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NTSC-U/PAL
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Master System

Strider

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Virtual Console, Nintendo Switch Online

Publisher: Sega

Developer:

Sega R&D 6^[1]

Tiertex

M2

Licensor: Capcom

Original system(s): Capcom CPS-1

Developer(s) of original games: Capcom

Sound driver:

SMPS 68000

Genre: Action^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

English

日本語

English

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1990-09-29^[4]	¥7,0007,000	G-4037
US	1990-11^[7]^[8]	$72.9572.95^[9]	1112
EU	1991-05		1112
BX	199x
PT	199x
UK	1991-05	£34.9934.99^[10]	1112
SE (Rental)	199x
IT	199x
AU	199x
CA	199x
BR	1991-12^[11]
KR	199x		GM8060JG
US	1991-06^[12]^[13]		9005
EU	1991-11		9005
BX	199x
PT	199x
UK	1991-09^[14]	£29.9929.99^[15]	9005
AU	199x
BR	1991-09^[16]
KR	199x		GB4028JG
JP ▼	2011-11-15^[17]	600pts600^[18]
US ▼	2012-02-16^[19]	800pts800^[19]
EU ▼	2012-03-15^[20]^[21]	800pts800^[20]
DE ▼	2012-03-15^[20]^[22]	800pts800^[20]
AU ▼	2012-03	800pts800^[23]
JP ▼	2021-10-26^[24]	SUBsub
US ▼	2021-10-25^[25]	SUBsub
EU ▼	2021-10-26^[26]	SUBsub
UK ▼	2021-10-26^[27]	SUBsub
AU ▼	2021-10-26^[28]	SUBsub

Non-Sega versions
Amiga Amstrad CPC Arcade Arcade CD-ROM² Atari ST Commodore 64 IBM PC X68000 ZX Spectrum

Strider, known as Strider Hiryuu (ストライダー飛竜) in Japan, is an action game developed by Capcom and released for CPS arcade hardware in 1989. It was subsequently brought to home consoles and computers, including the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Master System.

Story

Grandmaster Meio

It is the 21st century. Earth is ravaged by series of ecological disasters that claimed the lives of millions. Out of the catastrophe, one man took control of what remains of the human race: Grandmaster Meio, a seemingly immortal and omnipotent man who is worshiped as a living god by his followers. With science, military, and even nature itself on his side, Meio declared himself Emperor and formed the center of his empire in the Kazafu City, a massive city located in the Eastern Europe. He rules the world with an iron fist.

The only force that can stop this man is the Striders, a group of highly talented operatives who are skilled in infiltration, sabotage, and assassination. The Striders initiated a massive assault on Meio's forces, but despite their skills, all of them were cut to the last man.

Enter Strider Hiryuu, the youngest man to ever complete the hellish Strider training program with an A rank and the only Strider left alive. Armed with his lethal plasma sword, climbing equipment, and a small amount of robotic weapons, Hiryuu must face insurmountable odds and save humanity from the clutches of an evil god.

Gameplay

Mega Drive version

Strider is an action platformer. The protagonist, Hiryuu, an agile ninja armed with a cypher, a plasma sword with a tonfa-like hilt. Hiryuu moves with and and crouches with . Pressing or while Hiryuu is standing still does a regular vertical jump, while pressing +/ or +/ does a cartwheel jump. Hiryuu can also slide under or through certain obstacles and enemies with +/. As well as his sliding move, both jumps can also be used to destroy weaker opponents. Hiryuu is able to latch onto certain platforms and climb across walls and ceilings using a metallic hook. While running down a sloped surface, Hiryuu can gain enough momentum to allow him to do a longer cartwheel jump than usual.

Hiryuu's main armament is his cypher, Falchion, which he can swing with . Hiryuu can swing his cypher while jumping or crouching. The blade does damage in a wide area in front of Hiryuu, which can be further extended by items. In addition, Hiryuu can find items that summon robotic companions known collectively as "options" that help him fight enemies. These consist of up to two mushroom-like droids, a saber-toothed robotic tiger, and a robot hawk.

Stages are divided into a number of smaller sections. Stages have a 90-second time limit that is reset when the player reaches certain checkpoints. Hiryuu has a three-point health gauge (which can be increased up to five points by finding items). Hiryuu loses a life if his health gauge is fully depleted, if he falls into a bottomless pit, or if the game's timer reaches zero. The game ends when all of Hiryuu's lives are lost. The Western versions of the game give the player three continues, but the Japanese release only has continues if a cheat code is entered.

Options

	Option A
	A mushroom-shaped drone with legs that follows Hiryuu around and attacks enemies. It shoots a ring-shaped projectile whenever Hiryuu swings his blade. It is found by collecting its item from an item container. Hiryuu can have up to two of these at a time. When he finds one, it turns the rightmost green health block to red and lasts until that red health block is lost or until Hiryuu loses a life.
	Option B
	A robotic feline resembling a saber-toothed tiger. It can be found in item containers if Hiryuu already has two Option As. It replaces the red health blocks with yellow and replaces the Option As for a duration or until Hiryuu takes damage.
	Option C
	A robotic hawk that circles the skies and dives to attack foes. Unlike the other options, it spawns directly from an item container (without needing to pick up an item) and does not change the color of any of Hiryuu's health blocks. It lasts for a short duration.

Items

	Container
	Break open to release an item.
	Cypher
	Upgrades Hiryuu's cypher, increasing its power and reach.
	Extra Life
	Gives the player an extra life.
	Invincibility
	Makes Hiryuu momentarily immune to enemy attacks.
	Hi (飛)
	Restores one block of Hiryuu's health.
	Ryu (竜)
	Extends Hiryuu's health gauge by one bar, up to five bars total. Lasts until he loses a life.
	Hiryuu (飛竜)
	Completely restores Hiryuu's health.
	200 Points
	Awards the player 200 bonus points.
	400 Points
	Awards the player 400 bonus points.
	Option A
	Summons an Option A to follow Hiryuu, up to two. When collected, it turns the last of Hiryuu's green health blocks to red. The drone stays with Hiryuu until its corresponding red health block is lost.
	Option B
	Summons an Option B to follow Hiryuu. This item is only found if Hiryuu already has two Option As. It replaces them with an Option B for a duration, turning their red health blocks to yellow. If Hiryuu takes damage, the Option B reverts to two Option As (or one Option A if he loses one of the yellow health blocks).

