| BASE NECTARIS (USA) presents: Nectaris GB FAQ & GB KISS
LINK FAQ (1998, Hudson Soft, Gameboy)
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Welcome
to the first (perhaps only) resource dedicated to Nectaris
GB (1998 Hudson Soft, Gameboy, Japan), a turn- based war strategy game
set on the lunar surface of Earth's moon. Nectaris GB is a faithful,
though aesthetically- challenged, port of the original 1989 PC-Engine
game -- Nectaris -- which was re-titled as Military Madness
when it made its Stateside appearance (late '89) on the TurboGrafx-16
(the North American version of NEC's PC-Engine console). Unfortunately, Nectaris
GB remains
virtually unknown to gamers outside of Japan; even amongst Nectaris fans,
this Gameboy version is often dismissed as nothing more than a mere
rehash of the original. This website aims to
rectify this sad state of affairs:
( 1 ) gamers unfamiliar with the Nectaris series will find answers to
their basic Nectaris GB questions here
( 2 ) how does this Gameboy
version of Nectaris compare to the other installments? Go here
to find out.
( 3 ) jaded fans of Nectaris --
especially those who have dismissed Nectaris
GB
as offering nothing but a poor imitation of the original game -- will be
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(a)
Nectaris GB's neat features
( namely, the ability to create and save maps with the MAP EDITOR and
then sharing these maps & game saves with fellow Gameboy owners, via
GB KISS MAIL ), and ...
(b) the unique Gameboy peripheral device
supported by NectarisGB (namely, the GB KISS LINK -- an
infra-red modem that allows game data to be transferred between Gameboy
and a personal computer (PC Windows 95/98). Actually, it gets
even neater: new game content (i.e. exclusive maps) could be
downloaded from the Hudson Soft website onto a personal computer, which
in turn could be transferred (via GB KISS LINK), onto a Nectaris GB Gameboy
cartridge. Neat, huh? You may also be curious about...
(c) the "Design-A-Map
Contest" held in Japan by Hudson Soft in cooperation with
LOG-IN magazine: 44 winning map designs were included on the 1998
Gameboy and PlayStation installments of Nectaris.
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I NEED
YOUR HELP : As you can see, this site strives to offer
something for everyone, be they newbies (who simply need introductory
material) or veterans (who seek trivia and obscure minutiae). I have
tried to provide content that is relevant and of interest to a wide
audience. If you can contribute to this
site in any way (especially concerning the "Design-A-Map" CONTEST,
the GB KISS features, the GB KISS LINK MODEM), please contact
me. Thanks.
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