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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ハンドレッド ソード) is a real-time strategy game released for the [[Sega Dreamcast]] exclusively in Japan. It was later brought to the PC. A [[PlayStation 2]] version was announced (with online play) but was cancelled for unknown reasons.
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==Synopsis==
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{{quote|
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''A Hundred Swords''
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Real time strategy reaches new heights in this fantasy masterpiece.
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After thousands of years of bloody wars, a fragile peace hung over divided land. For a hundred years the feared fighting nomads, the Nalavale had kept their peace...
 +
 
 +
Until now ...
 +
 
 +
''A Thousand Battles!''
 +
 
 +
Amazing plotline, told using unique comic-book style artwork.
 +
 
 +
Customize your generals with magical equipment.
 +
 
 +
Original battle mission objectives from assault to escort duty with so much in between!
 +
 
 +
Four tribes, four general leaders with four unique sets of troops.
 +
 
 +
Network mode - up to four players, on astounding levels, customisable for the way you want to play!
 +
|UK PC box backcover
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|ref={{fileref|HundredSwords PC UK Box.jpg}}}}
  
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==History==
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===Development===
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The concept for ''{{PAGENAME}}'' came up before the launch of the [[Dreamcast]], inspired by its capabilities for online play. Research began into various PC strategy games that were popular in the United States, such as ''Age of Empires'', and through trial and error the developers figured out a way to make the genre fit on home consoles. The development team, at the time going by [[Sega Software R&D Dept. 6]], began earnest development in July 1999, with the majority of programming and art staff taken from the former [[Sega PC]] R&D division who had experience porting games like ''[[Virtual-On]]'' and ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'' to PC, but also with several ''[[:category:Panzer Dragoon (franchise)|Panzer Dragoon]]'' developers from [[Sega CS1 (1996-1999)|CS1]] and ''[[:category:Sakura Taisen (franchise)|Sakura Taisen]]'' developers for [[Sega CS2 (1996-1999)|CS2]] to enhance the game's story mode{{magref|dmjp|2000-35|95}}.
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==Production credits==
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*'''Director:''' [[Tetsuo Shinyu|新湯 哲生]]
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*'''Planner'''
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**'''Chief Planner:''' [[Akihiko Mukaiyama|向山 彰彦]]
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**'''Adventure Planning:''' [[Tadashi Ihoroi|五百蔵 容]], [[Norihito Kato|加藤 紀人]], [[Shirou Jibiki|地引 志郎]]
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**'''Battle Planning:''' [[Yuji Takii|瀧井 雄司]], [[Riichiro Yamada|山田 理一郎]]
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*'''Programmer'''
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**'''Chief Programmer:''' [[Takashi Atsu|厚 孝]]
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**'''Adventure System:''' [[Masato Hagishita|萩下 正人]], [[Yoshiaki Hattori|服部 義明]]
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**'''Battle System:''' [[Hitoshi Ohta|太田 仁]], [[Yoshihiko Toyoshima|豊嶋 宜彦]], [[Yutaka Takeda|武田 豊]]
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*'''Artist'''
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**'''Chief Artist:''' [[Takashi Iwade|岩出 敬]]
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**'''Background:''' [[Tsuyoshi Tsunoi|角井 剛]], [[Mikio Hayashi|林 幹雄]]
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**'''Character Model:''' [[Hiroyuki Arai|新井 洋行]], [[Chisai Abe|阿部 智彩]]
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**'''System Graphic:''' [[Yumi Morikawa|森川 優美]]
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**'''Motion:''' [[Takeo Kimata|木俣 岳夫]], [[Keisuke Shimura|志村 圭介]]
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*'''Illustration'''
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**'''Character Graphics:''' [[Yoshio Sugiura|杉浦 善夫]]
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**'''BG Illustration:''' [[Tohru Watanuki|綿貫 透]]
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**'''Event Illustration:''' [[Akifumi Yamamoto|山本 章史]]
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*'''Sound:''' [[Wave Master]]
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**'''Sound Director/Creator:''' [[Teruhiko Nakagawa|中川 輝彦]]
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**'''Sound Creator:''' [[Junko Shiratsu|白津 順子]]
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**'''Technical Supports:''' [[Naohiro Warama|藁間 直弘]], [[Osamu Ogata|緒方 修]], [[Yasuhiro Suzuki|鈴木 康弘]], [[Tomonobu Takahashi|高橋 智延]]
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*'''Recording Studio:''' [[Wave Master]]
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**'''Chief Engineer:''' [[Hirokazu Akashi|明石 浩和]]
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**'''Engineer:''' [[Yoshitada Miya|宮 吉忠]]
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**'''Assistant Engineer:''' [[Sawako Sogabe|曽我部 佐和子]]
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*'''Ending Theme:''' "Flame In Your Eyes"
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**'''Based On Lyrics:''' [[Tadashi Ihoroi|五百蔵 容]]
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**'''Lyric:''' [[Kan Hashimoto|橋本 寛]]
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**'''Music & Orchestration:''' [[Teruhiko Nakagawa|中川 輝彦]]
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**'''Song:''' Penny Tohyama
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*'''Special Thanks:''' [[Koue Tsukuda|佃 耕衛]], [[Noritaka Yakita|矢北 法孝]], [[Masaaki Matsuura|松浦 正明]], [[Yuusuke Nakadaira|中平 裕介]], [[Sachiko Morosawa|諸澤 祥子]], [[Fumitaka Shibata|柴田 文孝]], [[Masamitsu Hayashi|林 正光]]
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*'''Association Producer:''' [[Takayuki Kawagoe|川越 隆幸]], [[Osamu Sato|佐藤 修]]
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*'''Executive Producer:''' [[Shun Arai|新井 瞬]]
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:'''[[Wave Master]]'''
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:'''[[Wave Master|Wave Master Recording Studio]]'''
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:'''MPEG Sofdec Copyright © 1998 CRI'''
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*'''In Cooperation with:''' Smilebit™
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*'''Presented by:''' [[Sega]]
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:'''[[Sega]]®'''
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:'''©[[Sega|SEGA CORPORATION]]/[[Smilebit|Smilebit, Corporation]], 2001'''
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ハンドレッド ソード) is a simulation game released for the [[Sega Dreamcast]] exclusively in Japan. It was later brought to the PC. A [[PlayStation 2]] version was announced (with online play) but was cancelled for unknown reasons.
 
