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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (モンスタースライダー) is a puzzle game for the [[Sega Saturn]].
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (モンスタースライダー) is a puzzle game for the [[Sega Saturn]].
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==Story==
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Claudia (クローディア) has been kidnapped by Dracula (ドラキュラ). Her sister, Nina (ニーナ), armed with a Holy Cross (ホーリークロス), must battle a cast of frightful minions to rescue her.
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==Gameplay==
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The game is a competitive falling block puzzle game similar to ''[[Puyo Puyo]]''. Pairs of differently colored blocks fall into a well. The player must arrange them so that three identically colored blocks are touching in order to eliminate them. The floor of the well is staggered such that a block can be touching two other blocks on each side (in addition to a block above and a block below). Additionally, the floor is tilted at an angle. Blocks are affected by gravity and slide off of each other in the direction of the tilt after they are placed. The player can change the tilt of the floor at any time, which causes the blocks to shift around. A block also falls when placed over an empty space or when the block below it is eliminated. Players can use the effect of gravity to create chain reactions where one set of eliminated blocks causes another set to be eliminated, and the ability to change the tilt of the floor can be used to induce reactions by shifting falling blocks before they land.
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Chain reactions send skull blocks to the opposing player, which cannot be matched and can only be eliminated by eliminating adjacent blocks. Longer chain reactions send more skulls to the other player. The goal of the game is to prevent the other player from being able to place more blocks. A player is defeated when his or her well is filled with blocks. The game includes a cast of playable characters, each with special abilities that can be used against opponents, such as raising the floor of the other player's well or placing blocks that cannot be eliminated. Special abilities are performed by eliminating the S blocks that occasionally appear instead of colored blocks. Similar to skulls, these blocks can only be eliminated by eliminating adjacent blocks.
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The player moves the pairs of blocks with {{left}} and {{right}} and drops them faster with {{down}}. The blocks are rotated clockwise with {{B}} or counterclockwise with {{A}}. The tilt of the floor is set with {{L}} or {{R}} or switched with {{C}}.
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There is a single-player story mode (ストーリー・モード), where the player plays as Nina and faces Dracula and his minions in order of increasing difficulty. There is a two-player mode where players can choose any character and set individual difficulty levels (which affects how quickly the blocks drop). Finally, there is a single-player endless mode where the player can choose any character and difficulty level and play without an opponent.
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===Characters===
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=ニーナ (Nina)
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| sprite={{sprite | Monster Slider, Characters.png | crop_width=112 | crop_height=136 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
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| info1name=Special Ability
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| info1=ホーリープレアー (Holy Prayer)
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| desc=Nina is the main character and the player character in the story mode. Her special ability is dropping a crucifix in the opposing well that acts like a skull but is not affected by gravity.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=ガイコツ (Skeleton)
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| sprite={{sprite | Monster Slider, Characters.png | crop_width=112 | crop_height=136 | crop_x=112 | crop_y=0}}
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| info1name=Special Ability
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| info1=スケルトンダンス (Skeleton Dance)
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| desc=His special ability is forcing the opposing well to tilt repeatedly.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=狼男 (Wolf Man)
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| info1name=Special Ability
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| info1=ムーンストライク (Moon Strike)
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| sprite={{sprite | Monster Slider, Characters.png | crop_width=112 | crop_height=136 | crop_x=224 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=His special ability is sending wolves that drop extra blocks to the opposing well.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=半魚人 (Half-Fish Man)
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| info1name=Special Ability
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| info1=タイダルウェープー (Tidal Wave)
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| sprite={{sprite | Monster Slider, Characters.png | crop_width=112 | crop_height=136 | crop_x=336 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=His special ability is temporarily raising the floor of the opposing well.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=魔女 (Witch)
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| info1name=Special Ability
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| info1=バインドスペル (Bind Spell)
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| sprite={{sprite | Monster Slider, Characters.png | crop_width=112 | crop_height=136 | crop_x=448 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Her special ability is temporarily disabling her opponent's ability to move pieces horizontally.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=ゴーレム (Golem)
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| info1name=Special Ability
