A dragon turned Princess Ann into three fairies. A young knight sets off to save the kingdom and the princess from Varalys. It is up to Jim to find the three fairies and defeat Varalys to rescue Ann. The gameplay of Hydide is repetitive, boring, and mindboggling. This is because the main fighting mechanic is having Jim walk directly into the enemies in order to battle them. Due to this mechanic, every battle can ultimately result in a quick death because there is little to no strategy when it comes to fighting. The end result is many frustrating deaths to the same strong enemies over and over again.

Three types of IPS patches that change the graphics of the Hydlide Special.


- Hydlide Special DQ.ips

Changed the hero character to DQ2's Prince of Lauresia.


- Hydlide Special Ys.ips

Changed the hero character to Ys's Adol Christine.


- Hydlide Special Ultima.ips

Changed the player character to Ultima's Warrior.


Other changes:
Fairies, slimes, treasure chests, maps, fonts, message frames

Please enjoy by applying your favorite patch.

Database match: Hydlide Special (Japan)
Database: No-Intro: Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210216-231042)
File SHA-1: 0092C94A8169113775C5DD8C648E654FD9C3FB4E
File CRC32: 7BA88557
ROM SHA-1: D4C67493C046153D9C1848F4BAE8FE62853BC705
ROM CRC32: 8575A0CB