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Hydlide (MSX)

Perhaps best known in the west on the NES, Hydlide lived life earlier on the MSX.

Hidden Message#

This message begins at 0x5000 in the ROM.

HYDLIDE for MSX
 Version 2.0
  ROM cartridge 

Programmed
   by  KATO EIJI
  1985.10.-4    
     -   10.20
MESSAGE:
 ANGOU-CODE O KA
IDOKU DEKITAKATA
 WA, T&E SOFT KA
TO MADE GOIPPOU 
KUDASAI. TADASHI
 SUBETE NO BIT N
O IMI O KAIDOKU 
SHITEKUDASAI.   

HINT:
MY BIRTHDAY IS
 S40.-9.21
(PLEASE GIVE ME 
A PRESENT)

MY CAR IS 
 SKYLINE
  2000GT-TURBO
    NO.56-5912
(SKYLINE NO TURB
O-SOUND WA SHIBI
RERU HODO SAIKO-
!!)

MY BIKE IS '
 KAWASAKI  
  GPZ400R
     NO. 2739
(YAPPARI BIKE WA
 HAYAI !!)

"S40" is short for "Showa 40" which stands for the year 1965. Some further translations:

Original

Translation

ANGOU-CODE O KAIDOKU DEKITAKATA WA, T&E SOFT KATO MADE GOIPPOU KUDASAI. TADASHI SUBETE NO BIT NO IMI O KAIDOKU SHITEKUDASAI.

Those who were able to decipher the code, please notify Kato of T&E Soft. However, please decipher the meaning of all the bits.

(SKYLINE NO TURBO-SOUND WA SHIBIRERU HODO SAIKO-!!)

(The Skyline's turbo sound is so awesome it makes me go numb!!)

(YAPPARI BIKE WA HAYAI !!)

(Bikes sure are fast!!)

(Source: 電波放送局, Translation: GlitterBerri)