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| info1=クレイジーロック (Crazy Rock)
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| sprite={{sprite | Monster Slider, Characters.png | crop_width=112 | crop_height=136 | crop_x=560 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=His special ability is dropping boulders into the opposing well that shake and obscure the view for a duration.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=雪男 (Yeti)
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| info1name=Special Ability
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| info1=ブリザードコフィン (Blizzard Coffin)
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| sprite={{sprite | Monster Slider, Characters.png | crop_width=112 | crop_height=136 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=136}}
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| desc=His special ability is temporarily freezing the blocks in the opposing well so they cannot be eliminated and do not slide when tilted.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=ゴーストナイト (Ghost Knight)
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| info1name=Special Ability
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| info1=ナイトメア (Nightmare)
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| sprite={{sprite | Monster Slider, Characters.png | crop_width=112 | crop_height=136 | crop_x=112 | crop_y=136}}
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| desc=His special ability is negating incoming skulls.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=メデューサ (Medusa)
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| info1name=Special Ability
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| info1=ストーンカース (Stone Curse)
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| sprite={{sprite | Monster Slider, Characters.png | crop_width=112 | crop_height=136 | crop_x=224 | crop_y=136}}
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| desc=Her special ability is affixing her gaze and turning half of her opponent's placed blocks to stone, which act like skulls.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=フランケン (Franken)
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| info1name=Special Ability
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| info1=ギガボルト (Gigavolt)
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| sprite={{sprite | Monster Slider, Characters.png | crop_width=112 | crop_height=136 | crop_x=336 | crop_y=136}}
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| desc=His special ability is temporarily darkening the opposing well so that the player cannot see the color of the blocks (except during intermittent lightning strikes).
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=ファラオ (Pharoah)
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| info1name=Special Ability
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| info1=マリオネット (Marionette)
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| sprite={{sprite | Monster Slider, Characters.png | crop_width=112 | crop_height=136 | crop_x=448 | crop_y=136}}
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| desc=His special ability is controlling the tilt of the opposing well (and preventing the player from controlling it).
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=ドラキュラ (Dracula)
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| info1name=Special Ability
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| info1=イビルバット (Evil Bat)
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| sprite={{sprite | Monster Slider, Characters.png | crop_width=112 | crop_height=136 | crop_x=560 | crop_y=136}}
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| desc=His special ability is sending a bat into the opposing well, which turns any blocks it touches into skulls.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=クローディア (Claudia)
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| sprite={{sprite | Monster Slider, Characters.png | crop_width=112 | crop_height=136 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=272}}
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| desc=Claudia is the final character faced in the story mode and the only character who is not playable in any mode. Her special ability is dropping roses into the opposing well, which raise the floor or lower the ceiling until eliminated.
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}}
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}}
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===Stages===
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{{gallery|widths=200|screens=yes|
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{{gitem|Monster Slider, Stage 1.png|ガイコツ (Skeleton)}}
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{{gitem|Monster Slider, Stage 2.png|狼男 (Wolf Man)}}
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{{gitem|Monster Slider, Stage 3.png|半魚人 (Half-Fish Man)}}
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{{gitem|Monster Slider, Stage 4.png|魔女 (Witch)}}
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{{gitem|Monster Slider, Stage 5.png|ゴーレム (Golem)}}
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{{gitem|Monster Slider, Stage 6.png|雪男 (Yeti)}}
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{{gitem|Monster Slider, Stage 7.png|ゴーストナイト (Ghost Knight)}}
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{{gitem|Monster Slider, Stage 8.png|メデューサ (Medusa)}}
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{{gitem|Monster Slider, Stage 9.png|フランケン (Franken)}}
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{{gitem|Monster Slider, Stage 10.png|ファラオ (Pharoah)}}
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{{gitem|Monster Slider, Stage 11.png|ドラキュラ (Dracula)}}
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{{gitem|Monster Slider, Stage 12.png|クローディア (Claudia)}}
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}}
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==Production credits==
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{{CreditsNeeded|pdf=Monster Slider Saturn credits.pdf}}
  
