Nastar is an arcade developed by Taito, released 31 December 1989 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine and Arcade.
What Nastar is
Nastar is an arcade game developed by Taito and released in 1989. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine and Arcade.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A side scrolling hack-and-slash-em-up where you take the role of a barbarian who tries to defeat the evil wizard. Many of the bosses are based on mythological characters such as minotaurs and Medusa.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Nastar launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.
Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Quick answers
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