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Forgotten Worlds

Forgotten Worlds can be played by up to two players simultaneously. The player controls a flying muscle-bound soldier armed with a rifle with unlimited ammo. The Player 1 character is equipped with a…

31 December 1988

Forgotten Worlds is an arcade developed by Capcom, released 31 December 1988 on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine and Sega Master System/Mark III.

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What Forgotten Worlds is

Forgotten Worlds is an arcade game developed by Capcom and released in 1988. It is available on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Sega Master System/Mark III, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set in a distant future, an evil god known as Emperor Bios has destroyed most of the Earth, turning it into a desolated wasteland known as the "Dust World". Two nameless super-soldiers are created by the people to defeat Bios and the eight evil gods who serve him.
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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. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Forgotten Worlds launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Forgotten Worlds come out?
Forgotten Worlds was released on 31 December 1988 for Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Sega Master System/Mark III, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD and ZX Spectrum.

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