 
==Magazine articles==
 
==Magazine articles==

Revision as of 18:47, 31 January 2023

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MonsterSlider title.png

Monster Slider
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Datt Japan
Developer:
Original system(s): Arcade boards
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (68 tracks)
Genre: Action Puzzle[1], Puzzle[2]

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥5,800 (5,974)5,800e[3] T-27302G
Sega Rating: All Ages

Monster Slider (モンスタースライダー) is a puzzle game for the Sega Saturn.

Story

Claudia (クローディア) has been kidnapped by Dracula (ドラキュラ). Her sister, Nina (ニーナ), armed with a Holy Cross (ホーリークロス), must battle a cast of frightful minions to rescue her.

Gameplay

The game is a competitive falling block puzzle game similar to Puyo Puyo. Pairs of differently colored blocks fall into a well. The player must arrange them so that three identically colored blocks are touching in order to eliminate them. The floor of the well is staggered such that a block can be touching two other blocks on each side (in addition to a block above and a block below). Additionally, the floor is tilted at an angle. Blocks are affected by gravity and slide off of each other in the direction of the tilt after they are placed. The player can change the tilt of the floor at any time, which causes the blocks to shift around. A block also falls when placed over an empty space or when the block below it is eliminated. Players can use the effect of gravity to create chain reactions where one set of eliminated blocks causes another set to be eliminated, and the ability to change the tilt of the floor can be used to induce reactions by shifting falling blocks before they land.

Chain reactions send skull blocks to the opposing player, which cannot be matched and can only be eliminated by eliminating adjacent blocks. Longer chain reactions send more skulls to the other player. The goal of the game is to prevent the other player from being able to place more blocks. A player is defeated when his or her well is filled with blocks. The game includes a cast of playable characters, each with special abilities that can be used against opponents, such as raising the floor of the other player's well or placing blocks that cannot be eliminated. Special abilities are performed by eliminating the S blocks that occasionally appear instead of colored blocks. Similar to skulls, these blocks can only be eliminated by eliminating adjacent blocks.

The player moves the pairs of blocks with Left and Right and drops them faster with Down. The blocks are rotated clockwise with B or counterclockwise with A. The tilt of the floor is set with L or R or switched with C.

There is a single-player story mode (ストーリー・モード), where the player plays as Nina and faces Dracula and his minions in order of increasing difficulty. There is a two-player mode where players can choose any character and set individual difficulty levels (which affects how quickly the blocks drop). Finally, there is a single-player endless mode where the player can choose any character and difficulty level and play without an opponent.

