- Thexder
Infobox VG
title = Thexder
developer =Game Arts
publisher =Game Arts ,Sierra Entertainment , Square
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designer = Hibiki Godai/Satoshi Uesaka
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version =
released =1985 ,1987 ,1995
genre = Retro
modes =Single player
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platforms =NEC PC-8801 , NES, PC,Amiga ,Apple II ,Apple IIGS ,Mac OS ,TRS-80 ,MSX
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input = Keyboard"Thexder" (テグザー "Teguzar") is a classic action-arcade game from
Game Arts . The player is a fighter robot, but is able to transform into a jet. Originally released in 1985 for theNEC PC-8801 platform in Japan, the game quickly became a huge hit selling over 500,000 copies.Later that same year, Game Arts licensed Thexder to Square in order to develop a conversion for the
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) game console. In 1987, Game Arts also developed a "Thexder" conversion for theMSX platform.The
NEC PC8801 andMSX platforms were only popular in Japan and "Thexder" garnered little attention abroad (except in some european countries where MSX was also moderately popular). That all changed, however, whenSierra Entertainment licensed Thexder for release in the United States. In 1987, Sierra ported the game to multiple platforms including theIBM PC , CommodoreAmiga ,Apple II , Apple IIGS,Apple Macintosh , andTandy TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo3). "Thexder" continued its track record of success and became a best-seller for Sierra.The two Game Arts developers responsible for creating Thexder were
Hibiki Godai andSatoshi Uesaka . In 1986, they developed another action-arcade game called "Silpheed " and in 1989 they wrote a "Thexder" sequel named . As with the original, FireHawk sold extremely well in Japan and the United States. Today, "Thexder" is still remembered by many as a classic action-arcade game.1995 Remake
In
1995 aWindows 95 remake was made by Sierra. Thexder is now able to become a tank, besides a jet, and has an enormous number of new weapons, fromgrenade s to thermal bombs.Trivia
* The original "Thexder" contains 16 levels. Although most conversions contain this number, the Tandy TRS-80 CoCo only contains five. This way the total size of the game was reduced to fit onto a 32 kB ROM cartridge (instead of a 720 kB floppy disk).
* "Firehawk" was advertised inCompute! Magazine 's Electronic Video Showcase of 1990-1991.External links
*moby game|id=-group/thexder-series|name="Thexder" series
* [http://geocities.com/thexderhome/thexder.htm "Thexder"'s Unofficial Homepage]
*StrategyWiki|Thexder
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