Difference between revisions of "Slider"

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US/EU
JP

Slider

System(s): Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Sega, Victor Musical Industries (JP)

Developer: Loriciel, Victor Musical Industries

Licensor: Infogrames

Genre: Puzzle^[1], Action^[2]^[3]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1991-04-26^[3]	¥3,800 (3,914)3,800e^[4]	T-60017
US	1991-10^[5]^[6]	$34.9534.95^[7]	2315
EU	1992-02^[8]		2315
UK	1992-02^[9]	£24.9924.99^[10]	2315

Non-Sega versions
Amiga Amstrad CPC Atari ST IBM PC PC Engine

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Slider, known in Japan as Skweek (スクウィーク), is an action game for various home computers by Loriciel. It was ported to the Sega Game Gear by Victor Musical Industries and published by Sega.

Gameplay

The objective of Slider is to move Slider across 99 levels, turning all of the floor tiles pink in a given amount of time. Enemies continously spawn from nests, and Slider can dispatch them with projectiles fired with . Bonuses frequently appear across the map, and hitting an enemy, falling off the screen or failing to clear the stage in time causes the player to lose a life.

The Game Gear version of Slider differs slightly from its home computer counterparts, with levels scrolling horizontally rather than vertically. Also collecting all four Teddy Bears grants lives in this version, whereas in the original it acts another means of finishing a stage.

Tiles

	Starting point
	A special tile to point out where Slider has begun on the map.
	Floor tiles
	Blue and green floor tiles can be changed pink by walking over them.
	Walls
	In the Game Gear game, all walls are solid objects that can never be removed.
	Ice
	Causes Slider to keep moving in one direction until he overlaps a different type of tile.
	One-way
	Attempts to force Slider to travel in one direction. If going against the arrow, Slider will slow down, but going with it will cause him to speed up.
	Enemy nest
	Constantly spawns enemies.
	Blue boom
	Causes both itself and the eight surrounding tiles to disappear after a short period.
	Green boom
	Kills all the enemies currently on-screen.
	Booby trap
	Disappears when stepped on.
	Shortcut
	Allows Slider to fast travel to another shortcut tile if is pressed.

Weapons

	Laser gun

	Multi-fire gun

	Plus gun

	Diagonal gun

	Octagonal gun

	Freeze gun

	Barrier

Bonus items

	Teddy bears

	Baby Slider

	Hamburger

	Ice cream

	Door

	Green sand clock

	Pink sand clock

	Shoe

	Wings

	Gift box

Enemies

	Ghost

	Menace

	Slipster

	Bopper

	Tentacles

	Crasher

	Painter

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Slider	Slider
English (US)	Slider	Slider
Japanese	スクウィーク	Skweek

Magazine articles

Main article: Slider/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-03: "March 1991" (1991-02-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-04: "April 1991" (1991-03-08)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

ACE (UK)

0

^[11]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[12]

Consoles + (FR)

96

^[13]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

82

^[14]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

76

^[15]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[6]

Game Zone (UK)

28

^[16]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[17]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

74

^[18]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

68

^[19]

Joystick (FR)

81

^[20]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

77

^[21]

Player One (FR)

90

^[22]

Power Play (DE)

63

^[23]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

79

^[24]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

84

^[25]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

82

^[26]

Sega Force (UK)

69

^[10]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

56

^[27]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

70

^[28]

	69
Based on 20 reviews

Slider

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	3d9c92c7
MD5	1a796dfa3b3b9010d259506ddc4a43a6
SHA-1	0788c35636abba46beb01acebfd1697cdb54161c

128kB

Cartridge (JP)

?

CRC32	4dc6f555
MD5	634a3ef93d9e93b79f194559541adeb8
SHA-1	ab37b26ca62339720d1cefcb152a0aca545359aa

128kB

Cartridge (US/EU)

References

NEC Retro has more information related to Skweek

↑ File:Slider EU backcover.jpg
↑ File:Slider JP cover.jpg
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-01-01 20:24)
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-08), page 20
↑ Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 9
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 GamePro, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 77
↑ Electronic Gaming Retail News, "September 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 28
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-02-10), page 17
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-02-10), page 17
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Sega Force, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 28
↑ ACE, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-08), page 96
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1991" (JP; 1991-05-08), page 29
↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 108
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 149
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 169
↑ Game Zone, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-20), page 57
↑ Hippon Super, "May 1991" (JP; 1991-04-04), page 43
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Abril 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 76
↑ Joypad, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-04-1x), page 162
↑ Joystick, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 120
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Abril 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 36
↑ Player One, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-03-10), page 74
↑ Power Play, "8/91" (DE; 1991-07-1x), page 128
↑ Sega Power, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-05), page 48
↑ Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 37
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "November 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 88

Slider
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[:File:Slider_EU_backcover.jpg_p-1] File:Slider EU backcover.jpg

[:File:Slider_JP_cover.jpg_p-2] File:Slider JP cover.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20130101202427.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Ffb.2Fsegahard.2Fgg.2Fsoft_licensee.html-3] 3.0 ^3.1 http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-01-01 20:24)

