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Atomic Runner Chelnov

The player takes the role of Chelnov, a coal miner who miraculously survives the malfunction and explosion of a nuclear power plant. Chelnov's body gains superhuman abilities due to the massive amount of…

1 January 1988

Atomic Runner Chelnov is a platform developed by Data East, released 1 January 1988 on Arcade and Sharp X68000.

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What Atomic Runner Chelnov is

Atomic Runner Chelnov is a platform game developed by Data East and released in 1988. It is available on Arcade and Sharp X68000.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player takes the role of Chelnov, a coal miner who miraculously survives the malfunction and explosion of a nuclear power plant. Chelnov's body gains superhuman abilities due to the massive amount of radiation given off by the explosion, and a secret organization seeks to harness those abilities for its own evil purposes. Chelnov must battle and defeat the secret organization using his newfound abilities.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Atomic Runner Chelnov launched on 1 January 1988, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

Official trailer

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When did Atomic Runner Chelnov come out?
Atomic Runner Chelnov was released on 1 January 1988 for Arcade and Sharp X68000.

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