ALESTE GAIDEN
Compile’s classic shoot-’em-up series recently flew back onto the radar with Aleste Collection. It’s a superb compilation of the Master System and Game Gear entries but certainly not a comprehensive one. If you want absolutely every game in the series then Aleste Gaiden is a very expensive must. This spin-off was only ever available in a special issue of Compile Disc Station,a monthly disk magazine. Aleste Gaiden trades the usual spaceships of the series for an on-foot armoured warrior who slings shurikens and jumps wide gaps as he fights his way through five ground level stages. The Compile quality is there but the disk is very hard to find, making it one of the MSX’S most sought after games.