  
 
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==Technical information==
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}}
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==References==
 
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[[Category:Unreleased PlayStation 2 games]]
 
[[Category:Unreleased PlayStation 2 games]]

Revision as of 19:24, 7 February 2024

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Hundred Swords
System(s): Sega Dreamcast, Windows PC
Publisher:
Sega Dreamcast
Sega
Windows PC
Sega PC
Windows PC
Activision Value Publishing (US)
Windows PC
Empire Interactive (Japan, Europe)
Developer:
Peripherals supported:
Sega Dreamcast
Dreamcast VGA Box, Jump Pack, Dreamcast Keyboard, Dreamcast Modem, Visual Memory Unit
Genre: Network Battle Simulation/Network Taisen Simulation (ネットワーク対戦シミュレーション)[1][2], Simulation[3], Strategy[4]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
JP 		¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e[2] HDR-0124
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Dreamcast
JP
(@barai) 		¥980 (1,029)980e[2] HDR-0127
Windows PC
JP 		¥7,800 (8,190)7,800 (8,190)[4] HCJ-0314
Sega Rating: All Ages
Windows PC
US 		$19.9919.99 30803
ESRB: Teen
Windows PC
DE
USK: 12
Windows PC
ES
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Windows PC
FR
SELL: 12+
Windows PC
PT
(Power Games)
Windows PC
UK 		EI-1371
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Windows PC
UK
(Xplosiv)
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Windows PC
IT
Windows PC
IT
(Giochi PC) 		7.90£7.90

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Hundred Swords (ハンドレッド ソード) is a real-time strategy game released for the Sega Dreamcast exclusively in Japan. It was later brought to the PC. A PlayStation 2 version was announced (with online play) but was cancelled for unknown reasons.

Synopsis

“

A Hundred Swords

Real time strategy reaches new heights in this fantasy masterpiece.

After thousands of years of bloody wars, a fragile peace hung over divided land. For a hundred years the feared fighting nomads, the Nalavale had kept their peace...

Until now ...

A Thousand Battles!

Amazing plotline, told using unique comic-book style artwork.

