When did Hydlide 3: The Space Memories release?

Hydlide 3: The Space Memories was first released on November 22, 1987.

Hydlide 3: The Space Memories

Nov 22, 1987Role-playing (RPG)PC-8800 SeriesSharp X1MSXSega Mega Drive/GenesisMSX2

Hydlide 3: The Space Memories — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Hydlide 3: The Space Memories on?: Hydlide 3: The Space Memories was released on PC-8800 Series, Sharp X1, MSX, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, MSX2, PC-8801mkII SR, X1, Famicom, PC-98, Sharp X68000, Nintendo Switch.
When did Hydlide 3: The Space Memories release?: Hydlide 3: The Space Memories was first released on November 22, 1987.

Game details

Platforms: PC-8800 Series, Sharp X1, MSX, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, MSX2, PC-8801mkII SR, X1, Famicom, PC-98, Sharp X68000, Nintendo Switch
Developer: T&E Soft
Publisher: T&E Soft
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Fantasy

Details via IGDB.

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1990	$18	$42	$52	40%	Low

Also released on: PC-8800 Series · Sharp X1 · MSX · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · MSX2 · PC-8801mkII SR · X1 · Famicom · PC-98 · Sharp X68000 · Nintendo Switch. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

Loose

$18

Complete

$42

Sealed

$52

few sales

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
European (PAL) release	$13	$36	$151
Japanese release	$6	$21	—

What it needs to play

Some modesSave battery (inside the cartridge) — saves to memory kept alive by a battery inside the cartridge; if that battery has died, saves are lost (MAME cartridge records).

How often it sells

Loose: about once a month
Complete: about once a week
Sealed: about once a year

Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $2.21 in Apr 2010, $15.48 five years ago, and $17.66 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2011	$2.97	—
Jan 2012	$10.00	—
Jan 2013	$10.00	—
Jan 2014	$8.99	$11.99
Jan 2015	$10.61	$22
Jan 2016	$12.77	$30
Jan 2017	$12.99	$21
Jan 2018	$11.80	$23
Jan 2019	$12.66	$25
Jan 2020	$12.03	$22
Jan 2021	$13.65	$27
Jan 2022	$13.00	$52
Jan 2023	$22	$42
Jan 2024	$18.61	$41
Jan 2025	$18.43	$35
Jan 2026	$17.27	$33
Oct 2026	$17.66	$42

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode	Known board
North America	March 1990	T-35016	716065726662	—
Europe / PAL	1991	670-2048	4974365613112	171-5919 · MPR-14487-H
Japan	6 October 1989	T-20013	—	—

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Mega Drive software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published where both agree on the same cartridge dump, or from the libretro records alone where MAME lists no number for that dump. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: NA+EU+JP
Released: 1990
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Sega Genesis prices, all games & how to spot a fake

An early battery-backed action role-playing game that is dated but historically interesting.

This is the Genesis cartridge of Super Hydlide, developed by T&E Soft and published by Sega, Seismic Software and Asmik depending on region. It reached Japan on 6 October 1989, North America in March 1990 and Europe in 1991. It is a remake of the third Hydlide game, with large graphical upgrades but largely the same play.

Video Games and Computer Entertainment noted in August 1989 that it was adapted from a computer game, offered battery backup to save your status and sent you fighting monsters in Fairy Land.

What the press said at the time

Mean Machines Sega Issue 3

December 1992

40%

“This is a potentially excellent role-playing game, let down by the fact that the graphics are rubbish and the game is near impossible to get into. Sword of Vermilion, Buck Rogers or Phantasy Star III are far more worthy buys.”
— Mean Machines Sega, December 1992

How the Sega Genesis version differs

The Genesis version is a remake of the 1987 Japanese computer game Hydlide 3 with substantial graphical upgrades, though gameplay is largely identical.

Computer and Video Games scored it 81%, calling it a huge, very tough role-playing game; it faulted graphics and sound but liked the gameplay.

Also on other platforms

MSX · MSX2 · PC-8801mkII SR · X1 · Famicom · PC-98 · X68000 · Nintendo Switch

MSX. The game originated in 1987 in Japan only, on the MSX, MSX2 and PC-8801mkII SR.

Before you buy

Among US carts it sits above the middle. The European cart usually costs less than the US one, and the Japanese cart usually costs far less and has a different cartridge shape. The game saves to a battery inside the cartridge, so check that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair and not a sign of a fake.