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Brain Bender

In Brain Bender, mirrors are manipulated in order to get them to reflect a laser beam into some balls of gas and destroy the satellite. Brain Bender features 120 different puzzles to solve.

1 November 1991

Brain Bender is a puzzle developed by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd., released 1 November 1991 on Game Boy.

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What Brain Bender is

Brain Bender is a puzzle game developed by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd. and released in 1991. It was published by Acclaim Japan. It is available on Game Boy only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Brain Bender, mirrors are manipulated in order to get them to reflect a laser beam into some balls of gas and destroy the satellite. Brain Bender features 120 different puzzles to solve.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Brain Bender launched on 1 November 1991, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Super Castlevania IV.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Castlevania IV.

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When did Brain Bender come out?
Brain Bender was released on 1 November 1991 for Game Boy.

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