Hyper Duel [T-1809G]
I picked up a copy of Hyper Duel from London’s swinging West End shortly after it launched in 1996. I sold it three years later along with the Saturn. Fade to black and fast forward a few years; passion for retro gaming really became a thing, although nobody had yet fully explored the economics behind why Panzer Dragoon Saga would be worth a small fortune in years to come. The entire basement of Computer Exchange (CEX) in London’s Rathbone Place (W1) was a retro museum/shop in those days. It appeased those who wanted a trip down memory lane, peering into glass cabinets full of exotic curios. This is also when children and teenagers who fantasised about owning exotic pieces of hardware entered adulthood, got proper jobs, and lived the dream. Hyper Duel was still relatively unknown during this period. It got a nod in Edge Presents Retro in 2004 and was regarded as an uncommon game from Techno Soft – who folded in 2001. Some twenty years later and a genuine copy of Hyper Duel is ...
