11-07
.
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"Sony TGS lineup includes unannounced games, newly announced games"
. Joystiq.com. 2009-09-11
. Retrieved
2015-11-07
.
External links
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- Thexder
- Thexder 95