Characters

Monster Slider, Characters.png
 ニーナ (Nina)
Special Ability:
ホーリープレアー (Holy Prayer)
Nina is the main character and the player character in the story mode. Her special ability is dropping a crucifix in the opposing well that acts like a skull but is not affected by gravity.
Monster Slider, Characters.png
 ガイコツ (Skeleton)
Special Ability:
スケルトンダンス (Skeleton Dance)
His special ability is forcing the opposing well to tilt repeatedly.
Monster Slider, Characters.png
 狼男 (Wolf Man)
Special Ability:
ムーンストライク (Moon Strike)
His special ability is sending wolves that drop extra blocks to the opposing well.
Monster Slider, Characters.png
 半魚人 (Half-Fish Man)
Special Ability:
タイダルウェープー (Tidal Wave)
His special ability is temporarily raising the floor of the opposing well.
Monster Slider, Characters.png
 魔女 (Witch)
Special Ability:
バインドスペル (Bind Spell)
Her special ability is temporarily disabling her opponent's ability to move pieces horizontally.
Monster Slider, Characters.png
 ゴーレム (Golem)
Special Ability:
クレイジーロック (Crazy Rock)
His special ability is dropping boulders into the opposing well that shake and obscure the view for a duration.
Monster Slider, Characters.png
 雪男 (Yeti)
Special Ability:
ブリザードコフィン (Blizzard Coffin)
His special ability is temporarily freezing the blocks in the opposing well so they cannot be eliminated and do not slide when tilted.
Monster Slider, Characters.png
 ゴーストナイト (Ghost Knight)
Special Ability:
ナイトメア (Nightmare)
His special ability is negating incoming skulls.
Monster Slider, Characters.png
 メデューサ (Medusa)
Special Ability:
ストーンカース (Stone Curse)
Her special ability is affixing her gaze and turning half of her opponent's placed blocks to stone, which act like skulls.
Monster Slider, Characters.png
 フランケン (Franken)
Special Ability:
ギガボルト (Gigavolt)
His special ability is temporarily darkening the opposing well so that the player cannot see the color of the blocks (except during intermittent lightning strikes).
Monster Slider, Characters.png
 ファラオ (Pharoah)
Special Ability:
マリオネット (Marionette)
His special ability is controlling the tilt of the opposing well (and preventing the player from controlling it).
Monster Slider, Characters.png
 ドラキュラ (Dracula)
Special Ability:
イビルバット (Evil Bat)
His special ability is sending a bat into the opposing well, which turns any blocks it touches into skulls.
Monster Slider, Characters.png
 クローディア (Claudia)
Claudia is the final character faced in the story mode and the only character who is not playable in any mode. Her special ability is dropping roses into the opposing well, which raise the floor or lower the ceiling until eliminated.

Stages

Monster Slider, Stage 1.png

ガイコツ (Skeleton)
Monster Slider, Stage 1.png

Monster Slider, Stage 2.png

狼男 (Wolf Man)
Monster Slider, Stage 2.png

Monster Slider, Stage 3.png

半魚人 (Half-Fish Man)
Monster Slider, Stage 3.png

Monster Slider, Stage 4.png

魔女 (Witch)
Monster Slider, Stage 4.png

Monster Slider, Stage 5.png

ゴーレム (Golem)
Monster Slider, Stage 5.png

Monster Slider, Stage 6.png

雪男 (Yeti)
Monster Slider, Stage 6.png

Monster Slider, Stage 7.png

ゴーストナイト (Ghost Knight)
Monster Slider, Stage 7.png

Monster Slider, Stage 8.png

メデューサ (Medusa)
Monster Slider, Stage 8.png

Monster Slider, Stage 9.png

フランケン (Franken)
Monster Slider, Stage 9.png

Monster Slider, Stage 10.png

ファラオ (Pharoah)
Monster Slider, Stage 10.png

Monster Slider, Stage 11.png

ドラキュラ (Dracula)
Monster Slider, Stage 11.png

Monster Slider, Stage 12.png

クローディア (Claudia)
Monster Slider, Stage 12.png

Production credits

 This article needs a list of production credits, either from the game itself, a manual, or other reliable source.
Source: Monster Slider Saturn credits.pdf

Magazine articles

Main article: Monster Slider/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-08: "1997-08 (1997-03-21)" (1997-03-07)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[4]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
60
[5]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
57
[6]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
81
[7]
Sega Saturn
 64
Based on
4 reviews

Monster Slider

Saturn, JP
MonsterSlider Saturn JP Box Back.jpgMonsterSlider Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
MonsterSlider Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
481,108,656 1997-02-15 CD-ROM (JP) T-27302G V1.002

References

  1. ↑ File:MonsterSlider Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
  3. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-08 (1997-03-21)" (JP; 1997-03-07), page 13
  4. ↑ Famitsu, "1997-04-04" (JP; 1997-03-21), page 1
  5. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 6" (JP; 1997-03-14), page 172
  6. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-10 (1997-04-04)" (JP; 1997-03-21), page 173
  7. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 13


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