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-04.pdf_p20-4] Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-08), page 20

[:File:SegaPro_UK_01.pdf_p9-5] Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 9

[:File:GamePro_US_027.pdf_p77-6] 6.0 ^6.1 GamePro, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 77

[:File:EGRN_US_04.pdf_p28-7] Electronic Gaming Retail News, "September 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 28

[8] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-02-10), page 17

[9] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-02-10), page 17

[:File:SegaForce_UK_04.pdf_p28-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Sega Force, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 28

[:File:ACE_UK_53.pdf_p96-11] ACE, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-08), page 96

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-06.pdf_p29-12] Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1991" (JP; 1991-05-08), page 29

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_009.pdf_p108-13] Consoles +, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 108

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p149-14] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 149

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p169-15] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 169

[:File:GameZone_UK_06.pdf_p57-16] Game Zone, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-20), page 57

[17] Hippon Super, "May 1991" (JP; 1991-04-04), page 43

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_007.pdf_p76-18] Hobby Consolas, "Abril 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 76

[:File:Joypad_FR_008.pdf_p162-19] Joypad, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-04-1x), page 162

[:File:Joystick_FR_017.pdf_p120-20] Joystick, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 120

[:File:Micromania2_ES_047.pdf_p36-21] Micromanía (segunda época), "Abril 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 36

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_018.pdf_p74-22] Player One, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-03-10), page 74

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-08.pdf_p128-23] Power Play, "8/91" (DE; 1991-07-1x), page 128

[:File:SegaPower_UK_29.pdf_p48-24] Sega Power, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-05), page 48

[:File:SegaPro_UK_05.pdf_p37-25] Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 37

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p74-26] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p88-27] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_34.pdf_p88-28] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "November 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 88

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Difference between revisions of "Slider"

