Composer(s) Y. Sawamura Initial release date 1985 | ||
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Designer(s) Makoto KubaShintaro Majima Similar Enix games, Role-playing video games | ||
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The Earth Fighter Rayieza (地球戦士ライーザ, Chikyū Senshi Raīza) is a role-playing video game developed and published by Enix (in 1985 for the NEC PC-8801, FM-7, Sharp X1, and MSX personal computer systems. The game was ported to the Famicom in December, 1987 by Nintendo under the title Ginga no Sannin (銀河の三人). Unlike most other role-playing video games of the period, the game takes place in a sci-fi setting instead of a fantasy world. The game was never released outside Japan.
Contents
- All nintendo music hq vol 50 ginga no sannin 2 main theme
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- Plot
- Characters
- Ginga no Sannin Family Computer version
- References
The game's character designer was Go Nagai, who also drew the illustrations for the game's package. The game's background music was composed by Y. Sawamura. Sawamura included an arranged version of Yellow Magic Orchestra's "Rydeen" as the battle theme.
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Plot
In the year 2300, the human race created an Earth federation government and spread out into space to begin colonizing the surrounding planets. However, an alien species from the far reaches of outer space began attacking the human forces, putting the very survival of the human race at stake. Though it was only a matter of time before Earth fell to the enormous power of the enemy forces, the Earth's army commander issued an order calling all of the units dispersed around the colonized planets to return to Earth. The player takes the role of a young soldier who was stationed with the Rayieza unit on the planet Mars. The journey begins as he makes his way back to Earth along with the other members of his unit.
Characters
Ginga no Sannin (Family Computer version)
The Family Computer port of the game was released on December 15, 1987. Though the game is largely a faithful port of the PC version, some arrangements were made, such as the addition of a side-scrolling screen when the player lands on a planet's surface, or Rimi being able to use psychic powers. During the later parts of the game, enemies begin to appear very frequently, and new enemy special attacks were added which can lower the maximum hit-points of allied characters (lowered points return the next time the character's level increases).