Alien Syndrome , Arcade Video game by SEGA Enterprises, Ltd. (1987)

Arcade Video game published 37 years ago by SEGA Enterprises, Ltd.

Listed in MAME

Alien Syndrome [Model 317-0033] screenshot

Alien Syndrome © 1987 Sega.

Alien Syndrome is a overhead-view run and gun game for one or two players in which a number of Mankind's space ships and bases have been overrun by an alien race, who have taken the human inhabitants hostage.

Players control two soldiers named Ricky and Mary and must fight their way through large eight-way scrolling levels to rescue their captured comrades. Once a set number of hostages have been rescued, an exit opens and players can pass through it to fight the end-of-level guardian. Once the guardian is defeated, play moves onto the next stage.

A time-bomb is automatically set at the start of each stage, which must then be completed before the bomb's timer runs down. Failure to finish the level in time results in the death of the player characters. Weapon upgrades and maps of the current level are available at certain points and are accessed via hatchways in the wall.

Alien Syndrome consists of 6 full stages plus a 7th final mini-stage, consisting solely of a fight to the death against the game's final, massive guardian.

Goodies for Alien Syndrome [Model 317-0033]

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TECHNICAL/MACHINE PICT.

Runs on the Sega "System 16A" hardware.
Game ID: 317-0033

Players: 2
Control: 8-way joystick
Buttons: 1

TRIVIA

Alien Syndrome was released in January 1987 in Japan.

Alien Syndrome was sold in a dedicated cabinet by Sega, but was also sold as a conversion kit by Sun Corporation (licensed from Sega) for the America market only.

Donn Nauert holds the record for this game with 2,269,200 points on February 2, 1988.

Soundtrack releases :
[JP] October 10, 1987 - After Burner [Sega Game Music Vol.3] [28XA-109]
Legend of Game Music 2 - Platinum Box [Scitron Digital Contents - SCDC-00473 to 00482 - January 18, 2006]

TIPS AND TRICKS

* Hint : Shoot and grab everything as quickly as possible. If you manage to finish a level before the timer reaches 100, you get a 60K bonus.

SERIES

1. Alien Syndrome (1987)
2. Alien Syndrome (2007, Nintendo Wii, Sony PSP)

STAFF

Music by: Tohru Nakabayashi

PORTS

CONSOLES:
japan Sega Mark III (oct.18, 1987) "Alien Syndrome [Model G-1339]"
usa europe australia Sega Master System (1988) "Alien Syndrome [Model 7006]"
brazil Sega Master System (1988) by Tec Toy.
japan Nintendo Famicom (1988) "Alien Syndrome [Model SAN-AZ]"
usa Nintendo NES (1988)
Sony PlayStation 2 (jul.29, 2004) "Sega Ages 2500 Vol.14: Alien Syndrome [Model SLPM-62500]"
usa Microsoft XBOX 360 (feb.10, 2009) "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection [Model 68034]": as an unlockable extra.
korea Sony PlayStation 3 (feb.10, 2009) "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection" by SCEI: as an unlockable extra.
usa Sony PlayStation 3 (feb.10, 2009) "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection [Model BLUS-30259]": as an unlockable extra.
europe Microsoft XBOX 360 (feb.20, 2009) "SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection [Model 384-40210]": as an unlockable extra.
europe australia Sony PlayStation 3 (feb.20, 2009) "SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection [Model BLES-00475]": as an unlockable extra.
Microsoft XBOX 360 (feb.26, 2009) "Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection": as an unlockable extra.

HANDHELDS:
usa Sega Game Gear (1992) "Alien Syndrome"
europe Sega Game Gear (1992) "Alien Syndrome [Model 2324]"
japan Sega Game Gear (mar.19, 1992) "Alien Syndrome [Model T-44037]"

COMPUTERS:
europe Amstrad CPC (1988)
europe Atari ST (1988)
usa europe Commodore Amiga (1988)
usa europe Commodore C64 (1988)
europe MSX (1988)
europe Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1989)
japan Sharp X68000 (mar.25, 1992)
usa PC [MS-DOS, 5.25"] (1989)

SOURCES

Game's ROM.
Machine's picture.