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Ristar (Video Game)
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Ristar (known as Ristar the Shooting Star in Japanese) is a quirky little Sega platform game about a (literal) star-man on a mission to free his solar system from the clutches of a space pirate appropriately named Greedy. It boasts lush graphics that do as much as they possibly can with the Mega Drive/Genesis's capability, an excellent soundtrack, and innovative gameplay mechanics: Ristar has stretchy arms like rubber bands, and he uses these to perform a host of actions, including latching onto surfaces at any angle, slingshotting himself into enemies, and grabbing, swinging around, and flying off of poles. Ristar made an appearance on both the Sega Genesis and the Game Gear, as well as being re-released for later platforms, such as the Wii Virtual Console.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })If that funny little yellow thing in the picture looks familiar, it should. Ristar derives from the same original character model (a kind of rabbit thing with prehensile ears) as Sonic the Hedgehog, before he became a hedgehog. If you pay attention to the game's art style and soundtrack, you can see some other similarities to the Sonic series besides the protagonist's appearance. Although this game never took off the way its estranged relative did (it didn't even get a sequel), it's still widely considered to be an excellent game and Ristar himself, while not as well-known as NiGHTS or Ulala, still makes an occasional cameo or two to this day, such as as the flagman in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.Despite being frequently listed as such, it isn't known if Sonic Team was responsible for the development of the game. Many of the game's staff members have previously worked on other projects such as Sonic CD and Knuckles Chaotix, with Hiroshi Kubota being the only staff member of the original Sonic the Hedgehog credited in the game. Many of the game's staff would go on to contribute to games that would officially bare the Sonic Team branding, such as NiGHTS into Dreams…, Burning Rangers, and Sonic Adventure.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); }) | |
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All There in the Manual: The planets that Ristar visits and all some personality quirks about Ristar and the enemies he faces | |
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Alternate Company Equivalent: Ristar can be seen as Sega's equivalent to Nintendo's Kirby. Both Ristar and Kirby are small, spherical Badass Adorables that are associated with stars, and are capable of traveling to different planets with ease. Both characters have even gotten slightly modified to look tougher and meaner in the Western releases of their games in an attempt to downplay their cuteness. | |
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American Kirby Is Hardcore:Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); }) | |
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Ascended Extra: Ristar itself became this when it was rescued from obscurity and made an unlockable game in Sonic Mega Collection. The character became this in the Sega Superstars series where he went from making a blink-and-you-miss-it cameo in the Death Egg to being the flag waver in the second racing game, replacing NiGHTS. | |
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1-Up: Collecting 100 stars or 30,000 points will give you an extra life. | |
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