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3-D WorldRunner

The battle of a lifetime comes alive in 3-D! The wildest of the space cowboys is out looking for adventure. Now he's got it and he needs your help. A strange world terrorized by Grax, the Alien Serpentbeast…

12 September 1987

3-D WorldRunner is a platform developed by Square, released 12 September 1987 on Family Computer Disk System and Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What 3-D WorldRunner is

3-D WorldRunner is a platform game developed by Square and released in 1987. It was published by Acclaim Entertainment. It is available on Family Computer Disk System and Nintendo Entertainment System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The battle of a lifetime comes alive in 3-D! The wildest of the space cowboys is out looking for adventure. Now he's got it and he needs your help. A strange world terrorized by Grax, the Alien Serpentbeast, has asked you, Worldrunner, for help. Knowing you can outrun, outjump and outblast anyone or anything, you race into battle. But this is no ordinary fight. These battles will carry you to eight strange planets filled with bottomless pits, shooting stars, and poisonous aliens, all sworn to defend their Serpent King. And each new world is ruled by an Alien Serpentbeast more terrifying and more powerful than anything you've ever seen before. Are you ready, Worldrunner? They're waiting for…
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How it plays

Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

3-D WorldRunner launched on 12 September 1987, within three weeks of Maniac Mansion, International Karate + and Time Soldiers.

Released around the same time: Maniac Mansion, International Karate +, Time Soldiers.

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When did 3-D WorldRunner come out?
3-D WorldRunner was released on 12 September 1987 for Family Computer Disk System and Nintendo Entertainment System.

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