Darius Alpha

aka: Darius α
Moby ID: 25059
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Released
1990 on TurboGrafx-16
Credits
32 people
Releases by Date (by platform)
Publishers
Developers
Moby Score
n/a
Critics
90% (1)
Players
(3)
Collected By
13 players
Genre
Action
Perspective
Side view
Visual
2D scrolling
Gameplay
Arcade
Shooter
Setting
Sci-fi / futuristic
TurboGrafx-16 Specs
Media Type
SuperGrafx
Number of Players Supported
1-2 Players

Description

One of the rarest games for the PC Engine, Darius Alpha was only offered to those who bought both the CD and HuCard versions of Darius Plus (Which doesn't make much sense, considering how similar the two versions are). People who just couldn't get enough of Darius could now play another variation on the same theme. Darius Alpha is built on the same codebase as Darius Plus, but has been remodeled into a so-called "boss-fight" game, e.g. a game where you only fight the bosses of a game or game series. You start out with an unequipped ship and must take down the boss of the first level, King Fossil. Upon defeating King Fossil, you are granted some slight upgrades and proceed directly to the boss of the next level. And so on.

Spellings

  • ダライアス・アルファ - Japanese spelling

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Credits (TurboGrafx-16 version)

32 People (14 developers, 18 thanks) · View all

Executive Producer
Producer
Director
Programmer
Hi-speed Mathpack
Graphic Composer
Music Driver
Map Convert
Special Thanks to
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Reviews

Critics

Average score: 90% (based on 1 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.1 out of 5 (based on 3 ratings with 0 reviews)

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Contributors to this Entry

Game added by Игги Друге.

SuperGrafx added by Havoc Crow.

Additional contributors: Skippy_Chipskunk.

Game added December 27, 2006. Last modified April 11, 2025.