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===Accolades=== At Japan's 3rd [[Gamest|''Gamest'' Awards]] in 1989, the arcade version of ''Strider'' received the awards for Best Production and [[Action game|Best Action Game]].<ref name="Gamest">{{cite magazine |script-title=ja:第οΌε γ²γΌγ‘γΉγε€§θ³ |trans-title=3rd Gamest Awards |magazine=[[Gamest]] |date=December 27, 1989 |volume=41 (February 1990) |url=https://archive.org/details/gamest0041/page/49 |pages=49β79 |language=ja|title=Gamest 0041 }} [http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v041.html alternate url]</ref> ''Strider'' ranked in 5 different categories in ''Gamest''{{'s}} annual video game awards, the ''Gamest Grand Prix'': 4th in the overall "Gamest Grand Prix", 5th in "Best Graphics", 3rd in "Best VGM" and 1st in "Best Action" and "Best Direction".<ref name=gamest>Staff (December 27, 1989). "3RD Gamest Grand Prix". ''[http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v041.html Gamest]'' (41). Pg. 68-79.</ref> The game also ranked 22nd in "Best 100 games of the Year", and several characters from the game also placed well in the "Best Characters" category: Hiryu at the lead in 3rd place, followed by Tong Pooh (13th), the Option A robot (21st), Grandmaster Meio (25th), Ouroboros (30th) and Strobaya (39th)<ref name=gamest/> In a 1991 ''[[Gamest]]'' reader poll, ''Strider'' was voted the ninth best arcade game of all time;<ref name="bestgame_2">{{cite magazine |script-title=ja:ζγζγγγγ²γΌγ γγ‘!! θͺθ γιΈγγ γγΉγ30 |date = 1991-07-01 |magazine = [[Gamest]] |volume = 6 |number = 7 |pages = 2β3 |asin = B00BHEECW0 | lang = ja}} [http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v060.html alternate url]</ref> they ranked ''Strider'' 9th in the "Top 30 Readers' Choice" from their special issue "The Best Game".<ref>Staff (June 19, 1991). "Top 30 Readers' Choice (+30)". ''[http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v060.html Gamest Extra: The Best Game]'' (60). Pg. 18.</ref> In 1990, ''[[Your Sinclair]]'' included the arcade game in its "Top of the Slots '89" list at third place.<ref>Bielby, Matt (March 1990). "[http://live.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek/magazines/your-sinclair/51/0/1990/3/0 Slots of Fun] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105194113/http://live.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek/magazines/your-sinclair/51/0/1990/3/0 |date=2020-01-05 }}". ''Your Sinclair'' (51). Pg. 85.</ref> In the 1990 ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' awards, the Sega Genesis version of ''Strider'' received the awards for [[List of Game of the Year awards|Best Game of the Year]] and Best Graphics in a Video Game.<ref name="egm15"/> In 1992, ''[[Mega (magazine)|Mega]]'' placed ''Strider'' at 31st spot in their list of top Mega Drive games of all time.<ref>''Mega'' magazine issue 1, page 76, [[Future Publishing]], October 1992.</ref> In 1997 ''EGM'' ranked the Genesis version the 42nd best console video game of all time, remarking that "any game where you can crawl on walls and do all kinds of cool flips is pretty awesome."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=100 Best Games of All Time |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=100 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=November 1997|page=130}} Note: Contrary to the title, the intro to the article explicitly states that the list covers console video games only, meaning PC games and arcade games were not eligible.</ref> In 2010, [[UGO.com]] included ''Strider'' in their list of the 25 video games that need sequels,<ref>[http://www.ugo.com/games/strider-1 25 Games That Need Sequels] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127182351/http://www.ugo.com/games/strider-1 |date=2010-11-27 }}, UGO.com, November 23, 2010.</ref> and ''[[Game Informer]]'' included it on the list of ten gaming franchises that should be revived: "Imagine the sidescrolling insanity of the ''[[Metal Slug]]'' series, but replace grizzled soldiers with a badass ninja. That's ''Strider'', and it's awesome."<ref>{{cite web|last=One |first=The |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/06/30/ten-franchises-that-deserve-a-revival.aspx?PostPageIndex=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703110903/http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/06/30/ten-franchises-that-deserve-a-revival.aspx?PostPageIndex=2 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 3, 2010 |title=Ten Franchises That Deserve A Revival - Features |publisher=Game Informer |date=2010-06-30 |access-date=2013-02-28}}</ref> That same year, the game was also included as one of the titles in the book ''[[1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die]]''.<ref>{{cite book|title=1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die|last=Mott |first=Tony |year=2010 |publisher=Quintessence Editions Ltd.|location=London |isbn=978-1-74173-076-0 |page=362}}</ref> [[ScrewAttack]] named it as the [[ScrewAttack's Top 10|best Genesis game ever made]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/irec20/screwattack-s-top-ten-top-20-genesis-games--10-1- |title=ScrewAttack's Top Ten Video - Top 20 Genesis Games (10-1) |series=[[ScrewAttack's Top 10]] |publisher=GameTrailers |access-date=2013-07-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9BfR91oc4E |title=ScrewAttack's Video Game Vault- Strider (Genesis) |publisher=Youtube.com |date=2006-07-20 |access-date=2013-07-31}}</ref> and ''[[Retro Gamer]]'' included it among the top ten Mega Drive games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retrogamer.net/top_10/top-ten-mega-drive-games/ |title=Top Ten Mega Drive Games |publisher=Retrogamer.com |date=2014-01-07 |access-date=2015-04-09}}</ref> In 2017, [[GamesRadar+|Gamesradar]] ranked Strider 33rd on its "Best Sega Genesis/Mega Drive games of all time."<ref>{{Cite web|last=GamesRadar Staff|date=2017-06-21|title=Best Sega Genesis/Mega Drive games of all time|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/best-sega-genesis-games-all-time/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=gamesradar|language=en}}</ref>
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