their work on Gauntlet IV, Sega asked M2 if they wanted to develop a Game Gear project, with M2 president Naoki Horii stating in a 2016 interview that the company wanted to port Edward Randy but they were handed with Gunstar Heroes. As of November 2010, it has not received a conversion to home consoles. Reception and legacy According to Hiro Nakamura, The Cliffhanger: Edward Randy sold 4,000 arcade units worldwide, including 2,000 units in Japan and 2,000 units overseas. In Japan, Game Machine listed the title on their 1 March 1991 issue as being the fourth most-successful table arcade unit of the month. Computer and Video Gamess Julian Rignall scored the game with an overall 82% rating. Both John Cook and Mike Pattenden of CU Amiga praised the hand-drawn visuals. French magazine Tilt gave it a positive outlook. Zzap!64 praised its visuals, sound design and action. AllGames Jason Rhoades rated it with a 2 out of 5 stars ranking. Retro Gamer gave it an overall positive retrospective outlook. Former Treasure designer Tetsuhiko "Han" Kikuchi was a fan of the game, naming the characters Edward M. Cognac and Randy M. Green in Guardian Heroes after the former's main protagonist. Hardcore Gaming 101s Kurt Kalata stated that "As unpolished as the action is, Edward Randy is still a must play for anyone infatuated with 2D graphics. It’s clearly a title ahead of its time, and it feels a bit like a Treasure game before Treasure truly existed." Notes References External links The Cliffhanger: Edward Randy at GameFAQs The Cliffhanger: Edward Randy at Giant Bomb The Cliffhanger: Edward Randy at Killer List of Videogames The Cliffhanger: Edward Randy at MobyGames 1990 video games Arcade video games Arcade-only video games Action video games Cancelled Amiga games Cancelled Atari ST games Cancelled Commodore 64 games Cancelled Game Gear games Cancelled PC games Cancelled Sega Saturn games Cooperative video games Data East arcade games Data East video games Video games developed in Japan Multiplayer and single-player video games