Robo Aleste

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Robo Aleste
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Compile (JP), Tengen (US), Sega (EU)
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP
¥6,8006,800 T-66014
Sega Mega-CD
US
$49.9549.95[3] T-48015
Sega Mega-CD
EU
4416
Sega Mega-CD
FR

Robo Aleste, known as Dennin-Aleste (電忍アレスタ) or Dennin Aleste: Nobunaga and his Ninja Force in Japan, is a vertical scrolling shoot-'em-up developed by Compile exclusively for the Sega Mega-CD. It is part of the Aleste series of games, and the only one to use the Aleste name in all regions.

Gameplay

You control the flying robot with the directional keys. It comes with two fixed options in front of it. These absorb enemy bullets and cause damage on contact. Holding A fires the options away, B is for shooting and C for changing movement speed. The standard shot can be powered up by collecting small powerup pellets. There are also 4 extra weapons. Blue is a piercing laser, green fires shurikens, brown is for bombs and and yellow gives the two options limited homing capabilities.

It should be noted that, as with many others Compile shooters like Seirei Senshi Spriggan or Super Aleste, power ups reappear infinitely during boss fights, which are not time limited. This way, infinite score can be accumulated, thus making the score counter obsolete.

Versions

The game was made easier for the release outside of Japan, e.g. Aleste's yellow homing orbs became much stronger and the steady increase in rank was toned down. The NTSC-J version had plenty of character dialogue stored as Red Book audio tracks on the disc, but many of these tracks ended up being unused. The respective dialogues simply appeared as text.

Production credits

  • Producer: Masamitsu Niitani
  • Planning: Kerol
  • Programmers: Takin, Koichi Yamashita, Jemini Hirono
  • Character Designers: Hiroshi Ryuoh-in, Shin-ichi Ohnishi, Syunsuke "Great" Takashima, Kerol
  • Mechanic Designers: Hiroshi Ryuoh-in, Hiroki Kodama
  • Continuity Writers: Kengo Morita, Zod Hoshijima, Kerol
  • Computer Graphics: Hiroki Kodama, Shin-ichi Ohnishi, Hiroshi Ryuoh-in, Kengo Morita, Gennosuke Yumi
  • Sound Effects: Einosuke Nagao
  • Sampling: Pon Imasue
  • Cooperators: Yasutoshi Akiyama, Kasumi Hakuryuh-hou, Kazunari Bishamonten, Lemontea
  • Cast of Voices: Terry Ueyama, Xanthe Smith, Barry Gjerde, Geraldine Twilley, Robert B. Spenser
  • Cooperation
    • By Word: Japan Media Programming co., ltd.
  • Compact Disc Audio
    • All music produced and arranged by: Katsumi Tanaka
    • Original music written by: Katsumi Tanaka, Satoshi Shimazaki
    • Original sound recording made by: LMS Recordings
    • All songs published by: LMS Music inc.
    • Full digital process mastered at: Hit Factory Japan
  • Multi Audio at Visual Sequence
    • Produced and engineered by: Katsumi Tanaka
  • All CD music are: Virtual Stereo Treated
  • Explanatory leaflet Staff: Kazuhiro Kohnoue, Youichi Utsumi, Katsuhiko Ikeda, Zod Hoshijima, Hiroshi Ryuoh-in
  • Supervisor: Jemini Hirono
  • Directed by: Kerol, Compile

Magazine articles

Main article: Robo Aleste/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) #55: "August 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #14: "August/September 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #50: "September 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
82 №17, p96-97[5]
93 №13, p85[6]
73 №49, p30[7]
90 №1, p124[8]
81 №0109, p10/34-35
90 №50, p46[3]
60 №16, p87[9]
64 №23, p79[10]
68 №34, p231[11]
52 №5, p44-45[12]
78 №20 (supp.), p24[13]
76 №9/93, p42[14]
92 №14, p26-29
84 №35, p108-109[15]
60 №16, p58-59
60 №18, p74
70 №4, p38-39
75 №8, p11
64
79 №1/94, p44[16]
Sega Mega-CD
75
Based on
20 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
60
[17]
Consoles + (FR)
82
[5]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
93
[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
73
[7]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
90
[8]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[18]
GameFan (US)
90
[19]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
81
[20]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
90
[3]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[21]
Joypad (FR)
60
[22]
Joypad (FR)
64
[10]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
68
[11]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
75
[23]
Mega (UK) NTSC-J
52
[12]
Mega Force (FR)
78
[13]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
76
[14]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
92
[24]
Player One (FR)
84
[25]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
60
[26]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
60
[27]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-J
70
[28]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
71
[29]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
75
[30]
Video Games (DE) PAL
79
[31]
Sega Mega-CD
74
Based on
25 reviews

Robo Aleste

Mega-CD, US
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Cover
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Disc
Roboaleste mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
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Cover
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Spinecard
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Disc
Mega-CD, JP
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Cover
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Disc

References

  1. File:SegaVisions US 14.pdf, page 104
  2. File:GamePro US 049.pdf, page 17
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:GamePro US 050.pdf, page 48 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 050.pdf_p48" defined multiple times with different content
  4. File:SelectRound FR 01.pdf, page 2
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 017.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 017.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:ElectronicGames2 US 13.pdf, page 85 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ElectronicGames2 US 13.pdf_p85" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:EGM US 049.pdf, page 30 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:EGM US 049.pdf_p30" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, Virgin Books, page 124 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide Book UK.pdf_p124" defined multiple times with different content
  9. File:Joypad FR 016.pdf, page 87
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:Joypad FR 023.pdf, page 79 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 023.pdf_p79" defined multiple times with different content
  11. 11.0 11.1 File:Joystick FR 034.pdf, page 231 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 034.pdf_p231" defined multiple times with different content
  12. 12.0 12.1 File:Mega UK 05.pdf, page 44 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Mega UK 05.pdf_p44" defined multiple times with different content
  13. 13.0 13.1 File:MegaForce FR Supplement 20.pdf, page 24 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaForce FR Supplement 20.pdf_p24" defined multiple times with different content
  14. 14.0 14.1 File:MegaFun DE 1993-09.pdf, page 42 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaFun DE 1993-09.pdf_p42" defined multiple times with different content
  15. File:PlayerOne FR 035.pdf, page 92
  16. File:VideoGames DE 1994-01.pdf, page 42
  17. Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-08), page 31
  18. Famitsu, "1992-11-27" (JP; 1992-11-13), page 40
  19. GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 3: January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 11
  20. GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 9: August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 10
  21. Hippon Super, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-03), page 45
  22. Joypad, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 41
  23. Mega Drive Fan, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-xx), page 59
  24. MegaTech, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 26
  25. Player One, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 108
  26. Sega Pro, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 59
  27. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
  28. Sega Zone, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 38
  29. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
  30. Sonic the Comic, "September 4th 1993" (UK; 1993-09-04), page 11
  31. Video Games, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-19), page 44



Aleste/Power Strike games for Sega systems/published by Sega
Sega Master System
Power Strike (1988) | Power Strike II (1993)
Sega Mega Drive
M.U.S.H.A. (1990)
Sega Game Gear
GG Aleste (1991) | Power Strike II (1993) | GG Aleste 3 (2020)
Sega Mega-CD
Robo Aleste (1992)
Wii Virtual Console
M.U.S.H.A. (2008)
Sony PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch
Aleste Collection (2020)
Aleste-related media
Music
Aleste Collection: Music Album (2022)