Stages

	Kazafu City
	Emperor's official seat of power, Kazafu City is the a massive sprawling metropolis. Even though they are better off compare to the poor souls living in other destroyed cities around the world, citizens live under mortal fear of Meio's fanatically loyal army and soulless robotic weapons that patrol the city. Engage armed soldiers who still stick to their cold-war era uniforms. Eliminate Strobaya, a muscle bound giant and face off the assembly members who will combine and create Ouroboros, a caterpillar like robotic weapon who can climb walls and attack with sickle like mandibles.
	Siberian Wilderness
	Endure freezing cold as you fight back hungry wolves and other armed enemies. Destroy Mecha-Pon, a prototype robotic gorilla and climb through the salt mine shafts. Solo, a relentless, jet-pack equipped bounty hunter will be after your head. Retire him from his mercenary career if you don't want him to be a problem for you in the future. Reach the air field and jump from aircraft to aircraft to reach Meio's battleship. Be on the lookout for Pooh sisters, peerless martial artists who will attempt to kill you in the name of their emperor.
	Flying Battleship Balrog
	A symbol of Meio's limitless power, Balrog is a flying battleship capable of razing cities to rubble. Evade cannons and other gun emplacements as you try to find a way inside the ship's hull. Destroy the prototype graviton generator and relieve the Captain from his post to bring this flying monster to the ground.
	The Amazon Forest
	Humid jungles of the South America will be a stark contrast to the freezing cold of the Siberia. Fight back the female warriors of the Amazon tribe somehow managed to survive the outside world and its demise. Survive the onslaught of once believed extinct dinosaurs. A gigantic T-Rex will be waiting for you at the end of this level.
	Space Station "Third Moon"
	Prepare for the final showdown with a god. Every enemy you have faced before will be ready to lay down their lives for their emperor. At the end of the level, you will find out whether or not Meio deserves his title.

Master System version

The game is simplified from the arcade version and the Mega Drive port. Hiryuu moves with and and crouches with . He swings his cypher with (which can be done while jumping or crouching). He jumps up in the air with and does a cartwheel jump with + or + that covers more horizontal distance. Hiryuu can latch onto certain platforms and climb across walls and ceilings using a metallic hook. Hiryuu can find items that summon a robotic companion called an option to follow him and attack enemies. This version of the game only allows Hiryuu to have one option.

Stages are divided into a number of smaller sections, each with a 99-second time limit that is reset at certain checkpoints. Hiryuu has a three health points (which can be increased up to five points by finding items), shown in the top-right corner of the screen. Hiryuu loses a life if he loses all of his health points, if he falls into a bottomless pit, or if the game's timer reaches zero. The game ends when all of Hiryuu's lives are lost, and there are no continues.

Items

	Container
	Break open to release an item.
	Hi (飛)
	Restores one block of Hiryuu's health.
	Option
	Summons an option to follow Hiryuu. The drone stays with Hiryuu until he takes damage.

Stages

	Kazafu City
	Map: 1️⃣

	Siberia
	Map: 1️⃣

	Ballog
	Map: 1️⃣

	Amazon
	Map: 1️⃣

	The Truth Is Revealed!
	Map: 1️⃣

	Grandmaster Meio

History

Legacy

Multiple other versions of Strider exist, all of which (bar the aforementioned X68000 version) are widely considered to be less accurate than the Mega Drive version. Ports were made to the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS and ZX Spectrum. A PC Engine Arcade CD-ROM², version, exclusive to Japan and released in September 1994 could be considered the Mega Drive's closest rival, but still falls short due to a number of graphical omissions (in exchange for an extra level).

Strider was unofficially followed by U.S. Gold's Strider II, however Capcom later returned in 1999 to make a true sequel under the name of Strider 2. The character of Strider Hiryuu has also appeared in other Capcom games, such as 1999's Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, released among other systems for the Sega Dreamcast.

The Mega Drive version was also made available for the Wii's Virtual Console service in 2011.

Versions

The Sega versions of Strider were licensed from Capcom, but the Mega Drive version was developed internally at Sega and the Master System version was outsourced to Tiertex under Sega's production and supervision. Allegedly Sega was not given much support by Capcom, forcing the teams to rip graphics and reverse engineer arcade units to create both games (it is rumoured that practise was also in effect for Ghouls'n Ghosts and Final Fight CD, Capcom not partaking in Sega development on their own until Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition).

Mega Drive version

Strider was brought to the Sega Mega Drive relatively early in the system's lifespan, debuting in late 1990. It was seen as one of the hard hitting 16-bit action games designed to encourage users to migrate from Nintendo's NES to Sega's console, boasting high definition graphics and recorded speech samples. It was the first 1MB (8Mb) ROM cartridge released for the system, making it one of the largest cartridge-based video games available at the time.

The comparison between Mega Drive and NES is striking when discussing Strider, as despite Capcom having a hand in both developing and publishing the Nintendo version, the console's technical restrictions led to an entirely different game. Meanwhile the Mega Drive version was for a while the most accurate home arcade conversion available to consumers (inevitably superseded by a X68000 version in November 1992).

The most noticeable differences in the Mega Drive version are the slower attack speed (especially when hanging from the ceiling) and lower acceleration (meaning the jungle stage and final stage's inverse gravity section require different approaches to that of the arcade). Like its arcade counterpart, the western versions lacks Hiryuu's "Ha!" shout while attacking with the cypher.

There are also slight differences between regions; when playing up to the boss rush section of the final stage without losing a life in the Japanese Sega Mega Drive version, there is a high chance that Ouroboros (stage one boss), normally transporting the player to the place of the final battle, will not appear. The player has to deliberately lose a life to respawn Ouroboros. This issue was apparently fixed in the Western versions. Continues may be used in the Western versions whereas the Japanese release requires the player to input a cheat code to enable them, and the famous line, "All sons of old gods, die!", spoken by the final boss, was removed from the Western versions.

Strider is one of the few Sega Mega Drive games that has noticeable load times during stages. The game stops for about half a second when new background graphics or big enemies, like boss characters, appear. It also features an original ending scene.

Master System version

This port is made by Tiertex, who was also responsible for the Master System version of Strider II.

Unlike its NES counterpart, the Master System Strider is a compacted version of the arcade game, with simpler graphics and sound as is to be expected of the console. It is known, however, to suffer from heavy slowdown when the engine is under stress, so much so that simply attacking will cause the frame rate to drop. Most of the backgrounds are replaced with simple black and cutscenes appear with no rhyme or reason with "No one defeats the master" repeated over and over again. The ending is also nonsensical as it implies that the entire game was a simulation for the real mission. This "simulation" story is also confirmed in the Master System manual of Strider II. Because of these shortcomings, the Master System version is usually considered the worst port of the original game.

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Strider	Strider
English (US)	Strider	Strider
Japanese	ストライダー飛竜	Strider Hiryuu

Production credits

Main article: Strider/Production credits.

