189 · Hydlide

October 1, 2021 · 53 min

The young knight, Jim, has a tough challenge: He must avenge the death of the King and save Princess Ann by destroying the devil Boralis and his monstrous companions. Jim comes face-to-face with many forms of evil—water dragon, vampire, zombie, sea monster, a moving forest, and fire balls. But the King's sword and shield are what he needs to conquer Boralis.

SHOW NOTES

Hydlide

Hydlide II

Super Hydlide

Virtual Hydlide

Black Onyx

Tower of Dragua

Legend of Zelda episode

Lawn Mower Simulator

Show notes

Get all fired up...for the Adventure of a Lifetime
NES Longplay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgFtO1FCSko
Introductions
- Joe, a bit of an exaggeration but the Kingdom Hearts prototype has arrived.
- ARPG versus Turn Based RPGS
Overview
- This is a 1984 game
- One day, an evil man broke into the palace and stole one of the three magic jewels. Without the third jewel, the two remaining jewels lost their magic sparkle
Gameplay
- Action and RPG together
  - Attack Mode
  - Defense Mode
  - Health Regeneration
- Exploration
  - This game was often compared to LoZ
- Quick Save and Load
- Will the song EVER change into the Indiana Jones theme?
Development
- Tokihiro Naito
- If you wanna go even further back
  - The Black Onyx
    - A lite version of Wizardy (Naito claims to be unaware of Wizardry and Ultima while making Hydlide)
  - The Tower of Druaga
    - Explore 60 floors. Upgrades and others are hidden throughout the game and players kept books in the arcade.
- He underestimated Dragon Slayer (remember we played the 4th DS game, Legacy of the Wizard)
Sequels and Spinoffs
- Hydlide II - The game introduced a morality meter, where the player can be aligned with Justice, Normal, or Evil. Killing humans or good monsters lowers the player's morality, while fighting evil monsters increases it.
- Super Hydlide (III) - adds an in-game clock and a need to sleep and eat.
EGL
Next week - Mega Man 2

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