Company:Hect

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Hect (ヘクト) or Hector was a Japanese video game developer and publisher. It had a Virtual Boy game in development, entitled Virtual Battle Ball; however, it was eventually canceled.[1]

List of games

  • Shogun
  • Emoyan no 10-bai Pro Yakyuu
  • Great Deal
  • Pocket no Naka no Oukoku (canceled)
  • In Moon Crystal (ムーンクリスタル), a side scrolling action game released by Hect for the Family Computer in 1992,[2][3] the player controls a green-haired boy[4] named Ricky Slater on a quest to rescue his kidnapped family from the evil necromancer, Count Crimson.[5] It features gameplay similar to that of Zelda II[6] and Prince of Persia, as well as cutscenes like those found in Ninja Gaiden, all in a Steampunk setting.[7] Levels include a pirate ship and a clock tower.[8] The game uses Kanji in dialogue, which was rare for games of that era, which typically use katakana.[4]
The game sold few copies in its limited release, due its timing late in the Famicom's lifespan.[4] Upon release, the Japanese gaming publication Weekly Famitsu gave it a score of 24 out of 40 and praised the smoothness of the character animations.[9] 1up.com and Retro Gamer retrospectively considered the game's graphics and animation of a higher quality than the many Zelda II clones for the Famicom.[6][7] A North American version was planned and previewed publicly,[8][10] but was ultimately cancelled, possibly due to the NES' waning popularity in the region and the rising popularity of the Super NES console.[6] The game has never been released outside of Japan,[11] nor has it been re-released in emulation for other systems.[3] Its rarity has made it a collector's item in Japan's used games market.[4]

See also

  • List of Famicom games

References

  1. Big N Magazine. p.19. July–August 2000.
  2. "Hot Shots! News, previews, events best sellers". Game Players Nintendo Guide 5 (8): 16. June 1992. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=20271. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Nostalgic Guide of Family Computer. Japan: M.B.MOOK. 2016. pp. 41, 106. ISBN 9784906735891. OCLC 961800615. 
  5. "Hardcore Gaming 101: Moon Crystal". 2013-02-12. http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mooncrystal/mooncrystal.htm. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Hidden Gems: The Rest of the NES". 2016-03-05. http://www.1up.com/features/hidden-gems-rest-nes?pager.offset=2. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Jones, Darran (2015). The NES book : everything you need to know about Nintendo's iconic console ; The master system : the Sega book. Bournemouth: Imagine Publishing. pp. 77. ISBN 9781785460180. OCLC 909815695. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Next Wave". Electronic Gaming Monthly (35): 100, 104. June 1992. 
  9. "New Game Cross Reviews". Weekly Famitsu. September 4, 1992. 
  10. "What's Hot? News from Summer CES". Game Informer: 37. Summer 1992. 
  11. "Retro/Active - NES from 1UP.com". 2006-03-23. http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3145105. 

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