Digital manuals

Mega Drive Mini US manual
Mega Drive Mini JP manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Strider/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Strider/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[29]

ACE (UK)

92

^[30]

Ação Games (BR)

100

^[31]

Buzz! Computers (UK)

84

^[32]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

91

^[33]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

91

^[34]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

90

^[35]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

95

^[36]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[37]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

90

^[38]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[39]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

88

^[40]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

83

^[41]

Joystick (FR)

96

^[42]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

78

^[43]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

87

^[44]

Mega (UK)

PAL

89

^[45]

Mega Action (UK)

89

^[46]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[47]

MegaTech (UK)

91

^[48]

Mean Machines (UK)

92

^[49]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

91

^[50]

Player One (FR)

86

^[51]

Power Play (DE)

68

^[52]

Raze (UK)

NTSC

92

^[53]

Raze (UK)

PAL

91

^[54]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

95

^[55]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

100

^[56]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

87

^[57]

Sega Pro (UK)

92

^[58]

Sega Force (SE)

94

^[59]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[60]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

68

^[61]

User (GR)

PAL

88

^[62]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[9]

Video Games (DE)

75

^[63]

	86
Based on 36 reviews

Strider

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, BX^†
Cover

Mega Drive, PT
Cover

Mega Drive, IT

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, CA
Cover

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Ação Games (BR)

100

^[16]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

48

^[64]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

79

^[65]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

67

^[66]

FX (UK)

85

^[67]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[12]

Games-X (UK)

50

^[68]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

73

^[69]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

82

^[70]

Joystick (FR)

80

^[71]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[13]

Mean Machines (UK)

PAL

67

^[72]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

67

^[73]

Player One (FR)

78

^[74]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

74

^[15]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

79

^[75]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

60

^[76]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

61

^[77]

User (GR)

PAL

68

^[78]

Video Games (DE)

28

^[79]

	69
Based on 20 reviews

Strider

Master System, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, BX^†
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, PT
Cover

Master System, AU (Hotline sticker)
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU (Not for rental sticker)
Cover
Cart

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, KR
Cover
Cart

Master System, GCC

Cart Manual

Technical information

Main article: Strider/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	b9d099a4
MD5	fcab622a6e56f7e9b1e0907ab5a630df
SHA-1	26fe42d13a01c8789bbad722ebac05b8a829eb37

1MB

1990-09

Cartridge (EU/US)

✔

CRC32	859173f2
MD5	46ab937c360932b8ad31a866fb9a2c7a
SHA-1	4198030057a1a0479b382fc2d69cfe32a523fa32

1MB

1990-08

Cartridge (JP/KR)

✔

CRC32	5b96a532
MD5	1f7b353c9591c71aaf786d20d1cb43f5
SHA-1	aa7987b642507ca78ae6d9fd191cd3087dc7864d

1MB

Virtual Console WAD file (EU/US)

✔

CRC32	62b2fd97
MD5	6607372220b6785dc31c54bbb218ace5
SHA-1	54a64e1572f539d217ddb15008bf6f94f1b42042

1MB

1990-10

Virtual Console WAD file (JP)

✔

CRC32	f38c0ed3
MD5	5e47dc4ed6fbfba39dcc6572ea17b410
SHA-1	593565c58d13bf68a6a9820214309e43508be2ad

1MB

1990-10

Mega Drive Mini (JP)

Same as the JP Virtual Console ROM, but with a fixed checksum.

✔

CRC32	9802ed31
MD5	48af5ae2cad7c48c81d7c2553a8ed426
SHA-1	051e72c8ffec7606c04409ef38244cfdd592252f

512kB

Cartridge (EU/US)

?

CRC32	b990269a
MD5	36d936d25715103a4f8388deb4a1fed3
SHA-1	e8329904397b5389571f20aa1a3cac1ecc31d470

128kB

EPROM cartridge^[80]

Page

External links

Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
Nintendo catalogue pages: US, UK, AU

References

NEC Retro has more information related to Strider Hiryuu

↑ File:Sega_Consumer_History_JP_EnterBrain_Book.pdf, page 58
↑ File:Strider MD JP Box.jpg
↑ File:Strider MD SK Box.jpg
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
↑ File:Strider SMS EU Box.jpg
↑ File:Strider SMS SK Box.jpg
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video/c/vGUdtVyduas/m/S_Uj3R8xYUIJ
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 78
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 54
↑ Raze, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-04-25), page 25
↑ Supergame, "Dezembro 1991" (BR; 1991-12-xx), page 40
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 50
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 Mega Play, "May/June 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 42
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1991-09-16), page 17
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 Sega Power, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-05), page 24
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 Ação Games, "Setembro 1991" (BR; 1991-09-xx), page 26
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/14.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-21 22:05)
↑ http://vc.sega.jp/vc_strider/ (Wayback Machine: 2012-05-26 16:34)
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/EYtyOZOVLP7E_7r2RcMUPIw9o6cdB4PG (Wayback Machine: 2013-01-05 10:37)
↑ ^20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 ^20.3 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/strider (Wayback Machine: 2018-02-22 18:26)
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Arcade/Strider-279404.html (archive.today)
↑ https://www.nintendo.de/Spiele/Arcade/Strider-279404.html (archive.today)
↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=21300&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-03-28 01:04)
↑ https://store-jp.nintendo.com/list/software/70010000046986.html (Wayback Machine: 2021-10-26 03:04)
↑ @NintendoAmerica on Twitter (archive.today)
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↑ @NintendoUK on Twitter (archive.today)
↑ @NintendoAUNZ on Twitter (archive.today)
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 227
↑ ACE, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-12-xx), page 103
↑ Ação Games, "Setembro 1991" (BR; 1991-09-xx), page 22
↑ Buzz! Computers (UK) (+0:00)
↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 36
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 49
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 134
↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-11-16), page 30
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 20
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 98
↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GamePro, "December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 124
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 90
↑ Joystick, "Novembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 108
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "December 1990" (JP; 1990-11-08), page 79
↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21
↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
↑ Mega Play, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 43
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 80
↑ Mean Machines, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-29), page 18
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 142
↑ Player One, "Mars 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 26
↑ Power Play, "12/90" (DE; 1990-11-16), page 156
↑ Raze, "February 1991" (UK; 1990-12-20), page 15
↑ Raze, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-04-25), page 24
↑ Sega Power, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-02), page 10
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 29
↑ Sega Force, "2/92" (SE; 1992-11-19), page 21
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 188
↑ User, "Ioúnios 1991" (GR; 1991-0x-xx), page 66
↑ Video Games, "1/91" (DE; 1991-03-27), page 83
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Februar 1992" (DE; 1992-01-10), page 128
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 145
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 158
↑ FX (UK) (+0:00)
↑ Games-X, "10th-16th October 1991" (UK; 1991-10-10), page 32
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 26
↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-10-1x), page 102
↑ Joystick, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 169
↑ Mean Machines, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-03-01), page 50
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136
↑ Player One, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 70
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72
↑ Sega Force, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 60
↑ Sega Force, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 74
↑ User, "Fevrouários 1993" (GR; 1993-0x-xx), page 57
↑ Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 77
↑ Hidden Palace: Strider (Prototype)

Strider
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[:File:Sega_Consumer_History_JP_EnterBrain_Book.pdf_p58-1] File:Sega_Consumer_History_JP_EnterBrain_Book.pdf, page 58

[:File:Strider_MD_JP_Box.jpg_p-2] File:Strider MD JP Box.jpg

[:File:Strider_MD_SK_Box.jpg_p-3] File:Strider MD SK Box.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200720095133.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fmegadrive.2Fsoftware.html-4] 4.0 ^4.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)

