Hect (ヘクト) or Hector was a
Japanesevideo game developer and publisher. It had a
Virtual Boy game in development, entitled Virtual Battle Ball; however, it was eventually canceled.[1]
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 IIclones 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]
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abJones, Darran (2015). The NES book : everything you need to know about Nintendo's iconic console; The master system : the Sega book. Bournemouth: Imagine Publishing. p. 77.
ISBN9781785460180.
OCLC909815695.
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ab"Next Wave". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 35. June 1992. pp. 100, 104.
^"New Game Cross Reviews". Weekly Famitsu. September 4, 1992.
^"What's Hot? News from Summer CES". Game Informer. Summer 1992. p. 37.
Hect (ヘクト) or Hector was a
Japanesevideo game developer and publisher. It had a
Virtual Boy game in development, entitled Virtual Battle Ball; however, it was eventually canceled.[1]
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 IIclones 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]
^
abJones, Darran (2015). The NES book : everything you need to know about Nintendo's iconic console; The master system : the Sega book. Bournemouth: Imagine Publishing. p. 77.
ISBN9781785460180.
OCLC909815695.
^
ab"Next Wave". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 35. June 1992. pp. 100, 104.
^"New Game Cross Reviews". Weekly Famitsu. September 4, 1992.
^"What's Hot? News from Summer CES". Game Informer. Summer 1992. p. 37.