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Rent A Hero No.1

System(s): Sega Dreamcast, Xbox

Publisher:

Sega

Coolnet Entertainment

Developer:

Aspect

Algo-Nicus

Peripherals supported:

Dreamcast VGA Box, Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit

Genre: 3D Action RPG^[1]^[2], RPG^[3]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	2000-05-25^[2]	¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e^[2]	HDR-0074
JP	2003-09-04^[4]	¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e^[4]	R91-00001

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Rent A Hero No.1 (レンタヒーロー No.1) is a Sega Dreamcast remake of Rent A Hero, a Sega Mega Drive action RPG. The game was later ported to the Xbox. No versions have ever left Japan, though a US release of the Xbox version was at one point scheduled to be published by AIA.

The engine for Spikeout: Digital Battle Online was utilized for this game.^[5]^[6] Fittingly, Spikeout itself was previously codenamed Rent A Hero Returns.^[7]

Production credits

Main article: Rent A Hero No.1/Production credits.

Magazine articles

Main article: Rent A Hero No.1/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

Dreamcast JP flyer

Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #2000-20: "2000-20 (2000-06-09,16)" (2000-05-26)

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #168: "July 2003" (2003-06-03)

Physical scans

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

DC-UK (UK)

NTSC-J

30

^[8]

Dreamcast Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

77

^[9]

Dorimaga (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[10]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[11]

Fun Generation (DE)

NTSC-J

75

^[12]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-J

74

^[13]

Strana Igr (RU)

63

^[14]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-J

60

^[15]

	67
Based on 8 reviews

Rent A Hero No.1

Dreamcast, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc File:RentAHeroNo1 DC JP Manual.pdf Manual Inlay Reg Card Dream Point Bank card Extra

Xbox version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

55

^[16]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[17]

	58
Based on 2 reviews

Rent A Hero No.1

Xbox, JP
Cover

Technical information

Main article: Rent A Hero No.1/Technical information.

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

References

↑ File:RentAHeroNo1 DC JP Box Back.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 http://sega.jp/dc/000509/ (Wayback Machine: 2014-08-05 19:24)
↑ https://sega.jp/history/hard/dreamcast/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-11-05 15:30)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 http://sega.jp/x/ (Wayback Machine: 2004-06-12 16:45)
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-30 (1999-10-01)" (JP; 1999-09-17), page 52
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-20 (2000-06-09,16)" (JP; 2000-05-26), page 58
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-17 (2000-05-12,19)" (JP; 2000-04-28), page 51
↑ DC-UK, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-02), page 82
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-19 (2000-06-02)" (JP; 2000-05-19), page 31
↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
↑ Famitsu, "2000-06-02" (JP; 2000-05-19), page 31
↑ Fun Generation, "08/2000" (DE; 2000-07-19), page 82
↑ GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 9: September 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 22
↑ Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 20
↑ Video Games, "08/2000" (DE; 2000-07-05), page 123
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 2003" (US; 2003-07-01), page 118
↑ GamePro, "September 2003" (US; 2003-08-05), page 107

Rent A Hero No.1

Books: Rent A Hero No.1 Perfect Guide (2000) | Rent A Hero No.1 Kanzen Guide Book (2000)
Music: Renta no Kyoku: Rent A Hero No.1 Original Soundtrack (2000)

Prototypes: 2003-05-23

Rent A Hero series of games
Rent A Hero (1991) \| Rent A Hero No.1 (2000)
Rent A Hero related media
	Renta no Kyoku: Rent A Hero No.1 Original Soundtrack (2000) \| Vermilion vs Rent A Hero Original Soundtrack (2009) \| Rent A Hero Original Soundtrack (2014)
	Rent A Hero No.1 Kanzen Guide Book (2000) \| Rent A Hero No.1 Perfect Guide (2000)

[:File:RentAHeroNo1_DC_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:RentAHeroNo1 DC JP Box Back.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20140805192401.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fdc.2F000509.2F-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 http://sega.jp/dc/000509/ (Wayback Machine: 2014-08-05 19:24)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20201105153001.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fdreamcast.2Fsoftware.html-3] ttps://sega.jp/history/hard/dreamcast/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-11-05 15:30)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20040612164508.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fx.2F-4] 4.0 ^4.1 http://sega.jp/x/ (Wayback Machine: 2004-06-12 16:45)

[:File:DCM_JP_19991001_1999-30.pdf_p52-5] Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-30 (1999-10-01)" (JP; 1999-09-17), page 52

[:File:DCM_JP_20000609_2000-20.pdf_p58-6] Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-20 (2000-06-09,16)" (JP; 2000-05-26), page 58

[:File:DCM_JP_20000512_2000-17.pdf_p51-7] Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-17 (2000-05-12,19)" (JP; 2000-04-28), page 51

[:File:DCUK_UK_13.pdf.E2.80.8E_p82-8] DC-UK, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-02), page 82

[:File:DCM_JP_20000602_2000-19.pdf_p31-9] Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-19 (2000-06-02)" (JP; 2000-05-19), page 31

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20021011_2002-18.pdf_p34-10] Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34

[11] Famitsu, "2000-06-02" (JP; 2000-05-19), page 31

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_55.pdf_p82-12] Fun Generation, "08/2000" (DE; 2000-07-19), page 82

[:File:GameFan_US_0809.pdf_p22-13] GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 9: September 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 22

[14] Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:VideoGames_DE_2000-08.pdf_p123-15] Video Games, "08/2000" (DE; 2000-07-05), page 123

[:File:EGM_US_169.pdf_p118-16] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 2003" (US; 2003-07-01), page 118

[:File:GamePro_US_180.pdf_p107-17] GamePro, "September 2003" (US; 2003-08-05), page 107

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Rent A Hero series of games
Rent A Hero (1991) \| Rent A Hero No.1 (2000)
Rent A Hero related media
	Renta no Kyoku: Rent A Hero No.1 Original Soundtrack (2000) \| Vermilion vs Rent A Hero Original Soundtrack (2009) \| Rent A Hero Original Soundtrack (2014)
	Rent A Hero No.1 Kanzen Guide Book (2000) \| Rent A Hero No.1 Perfect Guide (2000)

Difference between revisions of "Rent A Hero No.1"

From Sega Retro

Latest revision as of 07:20, 26 January 2024

Contents

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Dreamcast version

Xbox version

Technical information

External links

References