Strider
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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The year is 2089 AD. In Russia, the evil Grand Master Meio has begun his insane plot to take over the universe. A lone figure drops from a stealth glider into Meio's base. He is Hiryu, Super A-Class Strider. His mission is to defeat the Grand Master and put an end to his plotting once and for all.

Converted from the classic arcade game, Strider lets the protagonist run, jump, perform acrobatics and climb walls and overhangs. He wields a plasma sword, called a Cypher, through five levels fighting robots and guards, with mid- and end-level bosses.

Alternate Titles

"Strider Hiryū" -- Japanese title

Trivia

Strider is originally based off a manga series published in 1988 co-owned by Capcom.

When the SAM Coupé computer (which was derived from the Spectrum but had similar graphics power to 16-bit machines) was launched, US Gold declared that "If, as with Strider, we've already produced a games across all common formats, all we have to do is simply take the code from the Speccy version and the graphics from the ST and sort of mix them together. This should take one bloke around two weeks at most". Whether this was the case or not (and it doesn't sound like good programming practice), the game was never converted to the system.

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Description from the packaging:

Destroy the Evil Master
and Let Freedom Ring!

A sinister dictator known only as The Master has conquered the world and silenced the voice of freedom. You alone can liberate your people from his iron grip.
Start swinging your sword and cut The Master's guardians down to size. Need help? Touch a flying cannister to release your friendly Robot Defense Unit. Together, you can battle the Strong Man, or go against a 30-foot human centipede.

This war takes you across the frozen Siberian wastes, the steaming African jungles and into the skies above. Take on an evil empire and then do battle with The Master himself...
Watch for flying cannisters: they contain robots, extra weapons and bonus points.
Your olympian ability to jump, flip and dive make you nearly unstoppable.
Fight for freedom across the world in this war torn futuristic saga!
