Night Striker

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Night Striker
System(s): Sega Mega-CD, Sega Saturn
Publisher:
Sega Mega-CD
Taito
Sega Saturn
Ving
Developer:
Original system(s): Arcade boards
Developer(s) of original games: Taito
Sound driver:
Sega Saturn
SCSP/CD-DA (18 tracks)
Peripherals supported:
Sega Saturn
3D Control Pad, Mission Stick
Genre: 3D Shooting[1], Shooting[2][3]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP 		¥7,8007,800 T-11014
Sega Mega-CD
KR
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥5,800 (5,974)5,800e[4] T-19901G
Sega Rating: All Ages
Non-Sega versions

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Night Striker (ナイトストライカー) is an arcade game developed by Taito. It is a futuristic on-the-rails shooter which plays similarly to Sega's Space Harrier, though has you pilot a hover vehicle instead.

The game was brought to the Sega Mega-CD in 1993, where graphically it was downscaled for the weaker hardware. It was also brought to the Sega Saturn as Night Striker S (ナイトストライカーＳ) in 1996 - essentially the same game, but with an extra "Saturn Mode" and a few small enhancements. No versions have ever left Japan.

Versions

Screenshot

Main article: Night Striker/Comparisons.

Production credits

Mega-CD version

  • Producer: Yoshio Imamura
  • Director: Takashi Shiokawa
  • Programmers: Daikoku Hisaya, Yoshihiro Yokota
  • Artists: Munenori Morikawa, Satomi Yokose, Yoko Gotan, Shrine
  • Sound
    • Arranged by: Hisayoshi Ogura, Tamayo Kawamoto, Yasuhisa Watanabe, Shuichiro Nakazawa, Masahiko Takaki
    • Mix Engineer: Masao Saotome
    • Assistant Engineer: Yoshihiro Rakumitsu
    • Manipulated by: Masaki Sekishima
  • Special Thanks: Kenshi Kaito, Eiji Takeshima, Anthony Gurr, Yoichi Sato, Pony Canyon Inc., Scytron & Art Inc.
(C)Taito Corporation 1993 All Rights Reserved
Source:
In-game credits (JP)
NightStriker MCD JP SSCredits.pdf
[5]

Saturn version

Create Staff
  • Producer: Tohru Sugawara
  • Director: Kenshi Kaito
  • Software: Tohru Sugawara, Hideki Hashimoto, Toshiaki Tsukano, Tmr-Win Iromust, Takashi Kitabayashi
  • Character: Kohzoh Igarashi, Minori Ishino, Yakako Kojima, Kenshi Kaito
  • Hardware: Toshiyuki Sanada
  • Electric: Tomio Takeda
  • Mechanic: Tohru Yamamoto, Tohru Hirata, Tomio Suzuki, Nobuyuki Iwasaki
  • Design: Shinobu Sekiguchi, Akio Nomura
  • Sound: Music Composed, Mar., S.E Editor, Nui&Yasu, By Team Zuntata
  • Executive Producer: Keisuke Hasegawa
  • Special thanks to: Many Other People
Source:
In-game credits
NightStrikerS Saturn JP SSEnding Or.pdf
[6]


Saturn Staff
  • President: Ryozo Sugawara
  • Director: Takashi Noto
  • Programmer: Atsushi Taguchi, Nonchi, Takumi Amano
  • Graphic: Naohiro Washio, Hiroaki Matsukawa
  • CG Movie: Hisanori Saitou
  • Data Management: Naoki Inaba
  • Promotion And Manual Writer: Ryusei Baba
  • Marketing: Junko Shiihashi
  • Special Thanks: Taito Corporation, Yuu House Co., Ving Co., Team Zuntata, Kenshi Kaito, Masaya Konya, Toru Hosaka, Taka, Kanta Watanabe, Masayuki Kokubu, Tetsuya Tanabe, Yosuke Nakano, Toshiyuki Kikuchi, Kohshi Nagato, Yoshimasa Hagiwara, Goro Kashima, And You !!
Source:
In-game credits
NightStrikerS Saturn JP SSEnding Ex.pdf
[7]

Magazine articles

Main article: Night Striker/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

NightStrikerS Saturn JP Flyer.jpg
Saturn flyer
NightStrikerS Saturn JP Flyer.jpg
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-05: "1996-05 (1996-03-22)" (1996-03-08)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-06: "1996-06 (1996-04-12)" (1996-03-22)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-07: "1996-07 (1996-04-26)" (1996-04-12)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-08: "1996-08 (1996-05-10,24)" (1996-04-26)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-10: "1996-10 (1996-06-28)" (1996-06-14)
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Physical scans

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
68
[8]
Dengeki Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
56
[9]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
53
[10]
GameFan (US) NTSC-J
86
[11]
Game Power (IT) NTSC
13
[12]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-J
3
[13]
Mega (UK) NTSC-J
23
[14]
Mega Action (UK) NTSC-J
20
[15]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
17
[16]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
9
[17]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
19
[18]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
36
[19]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
81
[20]
Sega Mega-CD
 37
Based on
13 reviews

