Aldynes
A SuperGrafx shooter about revenge against alien invaders.
Aldynes (オルディネス), officially titled *Aldynes: The Misson Code for Rage Crisis*, is a side-scrolling shooter developed by Produce! and released exclusively for the SuperGrafx in Japan on February 22, 1991. A digital version later appeared on the PlayStation Network on February 16, 2011. The game consists of seven stages that the player must clear to finish it. Its story is set in the year 2020, when Earth is attacked without warning by a massive mechanical planetoid from space. After all planetary defenses are destroyed, the United Nations works with NASA to build a powerful space fighter called the SWA-402 Ortega, but this craft fails to end the war. One of its pilots, known only by the call sign Fox-A, is killed in action. His grieving girlfriend, Hiroko, discovers his involvement in the Pandora Project, which houses the Ortega’s successor: the SDE-201 Aldynes. When the alien invaders strike the air force base where the nearly completed Aldynes is kept, Hiroko steals one of the ships and enters battle seeking revenge. Critical reception was generally favorable. In a 1993 readers' poll by *PC Engine Fan*, the game scored 19.56 out of 30, placing 360th among SuperGrafx and PC Engine titles.
Quick Facts
- Title
- Aldynes
- Developer
- Produce!
- Publisher
- Hudson Soft
- Director
- Shinji Imada
- Producer
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Designer
- Jun Kusaka
- Programmer
- Toshiyuki Suzuki
- Composer
- Keita Hoshi
- Platforms
- SuperGrafx
- Released
- JP · February 22, 1991
- Genre
- Horizontal-scrolling shooter
- Modes
- Single-player
Facts from the source article.
Lore & Background
In the year 2020, Earth suffers from a devastating alien invasion. A large mechanical planetoid suddenly emerges from space and attacks the cities of Earth without reason or communication. With all defenses annihilated, the United Nations corresponds with NASA to make a powerful space fighter known as the SWA-402 Ortega, but the fighter fails to end the war. One of the Ortega pilots, known only by his call sign Fox-A, is killed in action. His bereaved girlfriend Hiroko soon discovers his involvement in the Pandora Project which houses the Ortega's successor: the SDE-201 Aldynes. As the invaders attack the air force housing the nearly complete Aldynes, Hiroko hijacks one of the ships and throws herself into battle in hopes of getting revenge.
Reader's Guide
Aldynes is a horizontally scrolling shooter released exclusively for the SuperGrafx in Japan in 1991. Developed by Produce!, it features seven stages that a player must complete to win. The game's plot involves a 2020 alien invasion, a failed Ortega fighter, and a pilot's girlfriend, Hiroko, who hijacks the advanced Aldynes ship to seek revenge. The game received generally favorable reviews from critics, and in a 1993 readers' poll conducted by PC Engine Fan, it scored 19.56 out of 30, ranking 360th among SuperGrafx and PC Engine titles. Its legacy is tied to the SuperGrafx library, a short-lived console, and its later availability on the PlayStation Network in 2011. The game is remembered for its technical presentation and as a niche title within the shoot-'em-up genre, though it never saw release outside Japan.
Did You Know?
- Aldynes was developed by Produce! and released on February 22, 1991, for the SuperGrafx only in Japan.
- The game's plot involves a pilot named Fox-A who is killed in action, prompting his girlfriend Hiroko to hijack the Aldynes ship for revenge.
- Aldynes received a score of 19.56 out of 30 in a 1993 readers' poll by PC Engine Fan, ranking 360th among SuperGrafx and PC Engine titles.
- The game was made available on the PlayStation Network on February 16, 2011.
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