Monday, March 14, 2016

Triad Stone is an interactive movie game with gameplay similar to that of Dragon's Lair or Space Ace. It was originally released as Triad Stone on Sega's Mega-LD Module for the Pioneer LaserActive, a year later the game was re-released for Sega Saturn and Panasonic 3DO platforms under the title, Strahl.

The gameplay primarily consists of watching an anime movie and pushing buttons as prompted on the screen. Failure to correctly follow a prompt results in a lost life. The player has three lives and two continues, but losing a life sends the player back to the beginning of the level. There are eight levels in all; the player may select which of the first three levels to play first. Completing any of these levels unlocks the next four, but all of the first seven levels must be completed to unlock the final level.

Title
Triad Stone
Developer
Data East Corporation
Publisher
Pioneer Productions, Panasonic
Platform
Panasonic 3DO, Pioneer LaserActive, Sega Saturn
Release date
Dec 1993 (Laser)
Dec 1994 (3DO)
Nov 1995 (Saturn)
Dec 1995 (3DO)
Genere
Interactive Movie
Mode
Single player
- Story -
The player assumes the role of Alex Hawkfield, an ordinary young man living in a small town who finds an old man dying in the street. He takes the old man (actually God in disguise) into his home and takes care of him. As he has proven his kindness, the old man tells him he has the potential to make the world better and become king, and asks him if he would like to try his potential. Alex does not know how to answer, but the old man senses his feelings and, seeing he is ready, sends him on a trial to recover the seven fragments of a mystic stone. Each time Alex recovers a stone fragment leads to the rebirth and invention of various things in his world.
- Releases -
The game was originally released for the Sega's Mega-LD Module for the Pioneer LaserActive, a year later the game was re-released for Sega Saturn and Panasonic 3DO platforms.
- Screenshots -
- Covers -
- Manuals -
01.Triad Stone-Data East-1993.pdf (Pioneer LaserActive, English)

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