Night Striker

Mega-CD, JP
NightStriker MCD JP Box Back.jpgNightStriker MCD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
NightStriker MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Mega-CD, KR
NightStriker MCD KR Box Back.jpgNightStriker MCD KR Box Front.jpg
Cover
NightStriker MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Sega Saturn
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Based on
0 reviews

Night Striker

Saturn, JP
NightStriker Saturn JP Box Back.jpgNightStriker Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
NightStriker Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
NightStriker Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega-CD
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
538,777,344 CD (JP) T-11014
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
446,546,016 1996-05-06 CD-ROM (JP) T-19901G V1.300

Track list

Mega-CD version

1. Data track  
2. commune (0:36) 
From: NAME SET
3. commune (Arrange) (0:43) 
From: NAME SET
4. OPENNING 1 (0:11) 
5. OPENNING 2 (0:19) 
6. URBAN TRAIL (1:26) 
From: 市街のテーマ
7. URBAN TRAIL (Arrange) (1:32) 
From: 市街のテーマ
8. TRANCE PLANET IN BLUE (1:48) 
From: 郊外のテーマ
9. TRANCE PLANET IN BLUE (Arrange) (1:49) 
From: 郊外のテーマ
10. BRAIN WORKER (1:14) 
From: 地下工場のテーマ
11. BRAIN WORKER (Arrange) (1:15) 
From: 地下工場のテーマ
12. AQUARIUS (1:25) 
From: 海上のテーマ
13. AQUARIUS (Arrange) (1:27) 
From: 海上のテーマ
14. FLY AWAY (1:24) 
From: 上空のテーマ
15. FLY AWAY (Arrange) (1:24) 
From: 上空のテーマ
16. TERARIST (1:51) 
From: ビル街のテーマ
17. TERARIST (Arrange) (1:51) 
From: ビル街のテーマ
18. Ma-Gu-Ri-Vu (1:30) 
19. Ma-Gu-Ri-Vu (Arrange) (1:33) 
20. BURNING ROAD (1:25) 
From: 地下道のテーマ
21. BURNING ROAD (Arrange) (1:24) 
From: 地下道のテーマ
22. WARNING (0:09) 
23. BOSS 1 (1:16) 
24. BOSS 1 (Arrange) (1:33) 
25. BOSS 2 (1:00) 
26. BOSS 2 (Arrange) (1:14) 
27. BOSS 3 (1:13) 
28. BOSS 3 (Arrange) (1:30) 
29. BOSS 4 (1:11) 
30. BOSS 4 (Arrange) (1:37) 
31. BOSS 5 (1:11) 
32. BOSS 5 (Arrange) (1:30) 
33. BOSS 6 (1:34) 
34. BOSS 6 (Arrange) (1:44) 
35. Ma-Gu-Ri-Vu (Intro) (1:05) 
36. ROUND CLEAR (0:31) 
37. ROUND CLEAR (Arrange) (1:27) 
38. Chimere (1:45) 
Japan シーメール
From: ENDING
39. Chimere (Arrange) (1:48) 
Japan シーメール
From: ENDING
► Running time: 49:25

Saturn version

1. Data track  
2. Opening - Urban Trail (2:57) 
From: Opening - City Stage
3. Boss 1 (1:26) 
4. Round Clear (0:38) 
5. Trance Parlent In Blue (3:34) 
From: Suburb Stage
6. Boss 2 (1:08) 
7. Brain Worker (2:25) 
From: Underground Factory Stage
8. Boss 3 (1:14) 
9. Aquarius (2:26) 
From: Maritime Stage
10. Fly Away (2:30) 
From: Sky Stage
11. Boss 4 (1:19) 
12. Terarist (3:40) 
From: Building Quarters Stage
13. Boss 5 (1:23) 
14. Ma-Gu-Ri-Vu (3:05) 
From: Temple Stage
15. Burning Road (2:42) 
From: Subterranean Tunnel Stage
16. Boss 6 (1:43) 
17. Chimere (1:45) 
Japan シーメール
From: Ending
18. Commune (0:56) 
From: Name Set
19. Urban Trail (2:37) 
From: City Stage
► Running time: 37:28

Extra content

This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.

Saturn (JP) Extra files
Folder / File Type Size description
ABS.TXT TXT (Abstract) 792 Story of this game.
BIB.TXT TXT (Bibliographiced) 160 About original game
CPY.TXT TXT (Copyright) 43 Copyright


References

  1. ↑ File:NightStriker Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mcd/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-10 17:56)
  4. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-05 (1996-03-22)" (JP; 1996-03-08), page 27
  5. ↑ File:NightStriker_MCD_JP_SSCredits.pdf
  6. ↑ File:NightStrikerS_Saturn_JP_SSEnding_Or.pdf
  7. ↑ File:NightStrikerS_Saturn_JP_SSEnding_Ex.pdf
  8. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1993" (JP; 1993-05-08), page 24
  9. ↑ Dengeki Mega Drive, "June 1993" (JP; 1993-05-xx), page 31
  10. ↑ Famitsu, "1993-06-04" (JP; 1993-05-21), page 39
  11. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 7: June 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 17
  12. ↑ Game Power, "Settembre 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 98
  13. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 50
  14. ↑ Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 52
  15. ↑ Mega Action, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 32
  16. ↑ MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 76
  17. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-30), page 56
  18. ↑ Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 52
  19. ↑ Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 64
  20. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
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