Thexder is being remade. This is hugely exciting for me. The original Thexder is full of fond memories for me. It was one of the first PC games I played completely on my own after a few years of playing Sierra adventure games alongside my dad. Thexder had everything: a robot that turned into a plane, hidden stuff in walls, and lava. I loved it.
So imagine my excitement when I discovered the other day that a present generation remake is imminent! To be more specific, the very interesting looking Thexder Neo is coming to the PSP. To be even more specific, it’s coming to the Playstation Network as a downloadable game for the PSP.
This makes me want to own a PSP again, load times, dodgy analog stick and all. I decided to go back and have a look at Thexder. Thanks to the beauty of the Internet, I got a glimpse. It was a reminder of of the days when box art looked like this:
How boss is this guy? The answer is very. Very boss.
And the actual game looked like this:
This was cutting edge when I was six years old.
So… yeah. Thexder looked a little bit better in my mind’s eye. I’m not quite as prepared to buy a PSP just to play the remake now. Although it does look pretty rad…
Shiny!!! Also, bubble shields of some description.
Alright, alright. I might not quite be ready to buy (or in this case, repurchase) a console to play one game. And, in a way, I’d be happier with my memories of Thexder. I must say though, it makes me happy that the game lives on. Judging from the screenshot above and some of the video on youtube, I’m not sure I’d enjoy revisiting the original even if I could.
Still, tips on emulating a 1985 PC and finding the original game files are welcome.