Pier Solar

Pier Solar and the Great Architects is the first game made by Water Melon Development, a development team that originated in the homebrew gaming scene of Eidolon's Inn and focused on releasing new games to the Sega Mega Drive.

Pier Solar will be the very first all new game to appear on the Sega Mega Drive and Sega CD in this millennium. It is not a port, not a translation, and has no ripped content whatsoever.

Story
In a prospered and peaceful town called Reja, there live three best friends: Hoston, Alina and Edessot.''

''Young and curious, they want to go on a herb-seeking quest to help cure Hoston's father's illness.  Little do they know ... it will be the beginning their lifetime journey where they will learn '' the true meaning of friendship and the thrill of adventure.

This journey will demand their courage and wisdom to solve the long lost mystery while  ''they face the forces of destruction by the evil man who is trying to change the world for his own good.  Trough his escapade, they will be reborn as great heroes to protect the universe from a mistaken purpose.''

History
Development of the game started in 2004 as a mini-game starring the members of the homebrew website Eidolon's Inn, such as Kega Fusion-developer Steven Snake. It soon became an effort to create a full role-playing game in the style of Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, and Phantasy Star IV. A fully playable demo ROM image of the game was released on September 1, 2008.

The first big announcement of the game was made in 2007 in an interview with the popular Mega Drive fansite Sega-16. On October 29, 2007 a teaser was released. On January 13, 2008 the game was officially named Pier Solar and the Great Architects, and an official website and forums were launched. Since then the game has been reported about on many gaming-related websites. The popular UK magazine Retro Gamer has covered it, with an in-depth interview coming in issue #49.

Information released includes the plan to release the game on December 24, 2008 as the first 64-Megabit cartridge available for the Sega Mega Drive. Two editions are to be released: a standard package for $35, and a special "Posterity Pack" for $50. Both editions will include the cartridge, a CD with an enhanced soundtrack, a retail box, an instruction manual, and a Pier Solar poster. The main difference between editions is that the Posterity Pack allows those who purchase it to have their name engraved into the game's credits and manual.

Trailer
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Links

 * Pier Solar Homepage
 * Pier Solar Forums
 * Interview: Tavern RPG Team