Night Striker S

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Night Striker S
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Ving
Developer: Fill in Cafe
Original system(s): Arcade boards
Developer(s) of original games: Taito
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (18 tracks)
Peripherals supported: 3D Control Pad, Mission Stick
Genre: 3D Shooting, Shooting
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1996-06-14 ¥5,800 (5,974)5,800e T-19901G
Non-Sega versions Arcade PlayStation

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Night Striker is an arcade game developed by Taito. It is a futuristic on-the-rails shooter which plays similarly to Sega's Space Harrier, with the player piloting a hover vehicle. The game was brought to the Sega Saturn as Night Striker S (ナイトストライカーＳ) in 1996.

Story

Main article: Night_Striker#Story.

Gameplay

Main article: Night_Striker#Gameplay.

Versions

The Sega Saturn version has clearer visuals and supports the 3D Control Pad and Mission Stick for analogue control; the original arcade cabinet uses a flight stick similar to the Mission Stick. This version includes a bonus mode with six exclusive stages, though this mode does not have branching paths.

Main article: Night Striker/Comparisons.

Production credits

Create Staff

• Producer: Tohru Sugawara
• Director: Kenshi Kaito
• Software: Tohru Sugawara, Hideki Hashimoto, Toshiaki Tsukano, Tmr-Win Iromust, Takashi Kitabayashi
• Character: Kohzoh Igarashi, Minori Ishino, Yakako Kojima, Kenshi Kaito
• Hardware: Toshiyuki Sanada
• Electric: Tomio Takeda
• Mechanic: Tohru Yamamoto, Tohru Hirata, Tomio Suzuki, Nobuyuki Iwasaki
• Design: Shinobu Sekiguchi, Akio Nomura
• Sound: Music Composed, Mar., S.E Editor, Nui&Yasu, By Team Zuntata
• Executive Producer: Keisuke Hasegawa
• Special thanks to: Many Other People

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In-game credits

Saturn Staff

• President: Ryozo Sugawara
• Director: Takashi Noto
• Programmer: Atsushi Taguchi, Nonchi, Takumi Amano
• Graphic: Naohiro Washio, Hiroaki Matsukawa
• CG Movie: Hisanori Saitou
• Data Management: Naoki Inaba
• Promotion And Manual Writer: Ryusei Baba
• Marketing: Junko Shiihashi
• Special Thanks: Taito Corporation, Yuu House Co., Ving Co., Team Zuntata, Kenshi Kaito, Masaya Konya, Toru Hosaka, Taka, Kanta Watanabe, Masayuki Kokubu, Tetsuya Tanabe, Yosuke Nakano, Toshiyuki Kikuchi, Kohshi Nagato, Yoshimasa Hagiwara, Goro Kashima, And You !!

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In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Night Striker S/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Saturn flyer

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-05: "1996-05 (1996-03-22)" (1996-03-08)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-06: "1996-06 (1996-04-12)" (1996-03-22)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-07: "1996-07 (1996-04-26)" (1996-04-12)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-08: "1996-08 (1996-05-10,24)" (1996-04-26)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-10: "1996-10 (1996-06-28)" (1996-06-14)

Physical scans

Saturn version

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Publication Version Score MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J 36 Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J 53 Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J 64 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 53 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 70

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Night Striker S

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Technical information

Main article: Night Striker S/Technical information.