Hect

Hect (ヘクト) or Hector was a Japanese video game developer and publisher. It was developing a game, Virtual Battle Ball for the Virtual Boy, eventually canceled.^[1]

List of games

• Shogun
• Emoyan no 10-bai Pro Yakyuu
• Great Deal
• Pocket no Naka no Oukoku (Canceled in Japan)
• In Moon Crystal (ムーンクリスタル), a side scrolling action game released by Hect for the Family Computer in 1992,^[2][3] the player controls a green-haired boy^[4] on a quest to rescue his kidnapped family from the evil necromancer Count Crimson.^[5] Its gameplay is similar to that of Zelda II^[6] and Prince of Persia.^[7] Levels include a pirate ship and a clock tower.^[8] The game uses Kanji in dialogue, which was rare for games of that era, which typically use katakana.^[4]

The game sold few copies in its limited release, due its timing late in the Famicom's lifespan.^[4] Upon release, the Japanese gaming publication Weekly Famitsu gave it a score of 24 out of 40 and praised the smoothness of the character animations.^[9] 1up.com and Retro Gamer retrospectively considered the game's graphics and animation of a higher quality than the many Zelda II clones for the Famicom.^[6][7] A North American version was planned^[10] and previewed publicly,^[8][11] but was ultimately cancelled,^[10] possibly due to the NES's waning popularity in the region and the rising popularity of the Super Nintendo console.^[6] The game has never been released outside of Japan,^[12] nor has it been re-released in emulation for other systems.^[3] Its rarity has made it a collector's item in Japan's used games market.^[4]

• 3-Fun Yosou Umaban Club
• Golf Grand Slam
• America Daitōryō Senkyo
• Ihatovo Monogatari
• Stealth
• Simulation Pro Yakyuu
• Furuta Atsuya no Simulation Pro Yakyuu 2
• Firestriker
• Thoroughbred Breeder
• Square Deal: The Game of Two Dimensional Poker

See also

• List of Famicom games

References

External links

• Hect at GameFAQs