Alien Syndrome
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- For the Western home computer versions, see Alien Syndrome (home computers).
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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
Rounds
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The round's boss is named Hugger[13] (ハガー)[14], named after artist Haga. A similar boss with the same name appears in one of the developer's next games Altered Beast. In the Western Master System release they are renamed Squime[15]. | |
Round 2 | |
The round's boss is named Asophy[13] (アソフィー)[14], named after designer Hiroshi Aso (also known as Asohi). In the Western Master System release they are renamed Aargh[15]. | |
Round 3 | |
The round's boss is named Tacapy[13] (タカピー)[14], likely named after a developer. | |
Round 4 | |
The round's boss is named Minnow[13] (ミノ)[16], named after artist Minoru Matsuura (also known as Minow). In the Master System release they are replaced with アッシィー[14], renamed Masher in the West[15]. | |
Round 5 | |
The round's boss is named Yocotie[17] (ヨコティエ)[16], named after programmer Makihito Yokota. In the Master System release they are replaced with ハリファー[14], renamed Haggah in the West[15]. | |
Round 6 | |
The round's boss is named Minemor[17] (ミナモーレ)[14], likely named after a developer whose name begins with MIN. In the Western Master System release they are renamed Minesar[15]. | |
Round 7 | |
The round's boss is named Mizzy (ミズィー)[18], likely named after a developer. In the Famicom release they are replaced with King Core (キングコアー)[19] and in the Master System release are replaced by an unnamed boss[14][15]. |
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 scrapped sequel was planned for the Sega System 24 by the first game's designer Hiroshi Aso, set to include more strategic elements and branching stages[20]. Instead, a sequel with the same name was released for the Wii and PSP in 2007.
Versions
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English | Alien Syndrome | Alien Syndrome |
English (US) | Alien Syndrome | Alien Syndrome |
Japanese | エイリアン シンドローム | Alien Syndrome |
Portuguese (Brazil) | Alien Syndrome | |
Korean | 에이리언 신드롬 | Alien Syndrome |
Comparisons
- Main article: Alien Syndrome/Comparisons.
Production credits
- Main article: Alien Syndrome/Production credits.
Hints
Digital manuals
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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72 | |
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Based on 20 reviews |
NES version
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Based on 1 review |
X68000 version
Technical information
ROM dump status
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References
- ↑ @tsurumy on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2020-09-04 15:45)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-01-01 20:24)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segamark3/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-21 03:44)
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 103
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 07
- ↑ File:BristolEveningPost UK 1988-09-09 Page 89.jpg
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 63
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 55
- ↑ The Mastertronic Catalogue (UK; 1988), page 2
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 ', "" (; ), page 22
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 ', "" (; ), page 18
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 71
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 File:Alien Syndrome Arcade JP Flyer.pdf, page 2
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 File:AlienSyndromeSMSJPManual.pdf, page 10
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 File:Aliensyndrome_sms_us_manual.pdf, page 9
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 https://www.mui-2.com/alien_syndrome/
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 https://www.arcadequartermaster.com/aliensyn_bosses.html
- ↑ https://www.mui-2.com/alien_syndrome/index.html
- ↑ https://www.mui-2.com/alien_syndrome/fc.html
- ↑ File:SegaAges2500_V14_PS2_JP_Leaflet.pdf, page 2
- ↑ ', "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
- ↑ ', "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
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 ', "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
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 70
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 36
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 38
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 128
- ↑ ', "March 1992" (; 1992-02-08), page 6
- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-02-10)
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 164
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 38
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 87
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 84
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 201
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 134
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 96
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 109
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 158
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 52
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 32
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 74
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 29
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 70
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 122
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 20
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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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