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==Gameplay==
 
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The objective of ''Slider'' is to move Slider across 99 levels, turning all of the floor tiles pink in a given amount of time. Enemies continously spawn from nests, and Slider can dispatch them with projectiles fired with {{1}}. Bonuses frequently appear across the map, and hitting an enemy, falling off the screen or failing to clear the stage in time causes the player to lose a life.
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The Game Gear version of ''Slider'' differs slightly from its home computer counterparts, with levels scrolling horizontally rather than vertically. Also collecting all four Teddy Bears grants lives in this version, whereas in the original it acts another means of finishing a stage.
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===Tiles===
 
===Tiles===
 
{{InfoTable|
 
{{InfoTable|
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| title=Starting point
 
| title=Starting point
 
| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=96|crop_width=16}}
 
| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=96|crop_width=16}}
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| desc=A special tile to point out where Slider has begun on the map.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
 
| title=Floor tiles
 
| title=Floor tiles
 
| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=0|crop_width=32}}
 
| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=0|crop_width=32}}
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| desc=Blue and green floor tiles can be changed pink by walking over them.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
 
| title=Walls
 
| title=Walls
 
| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=32|crop_width=32}}<br/>{{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=64|crop_width=32}}
 
| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=32|crop_width=32}}<br/>{{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=64|crop_width=32}}
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| desc=In the Game Gear game, all walls are solid objects that can never be removed.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
 
| title=Ice
 
| title=Ice
 
| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=112|crop_width=16}}
 
| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=112|crop_width=16}}
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| desc=Causes Slider to keep moving in one direction until he overlaps a different type of tile.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
 
| title=One-way
 
| title=One-way
 
| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=128|crop_width=32}}<br/>{{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=144|crop_width=32}}
 
| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=128|crop_width=32}}<br/>{{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=144|crop_width=32}}
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| desc=
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| desc=Attempts to force Slider to travel in one direction. If going against the arrow, Slider will slow down, but going with it will cause him to speed up.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
 
| title=Enemy nest
 
| title=Enemy nest
 
| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=192|crop_width=16}}
 
| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=192|crop_width=16}}
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| desc=
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| desc=Constantly spawns enemies.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
 
| title=Blue boom
 
| title=Blue boom
 
| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=208|crop_width=16}}
 
| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=208|crop_width=16}}
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| desc=
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| desc=Causes both itself and the eight surrounding tiles to disappear after a short period.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
 
| title=Green boom
 
| title=Green boom
 
| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=224|crop_width=16}}
 
| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=224|crop_width=16}}
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| desc=Kills all the enemies currently on-screen.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
 
| title=Booby trap
 
| title=Booby trap
 
| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=240|crop_width=16}}
 
| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=240|crop_width=16}}
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| desc=Disappears when stepped on.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
 
| title=Shortcut
 
| title=Shortcut
 
| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=256|crop_width=16}}
 
| sprite={{sprite|Slider GG Tiles.png|3|crop_x=256|crop_width=16}}
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| desc=Allows Slider to fast travel to another shortcut tile if {{1}} is pressed.
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
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Revision as of 15:36, 8 February 2019

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Slider title.png

Slider
System(s): Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega, Victor Musical Industries (JP)
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Game Gear
JP 		¥3,8003,800 T-60017
Sega Game Gear
US 		2315
Sega Game Gear
EU 		2315

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Slider, known in Japan as Skweek (スクウィーク), is an action game for various home computers by Loriciel. It was ported to the Sega Game Gear by Victor Musical Industries and published by Sega.

Gameplay

The objective of Slider is to move Slider across 99 levels, turning all of the floor tiles pink in a given amount of time. Enemies continously spawn from nests, and Slider can dispatch them with projectiles fired with 1. Bonuses frequently appear across the map, and hitting an enemy, falling off the screen or failing to clear the stage in time causes the player to lose a life.

The Game Gear version of Slider differs slightly from its home computer counterparts, with levels scrolling horizontally rather than vertically. Also collecting all four Teddy Bears grants lives in this version, whereas in the original it acts another means of finishing a stage.

