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Alien Syndrome (エイリアンシンドローム) is a 1987 arcade game released by Sega. It runs on Sega System 16 hardware. The user plays as either Ricky and Mary rescuing hostages within a set time limit while blasting aliens. There are numerous weapons and two players can play simultaneously.
Compared to other Arcade ports to the Master System, Alien Syndrome shows some very poor production values. It's incompatible with the Mega Drive controller (since the Master System D-pad is terrible for the diagonals), lacks a cooperative 2P mode (it only have the competitive one) and lacks a scrolling camera.
Contents
Gameplay
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History
Legacy
The game was ported to the Famicom (by Sunsoft and Sanritsu), Sega Game Gear (published by Sims) and Sega Master System. In 1988, Tengen brought Sunsoft's port over to the United States with an unlicensed release, removing both Sunsoft's and Sanritsu's names. Due to technical restrictions, some versions are single-player only. It was also re-released as part of the Sega Ages 2500 series and as part of Sega Classics Collection (however it was removed from the European release to keep the PEGI rating down). The Sega Classics Collection port is notable for its two joysticks control scheme, similar to Robotron 2084 and Smash TV.
A sequel with the same name was released for the Wii and PSP in 2007.
Versions
Screenshot
- Main article: Alien Syndrome/Comparisons.
Production credits
Master System version
Game Gear version
- Graphics: Syouji "Enjyoh" Yoshihara
- Sound: "Fumi"
- Program: Susumu Senba, Teiou, Dirty
- Direction: Yoshiharu Sakino
- Special Thanks to: Yama‑San, Matsutokujō, T.Asano, Danna, Sen‑Kichi, Yas & Daiōjō, Ratman, and Many Other People
- Presented by: SIMS Co., Ltd.
NES version
- Programmer: Naoki Okabe
- Desiners: Tetsushi Nakamura, Yuji Koharu
- Sound Editor: Noboru Machida
Hints
Magazine articles
- Main article: Alien Syndrome/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
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Photo gallery
Physical scans
System 16 version
Mega-Tech version
Master System version
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Game Gear version
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NES version
X68000 version
Technical information
ROM dump status
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-01-01 20:24)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segamark3/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-21 03:44)
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 103
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- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 22
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 71
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 22
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhfmECxYIgo
- ↑ ', "March 1988" (; 1988-02-04), page 10
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 63
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 47
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 90
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 52
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 34
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 137
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 123
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 55
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 42
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 132
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 97
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 8
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 19
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 70
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 36
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 6/7 (6)
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 128
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 84
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 201
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 134 (130)
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 32/33 (32)
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 70/71 (70)
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 38
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 6
- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-02-10)
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 164
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 87
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 134
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 96
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 109
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 158
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 32
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 74
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 29
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 122
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Games in the Alien Syndrome Series | |
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Alien Syndrome (1987) | |
Alien Syndrome (1988) | |
Alien Syndrome (1988) | |
Alien Syndrome (1989) | |
Alien Syndrome (1992) | |
Alien Syndrome (1992) | |
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 14: Alien Syndrome (2004) | |
Alien Syndrome (2007) |
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