Description

Young knight Jim enters the kingdom of Fairyland after the demon Varalys rises to power and Princess Ann is transformed into three fairies. Restoring peace requires finding the princess, recovering magical items and growing strong enough to confront the evil ruler responsible for the kingdom’s collapse.

Hydlide Special for the Japanese Famicom expands T&E Soft’s pioneering action RPG with real-time combat, character progression and an open environment designed around exploration. Jim switches between offensive and defensive behaviour while defeating monsters for experience and searching for hidden objectives. Its early combination of action and RPG systems makes Hydlide an important piece of Japanese role-playing history.

• Explore an open fantasy landscape containing forests, ruins, caves and hidden secrets. Progress often depends on discovering important items without extensive guidance.
• Fight monsters in real time while earning experience and increasing Jim’s strength. Attack and defense approaches provide basic tactical control during encounters.
• Search for the three fairies connected to Princess Ann before confronting Varalys. The mixture of exploration, statistics and direct combat helped define the early action RPG formula.