My Hero

Later ported to the Master System in 1986.

• Title — My Hero/Seishun Scandal • Developer — Coreland • Publisher — Sega • Designer — Kotaro Hayashida • Platforms — Arcade, Master System • Released — Arcade Master System • Genre — Beat 'em up • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Arcade System — Sega System 1

• Illustration — The main character (Takeshi/Steven) hits enemies with a bottle on stage 1. The arcade version consists of three different levels, each continuing in an endless loop until the player runs out of lives. It starts out with the player character (named Takeshi in Japan, and Steven according to the European arcade flyer) on a city street watching as a street thug runs off with his girlfriend (named Remy, also according to the arcade flyer, Mari in Japan). As he pursues him, he must fight off gangs of other various street thugs. Halfway through the level, Steven has an opportunity to save a captive bystander who (if rescued) will help him fight until the bystander is killed. Soon (after jumping across platforms and dodging fireballs) Steven arrives on a beach and fights the thug that has captured Remy. After the boss is defeated by being hit ten times, the level is complete. This same process repeats for the remainder of the game, only with two other bosses and level designs. The second stage resembles an Edo Japanese ninja epic, with ninja themed enemies, followed by a sci-fi theme loosely based upon Planet of the Apes, including ape/human enemies. Due to space limitations on the Sega Card, the Sega Master System port only features the street gang in three stages that go in a continuous loop until the player loses all lives and gets a game over. The ninjas and the ape/human enemies from the arcade version are omitted.

My Hero is classed in the genre fighting game. Classed in the genre platformer. Associated with Japan.