From Sega Retro

Revision as of 13:37, 31 March 2024

Contents

Gameplay

Tiles

Weapons

Bonus items

Enemies

Versions

Localised names

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References

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 {{Bob
 | bobscreen=Slider title.png
-| developer=[[Loriciel]], {{GG}} [[Victor]]
+| bobscreen2=Skweek GG JP Title.png
-| publisher=[[Sega]] (EU), [[Victor Musical Industries]] (JP)
+| tab1=US/EU
+| tab2=JP
+| publisher={{company|[[Sega]]}}, {{company|[[Victor Musical Industries]]|region=JP}}
+| developer=[[Loriciel]], [[Victor Musical Industries]]
+| licensor=[[Infogrames]]
 | system=[[Sega Game Gear]]
-| romsize=128kB
+| players=1
-| genre=Action
+| genre=Puzzle{{fileref|Slider EU backcover.jpg}}, Action{{fileref|Slider JP cover.jpg}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20130101202427/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/soft_licensee.html}}
-| releases={{releases
+| releases={{releasesGG
-| gg_date_jp=1991-04-26
+| gg_date_jp=1991-04-26{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20130101202427/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/soft_licensee.html}}
-| gg_rrp_jp=3,800
+| gg_rrp_jp=3,800e{{magref|bemega|1991-04|20}}
 | gg_code_jp=T-60017
-| gg_date_eu=1991
+| gg_date_us=1991-10{{magref|segapro|1|9}}{{magref|gamepro|27|77}}
-| gg_rrp_uk=24.99
+| gg_rrp_us=34.95{{magref|egrn|4|28}}
-| gg_date_us=1991
+| gg_code_us=2315
+| gg_date_eu=1992-02{{magref|ctw|373|17}}
+| gg_code_eu=2315
+| gg_date_uk=1992-02{{magref|ctw|373|17}}
+| gg_code_uk=2315
+| gg_rrp_uk=24.99{{magref|sfuk|4|28}}
+}}
+| otherformats={{NonSega|Amiga|CPC|ST|IBMPC|PCE}}
+| savetype={{SaveType
+|GG|password
+}}
+}}
+{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known in Japan as '''''Skweek''''' (スクウィーク), is an action game for various home computers by [[Loriciel]]. It was ported to the [[Sega Game Gear]] by [[Victor Musical Industries]] and published by [[Sega]].
+==Gameplay==
+The objective of ''Slider'' is to move Slider across 99 levels, turning all of the floor tiles pink in a given amount of time. Enemies continously spawn from nests, and Slider can dispatch them with projectiles fired with {{1}}. Bonuses frequently appear across the map, and hitting an enemy, falling off the screen or failing to clear the stage in time causes the player to lose a life.
+The Game Gear version of ''Slider'' differs slightly from its home computer counterparts, with levels scrolling horizontally rather than vertically. Also collecting all four Teddy Bears grants lives in this version, whereas in the original it acts another means of finishing a stage.
+===Tiles===
+{{InfoTable|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Starting point
+| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=96|crop_width=16}}
+| desc=A special tile to point out where Slider has begun on the map.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Floor tiles
+| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=0|crop_width=32}}
+| desc=Blue and green floor tiles can be changed pink by walking over them.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Walls
+| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=32|crop_width=32}}<br/>{{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=64|crop_width=32}}
+| desc=In the Game Gear game, all walls are solid objects that can never be removed.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Ice
+| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=112|crop_width=16}}
+| desc=Causes Slider to keep moving in one direction until he overlaps a different type of tile.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=One-way
+| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=128|crop_width=32}}<br/>{{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=144|crop_width=32}}
+| desc=Attempts to force Slider to travel in one direction. If going against the arrow, Slider will slow down, but going with it will cause him to speed up.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Enemy nest
+| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=192|crop_width=16}}
+| desc=Constantly spawns enemies.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Blue boom
+| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=208|crop_width=16}}
+| desc=Causes both itself and the eight surrounding tiles to disappear after a short period.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Green boom
+| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=224|crop_width=16}}
+| desc=Kills all the enemies currently on-screen.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Booby trap
+| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=240|crop_width=16}}
+| desc=Disappears when stepped on.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Shortcut
+| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=256|crop_width=16}}
+| desc=Allows Slider to fast travel to another shortcut tile if {{1}} is pressed.
+}}
+}}
+===Weapons===
+{{InfoTable|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Laser gun
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Multi-fire gun
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Plus gun
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Diagonal gun
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Octagonal gun
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Freeze gun
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Barrier
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+}}
+===Bonus items===
+{{InfoTable|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Teddy bears
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Baby Slider
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Hamburger
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Ice cream
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Door
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Green sand clock
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Pink sand clock
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Shoe
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Wings
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Gift box
+| sprite=
+| desc=
 }}
 }}
-{{stub}}
-'''''Slider''''', known in Japan as '''''Skweek''''' (スクウィーク), is an action game for various home computers by [[Loriciel]]. It was ported to the [[Sega Game Gear]] by [[Victor]] and published by [[Sega]].
-==Physical Scans==
+===Enemies===
-{{ratings
+{{InfoTable|
-| icon=GG
+{{InfoRow
-| ace=20
+| title=Ghost
-| ace_source={{num|53}}
+| sprite=
-| joypad=68
+| desc=
-| joypad_source={{num|8}}
+}}
-| joystick=81
+{{InfoRow
-| joystick_source={{num|17|120}}
+| title=Menace
-| segapro=84
+| sprite=
-| segapro_source={{num|5|page=37}}
+| desc=
-| sfuk=69
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Slipster
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Bopper
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Tentacles
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Crasher
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Painter
+| sprite=
+| desc=
+}}
+}}
+==Versions==
+===Localised names===
+{{aka
+|en_name=Slider
+|us_name=Slider
+|jp_name=スクウィーク
+|jp_trans=Skweek
+}}
+==Magazine articles==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
+==Promotional material==
+{{gallery
+|{{galleryPrintAd|bemega|1991-03|28}}
+|{{galleryPrintAd|bemega|1991-04|20}}
+}}
+==Physical scans==
+{{ratings|GG}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Game Gear
+| region=JP
+| front=Slider JP cover.jpg
+| back=Slider JP backcover.jpg
+| spinemissing=yes
+| square=yes
+| cart=Skweek GG JP Cart.jpg
+| manual=Slider_Game_Gear_JP_manual.pdf
 }}
-{{scanbox
+{{Scanbox
 | console=Game Gear
 | region=US
 | front=Slider US cover.jpg
+| back=Slider GG US Box Back.jpg
+| spinemissing=yes
+| cart=Slider EU cart.jpg
+| manual=Slider gg us manual.pdf
 }}
-{{scanbox
+{{Scanbox
 | console=Game Gear
 | region=EU
 | front=Slider EU cover.jpg
 | back=Slider EU backcover.jpg
-| spinemissing=yes
+| spine=Slider GG EU BoxSpine.jpg
 | cart=Slider EU cart.jpg
+| manual=Slider GG EU Manual.jpg
 }}
-{{scanbox
-| console=Game Gear
+==Technical information==
-| region=JP
+===ROM dump status===
-| front=Slider JP cover.jpg
+{{romtable|
-| back=Slider JP backcover.jpg
+{{rom|GG|sha1=0788C35636ABBA46BEB01ACEBFD1697CDB54161C|md5=1A796DFA3B3B9010D259506DDC4A43A6|crc32=3D9C92C7|size=128kB|date= |source=Cartridge (JP)|comments=|quality=|prototype=}}
-| spinemissing=yes
+{{rom|GG|sha1=AB37B26CA62339720D1CEFCB152A0ACA545359AA|md5=634A3EF93D9E93B79F194559541ADEB8|crc32=4DC6F555|size=128kB|date= |source=Cartridge (US/EU)|comments=|quality=|prototype=}}
-| square=yes
 }}
+==References==
+{{NECRetro|title=Skweek|italics=yes}}
+<references/>
+{{SliderOmni}}