Editing Strider (1989 arcade game) (section)

{{Short description|1989 platforming video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Strider
| image = Strider Hiryu arcade flyer.png
| alt = Strider
| caption = Arcade flyer
| developer = {{collapsible list
 | title = [[Capcom]]
 | Capcom (arcade) <br /> [[Sega]] (Genesis) <br /> [[Tiertex Design Studios]] (Master System, computers)
 }}
| publisher = {{collapsible list
 | title = Capcom
 | Capcom (arcade) <br /> Sega (Master System, Genesis) <br /> [[U.S. Gold]] (computers)
 }}
| director = Kouichi Yotsui
| designer = Kouichi Yotsui<br />[[Tokuro Fujiwara]]<br />Shinichi Yoshimoto
| composer = Junko Tamiya<ref name="Tamiya">{{cite web|url=http://www.vgmonline.net/junkotamiyainterview/ |title=Junko Tamiya Interview: Creating Capcom's Incredible NES Scores |publisher=Video Game Music Online |date=2014-05-19 |access-date=2016-02-13}}</ref>
| platforms = [[Arcade video game|Arcade]], [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[MS-DOS]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Mega Drive/Genesis]], [[Master System]], [[X68000]], [[PC Engine CD]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
| released = '''Arcade''' {{vgrelease|EU|January 1989{{efn|Debuted at London's 1989 [[Amusement Trades Exhibition International]] (ATEI) show,<ref name="TGM16"/> held in January 1989<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Cook |first1=John |title=Mean Mother! |magazine=[[Advanced Computer Entertainment]] (ACE) |date=7 September 1989 |issue=25 (October 1989) |url=https://archive.org/stream/thegamesmachine-16/TheGamesMachine_16_Mar_1989#page/n67/mode/2up}}</ref>}}|JP|March 7, 1989<ref>[http://cocatalog.loc.gov PA0000416481] ([[US Copyright Office]]), Capcom Company, Ltd, "Strider.", issued 22 June 1989</ref>|NA|April 1989<ref>{{cite book |last1=Akagi |first1=Masumi |title=アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005) |trans-title=Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005) |date=October 13, 2006 |publisher=Amusement News Agency |language=ja |location=Japan |isbn=978-4990251215 |page=112 |url=https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n113}}</ref>}} '''Amiga, Atari ST''' {{vgrelease|EU|August 1989<ref name="One"/>}} '''Amstrad CPC''' {{vgrelease|EU|September 1989<ref name="ACE25"/>}} '''PC''' {{vgrelease|EU|October 1989<ref name="One"/>}} '''Mega Drive/Genesis''' {{vgrelease|JP|September 29, 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7175 |title=ストライダー飛竜 まとめ [メガドライブ&#93; / ファミ通.com |website=Famitsu.com |date=2014-02-22 |access-date=2016-03-11}}</ref>|NA|November 5, 1990}} '''Master System''' <br /> {{vgrelease|NA|June 1991<ref name="gamepro23">{{cite magazine|last=Tommy|first=Toxic|url=https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-23-june-1991/page/n68/mode/1up|title=Sega Master ProReview: Strider|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=23|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=June 1991|page=48}}</ref>|EU|September 1991<ref name='ctw354'>{{cite magazine |title=The Release Schedule|magazine=Computer Trade Weekly|issue=354|publisher=Opportunity Publishing|date=16 September 1991|page=17|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/6/63/CTW_UK_354.pdf|access-date=25 February 2025}}</ref>}} '''PC Engine CD''' {{vgrelease|JP|September 22, 1994<ref name="famitsu-pce"/>}} '''PlayStation''' <br /> {{vgrelease|JP|October 24, 2006}}
| genre = [[Hack and slash]], [[Platformer|platform]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Weiss |first1=Brett |title=Classic Home Video Games, 1989-1990: A Complete Guide to Sega Genesis, Neo Geo and TurboGrafx-16 Games |date=9 July 2018 |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |isbn=978-0-7864-9231-2 |page=206 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lmRjDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA206}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=First Samurai |magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]] |date=15 November 1991 |issue=121 (December 1991) |pages=28–30 |url=https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-121/page/n27/mode/2up}}</ref>
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], 2-player alternating
| arcade system = [[CP System]]
}}

'''''Strider''''', released in Japan as {{Nihongo foot|'''''Strider Hiryū''''',|ストライダー飛竜|Sutoraidā Hiryū|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a 1989 [[hack-and-slash|hack and slash game]] developed and published by [[Capcom]] for [[Arcade video game|arcades]]. Set in a [[dystopian]] future where Earth is ruled by the tyrannical Grandmaster Meio, it follows the titular Strider named Hiryu as he attempts to end his tyrannical reign for good. The game resulted from cooperation between Capcom and manga publisher [[Moto Kikaku]]. It marked the video game debut of Strider Hiryu, after the character was introduced in the 1988 [[manga]] ''Strider Hiryu''.

The game debuted on Capcom's [[CP System]] arcade board. Various home computer ports were developed by [[Tiertex]] and published by [[U.S. Gold]] in 1989. The [[Strider (1989 NES video game)|NES version]] has a different plot than the original. [[Sega]] released ''Strider'' for its own [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]] console in 1990. Of all home versions, the Genesis adaptation is considered the most successful, winning the Game of the Year and Best Graphics in a Video Game awards from ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' in 1990.

''Strider''{{'s}} gameplay is cited as a major influence on the video game franchises ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'', ''[[Devil May Cry]]'', and ''[[God of War (franchise)|God of War]]''. It became one of Capcom's early hits, praised for its innovative gameplay, diverse and unique music, and multilingual voice samples.