STED: Iseki Wakusei no Yabou

A Japanese science-fiction roleplaying game published for the NES in 1990.

Overview

STED: Iseki Wakusei no Yabou ("STED: Starfield of Memorable Relics") is a science-fiction roleplaying game developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Alpha Denshi and published by K. Amusement Leasing on July 27th, 1990 in Japan. The game takes place during "Star date 0991" and has the player take control of a group of heroes as they track down a distress signal sent from a distant planet just as a significant rise in "monster activity" has been detected.

Combat

Combat in the game is viewed from the first person and features the use of weapons, items, armours and ESP (magic). Somewhat original for the time, the game deals out damage to individual body parts of each character, often resulting in injuries that require treatment.