Tiles

Slider GG Tiles.png
 Starting point
A special tile to point out where Slider has begun on the map.
Slider GG Tiles.png
 Floor tiles
Blue and green floor tiles can be changed pink by walking over them.
Slider GG Tiles.png

Slider GG Tiles.png
 Walls
In the Game Gear game, all walls are solid objects that can never be removed.
Slider GG Tiles.png
 Ice
Causes Slider to keep moving in one direction until he overlaps a different type of tile.
Slider GG Tiles.png

Slider GG Tiles.png
 One-way
Attempts to force Slider to travel in one direction. If going against the arrow, Slider will slow down, but going with it will cause him to speed up.
Slider GG Tiles.png
 Enemy nest
Constantly spawns enemies.
Slider GG Tiles.png
 Blue boom
Causes both itself and the eight surrounding tiles to disappear after a short period.
Slider GG Tiles.png
 Green boom
Kills all the enemies currently on-screen.
Slider GG Tiles.png
 Booby trap
Disappears when stepped on.
Slider GG Tiles.png
 Shortcut
Allows Slider to fast travel to another shortcut tile if 1 is pressed.

Weapons

Laser gun
Multi-fire gun
Plus gun
Diagonal gun
Octagonal gun
Freeze gun
Barrier

Bonus items

Teddy bears
Baby Slider
Hamburger
Ice cream
Door
Green sand clock
Pink sand clock
Shoe
Wings
Gift box

Enemies

Ghost
Menace
Slipster
Bopper
Tentacles
Crasher
Painter

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Slider Slider
English (US) Slider Slider
Japanese スクウィーク Skweek

Magazine articles

Main article: Slider/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-03: "March 1991" (1991-02-08)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-04: "April 1991" (1991-03-08)
Logo-pdf.svg

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
20 №53, p96[4]
96 №9, p108
80 №27, p59[3]
28 №6, p57
68 №8
81 №17, p120
90 №18, p74
79 №29, p48
84 №5, p37[5]
69 №4, p28[1]
Sega Game Gear
 70
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
ACE (UK)
0
[4]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[6]
Consoles + (FR)
96
[7]
Console XS (UK) PAL
82
[8]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
76
[9]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[3]
Game Zone (UK)
28
[10]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[11]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
74
[12]
Joypad (FR) PAL
68
[13]
Joystick (FR)
81
[14]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
77
[15]
Player One (FR)
90
[16]
Power Play (DE)
63
[17]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
79
[18]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
84
[5]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
82
[19]
Sega Force (UK)
69
[1]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
56
[20]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)
70
[21]
Sega Game Gear
 69
Based on
20 reviews

Slider

Game Gear, US
Slider GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngSlider US cover.jpg
Cover
Slider EU cart.jpg
Cart
Slider gg us manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, EU
Slider EU backcover.jpgNospine.pngSlider EU cover.jpg
Cover
Slider EU cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, JP
Slider JP backcover.jpgNospine-small.pngSlider JP cover.jpg
Cover
Skweek GG JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Slider Game Gear JP manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 3d9c92c7
MD5 1a796dfa3b3b9010d259506ddc4a43a6
SHA-1 0788c35636abba46beb01acebfd1697cdb54161c
128kB Cartridge (JP)
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 4dc6f555
MD5 634a3ef93d9e93b79f194559541adeb8
SHA-1 ab37b26ca62339720d1cefcb152a0aca545359aa
128kB Cartridge (US/EU)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:SegaForce UK 04.pdf, page 28 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 04.pdf_p28" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf, page 9
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:GamePro US 027.pdf, page 77 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 027.pdf_p77" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:ACE UK 53.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 53.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf, page 37 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf_p37" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1991" (JP; 1991-05-08), page 29
  7. ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 108
  8. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 149
  9. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 169
  10. ↑ Game Zone, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-20), page 57
  11. ↑ Hippon Super, "May 1991" (JP; 1991-04-04), page 43
  12. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Abril 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 76
  13. ↑ Joypad, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-04-1x), page 162
  14. ↑ Joystick, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 120
  15. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Abril 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 36
  16. ↑ Player One, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-03-10), page 74
  17. ↑ Power Play, "8/91" (DE; 1991-07-1x), page 128
  18. ↑ Sega Power, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-05), page 48
  19. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
  20. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
  21. ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "November 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 88
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