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CD Battle: Hikari no Yuushi-tachi

CD Battle is a game for two players that prompts each of them to insert an audio CD into the console in order to generate a party of three characters for each player, which then engage in a turn-based battle…

31 March 1993

CD Battle: Hikari no Yuushi-tachi is a video game developed by Amorphous, released 31 March 1993 on Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.

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What CD Battle: Hikari no Yuushi-tachi is

CD Battle: Hikari no Yuushi-tachi was developed by Amorphous and released in 1993. It was published by King Records. It is available on Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

CD Battle is a game for two players that prompts each of them to insert an audio CD into the console in order to generate a party of three characters for each player, which then engage in a turn-based battle. The characters belong to different classes (warrior, mage, ninja, etc.) and have different parameters and special attacks. Despite the game's visual similarity to contemporary Final Fantasy games, it has no true role-playing elements and consists entirely of battles.
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What it launched against

CD Battle: Hikari no Yuushi-tachi launched on 31 March 1993, within three weeks of Kirby's Adventure and NBA Jam.

Released around the same time: Kirby's Adventure, NBA Jam.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Quick answers

CD Battle: Hikari no Yuushi-tachi — frequently asked questions

When did CD Battle: Hikari no Yuushi-tachi come out?
CD Battle: Hikari no Yuushi-tachi was released on 31 March 1993 for Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.