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Death Ephemera

Side-scrolling shooter for X680x0. Production began in December 1997, an unfinished version was released on PC Communications (Dial-up/ISDN) in July 1998, and it was completed around December 1998, but…

1 December 1998

Death Ephemera is a shooter developed by Akiragoya, released 1 December 1998 on Sharp X68000.

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What Death Ephemera is

Death Ephemera is a shooter game developed by Akiragoya and released in 1998. It is available on Sharp X68000 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Side-scrolling shooter for X680x0. Production began in December 1997, an unfinished version was released on PC Communications (Dial-up/ISDN) in July 1998, and it was completed around December 1998, but distribution stopped.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Death Ephemera launched on 1 December 1998, within three weeks of Half-Life, Suikoden II, Mario Party and Thief: The Dark Project.

Released around the same time: Half-Life, Suikoden II, Mario Party, Thief: The Dark Project.

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When did Death Ephemera come out?
Death Ephemera was released on 1 December 1998 for Sharp X68000.

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