Magma Project Hacker

A Japanese RPG loosely adapted from the 1985 Activision PC game Hacker. The player character uses a robotic fighter to hunt for clues behind a global conspiracy. Magma Project Hacker is a sci-fi themed RPG and an adaptation of the 1985 PC/Amiga/Atari ST strategy game Hacker. As with the Famicom Disk System adaptation of Monty on the Run, a considerable number of liberties were taken with the game's themes practically transforming it into a completely different game. Ironically, the story more closely resembles another western PC game, Captive, with its plot. The player character witnesses a murder and is told to seek information on a shadowy organization known as the Magma Project by the dying victim. In order to effectively hunt for clues, the player character uses a device to activate a robot on the other side of the planet and employs the robot's various combat and exploration functions to track down the Magma Project.

Hacker II is notably more difficult and involved than the first game. In Hacker II, the player is actually recruited based upon his (assumed) success with the activities in the original game. Once again, they are tasked with controlling a robot, this time to infiltrate a secure facility in order to retrieve documents known only as "The Doomsday Papers" from a well guarded vault to ensure the security of the United States.

The player must attempt to hack into the Magma, Ltd. computer system at the beginning of the game by guessing the logon password. Access can be gained if the player knows the password, which really only ever becomes apparent to the player after gaining access, through another means of entry, to the later stage of the game. Typing help or h in the command line would give a clue as to what the valid password is. Since initial attempts at entry would consist of guessing (and likely failing) access would eventually be granted to the player due a malfunction in the security system, thus allowing the player entry. Once admittance has been made, the player is then asked to identify various parts of a robot unit, by pointing the cursor at the relevant parts and pressing the fire button. Most parts of the unit have exotic and technical names, such as "asynchronous data compactor" or "phlamson joint" -- this again, allows for more room of error by initially trying to guessing which part each name belongs to. Failure to identify each part correctly and without any error, forces the player to take a retest until a 100 percent identification is made, at which point, the player is then allowed to continue. The player guides this robot, as seen on the Apple II version of the game, through the extensive network of underground tunnels. The player gains control of the robot which can travel around the globe via secret tunnels, deep within the earth. The game's text says the robot is powered in some manner by magma. Before getting far, the player is informed that shredded portions of a secret document containing Magma, Ltd.'s plans for world domination have been stolen. The player is instructed to retrieve the document by bargaining with the spies who stole it, who are located at various locations throughout the globe. The player is warned it must be retrieved in order to prevent the US government from thwarting their plans. At this point, the player's objective is clear: retrieve the strips of the stolen document, but then deliver them to Washington DC. The robot's tunnel system is extensive, but unmarked, so getting around is initially an exercise in trial and error. Throughout the globe, there are several cities where the robot can surface and interact with people, primarily the spies who want to bargain for their piece of the evidence.

30 years on, the battle for our world's future continues. Super Robot Wars is a tactical RPG that brings characters and robots from a variety of mecha anime together to battle their mutual foes.

Medarot 4 was released in 2001 for the Game Boy Color. Like its predecessors, it was released in two versions: Kabuto Version and Kuwagata Version. The game follows Ikki Tenryou and his friends in the town of Omikuji. A new teacher by the name of Ryuuko Yamikumo gets hired at Ikki's school and confiscates all of the class' Medarotches and deletes everyone's data, forcing them to start over in order to train them. Meanwhile, there are rumors of a group called the "Four Kings" wreaking havoc in Omikuji. Medarot 4 incorporates many of the gameplay changes made in Medarot 3.

The ninth numbered installment of the Medabots/Medarot series.

The ninth numbered installment of the Medabots/Medarot series.

Medarot 4 was released in 2001 for the Game Boy Color. Like its predecessors, it was released in two versions: Kabuto Version and Kuwagata Version. The game follows Ikki Tenryou and his friends in the town of Omikuji. A new teacher by the name of Ryuuko Yamikumo gets hired at Ikki's school and confiscates all of the class' Medarotches and deletes everyone's data, forcing them to start over in order to train them. Meanwhile, there are rumors of a group called the "Four Kings" wreaking havoc in Omikuji. Medarot 4 incorporates many of the gameplay changes made in Medarot 3.

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory is a role-playing game, played from a third-person perspective where the player takes control of Keisuke Amasawa, a Digimon tamer who can command up to three of his companions in battle against other Digimon. It features 341 creatures in total, including all those present in the original version of Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, plus an additional 92.

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You've been challenged to a fight, and the robots are waiting. Do you pick a Ray 01 body and equip it with a Wyvern gun and Burrow bomb P, or do you opt for a Javelin with Satellite pod and Feather legs? Custom Robo lets you and up to three friends customize robots with nearly 200 unique parts, then turns you loose in a virtual battlefield to prove who's the top robot commander.

Shingata Medarot is a remake of the first Medarot and was the last game in the series until its DS entry years later. Its art style is a huge departure from its predecessors'.

Shingata Medarot is a remake of the first Medarot and was the last game in the series until its DS entry years later. Its art style is a huge departure from its predecessors'.