[:File:Strider_SMS_EU_Box.jpg_p-5] File:Strider SMS EU Box.jpg

[:File:Strider_SMS_SK_Box.jpg_p-6] File:Strider SMS SK Box.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fgroups.google.com.2Fg.2Frec.games.video.2Fc.2FvGUdtVyduas.2Fm.2FS_Uj3R8xYUIJ-7] ttps://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video/c/vGUdtVyduas/m/S_Uj3R8xYUIJ

[:File:EGM_US_016.pdf_p78-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 78

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_24.pdf_p54-9] 9.0 ^9.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 54

[:File:Raze_UK_08.pdf_p25-10] Raze, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-04-25), page 25

[:File:Supergame_BR_05.pdf_p40-11] Supergame, "Dezembro 1991" (BR; 1991-12-xx), page 40

[:File:GamePro_US_023.pdf_p50-12] 12.0 ^12.1 GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 50

[:File:MegaPlay_US_04.pdf_p42-13] 13.0 ^13.1 Mega Play, "May/June 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 42

[14] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1991-09-16), page 17

[:File:SegaPower_UK_26.pdf_p24-15] 15.0 ^15.1 Sega Power, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-05), page 24

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_005.pdf_p26-16] 16.0 ^16.1 Ação Games, "Setembro 1991" (BR; 1991-09-xx), page 26

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180321220524.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.co.jp.2Fwii.2Fvc.2Fsoftware.2F14.html-17] ttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/14.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-21 22:05)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20120526163444.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fvc.sega.jp.2Fvc_strider.2F-18] ttp://vc.sega.jp/vc_strider/ (Wayback Machine: 2012-05-26 16:34)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20130105103703.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.com.2Fgames.2Fdetail.2FEYtyOZOVLP7E_7r2RcMUPIw9o6cdB4PG-19] 19.0 ^19.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/EYtyOZOVLP7E_7r2RcMUPIw9o6cdB4PG (Wayback Machine: 2013-01-05 10:37)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180222182650.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendolife.com.2Fgames.2Fmegadrive.2Fstrider-20] 20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 ^20.3 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/strider (Wayback Machine: 2018-02-22 18:26)

[https:.2F.2Farchive.is.2FOaLWY-21] ttps://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Arcade/Strider-279404.html (archive.today)

[https:.2F.2Farchive.is.2FHB4Os-22] ttps://www.nintendo.de/Spiele/Arcade/Strider-279404.html (archive.today)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20120328010433.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.com.au.2Findex.php.3Faction.3Dcatalogue.26prodcat_id.3D41.26prod_id.3D21300.26pageID.3D4-23] ttp://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=21300&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-03-28 01:04)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20211026030416.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fstore-jp.nintendo.com.2Flist.2Fsoftware.2F70010000046986.html-24] ttps://store-jp.nintendo.com/list/software/70010000046986.html (Wayback Machine: 2021-10-26 03:04)

[https:.2F.2Farchive.ph.2FQ1rJk-25] @NintendoAmerica on Twitter (archive.today)

[https:.2F.2Farchive.ph.2FDfKlt-26] @NintendoEurope on Twitter (archive.today)

[https:.2F.2Farchive.ph.2Fmgq51-27] @NintendoUK on Twitter (archive.today)

[https:.2F.2Farchive.ph.2FX8J2r-28] @NintendoAUNZ on Twitter (archive.today)

[29] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 227

[:File:ACE_UK_40.pdf_p103-30] ACE, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-12-xx), page 103

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_005.pdf_p22-31] Ação Games, "Setembro 1991" (BR; 1991-09-xx), page 22

[buzz1991-03-15-32] Buzz! Computers (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p36-33] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 36

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p49-34] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 49

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p134-35] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 134

[:File:CVG_UK_109.pdf_p30-36] Computer & Video Games, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-11-16), page 30

[:File:EGM_US_016.pdf_p20-37] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p98-38] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 98

[39] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePro_US_017.pdf_p124-40] GamePro, "December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 124

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_006.pdf_p90-41] Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 90

[:File:Joystick_FR_010.pdf_p108-42] Joystick, "Novembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 108

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p94-43] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:Megadrive_Fan_1990-12.pdf_p79-44] Mega Drive Fan, "December 1990" (JP; 1990-11-08), page 79

[:File:Mega_UK_09.pdf_p21-45] Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21

[:File:MegaAction_UK_01.pdf_p65-46] Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65

[:File:MegaPlay_US_02.pdf_p43-47] Mega Play, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 43

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p80-48] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 80

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_02.pdf_p18-49] Mean Machines, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-29), page 18

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p142-50] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 142

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_007.pdf_p26-51] Player One, "Mars 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-12.pdf_p156-52] Power Play, "12/90" (DE; 1990-11-16), page 156

[:File:Raze_UK_04.pdf_p15-53] Raze, "February 1991" (UK; 1990-12-20), page 15

[:File:Raze_UK_08.pdf_p24-54] Raze, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-04-25), page 24

[:File:SegaPower_UK_19.pdf_p10-55] Sega Power, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-02), page 10

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p54-56] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p67-57] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p29-58] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 29

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1992_02.pdf_p21-59] Sega Force, "2/92" (SE; 1992-11-19), page 21

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-60] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

[61] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 188

[:File:User_GR_15.pdf_p66-62] User, "Ioúnios 1991" (GR; 1991-0x-xx), page 66

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-01.pdf_p83-63] Video Games, "1/91" (DE; 1991-03-27), page 83

[:File:ASM_DE_1992-02.pdf_p128-64] Aktueller Software Markt, "Februar 1992" (DE; 1992-01-10), page 128

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p145-65] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 145

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p158-66] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 158

[fx1991-10-18-67] FX (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:GamesX_UK_25.pdf_p32-68] Games-X, "10th-16th October 1991" (UK; 1991-10-10), page 32

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_002.pdf_p26-69] Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 26

[:File:Joypad_FR_002.pdf_p102-70] Joypad, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-10-1x), page 102

[:File:Joystick_FR_021.pdf_p169-71] Joystick, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 169

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_06.pdf_p50-72] Mean Machines, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-03-01), page 50

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p136-73] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_014.pdf_p70-74] Player One, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 70

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p72-75] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

[:File:SegaForce_UK_01.pdf_p60-76] Sega Force, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 60

[:File:SegaForce_UK_18.pdf_p74-77] Sega Force, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 74

[:File:User_GR_33.pdf_p57-78] User, "Fevrouários 1993" (GR; 1993-0x-xx), page 57

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-03.pdf_p77-79] Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 77

