Strider is an excellent early platform game by Capcom. While I am most familiar with the NES version, it was first an arcade game and ultimately ported to a number of systems. The NES version is somewhat unique in that it was developed along side the arcade version whereas other versions were ports of the arcade game though all versions are similar.
The game is set in 2048 and you play the role of a hi-tech ninja as part of a group known as the Striders. Your goal is to assassinate a mysterious dictator known as the "Grandmaster" who controls the world.
While I played the NES version and it was one of my favorites, the Genesis version released a little later is commonly recognized as the best of the original ports. There were also a number of 8-bit computer ports that, while not as graphically appealing or as good in general as the Sega version, were still very good games. Later it was also released for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PSP and Xbox.
There were a couple of sequels and remakes. Strider II or Journey From Darkness: Strider Returns was released for various home computers, Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, and Game Gear. There was also a Strider 2 later released for the PlayStation. More recently, a reboot simply titled Strider was released via the PlayStation Network for the PS3 and PS4, Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One, and on Steam.
The above screenshots are from the Sega Genesis version.
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