Rent A Hero (1991, Mega Drive) (English Fan Translation)

Rent A Hero is an Action-RPG developed and published by Sega . It was only released in Japan. This video shows a an English fan translation released in 2015. Rent A Hero later received a remake called Rent A Hero No. 1 for Dreamcast, which was also released for the original Xbox, but these where also published solely in Japan.

You play a youngster who has just moved with his family to a new town. Your dad hosts a party for the new neighbours so that everyone gets know the family. When the food runs out, your dad asks you to order some delivery and gives you the number of SECA (for Sensational cafeteria). But when the delivery arrives you find out that the box does not contain food but a strange high-tech suit which happens to give its wearer superhuman strength, as you (and your dad) soon find out. Turns out that SECA secretly deals with these suits for people to become a "Rent A Hero" and make the world a better place. The business model is that you rent the suit from SECA for a monthly fee and take on jobs assigned to you via SECA. You get paid for finishing the jobs and SECA receives a share.

You play the game with a single character. You can change between your normal self and the suit-wearing superhero anytime. However, the suit constantly drains energy and will not work once its energy is depleted. However, you can recharge your suit with batteries from any convenience store. The combat is action-oriented. You take on your opponent in a beat'em up-style battle. There are no traditional experience points, but you can donate money to sECA to develop improvement for your suit.