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{{Short description|Japanese video game developer and publisher}}
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{{nihongo|'''Hect'''|ヘクト}} or '''Hector''' was a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[video game developer]] and publisher. It had a [[Virtual Boy]] game in development, entitled ''Virtual Battle Ball''; however, it was eventually canceled.<ref>Big N Magazine. p.19. July–August 2000.</ref>

==List of games==
{{see also|Category:Hect games}}

*''[[Shogun (video game)|Shogun]]''
*''Emoyan no 10-bai Pro Yakyuu''
*''Great Deal''
*''Pocket no Naka no Oukoku'' (canceled)
* In {{Nihongo|'''''Moon Crystal'''''|ムーンクリスタル}}, a [[Side-scrolling video game|side scrolling]] action game released by Hect for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]] in 1992,<ref>{{Cite journal|date=June 1992|title=Hot Shots! News, previews, events best sellers|journal=Game Players Nintendo Guide|volume=5|issue=8|pages=16}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=20271|script-title=ja:ムーンクリスタル [ファミコン] / ファミ通.com|website=www.famitsu.com|access-date=2018-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818052208/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=20271|archive-date=2018-08-18|url-status=live}}</ref> the player controls a green-haired boy<ref name=":3" /> named Ricky Slater on a quest to rescue his kidnapped family from the evil necromancer, Count Crimson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mooncrystal/mooncrystal.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212155145/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mooncrystal/mooncrystal.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-12|title=Hardcore Gaming 101: Moon Crystal|date=2013-02-12|access-date=2018-08-17}}</ref> It features gameplay similar to that of ''[[Zelda II]]''<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/features/hidden-gems-rest-nes?pager.offset=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314031241/http://www.1up.com/features/hidden-gems-rest-nes?pager.offset=2|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-03-14|title=Hidden Gems: The Rest of the NES|date=2016-03-05|access-date=2018-08-17}}</ref> and ''[[Prince of Persia (1989 video game)|Prince of Persia]]'', as well as cutscenes like those found in [[Ninja Gaiden (NES video game)|Ninja Gaiden]], all in a [[Steampunk]] setting.<ref name=":5" /> [[Level (video gaming)|Levels]] include a [[pirate ship]] and a [[clock tower]].<ref name=":1" /> The game uses [[Kanji]] in dialogue, which was rare for games of that era, which typically use [[katakana]].<ref name=":3" />

:The game sold few copies in its limited release, due its timing late in the Famicom's lifespan.<ref name=":3" /> Upon release, the Japanese gaming publication ''[[Famitsu|Weekly Famitsu]]'' gave it a score of 24 out of 40 and praised the smoothness of the character animations.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=September 4, 1992|title=New Game Cross Reviews|journal=Weekly Famitsu}}</ref> ''[[1UP.com|1up.com]]'' and ''[[Retro Gamer]]'' retrospectively considered the game's graphics and animation of a higher quality than the many ''Zelda II'' [[video game clone|clones]] for the Famicom.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite book |title=The NES book : everything you need to know about Nintendo's iconic console; The master system : the Sega book |author=Jones, Darran |year=2015 |publisher=Imagine Publishing |isbn=9781785460180 |location=Bournemouth |pages=77|oclc=909815695}}</ref> A North American version was planned and previewed publicly,<ref name=":1">{{Cite magazine|date=June 1992|title=Next Wave|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|issue=35|pages=100, 104}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|date=Summer 1992|title=What's Hot? News from Summer CES|magazine=Game Informer|pages=37}}</ref> but was ultimately cancelled, possibly due to the NES' waning popularity in the region and the rising popularity of the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]] console.<ref name=":2" /> The game has never been released outside of Japan,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3145105|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060323082519/http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3145105|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-03-23|title=Retro/Active - NES from 1UP.com|date=2006-03-23|access-date=2018-08-18}}</ref> nor has it been re-released in emulation for other systems.<ref name=":4" /> Its rarity has made it a collector's item in Japan's used games market.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |title=Nostalgic Guide of Family Computer |date=2016 |publisher=M.B.MOOK |isbn=9784906735891 |location=Japan |pages=41, 106 |oclc=961800615}}</ref>
*''[[3-Fun Yosou Umaban Club]]''
*''[[Golf Grand Slam (video game)|Golf Grand Slam]]''
*''[[America Daitōryō Senkyo]]''
*''[[Ihatovo Monogatari]]''
*''[[Stealth (1992 video game)|Stealth]]''
*''[[Simulation Pro Yakyuu]]''
*''Furuta Atsuya no Simulation Pro Yakyuu 2''
*''[[Firestriker]]''
*''[[Thoroughbred Breeder (series)|Thoroughbred Breeder]]''
*''[[Square Deal: The Game of Two Dimensional Poker]]''
*''[[City Connection]]''
*''[[Formation Z]]'' (Famicom)
*''[[Yamamura Misa Suspense: Kyouto Zaiteku Satsujin Jiken]]'' (Famicom)
*''[[Pachinko CR Mouretsu Genjin T]]'' (Game Boy Color)

==See also==
*[[List of Famicom games]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* [http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/company/72588.html Hect] at [[GameFAQs]]

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