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Hydefos

Hydefos is a shoot 'em up with smooth scrolling, a rarity on the MSX, where the scrolling is usually choppy, and a feat developer Hertz had already accomplished on a previous title, action platformer Psychic…

31 December 1989

Hydefos is an adventure developed by Hertz, released 31 December 1989 on MSX.

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What Hydefos is

Hydefos is an adventure game developed by Hertz and released in 1989. It is available on MSX only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Planet Tiar is in crisis. The sunspots of this distant Earth-like planet's sun are disrupting its climate, and now evil invaders are taking advantage of this situation to try and conquer Tiar. The planet sends a distress signal to Earth, calling for a hero to fight the invader and save them. From the deep sea to the far reaches of space, it's up to you to fight and make sure Tiar does not fall.
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How it plays

Its themes are action and science fiction.

What it launched against

Hydefos launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.

Official trailer

Gameplay Video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Hydefos — frequently asked questions

When did Hydefos come out?
Hydefos was released on 31 December 1989 for MSX.

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