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Strider

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Also known as
Strider Hiryū ストライダー飛竜

This arcade action side-scroller features fast-paced combat and challenging platforming stages.

Strider was originally released in arcades in 1989. The Sega Genesis/Mega Drive version was released in 1990.


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About Strider

Strider is set in a futuristic Russia during the year 2048. The player controls Hiryu, an operative designated as a Super A-Class Strider, who is tasked with stopping Grand Master Meio's plan for universal conquest.

Gameplay involves navigating through five distinct levels, where the character can run, jump, and climb across various surfaces including walls. Combat is centered around a plasma sword weapon known as a Cypher, used against robotic enemies, guards, and significant boss encounters at key points in each stage.

Strider Screenshots

12 images
Title screen
On approach to the first level.
Entering the chamber of the first level boss.
All of the members of the governing council merge into a mechanical serpent monster.
Taking on a mechanical gorilla in the second stage.
Leaping down the beautiful mountainside.
Taking on the airship.
This is a weird anti-gravity challenge where Hiryu spins around this mechanical core whilst destroying it.
Swinging through the jungle level.
Quite a pack of amazons.
Casually stroll past a dinosaur.
Fight a mechanical dinosaur.