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Mars 3D

A first-person 3D shooter/vehicular action game set on a colonized Mars. Players pilot armed rovers and on-foot vehicles through hostile alien-infested environments to complete mission objectives, rescue…

1 January 1997

Mars 3D is a shooter developed by Engine Technology, released 1 January 1997 on DOS.

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What Mars 3D is

Mars 3D is a shooter game developed by Engine Technology and released in 1997. It was published by Community Releases DE. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In 1999 a North American defense network malfunctioned, triggering nuclear devastation and forcing survivors underground. A group called New Hope rose, promising better living conditions in exchange for freedoms and eventually built SKYNET CITY — a tightly controlled space-station capital that eliminates dissent. You are Jet Hunter, whose scientist parents were killed by New Hope. Recruited by resistance leader Mars, you learn New Hope is hunting you; armed with an Uzi, you set out to uncover the truth.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Mars 3D launched on 1 January 1997, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8 and Money Puzzle Exchanger.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8, Money Puzzle Exchanger.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Mars 3D come out?
Mars 3D was released on 1 January 1997 for DOS.

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