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Contents

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Items

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History

Legacy

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+| tab1={{MD}} NTSC-U/PAL
+| tab2={{MD}} NTSC-J
+| tab3=Master System
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-| system=[[Sega Mega Drive]], [[Sega Master System]], [[Virtual Console]]
+{{company|[[Tiertex]]|system=SMS}}
-| romsize={{MD}} 1MB
+{{company|[[M2]]|system=VC}}
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 '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known as '''''Strider Hiryuu''''' (ストライダー飛竜) in Japan, is an action game developed by [[Capcom]] and released for CPS arcade hardware in 1989. It was subsequently brought to home consoles and computers, including the [[Sega Mega Drive]] and [[Sega Master System]].
+==Story==
+{{ScreenThumb|Strider MD, Grandmaster Meio.png|align=left|width=200|Grandmaster Meio}}
+It is the 21st century. Earth is ravaged by series of ecological disasters that claimed the lives of millions. Out of the catastrophe, one man took control of what remains of the human race: Grandmaster Meio, a seemingly immortal and omnipotent man who is worshiped as a living god by his followers. With science, military, and even nature itself on his side, Meio declared himself Emperor and formed the center of his empire in the Kazafu City, a massive city located in the Eastern Europe. He rules the world with an iron fist.
+The only force that can stop this man is the Striders, a group of highly talented operatives who are skilled in infiltration, sabotage, and assassination. The Striders initiated a massive assault on Meio's forces, but despite their skills, all of them were cut to the last man.
+Enter Strider Hiryuu, the youngest man to ever complete the hellish Strider training program with an A rank and the only Strider left alive. Armed with his lethal plasma sword, climbing equipment, and a small amount of robotic weapons, Hiryuu must face insurmountable odds and save humanity from the clutches of an evil god.
 ==Gameplay==
-''Strider'' is an action-platformer. The highly mobile protagonist needs to can walk, run, slide and climb to conquer all five stages and defeat the self proclaimed world ruler, grandmaster. Aside from his sword, Strider can also employ robotic helpers (one of them resembling a tiger) to fight his adversaries.
+===Mega Drive version===
+''Strider'' is an action platformer. The protagonist, Hiryuu, an agile ninja armed with a cypher, a plasma sword with a tonfa-like hilt. Hiryuu moves with {{left}} and {{right}} and crouches with {{down}}. Pressing {{A}} or {{C}} while Hiryuu is standing still does a regular vertical jump, while pressing {{left}}+{{A}}/{{C}} or {{right}}+{{A}}/{{C}} does a cartwheel jump. Hiryuu can also slide under or through certain obstacles and enemies with {{down}}+{{A}}/{{C}}. As well as his sliding move, both jumps can also be used to destroy weaker opponents. Hiryuu is able to latch onto certain platforms and climb across walls and ceilings using a metallic hook. While running down a sloped surface, Hiryuu can gain enough momentum to allow him to do a longer cartwheel jump than usual.
+Hiryuu's main armament is his cypher, Falchion, which he can swing with {{B}}. Hiryuu can swing his cypher while jumping or crouching. The blade does damage in a wide area in front of Hiryuu, which can be further extended by items. In addition, Hiryuu can find items that summon robotic companions known collectively as "options" that help him fight enemies. These consist of up to two mushroom-like droids, a saber-toothed robotic tiger, and a robot hawk.
+Stages are divided into a number of smaller sections. Stages have a 90-second time limit that is reset when the player reaches certain checkpoints. Hiryuu has a three-point health gauge (which can be increased up to five points by finding items). Hiryuu loses a life if his health gauge is fully depleted, if he falls into a bottomless pit, or if the game's timer reaches zero. The game ends when all of Hiryuu's lives are lost. The Western versions of the game give the player three continues, but the Japanese release only has continues if a cheat code is entered.
+====Options====
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Option A
+| sprite={{sprite | Strider MD, Options, Saucer.png | 1.5}}
+| desc=A mushroom-shaped drone with legs that follows Hiryuu around and attacks enemies. It shoots a ring-shaped projectile whenever Hiryuu swings his blade. It is found by collecting its item from an item container. Hiryuu can have up to two of these at a time. When he finds one, it turns the rightmost green health block to red and lasts until that red health block is lost or until Hiryuu loses a life.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Option B
+| sprite={{sprite | Strider MD, Options, Panther.png | 1.5}}
+| desc=A robotic feline resembling a saber-toothed tiger. It can be found in item containers if Hiryuu already has two Option As. It replaces the red health blocks with yellow and replaces the Option As for a duration or until Hiryuu takes damage.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Option C
+| sprite={{sprite | Strider MD, Options, Hawk.png | 1.5}}
+| desc=A robotic hawk that circles the skies and dives to attack foes. Unlike the other options, it spawns directly from an item container (without needing to pick up an item) and does not change the color of any of Hiryuu's health blocks. It lasts for a short duration.
+}}
+}}
+====Items====
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Container
+| sprite={{sprite | Strider MD, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Break open to release an item.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Cypher
+| sprite={{sprite | Strider MD, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=24 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Upgrades Hiryuu's cypher, increasing its power and reach.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Extra Life
+| sprite={{sprite | Strider MD, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Gives the player an extra life.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Invincibility
+| sprite={{sprite | Strider MD, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=72 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Makes Hiryuu momentarily immune to enemy attacks.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Hi (飛)
+| sprite={{sprite | Strider MD, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Restores one block of Hiryuu's health.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Ryu (竜)
+| sprite={{sprite | Strider MD, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=120 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Extends Hiryuu's health gauge by one bar, up to five bars total. Lasts until he loses a life.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Hiryuu (飛竜)
+| sprite={{sprite | Strider MD, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=144 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Completely restores Hiryuu's health.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=200 Points
