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He further said it was he who "pushed for a ninja concept" as they were leaning towards an action game, a ninja setting would've been convenient.
Regarding Hiryu's three robot helpers, he said that he was inspired by the 1960s ninja comics (the one that most influenced him was Shirato Sanpei's Kamui Gaiden), in which the ninja often had various animals to support them or attack their enemies.
Speaking with Retro Gamer, Yotsui said that Strider Hiryu's climbing abilities were inspired by his personal experience when he got himself stranded on the roof of Capcom’s building; fearing freezing to death and with no way to call for help, he climbed down the side of the building to reach a nearby fire escape stairway.
Commodore User praised the "high definition graphics, brilliant movements and good old-fashioned blasting action" along with a "bit of tongue-in-cheek political" content.
Upon release, GamePro called the Genesis port "a faithful translation of the arcade hit", and praised its "gorgeous graphics, non-stop arcade-style action, and ... captivating and unusual sound track.
Jones also praised the game's "stunning animation", gameplay, and controls, as well as its "superbly atmospheric" soundtrack.
In a 1991 Gamest reader poll, Strider was voted the ninth best arcade game of all time; they ranked Strider 9th in the "Top 30 Readers' Choice" from their special issue "The Best Game".
In 1990, Your Sinclair included the arcade game in its "Top of the Slots '89" list at third place.
In 2017, Gamesradar ranked Strider 33rd on its "Best Sega Genesis/Mega Drive games of all time."
Inafune has stated that he has always liked the "world view" of Strider and modeled the name of Mega Man X co-protagonist Zero after one of its characters (reportedly, Solo).
Capcom has also stated that one of the game's villains, Tong Pooh, served as inspiration for Street Fighter character, Chun-Li.
Later, the video release "Capcom Game Syndrome" carried footage with the intended music restored, and the ports released from then on are based on that music-restored version.
It sat on the release schedule for years while its specification kept changing, and in the end it was released as an Arcade Card title.
In the game magazine Chouzetsu Daigirin '98 Spring Edition (Tokuma Shoten), published in 1998, it was described as "a port from the arcade whose medium had been changed 4 times since the title was announced.
A Family Computer version was also planned at first and was advertised in magazines, but in the end it was released only on the NES, outside Japan.
The Family Computer version of Strider that was to have been released was made with Kadokawa Shoten and Motomiya Kikaku (now Third Line Co., Ltd.).
It was also due to appear in Capcom Fighting All-Stars, whose development was cancelled.
A version for the Capcom Power System Changer was planned and previewed but never released.
He also appeared in titles including Adventure Quiz: Capcom World 2 (1992), SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash (1999), Namco × Capcom (2005), and Project X Zone 2 (2015), and was planned for the cancelled Capcom Fighting All-Stars.
It became one of Capcom's early hits, praised for its innovative gameplay, diverse and unique music, and multilingual voice samples.
In the United Kingdom, Strider was the best-selling arcade game for three months during early 1989 (between February and April).
Commodore User praised the "high definition graphics, brilliant movements and good old-fashioned blasting action" along with a "bit of tongue-in-cheek political" content.
The Genesis version was praised for its accurate and detailed faithfulness to the original.
Upon release, GamePro called the Genesis port "a faithful translation of the arcade hit", and praised its "gorgeous graphics, non-stop arcade-style action, and ... captivating and unusual sound track.
Jones also praised the game's "stunning animation", gameplay, and controls, as well as its "superbly atmospheric" soundtrack.
It took 4th place for the Grand Prix in the 3rd Gamest Grand Prix (1989) run by the magazine Gamest, as well as 1st for Best Action Game, 1st for Best Presentation, 5th for Best Graphics, 3rd for Best VGM and 22nd among the year's hit games.
It took 4th place for the Grand Prix in the 3rd Gamest Grand Prix (1989) run by the magazine Gamest, as well as 1st for Best Action Game, 1st for Best Presentation, 5th for Best Graphics, 3rd for Best VGM and 22nd among the year's hit games, and for Best Character Hiryu took 3rd place and Tong Pooh 13th.
In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu,the game scored a total of 28 out of 40. In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by Mega Drive FAN,it scored 22.42 out of 30, as shown below.
It scored 5, 5, 6 and 4 for a total of 20 out of 40 in the "Cross Review" in the magazine Famicom Tsushin; an average of 53.75 out of 100 in Dengeki PC Engine from 45, 55, 55 and 60; and 18.9 out of 30 in the "Game Report Card" reader poll in PC Engine FAN, as set out below.
Released as the first 8-megabit title on the Mega Drive.
It marked the video game debut of Strider Hiryu, after the character was introduced in the 1988 manga Strider Hiryū.
The PlayStation version of Strider was first released by Capcom in 2000 as a second disc which came packaged with the PlayStation version of Strider 2.
This makes this standalone version technically the last original PlayStation game ever made, released after the system's discontinuation in March 2006.
It was also due to appear in Capcom Fighting All-Stars, whose development was cancelled.
A version for the Capcom Power System Changer was planned and previewed but never released.
A planned reboot by Grin was cancelled in 2009, before Double Helix Games developed the 2014 reboot for consoles and PC.
He also appeared in titles including Adventure Quiz: Capcom World 2 (1992), SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash (1999), Namco × Capcom (2005), and Project X Zone 2 (2015), and was planned for the cancelled Capcom Fighting All-Stars.
This version was reissued separately in Japan on October 24, 2006 as part of the Capcom Game Books series, which included an extended manual and strategy guide for the game.
In Japan, Game Machine listed Strider on their April 1, 1989 issue as being the third most-successful table arcade unit of the month, outperforming titles like Ninja Gaiden.
In a 1991 Gamest reader poll, Strider was voted the ninth best arcade game of all time; they ranked Strider 9th in the "Top 30 Readers' Choice" from their special issue "The Best Game".
On the Mega Drive Mini, the reissue console Sega Games released itself on 2019-9-19, the Japanese version and the North American Strider are included only in the 3 editions released outside Japan, listed below.
A Family Computer version was also planned at first and was advertised in magazines, but in the end it was released only on the NES, outside Japan.
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