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Syd of Valis
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Laser Soft (JP), Renovation (US)
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥6,8006,800 T-49103
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$49.9949.99[2] 49126

SD Valis (ＳＤヴァリス) is a remake of Telenet Japan's 1989 MSX/TurboGrafx-16 game Valis II with new "super deformed" graphics released in 1992 for the Sega Mega Drive in Japan; porting was done by Laser Soft, a subsidiary. Renovation brought it to the US as Syd of Valis; while the box and manual call Yuko, the game changes her name to Syd for whatever reason.

This would be the last Valis release on a Sega system; Telenet Japan ceased all Sega development in 1993 and released Valis IV as a PC Engine/SNES exclusive.

Story

Megas the Emperor of darkness [sic] demands Yuko/Syd come to Vecanti. Syd, realizing Vecanti is in trouble, refuses and turns the ice cream she holds in her hand into the Valis sword to attack, following him to Vecanti anyway... only to find Reiko, who tells Yuko that Megas's forces have rebelled and e

Gameplay

Attacking is somewhat different from other Valis games, as this time, Valis can be aimed with the D-pad while hitting B to swing (including swinging straight down in mid-air). You can hold B to repeatedly swing, shooting magic bullets in the process. C jumps; if not swinging the sword, hitting C again double-jumps. Down crouches. A shoots bombs.

Of note in this game is the weapon/armor system. Hitting  START  opens a menu where you can select weapons and armor acquired from some boss fights. The weapons:

  • (normal weapon)
  • Wide-beam: shoots an arrow-shaped blade

As in Valis III, dialogue occurs throughout the game. A speeds up text and C moves to the next line.

Promotional material

  • US print advert

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
45 №168
36 №8, p80/81
80 №37, p40[2]
40 №44
63 №7, p78/79
56 №26, p120
47 №4, p24/25
65 №6, p38[3]
35 №18, p67
58 №18, p68
Sega Mega Drive
 53
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[4]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
50
[5]
Consoles + (FR)
36
[6]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
65
[7]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
45
[8]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[2]
Games-X (UK)
40
[9]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[10]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
63
[11]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
56
[12]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
65
[13]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
47
[14]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
65
[3]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
47
[15]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
40
[16]
Video Games (DE)
79
[17]
Sega Mega Drive
 54
Based on
16 reviews

Syd of Valis

Mega Drive, US
SDValis MD US Box.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Syd of Valis MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, JP
SDValis MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
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SDValis MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Sdvalis md jp manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
512kB 1992 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
512kB 1992 Cartridge (JP)

References

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  1. ↑ File:SegaVisions US 08.pdf, page 58
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:GamePro US 037.pdf, page 42 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 037.pdf_p42" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf, page 38 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf_p38" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 233
  5. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1992" (JP; 1992-02-08), page 37
  6. ↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 80
  7. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133
  8. ↑ Famitsu, "1992-03-06" (JP; 1992-02-21), page 37
  9. ↑ Games-X, "27th February-4th March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-27), page 26
  10. ↑ Hippon Super, "March 1992" (JP; 1992-02-04), page 83
  11. ↑ Joypad, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-03-1x), page 78
  12. ↑ Joystick, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 120
  13. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "May 1992" (JP; 1992-04-xx), page 115
  14. ↑ MegaTech, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-20), page 24
  15. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
  16. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  17. ↑ Video Games, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-29), page 46
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