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Hect

{{Short description|Japanese video game developer and publisher}}

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{{nihongo|Hect|ヘクト}} or Hector was a Japanese video game developer and publisher. It had a Virtual Boy game in development, entitled Virtual Battle Ball; however, it was eventually canceled.Big N Magazine. p.19. July–August 2000.

List of games

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  • Shogun
  • Emoyan no 10-bai Pro Yakyuu
  • Great Deal
  • Pocket no Naka no Oukoku (canceled)
  • In {{Nihongo|Moon Crystal|ムーンクリスタル}}, a side scrolling action game released by Hect for the Family Computer in 1992,{{Cite journal|date=June 1992|title=Hot Shots! News, previews, events best sellers|journal=Game Players Nintendo Guide|volume=5|issue=8|pages=16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=20271|script-title=ja:ムーンクリスタル [ファミコン] / ファミ通.com|website=www.famitsu.com|access-date=2018-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818052208/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=20271|archive-date=2018-08-18|url-status=live}} the player controls a green-haired boy named Ricky Slater on a quest to rescue his kidnapped family from the evil necromancer, Count Crimson.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mooncrystal/mooncrystal.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212155145/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mooncrystal/mooncrystal.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-12|title=Hardcore Gaming 101: Moon Crystal|date=2013-02-12|access-date=2018-08-17}} It features gameplay similar to that of Zelda II{{Cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/features/hidden-gems-rest-nes?pager.offset=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314031241/http://www.1up.com/features/hidden-gems-rest-nes?pager.offset=2|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-03-14|title=Hidden Gems: The Rest of the NES|date=2016-03-05|access-date=2018-08-17}} and Prince of Persia, as well as cutscenes like those found in Ninja Gaiden, all in a Steampunk setting. Levels include a pirate ship and a clock tower. The game uses Kanji in dialogue, which was rare for games of that era, which typically use katakana.

:The game sold few copies in its limited release, due its timing late in the Famicom's lifespan. 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.{{Cite journal|date=September 4, 1992|title=New Game Cross Reviews|journal=Weekly Famitsu}} 1up.com and Retro Gamer retrospectively considered the game's graphics and animation of a higher quality than the many Zelda II clones for the Famicom.{{Cite book |title=The NES book : everything you need to know about Nintendo's iconic console; The master system : the Sega book |author=Jones, Darran |year=2015 |publisher=Imagine Publishing |isbn=9781785460180 |location=Bournemouth |pages=77|oclc=909815695}} A North American version was planned and previewed publicly,{{Cite magazine|date=June 1992|title=Next Wave|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|issue=35|pages=100, 104}}{{Cite magazine|date=Summer 1992|title=What's Hot? News from Summer CES|magazine=Game Informer|pages=37}} but was ultimately cancelled, possibly due to the NES' waning popularity in the region and the rising popularity of the Super NES console. The game has never been released outside of Japan,{{Cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3145105|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060323082519/http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3145105|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-03-23|title=Retro/Active - NES from 1UP.com|date=2006-03-23|access-date=2018-08-18}} nor has it been re-released in emulation for other systems. Its rarity has made it a collector's item in Japan's used games market.{{Cite book |title=Nostalgic Guide of Family Computer |date=2016 |publisher=M.B.MOOK |isbn=9784906735891 |location=Japan |pages=41, 106 |oclc=961800615}}

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/company/72588.html Hect] at GameFAQs

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