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Fortunately, there were ways to [[Heart Container|increase]] and [[Heal Thyself|replenish]] Thexder's energy reserves - primarily by killing the right enemies.
 
Originally released for the [[PC -88]], ''Thexder'' became a smash hit and Game Arts responded by porting it to other computers, including the [[MSX]]. [[Square Enix|Squaresoft]] took note, licensing ''Thexder'' for ports to other systems, including the [[NES|Famicom]]; [[Sierra|Sierra On-Line]] also took an interest, and was responsible for the rest of the world finding out about this [[Widget Series|pleasantly unique Japanese game]]. (Sierra even advertised ''Thexder'' as an "arcade game," which it never properly was.)
 
Four years after the original release, Game Arts returned to their debut title with ''[[Oddly-Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo|Fire Hawk: Thexder the Second Contact]]'', expanding on the original game's story ([[All There in the Manual|not that there was much of one]]) and improving the character's choice of weapons, while simultaneously upping the ante with more missions, more enemies, and plenty of [[Boss Battle|bosses]] along the way. Sierra On-Line also distributed this sequel.
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* [[Boss Battle]] - The original game occasionally presented the player with a group of enemies encased in stationary fortifications, challenging the player to figure out the best way to destroy or disable the enemies in order to pass. ''Actual'' bosses were introduced in ''Fire Hawk''.
** Zereo also added precisely one boss (a final boss) to ''Thexder Neo''.
* [[Cast Fromfrom Hit Points]] - Firing the laser or activating the shield costs energy. Given that getting hit costs ''more'' energy, wise use of the shield is a necessity; unwise use would leave you too low on power to survive.
** In ''Fire Hawk'', even ''moving'' required energy, though such a small amount that it was rarely noticeable.
** ''Thexder 95'' was the exception, the unfortunate side effect being that it was possible to run out of ammunition for any weapon including the default laser.
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