Pier solar and the great architects homebrew games for retired consoles pier solar and the great architects is a 16bit role playing game for the sega mega drive, released in december 2010 by watermelon co. Test pier solar and the great architects hd sur pc. Watermelon is always aiming to provide the fans with exclusive games and goodies, in limited quantities and outstanding quality. Along with his two best friends, alina and edessot, hoston embarks on a quest seeking a rare herb to cure his fathers illness. The game started as a homebrew minigame but evolved into the biggest 16bit game ever, and shows many unseen features on the mega drivegenesis hardware more than 10 years after the last original mega drivegenesis release.
Pier solar and the great architects world en,fr,es. This homebrew roleplaying story is focused around three best friends hoston, alina, and edessot. Yes, you read that right it was actually the only freshly developed of its kind in the new millennium. Pier solar and the great architects faqs, walkthroughs, and. Classic game room pier solar and the great architects. Pier solar and the great architects is a roleplaying game developed and published by watermelon for multiple platforms. Hoston, a young botanist, begins a quest to save is father from a mysterious illness. Pier solar, the ultimate megadrivegenesis rpg now available for sega dreamcast, wii u, ps4, xboxone, ouya. This allowed us to push the 16bit medium to a precedent setting level, with stateoftheart aesthetics and things like fullscreen cut scenes, background scaling and 3d modes. After six long years of development limbo, the finished product finally made its way into the homes of early adopters.
The game was released worldwide on december 20, 2010. Originally a homebrew project that saw a release on the defunct sega genesis, the developer, watermelon, saw potential in the download platforms on modern consoles to. Pier solar available as a reprint is a physical sega genesis release that plays on sega mega drive in either pal or ntsc. Found all mega drive cartridges worth 30 gamerscore. The story of pier solar tells about hoston, a young botanist who is on a quest to save his father from a mysterious illness. Pier solar and the great architects original sound sega genesis mega drive vgdb.
Pier solar and the great architects game ps4 playstation. Pier solar and the great architects world en,fr,es unl rom download is available to play for sega genesis. The game optionally utilizes the sega mega cd expansion device to enhance its audio capabilities. Pier solar and the great architects original sound sega genesis.
Mar 25, 2017 pier solar is a 100% brand new, entirely original,16bit rpg with an original world, storyline, soundtrack, characters, enemies and a unique battle style. I have tried running it in mega everdrive, but it wouldnt get past the trademark screen like the bad dump before it. As you might know pier solar panels the 64mbit rpg that came out for gennymd two years ago has finally been dumped and is playable under mess. Pier solar and the great architects is a sega mega drivegenesis eastern rpg published in 2010 it is to date the biggest rpg and only game developed in the 21st century for this system other games have been published after year 2000 but were developed during the 90s, namely beggar prince, legend of wukong and star odyssey. Pier solar and the great architects game giant bomb. Pier solar and the great architects sega cd mega cd. For preorders, you will be asked for the delivery address at shipping time only. The story behind pier solar and the great architects is more interesting than the game itself. Dec 21, 2012 pier solar and the great architects is a massive oldschool style rpg like phantasy star iv or final fantasy where you wander as a party, grind, fight monsters in turn based combat style fights.
Pier solar and the great architects pier solar is a love letter to the rich, imaginative 16bit rpgs of a bygone era. We released pier solar on a custom 64meg cartridge the average sega mega drive genesis game size is 12meg, making it the biggest 16bit rpg ever. Click here for the previous version of the pier solar website. This game is the us english version at exclusively. Ive made photos of my pier solar mega drive manual. Hope you like the footage of the first mega drive game to be released in about twelve years. Yes, you read that right it was actually the only newly developed game for segas 16bit system in the new millennium. Pier solar and the great architects for genesis 2010. Young and curious, they want to go on a herbseeking quest to help cure hostons fathers mysterious illness. What started in 2004 as a small project called tavern rpg on the website eidolons inn eventually transformed into the fullfledged game we know as pier solar and the great architects. Pier solar and the great architects game ps3 playstation.
Buy pier solar and the great architects microsoft store. Buy pier solar and the great architects microsoft store engb. The instruction manual is in english with smaller sections with japanese, french, german, portuguese and spanish. It tries to be a retrorpg in the twentyfirst century, but suffers from lowerechelon 1990s 16bit sprites, flawed 1980s gameplay mechanics, and late 1970s atari 2600 spell animations. Pier solar and the great architects is an independent rpg developed by the new group, watermelon development, that commemorates the 20th anniversary of the genesis mega drive 19882008. Pier solar and the great architects is a homebrew roleplaying video game developed and published by watermelon for the sega megadrive. The mega drivegenesis game cartridge is compatible with any original mega drivegenesis game system pal or ntsc. Oct 05, 2014 it sounds a bit odd to say that pier solar and the great architects pier solar hd is the highdefinition port of a sega genesis game released in 2010.