+| sprite={{sprite | Strider MD, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=168 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Awards the player 200 bonus points.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=400 Points
+| sprite={{sprite | Strider MD, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=192 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Awards the player 400 bonus points.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Option A
+| sprite={{sprite | Strider MD, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=216 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Summons an Option A to follow Hiryuu, up to two. When collected, it turns the last of Hiryuu's green health blocks to red. The drone stays with Hiryuu until its corresponding red health block is lost.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Option B
+| sprite={{sprite | Strider MD, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=240 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Summons an Option B to follow Hiryuu. This item is only found if Hiryuu already has two Option As. It replaces them with an Option B for a duration, turning their red health blocks to yellow. If Hiryuu takes damage, the Option B reverts to two Option As (or one Option A if he loses one of the yellow health blocks).
+}}
+}}
+====Stages====
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Kazafu City
+| screenshot=Strider MD, Stage 1-1.png
+| screenshot2=Strider MD, Stage 1-2.png
+| screenshot3=Strider MD, Stage 1-3.png
+| screenshot4=Strider MD, Stage 1-4.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=Emperor's official seat of power, Kazafu City is the a massive sprawling metropolis. Even though they are better off compare to the poor souls living in other destroyed cities around the world, citizens live under mortal fear of Meio's fanatically loyal army and soulless robotic weapons that patrol the city. Engage armed soldiers who still stick to their cold-war era uniforms. Eliminate Strobaya, a muscle bound giant and face off the assembly members who will combine and create Ouroboros, a caterpillar like robotic weapon who can climb walls and attack with sickle like mandibles.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Siberian Wilderness
+| screenshot=Strider MD, Stage 2-1.png
+| screenshot2=Strider MD, Stage 2-2.png
+| screenshot3=Strider MD, Stage 2-3.png
+| screenshot4=Strider MD, Stage 2-4.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=Endure freezing cold as you fight back hungry wolves and other armed enemies. Destroy Mecha-Pon, a prototype robotic gorilla and climb through the salt mine shafts. Solo, a relentless, jet-pack equipped bounty hunter will be after your head. Retire him from his mercenary career if you don't want him to be a problem for you in the future. Reach the air field and jump from aircraft to aircraft to reach Meio's battleship. Be on the lookout for Pooh sisters, peerless martial artists who will attempt to kill you in the name of their emperor.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Flying Battleship Balrog
+| screenshot=Strider MD, Stage 3-1.png
+| screenshot2=Strider MD, Stage 3-2.png
+| screenshot3=Strider MD, Stage 3-3.png
+| screenshot4=Strider MD, Stage 3-4.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=A symbol of Meio's limitless power, Balrog is a flying battleship capable of razing cities to rubble. Evade cannons and other gun emplacements as you try to find a way inside the ship's hull. Destroy the prototype graviton generator and relieve the Captain from his post to bring this flying monster to the ground.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Amazon Forest
+| screenshot=Strider MD, Stage 4-1.png
+| screenshot2=Strider MD, Stage 4-2.png
+| screenshot3=Strider MD, Stage 4-3.png
+| screenshot4=Strider MD, Stage 4-4.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=Humid jungles of the South America will be a stark contrast to the freezing cold of the Siberia. Fight back the female warriors of the Amazon tribe somehow managed to survive the outside world and its demise. Survive the onslaught of once believed extinct dinosaurs. A gigantic T-Rex will be waiting for you at the end of this level.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Space Station "Third Moon"
+| screenshot=Strider MD, Stage 5-1.png
+| screenshot2=Strider MD, Stage 5-2.png
+| screenshot3=Strider MD, Stage 5-3.png
+| screenshot4=Strider MD, Stage 5-4.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=Prepare for the final showdown with a god. Every enemy you have faced before will be ready to lay down their lives for their emperor. At the end of the level, you will find out whether or not Meio deserves his title.
+}}
+}}
+===Master System version===
+The game is simplified from the arcade version and the Mega Drive port. Hiryuu moves with {{left}} and {{right}} and crouches with {{down}}. He swings his cypher with {{1}} (which can be done while jumping or crouching). He jumps up in the air with {{2}} and does a cartwheel jump with {{left}}+{{2}} or {{right}}+{{2}} that covers more horizontal distance. Hiryuu can latch onto certain platforms and climb across walls and ceilings using a metallic hook. Hiryuu can find items that summon a robotic companion called an option to follow him and attack enemies. This version of the game only allows Hiryuu to have one option.
+Stages are divided into a number of smaller sections, each with a 99-second time limit that is reset at certain checkpoints. Hiryuu has a three health points (which can be increased up to five points by finding items), shown in the top-right corner of the screen. Hiryuu loses a life if he loses all of his health points, if he falls into a bottomless pit, or if the game's timer reaches zero. The game ends when all of Hiryuu's lives are lost, and there are no continues.
+====Items====
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Container
+| sprite={{sprite | Strider SMS, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Break open to release an item.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Hi (飛)
+| sprite={{sprite | Strider SMS, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Restores one block of Hiryuu's health.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Option
+| sprite={{sprite | Strider SMS, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Summons an option to follow Hiryuu. The drone stays with Hiryuu until he takes damage.
+}}
+}}
+====Stages====
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=256|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Kazafu City
+| screenshot=Strider SMS, Stage 1-1.png
+| screenshot2=Strider SMS, Stage 1-2.png
+| screenshot3=Strider SMS, Stage 1-3.png
+| screenshot4=Strider SMS, Stage 1-4.png
+| tabs=yes
+| map=Strider-SMS-KazafuCity.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Siberia
+| screenshot=Strider SMS, Stage 2-1.png
+| screenshot2=Strider SMS, Stage 2-2.png
+| screenshot3=Strider SMS, Stage 2-3.png
+| screenshot4=Strider SMS, Stage 2-4.png
+| tabs=yes
+| map=Strider-SMS-Siberia.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Ballog
