Hydlide (MSX)

Hydlide
Developer: T&E Soft Publisher: T&E Soft Platform: MSX Released in JP: 1985 This game has a hidden developer message. This game has hidden developer credits.

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)