For pier solar and the great architects on the genesis, gamefaqs has 3 faqs game guides and walkthroughs. The watermelon team is currently working on a game guide for pier solar and the great architects. Pier solar expands what was the biggest 16bit rpg ever. Mega drive and all compatible video game systems, star. Jan 28, 2011 pier solar and the great architects is an independent rpg developed by the new group, watermelon development, that commemorates the 20th anniversary of the genesis mega drive 19882008. Little do they know, it is the beginning of a winding journey that unravels his fathers past and the mystery of pier solar and the great architects. In a prospered and peaceful town called reja, there live three best friends. Pier solar and the great architects 2010 genesis credits. Pier solar and the great architects is a 16bit role playing game for the sega mega drive, released in december 2010 by watermelon co. Pier solar and the great architects nintendo wii u. Full list of all 37 pier solar and the great architects achievements worth 1,000 gamerscore.
Pier solar and the great architects hd is a poor mans lunar. Pier solar and the great architects video game tv tropes. Pier solar is a love letter to the rich, imaginiative 16bit rpgs of a bygone era. Great classic jrpg originally released on the sega genesis mega drive. Pier solar and the great architects was originally designed and developed for the sega mega drive and sega genesis. Pier solar and the great architects first print sega megadrive jap neuf new. In the reprint edition, the game is in english, french and german. Pier solar was originally designed and developed for the sega mega drive and sega genesis.
The sega treasure box pier solar, le jeu mega drive. Pier solar and the great architects is a mega drivegenesis game that began its life back in 2004 on an internet forum. Pier solar is a 100% brand new, entirely original,16bit rpg. Pier solar and the great architects sega cd mega cd funcade 64. It sounds a bit odd to say that pier solar and the great architects pier solar hd is the highdefinition port of a sega genesis game released in 2010. He hears of rumours that a cure to his fathers disease can probably be found in the nearest forest, and hoston, disregarding his mothers warnings, sets out to find the cure. Pier solar and the great architects unboxing duration.
Pier solar and the great architects general discussions topic details. Dec 15, 2010 for pier solar and the great architects on the genesis, gamefaqs has 3 faqs game guides and walkthroughs. The game optionally utilizes the mega cd expansion device to. Pier solar and the great architects homebrew games for. Pier solar and the great architects overview polygon. However this later develops into a much larger plot surrounding pier solar and the great architects. Pier solar and the great architects all the tropes wiki. Pier solar and the great architects for pc gamefaqs. Genesis achievement in pier solar and the great architects. Pier solar and the great architects world en,es,pt rev c unl reprint ep edition gm t57402302 4. Pier solar and the great architects pier solar tells the story of hoston, a young botanist who is on a quest to save his father from a mysterious illness. Along with his two best friends alina and edessot, the three friends embark on a quest seeking a rare herb to cure the illness of hostons father. Hostons father falls ill and the three friends are left to seek a very rare magic herb to cure him.
Pier solar and the great architects is a roleplaying rpg game developed by watermelon and published by watermelon in 2010 for the sega genesis. Pier solar tells the story of hoston, a young botanist who is on a quest to save his father from a mysterious illness. Pier solar and the great architects gen game vizzed. Download pier solar and the great architects world en,fr,es unl rom and use it with an emulator. Towards the end of last year indie developer watermelon ran a successful crowdsourcing campaign to bring its 2010 sega mega drive genesis in the us title pier solar and the great architects into.
About eight months ago, while perusing a sale on the ps3, i noticed a game called pier solar and the great architects. I only photographed the pages concerning gameplay and controls and the only page concerning the backstory and left out all the credits and console setup pages. Pier solar and the great architects jeux romstation. Nino megadriver antonio francisco tornisiello francisco tornisiello nino francisco tornisiello. Hoston sets off on this journey with his two friends, alina and edessot. Pier solar and the great architects hd is a curious thing. Being an oldtime gamer all the way back to the days of the 2600. The release date for pier solar hd, the kickstarted remake of homebrew 2010 roleplaying game pier solar and the great architects, has been pushed back again due to the certification process on its. Pier solar sega mega drive genesis 2010 first ten minutes. Sep 30, 2014 pier solar is a love letter to the rich, imaginiative 16bit rpgs of a bygone era. Pier solar is an rpg that tells the story of hoston, a young botanist who is on a quest to save his father from a mysterious illness. Oct 04, 2014 totally forgot to post it here, i originally posted it on the gog forums. Pier solar and the great architects is an eastern rpg, chiefly notable for being the only game so far that was developed in the 21st century for sega genesis a few games were published on it after 2000, like the beggar prince, legend of wukong and star odyssey, but all of them started development in the 1990s. Pier solar and the great architects out now on xbox one.
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