+| screenshot=Strider SMS, Stage 3-1.png
+| screenshot2=Strider SMS, Stage 3-2.png
+| screenshot3=Strider SMS, Stage 3-3.png
+| screenshot4=Strider SMS, Stage 3-4.png
+| tabs=yes
+| map=Strider-SMS-Ballog.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Amazon
+| screenshot=Strider SMS, Stage 4-1.png
+| screenshot2=Strider SMS, Stage 4-2.png
+| screenshot3=Strider SMS, Stage 4-3.png
+| screenshot4=Strider SMS, Stage 4-4.png
+| tabs=yes
+| map=Strider-SMS-Amazon.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Truth Is Revealed!
+| screenshot=Strider SMS, Stage 5-1.png
+| screenshot2=Strider SMS, Stage 5-2.png
+| screenshot3=Strider SMS, Stage 5-3.png
+| screenshot4=Strider SMS, Stage 5-4.png
+| tabs=yes
+| map=Strider-SMS-TheTruthIsRevealed.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Grandmaster Meio
+| screenshot=Strider SMS, Final Boss.png
+| desc=
+}}
+}}
 ==History==
@@ Line 65: / Line 326: @@
 The Sega versions of ''Strider'' were licensed from Capcom, but the Mega Drive version was developed internally at Sega and the Master System version was outsourced to [[Tiertex]] under Sega's production and supervision. Allegedly Sega was not given much support by Capcom, forcing the teams to rip graphics and reverse engineer arcade units to create both games (it is rumoured that practise was also in effect for ''[[Ghouls'n Ghosts]]'' and ''[[Final Fight CD]]'', Capcom not partaking in Sega development on their own until ''[[Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition]]'').
-===Mega Drive===
+===Mega Drive version===
 ''Strider'' was brought to the Sega Mega Drive relatively early in the system's lifespan, debuting in late 1990. It was seen as one of the hard hitting 16-bit action games designed to encourage users to migrate from [[Nintendo|Nintendo's]] [[NES]] to Sega's console, boasting high definition graphics and recorded speech samples. It was the first 1MB (8Mb) ROM cartridge released for the system, making it one of the largest cartridge-based video games available at the time.
-The comparison between Mega Drive and NES is striking when discussing ''Strider'', as despite Capcom having a hand in both developing and publishing the Nintendo version, the console's technical restrictions led to an entirely different game. Meanwhile the Mega Drive version was for a while the most accurate home arcade conversion available to consumers (inevitably superseded by a Sharp X68000 version in November 1992).
+The comparison between Mega Drive and NES is striking when discussing ''Strider'', as despite Capcom having a hand in both developing and publishing the Nintendo version, the console's technical restrictions led to an entirely different game. Meanwhile the Mega Drive version was for a while the most accurate home arcade conversion available to consumers (inevitably superseded by a X68000 version in November 1992).
-The most noticeable differences in the Mega Drive version are the slower attack speed (especially when hanging from the ceiling) and lower acceleration (meaning the jungle stage and final stage's inverse gravity section require different approaches to that of the arcade). Like its arcade counterpart, the western versions lacks Hiryu's "Ha!" shout while attacking with the sword.
+The most noticeable differences in the Mega Drive version are the slower attack speed (especially when hanging from the ceiling) and lower acceleration (meaning the jungle stage and final stage's inverse gravity section require different approaches to that of the arcade). Like its arcade counterpart, the western versions lacks Hiryuu's "Ha!" shout while attacking with the cypher.
 There are also slight differences between regions; when playing up to the boss rush section of the final stage without losing a life in the Japanese [[Sega Mega Drive]] version, there is a high chance that Ouroboros (stage one boss), normally transporting the player to the place of the final battle, will not appear. The player has to deliberately lose a life to respawn Ouroboros. This issue was apparently fixed in the Western versions. Continues may be used in the Western versions whereas the Japanese release requires the player to input a cheat code to enable them, and the famous line, "All sons of old gods, die!", spoken by the final boss, was removed from the Western versions.
@@ Line 76: / Line 337: @@
 ''Strider'' is one of the few [[Sega Mega Drive]] games that has noticeable load times during stages. The game stops for about half a second when new background graphics or big enemies, like boss characters, appear. It also features an original ending scene.
-===Master System===
+===Master System version===
-Unlike its NES counterpart, the Master System ''Strider'' is a compacted version of the arcade game, with simpler graphics and sound as is to be expected of the console. It is known, however, to suffer from heavy slowdown when the engine is under stress, so much so that simply attacking will cause the frame rate to drop.
+This port is made by [[Tiertex]], who was also responsible for the Master System version of ''[[Strider II]]''.
+Unlike its [[NES]] counterpart, the Master System ''Strider'' is a compacted version of the arcade game, with simpler graphics and sound as is to be expected of the console. It is known, however, to suffer from heavy slowdown when the engine is under stress, so much so that simply attacking will cause the frame rate to drop. Most of the backgrounds are replaced with simple black and cutscenes appear with no rhyme or reason with ''"No one defeats the master"'' repeated over and over again. The ending is also nonsensical as it implies that the entire game was a simulation for the real mission. This "simulation" story is also confirmed in the Master System manual of ''Strider II''. Because of these shortcomings, the Master System version is usually considered the worst port of the original game.
 ===Localised names===
@@ Line 84: / Line 347: @@
 |us_name=Strider
 |jp_name=ストライダー飛竜
-|jp_trans=
+|jp_trans=Strider Hiryuu}}
-|jp_rom=Strider Hiryuu
-}}
 ==Production credits==
-===Mega Drive version===
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Production credits}}
-{{creditstable|
-{{multicol|
+==Digital manuals==
-*'''Chief Programmer / Program Coordinator:''' [[Yama1]]
+<gallery>
-*'''Assistant Programmer:''' [[Matsuhide Mizoguchi|Mizoran]]
+Strider MD US MDMini manual.pdf|Mega Drive Mini US manual
-*'''Chief Designer / Graphic Coordinator:''' [[Taro Shizuoka|Taro.S☻]]
+Strider MD JP MDMini manual.pdf|Mega Drive Mini JP manual
-*'''Designer:''' [[Seishi Atsumiya|Sayshi]], [[Mt.Maya]]
+</gallery>
-*'''Sound Programmer:''' [[XOR]]
-*'''Total Coordinator:''' [[Pal‑Ko♥]]
-*'''Special Thanks to:''' [[Hiroshi Momota|Momonga Momo]], [[Little Sun]], [[Larie]], [[Thunder]], Panpakapann, Filly, The Hi Master, Capcom Arcade Staff
-}}
-| console=MD
-}}
 ==Magazine articles==
@@ Line 111: / Line 366: @@
 ==Physical scans==
 ===Mega Drive version===
-{{ratings
+{{ratings|MD}}
-| icon=MD
-| ace=92
-| ace_source={{num|40|page=103|pdf=ACE UK 40.pdf}}
-| ag=100
-| ag_source={{num|5|page=22|pdf=AcaoGames BR 005.pdf}}
-| bemega_r=73
-| bemega_r_source={{num||page=84|pdf=SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf|pdfpage=86}}
