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Nectaris GB

This Gameboy port of Nectaris (AKA Military Madness in North America) was only released in Japan. It is a a turn-based strategy war game with a Science Fiction theme, set on earth's moon. The game is played on…

2 March 1998

Nectaris GB is a puzzle developed by Tamtam, released 2 March 1998 on Game Boy.

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What Nectaris GB is

Nectaris GB is a puzzle game developed by Tamtam and released in 1998. It was published by Hudson Soft. It is available on Game Boy only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This Gameboy port of Nectaris (AKA Military Madness in North America) was only released in Japan. It is a a turn-based strategy war game with a Science Fiction theme, set on earth's moon. The game is played on a hex-grid. This installment of the franchise includes a map editor which allows players to create game maps and even transfer those maps to another player wirelessly through an infrared modem called the KISS-Link. Another unique feature of this game is the ability to download maps off of the internet using a PC and transfer them to the cartridge through the KISS-Link.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Nectaris GB launched on 2 March 1998, within three weeks of Xenogears, 1080° Snowboarding and Battlezone.

Released around the same time: Xenogears, 1080° Snowboarding, Battlezone.

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When did Nectaris GB come out?
Nectaris GB was released on 2 March 1998 for Game Boy.

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