EXPLODE STAR

The renowned Software House「MASAYA」became one of my favouirte game developers during the 16-bit era due to the excellent line-up of games they released for my two systems of choice from that time: the PC-ENGINE and MEGA DRIVE.

Some of the most noteworthy games MASAYA released on the MD include「ASSAULT SUIT LEYNOS」「LANGRISSER」,「GLEY LANCER」,「VIXEN 357」among others. However one of their games that most comes to my attention is「EXPLODE STAR」a game with an apparently interestingly enough premise that unfortunately for some reason or other was never released.

 

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Not much is known about the game apart from the info given on a two-side flyer from 1990 (shown above) which explains the game's story and how to play it. Most importantly the game was labeled a「PUZZLE・ACTION・GAME」and was to be released as a 2 MEGA ROM cartridge.

But in spite that there was never any more info whatsoever about the game. If we take into account alone the high percent of quality games that MASAYA was releasing at that time, then we have more than enough reasons to think that EXPLODE STAR could have been a nice addition to MASAYA's remarkable MD game line-up.

It's a real shame this game was never released. The premise at least sure looked promising.