Virtual Hydlide

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Virtual Hydlide
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega, Atlus (US)
Developer:
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (27 tracks)
Genre: RPG

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥5,8005,800 GS-9012
Sega Saturn
US 		$59.9959.99[1] T-14401H
Sega Saturn
EU 		MK81380-50
Sega Saturn
DE 		DM 110110[3]

Virtual Hydlide (ヴァーチャル ハイドライド) is an entry in the Hydlide series of Action RPGs. It was released exclusively for the Sega Saturn in 1995.

Virtual Hydlide is a reimagining of the original 1984 Hydlide, with 2.5D graphics and pseudo-randomly generated worlds. There are twenty different level layouts for each of the seven dungeons (and overworld), leading to 25.6 billion possible combinations, all but guaranteeing that each playthrough of Virtual Hydlide is different.

The game has been criticised by the gaming press for having poor AI and a bad rendering pipeline, occasionally causing the game to dip to as low as 5FPS.

Magazine articles

Main article: Virtual Hydlide/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #75: "October 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
30 №1996-01, p21[3]
74 №45, p146
79 №164, p22/23[4]
49
70 №20, p74
68 №333, p31
59 №31, p61
84 №46, p84[5]
83 №33, p62-65[6]
71 №37, p91[2]
85 №57, p108/109[7]
66 №22, p64/65
49 №72, p57
64 №51, p64
71 №, p13[8]
Sega Saturn
 67
Based on
15 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Player (DE)
30
[3]
Consoles + (FR)
74
[9]
Computer & Video Games (UK) NTSC
79
[4]
Digitiser (UK) PAL
49
[10]
Electronic Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
63
[11]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
68
[12]
Gambler (PL)
67
[13]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
71
[14]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
65
[1]
Gamers (DE)
53
[15]
GamesMaster (UK) NTSC
59
[16]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
67
[17]
Gry Komputerowe (PL)
80
[18]
HiTech (ES) NTSC-J
50
[19]
Joypad (FR)
84
[5]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
37
[20]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
38
[21]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
88
[22]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
67
[23]
Magazina Igrushek (RU)
70
[24]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
83
[25]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
71
[2]
Next Generation (US)
25
[26]
Player One (FR)
85
[7]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
75
[27]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
51
[28]
Secret Service (PL)
70
[29]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
66
[30]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
49
[31]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
64
[32]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
71
[8]
Todo Sega (ES)
83
[33]
Ultimate Future Games (UK)
45
[34]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
21
[35]
Sega Saturn
 62
Based on
34 reviews

Virtual Hydlide

Saturn, US
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Cover
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Disc
Virtualhydlide sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
VirtualHydlide Saturn EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, JP
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Cover
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Spinecard
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Disc

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:GamePro US 077.pdf, page 130 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 077.pdf_p130" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:MeanMachinesSega37UK.pdf, page 91 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega37UK.pdf_p91" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:CDPlayer DE 1996-01.pdf, page 21 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CDPlayer DE 1996-01.pdf_p21" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:CVG UK 164.pdf, page 22 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 164.pdf_p22" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:Joypad FR 046.pdf, page 84 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 046.pdf_p84" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ File:MeanMachinesSega33UK.pdf, page 62
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:PlayerOne FR 057.pdf, page 108 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 057.pdf_p108" defined multiple times with different content
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 15 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p15" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 146
  10. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-09-22)
  11. ↑ Electronic Entertainment, "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 76
  12. ↑ Famitsu, "1995-05-05" (JP; 1995-04-21), page 1
  13. ↑ Gambler, "11/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
  14. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 10 October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 44
  15. ↑ Gamers, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 45
  16. ↑ GamesMaster, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-08), page 61
  17. ↑ Game Informer, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 45
  18. ↑ Gry Komputerowe, "12/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
  19. ↑ HiTech, "Junio 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 72
  20. ↑ MAN!AC, "07/95" (DE; 1995-06-14), page 47
  21. ↑ MAN!AC, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 63
  22. ↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 120
  23. ↑ Mega Fun, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-18), page 84
  24. ↑ Magazina Igrushek, "3/1995" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 54
  25. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-27), page 1
  26. ↑ Next Generation, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 113
  27. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 July" (JP; 1995-06-08), page 50
  28. ↑ Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 62
  29. ↑ Secret Service, "Lipiec/Sierpień 1996" (PL; 1996-08-01), page 64
  30. ↑ Sega Magazine, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-12), page 64
  31. ↑ Sega Power, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-21), page 57
  32. ↑ Sega Pro, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-05), page 64
  33. ↑ Todo Sega, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 42
  34. ↑ Ultimate Future Games, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-01), page 78
  35. ↑ Video Games, "9/95" (DE; 1995-08-30), page 92
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