<s>
Super	B-Application
Hydlide	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PC-8801mkII	B-Device
SR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Hydlide	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
X1	B-Device
,	O
Famicom	O
,	O
X68000	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Hydlide	B-Application
series	O
veterans	O
T&E	O
Soft	O
and	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
/	I-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
1989	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
early	O
1990	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
1991	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
remake	O
evidences	O
substantial	O
graphical	O
upgrades	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Hydlide	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
gameplay	O
remains	O
largely	O
identical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
called	O
Hollo	O
Fighter	O
in	O
some	O
Sega	O
advertising	O
material	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
third	O
party	O
published	O
titles	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
U.S	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
being	O
Air	B-Application
Diver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Hydlide	B-Application
II	O
,	O
an	O
explosion	O
of	O
flames	O
appeared	O
near	O
The	O
City	O
of	O
the	O
Woods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Hydlide	B-Application
II	O
:	O
Shine	O
of	O
Darkness	O
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
morality	O
meter	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
aligned	O
with	O
either	O
Justice	O
,	O
Normal	O
,	O
or	O
Evil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Hydlide	B-Application
II	O
,	O
the	O
morality	O
meter	O
no	O
longer	O
affects	O
the	O
way	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
townsfolk	O
react	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
scored	O
it	O
81%	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
,	O
like	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
"	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
huge	O
role-playing	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
tough	O
game	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
requires	O
a	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Alex	O
Lucard	O
of	O
Diehard	O
GameFan	O
listed	O
Super	B-Application
Hydlide	I-Application
at	O
number	O
27	O
in	O
his	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
30	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
cited	O
the	O
realism	O
instilled	O
by	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
encumbrance	O
system	O
,	O
banks	O
,	O
the	O
24-hour	O
clock	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
eat	O
and	O
sleep	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Morrowind	B-Application
before	O
there	O
was	O
Morrowind	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
production	O
of	O
Scalebound	B-Device
,	O
PlatinumGames	O
director	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
said	O
he	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Hydlide	B-Application
3	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PC-8801	B-Device
MA	I-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
Hydlide	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
he	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
PC	O
and	O
was	O
inspirational	O
because	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
hardcore	O
game	O
design	O
that	O
no	O
one	O
was	O
doing	O
on	O
consoles	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
