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Rent A Hero (レンタヒーロー) (also incorrectly named Rent-A-Hero; Sega has never used hyphens in the game's romanized name) is a Japan-exclusive action RPG developed by Sega R&D 8 for the Sega Mega Drive in 1991 with a large emphasis on humour. It follows Taro Yamada (or "Rent A Hero"), a hero for hire that needs to complete various tasks to save the day.
The game borrows the engine used in Phantasy Star III, however instead of turn-based battles enemies are defeated through a versus-fighting system similar to Street Fighter II.
Contents
History
Legacy
Though mostly unknown to the western world, Rent A Hero has been referenced several times across Sega products, including Fighters Megamix in which Taro is an unlockable character.
The game was remade for the Sega Dreamcast as Rent A Hero No.1. It has also been re-released as part of the Wii's Virtual Console service in Japan, and as one of the 42 pre-installed games on the Mega Drive Mini in Japan.
A preliminary fan translation was released in 1998 by the Eidolon Translation Group. In 2010, a romhacking.net user named Paul Jensen announced a full translation, which was finally released in 2015.
Production credits
- Plan & Program: Kei
- Program: Itachan
- Scenario: Tombo
- Chief Design: Dekochan
- Design: Zaki, Papa, Kate
- Chief Sound: Hiro
- Sound: D.C.Hammer, "Ｒさぶろう丸"(? R Saburoumaru?)
- Composer: Hiroshi Kawaguchi
- Super Visor: Bin
- Special Thanks: Yu
Digital manuals
- RentAHero MD JP digital manual.pdf
Mega Drive Mini JP manual
Magazine articles
- Main article: Rent A Hero/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Physical scans
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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1MB | 1991-06 | Cartridge (JP) |
External links
- Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
References
- ↑ File:RentAHero MD JP Box.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/03.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-06 00:26)
- ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_rentahero/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-05-18 19:20)
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-07), page 35
- ↑ Famitsu, "1991-09-27" (JP; 1991-09-13), page 38
- ↑ Hippon Super, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-04), page 90
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-08), page 91
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
- ↑ Super Gaming, "Winter 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 6
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Main page | Maps | Credits | Hidden content | Magazine articles | Reception | Region coding | Technical information
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Renta no Kyoku: Rent A Hero No.1 Original Soundtrack (2000) | Vermilion vs Rent A Hero Original Soundtrack (2009) | Rent A Hero Original Soundtrack (2014) |
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Rent A Hero No.1 Kanzen Guide Book (2000) | Rent A Hero No.1 Perfect Guide (2000) |
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