-| cgtc=91
-| cgtc_source={{num|4|page=36|pdf=CGtC UK 04.pdf}}
-| cvg=95
-| cvg_source={{num|109|page=68-70|pdf=CVG UK 109.pdf|pdfpage=68}}
-| cvgit=95
-| cvgit_source={{num|1|page=30-32|pdf=CVG IT 01.pdf|pdfpage=30}}
-| egm=90
-| egm_source={{num|16|page=20|pdf=EGM US 016.pdf}}
-| esg=90
-| esg_source={{num|1|page=98|pdf=MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide Book UK.pdf}}
-| famitsu=70
-| famitsu_source={{num|111}}, ''[https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7175]''
-| gamepro=88
-| gamepro_source={{num|17|page=122/123|pdf=GamePro US 017.pdf|pdfpage=124}}
-| gamesmachine=99
-| gamesmachine_source={{num|27|page=78}}
-| hobbyconsolas=83
-| hobbyconsolas_source={{num|6|page=98|pdf=HobbyConsolas ES 006.pdf|pdfpage=90}}
-| joystick=96
-| joystick_source={{num|10|page=108|pdf=Joystick FR 010.pdf}}
-| mdag=78
-| mdag_source={{num|5|page=94}}
-| mega=89
-| mega_source={{num|9|page=22}}
-| megaaction=89
-| megaaction_source={{num|1|page=65}}
-| megatech=91
-| megatech_source={{num|1|page=80|pdf=MegaTech UK 01.pdf}}
-| mm=92
-| mm_source={{num|2|page=18-21|pdf=MeanMachines UK 02.pdf|pdfpage=18}}
-| playerone=86
-| playerone_source={{num|7|page=26/27|pdf=PlayerOne FR 007.pdf|pdfpage=26}}
-| raze=92
-| raze_source={{num|4|page=15|pdf=Raze UK 04.pdf}}
-| raze_1=91
-| raze_source_1={{num|8|page=24/25|pdf=Raze UK 08.pdf|pdfpage=24}}
-| segapower=95
-| segapower_source={{num|19|page=10/11}}
-| segapower_1=100
-| segapower_source_1={{num|23|page=54}}
-| segapro=92
-| segapro_source={{num|6|page=29|pdf=SegaPro UK 06.pdf}}
-| segapro_1=87
-| segapro_source_1={{num|18|page=67}}
-| sfsw=94
-| sfsw_source={{num|2/92|page=21|pdf=SegaForce SE 1992 02.pdf}}
-}}
 {{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=JP
+| cover=Strider MD JP Box.jpg
+| cart=Strider MD JP Cart.jpg
+| carttop=Strider MD JP CartTop.jpg
+| manual=Strider MD jp manual.pdf
+| item1=Strider MD JP pcb.jpg
+| item1name=PCB
+}}{{Scanbox
 | console=Mega Drive
 | region=US
@@ Line 177: / Line 387: @@
 | cover=Strider MD EU Box.jpg
 | cart=Strider MD EU Cart.jpg
-| manual=
+| manual=Strider MD EU Manual.jpg
+| item1=Strider MD EU pcb.jpg
+| item1name=PCB
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=BX
+| cover=Strider MD BX Cover.jpg
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=PT
+| cover=Strider MD PT cover.jpg
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=IT
+| cover=
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Mega Drive
-| region=JP
+| region=SE (Rental)
-| cover=Strider MD JP Box.jpg
+| cover=
-| cart=Strider MD JP Cart.jpg
-| carttop=Strider MD JP CartTop.jpg
-| manual=Strider MD jp manual.pdf
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Mega Drive
@@ Line 210: / Line 431: @@
 ===Master System version===
-{{ratings
+{{ratings|SMS}}
-| icon=SMS
-| ag=100
-| ag_source={{num|5|page=26|pdf=AcaoGames BR 005.pdf}}
-| consolesplus=67
-| consolesplus_source={{num|0|page=50-52}}
-| esg=67
-| esg_source={{num|1|page=158|pdf=MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide Book UK.pdf}}
-| gamesx=50
-| gamesx_source={{num|25}}
-| hobbyconsolas=73
-| hobbyconsolas_source={{num|2|page=26/27|pdf=HobbyConsolas ES 002.pdf|pdfpage=26}}
-| joystick=80
-| joystick_source={{num|21|page=169|pdf=Joystick FR 021.pdf}}
-| mm=67
-| mm_source={{num|6|page=62-64|pdf=MeanMachines UK 06.pdf|pdfpage=62}}
-| playerone=78
-| playerone_source={{num|14|page=70/71|pdf=PlayerOne FR 014.pdf|pdfpage=70}}
-| segapower=74
-| segapower_source={{num|26|page=24/25}}
-| sfuk=60
-| sfuk_source={{num|1|page=60/61|pdf=SegaForce UK 01.pdf|pdfpage=60}}
-| sfuk_1=61
-| sfuk_source_1={{num|18|page=74|pdf=SegaForce UK 18.pdf}}
-}}
 {{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
+| region=US
+| cover=Strider SMS US cover.jpg
+| cart=Strider SMS EU Cart.jpg
+| manual=Strider sms us manual.pdf
+}}{{Scanbox
 | console=Master System
 | region=EU
@@ Line 243: / Line 446: @@
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Master System
-| region=AU
+| region=BX
-| cover=
+| cover=Strider SMS BX Box.jpg
-| cart=
+| cart=Strider SMS EU Cart.jpg
+| manual=Strider sms us manual.pdf
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
+| region=PT
+| cover=Strider SMS PT cover.jpg
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
+| region=AU (Hotline sticker)
+| cover=Strider SMS AU hotline cover.jpg
+| cart=Strider SMS AU cart.jpg
+| manual=
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
+| region=AU (Not for rental sticker)
+| cover=Strider SMS AU norental cover.jpg
+| cart=Strider SMS AU cart.jpg
 | manual=
 }}{{Scanbox
@@ Line 259: / Line 478: @@
 | cart=Strider SMS KR cart.jpg
 | manual=
+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
+| region=GCC
+| cover=
+| cart=Strider SMS EU Cart.jpg
+| manual=Strider GCC manual.png
 }}
 ==Technical information==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}}
 ===ROM dump status===
 {{romtable|
-{{rom|SMS|sha1=051E72C8FFEC7606C04409EF38244CFDD592252F|md5=48AF5AE2CAD7C48C81D7C2553A8ED426|crc32=9802ED31|size=512kB|date= |source=Cartridge (EU/US)|comments=|quality=|prototype=}}
+{{rom|MD|sha1=26fe42d13a01c8789bbad722ebac05b8a829eb37|md5=fcab622a6e56f7e9b1e0907ab5a630df|crc32=b9d099a4|size=1MB|date=1990-09|source=Cartridge (EU/US)|comments=|quality=good}}
+{{rom|MD|sha1=4198030057a1a0479b382fc2d69cfe32a523fa32|md5=46ab937c360932b8ad31a866fb9a2c7a|crc32=859173f2|size=1MB|date=1990-08|source=Cartridge (JP/KR)|comments=|quality=good}}
+{{rom|MD|sha1=aa7987b642507ca78ae6d9fd191cd3087dc7864d|md5=1f7b353c9591c71aaf786d20d1cb43f5|crc32=5b96a532|size=1MB|date=|source=[[Virtual Console]] WAD file (EU/US)|comments=|quality=good}}
+{{rom|MD|sha1=54a64e1572f539d217ddb15008bf6f94f1b42042|md5=6607372220b6785dc31c54bbb218ace5|crc32=62b2fd97|size=1MB|date=1990-10|source=[[Virtual Console]] WAD file (JP)|comments=|quality=good}}
+{{rom|MD|sha1=593565c58d13bf68a6a9820214309e43508be2ad|md5=5e47dc4ed6fbfba39dcc6572ea17b410|crc32=f38c0ed3|size=1MB|date=1990-10|source=[[Mega Drive Mini]] (JP)|comments=Same as the JP Virtual Console ROM, but with a fixed checksum.|quality=good}}
+{{rom|SMS|sha1=051E72C8FFEC7606C04409EF38244CFDD592252F|md5=48AF5AE2CAD7C48C81D7C2553A8ED426|crc32=9802ED31|size=512kB|date=|source=Cartridge (EU/US)|comments=|quality=good}}
+{{rom|SMS|sha1=e8329904397b5389571f20aa1a3cac1ecc31d470|md5=36d936d25715103a4f8388deb4a1fed3|crc32=b990269a|size=128kB|date=|source=EPROM cartridge{{ref|https://hiddenpalace.org/Strider_(Prototype)}}|comments=|quality=|prototype=yes|protoname=Master System prototype}}
 }}
 ==External links==
 * Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: [http://vc.sega.jp/vc_strider/ Mega Drive]
+* Nintendo catalogue pages: [https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/EYtyOZOVLP7E_7r2RcMUPIw9o6cdB4PG US], [https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Arcade/Strider-279404.html UK], [http://web.archive.org/web/20120328010433/http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=21300&pageID=4 AU]
 ==References==
+{{NECRetro|title=Strider Hiryuu|italics=yes}}
 <references/>
-{{NECRetro|title=Strider Hiryuu|italics=yes}}
+{{StriderOmni}}
+{{Strider}}
+[[Category:Mega Drive Mini games]]