Salamander (MSX)
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| Salamander | ||
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| System(s): Sega Saturn | ||
| Original system(s): MSX | ||
| Developer(s) of original games: Konami | ||
| Genre: Shooting | ||
| Number of players: 1-2 | ||
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Salamander (沙羅曼蛇) is a shooting game, originally developed and published by Konami for the MSX personal computers in 1987, for both Japan and Europe. It is an arrangement of the Arcade game of the same name (known in North America and several Western console ports as Life Force) that revamps the story and gameplay.
Salamander received a port for the Sega Saturn as part of Konami Antiques MSX Collection Ultra Pack. Despite this version being released only in Japan, Konami made all the dialogue in English for both regions back in the day.
Unlike many MSX games, Salamander was not converted to the Sega Master System due to the game requiring 16KB RAM, while the Master System only includes half of the required space. Therefore, a fan-made RAM expansion would be required to run the game, alongside a way to play SCC music.
References
| Gradius / Parodius games for Sega systems | |
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Nemesis (1987) | Nemesis 2 (1987) |
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Gradius Deluxe Pack (1996) | Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus (1997) | Gofer no Yabou Episode II (1998) | Salamander (1998) |
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Parodius (1995) | Sexy Parodius (1996) | Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius: Forever With Me (1996) | Parodius: Tako wa Chikyuu wo Sukuu (1998) |