Underplayed Gems

Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth (1994)

Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth cover
Developer
Fill-In Cafe
Publisher
Family Soft
Platforms
Sharp X68000, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, FM Towns
Genres
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

How it feels

A mech-themed beat-em-up with tight combat mechanics set in a gritty science-fiction world.

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About

Mad Stalker is Fill-In Cafe’s first attempt at a beat-em-up. Designed and programmed by Masatoshi Imaizumi and Masaki Ukyo, its systems are loosely similar to the Asuka 120% Burning Fest series, whose first entry was released later in 1994. There are three main versions: the X68000 and FM Towns games, developed by Fill-In Cafe themselves (the X68000 version has the subtitle Full Metal Forth, which was corrected to Full Metal Force in the FM Towns and later entries); the PC Engine CD port developed by Kogado; and the PlayStation version, again by Fill-In Cafe, which is more of a complete remake than a port. A conversion for the Mega Drive was in development and previewed, however it did not receive an official release to the public until Columbus Circle published it in September 2020.

Screenshots

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