Customize your generals with magical equipment.

Original battle mission objectives from assault to escort duty with so much in between!

Four tribes, four general leaders with four unique sets of troops.

Network mode - up to four players, on astounding levels, customisable for the way you want to play!

„

— UK PC box backcover [7]


History

Development

The concept for Hundred Swords came up before the launch of the Dreamcast, inspired by its capabilities for online play. Research began into various PC strategy games that were popular in the United States, such as Age of Empires, and through trial and error the developers figured out a way to make the genre fit on home consoles. The development team, at the time going by Sega Software R&D Dept. 6, began earnest development in July 1999, with the majority of programming and art staff taken from the former Sega PC R&D division who had experience porting games like Virtual-On and Virtua Fighter to PC, but also with several Panzer Dragoon developers from CS1 and Sakura Taisen developers for CS2 to enhance the game's story mode[8].

Production credits

Wave Master
Wave Master Recording Studio
MPEG Sofdec Copyright © 1998 CRI
  • In Cooperation with: Smilebit™
  • Presented by: Sega
Sega®
©SEGA CORPORATION/Smilebit, Corporation, 2001
Source:
In-game credits (JP)
Source:
Official gameographies[9]


Magazine articles

Main article: Hundred Swords/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #2001-04: "2001-04 (2001-02-16)" (2001-02-02)
Logo-pdf.svg

Physical scans

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
100% Consoles (FR) NTSC-J
89
[10]
576 Konzol (HU)
95
[11]
Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
83
[12]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
89
[13]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
78
[14]
GamePlay RPG (FR) NTSC-J
93
[15]
Sega Dreamcast
 88
Based on
6 reviews

Hundred Swords

Dreamcast, JP
HundredSwords DC JP Box Back.jpgHundredSwords DC JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
HundredSwords DC JP Spine.jpg
Spinecard
HundredSwords DC JP Disc.jpg
Disc
HundredSwords DC JP Inlay.jpg
Inlay

PC version

PC, JP
HundredSwords PC JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
PC, US
HundredSwords PC US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngHundredSwords PC US Box Front.jpg
Cover
PC, UK
HundredSwords PC UK Box.jpg
Cover
HundredSwords PC UK Disc1.jpg
Disc 1
HundredSwords PC UK Disc2.jpg
Disc 2
PC, UK (alt)
HundredSwords PC UK Box Alt.jpg
Cover
PC, UK (Xplosiv)
HundredSwords PC UK Box Xplosiv.jpg
Cover
PC, FR
HundredSwords PC FR cover.jpg
Cover
PC, DE
HundredSwords PC DE Box.jpg
Cover
PC, ES
HundredSwords PC ES cover.jpg
Cover
PC, IT

PC, IT (Giochi PC)
HundredSwords PC IT Box GiochiPC.jpg
Cover
PC, PT (Power Games)
HundredSwords PC PT Box PowerGames.jpg
Cover

Technical information

Main article: Hundred Swords/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
GD-ROM (JP)
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
GD-ROM (JP) @barai

External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast, PC

References

  1. ↑ File:HundredSwords DC JP Box Back.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 http://sega.jp/dc/010104/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-02-22 02:35)
  3. ↑ https://sega.jp/history/hard/dreamcast/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-10-23 17:28)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://sega.jp/pc/hundreds/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-11-02 15:32)
  5. ↑ http://sega.jp/search/result.php?page=7&pf=11 (Wayback Machine: 2017-03-04 10:30)
  6. ↑ http://spong.com/game/11029362/100-Swords-PC (Wayback Machine: 2010-02-02 01:18)
  7. ↑ File:HundredSwords PC UK Box.jpg
  8. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-35 (2000-11-03)" (JP; 2000-10-20), page 95
  9. ↑ Hideki Abe, Wave Master htt (Wayback Machine: 2002-11-04 07:52)
  10. ↑ 100% Consoles, "Avril 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 58
  11. ↑ 576 Konzol, "Április 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 42
  12. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2001-05 (2001-02-23)" (JP; 2001-02-09), page 22
  13. ↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 33
  14. ↑ Famitsu, "2001-02-23" (JP; 2001-02-09), page 32
  15. ↑ GamePlay RPG, "Mars 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 56


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