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Nihilist

In the 25 levels the player duels one enemy each. Additionally there are other ships which shoot both opponents and asteroids which either split when shot or give extras like better armor. There are three…

30 November 1996

Nihilist is a shooter developed by Bits Corporation, released 30 November 1996 on DOS.

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What Nihilist is

Nihilist is a shooter game developed by Bits Corporation and released in 1996. It was published by Philips Interactive Media. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player controls a spaceship which has to beat deathmatches in an arena called Kraal. The gameplay is a mix between the classic games Beamrider and Star Wars.
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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. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Nihilist launched on 30 November 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Wild Arms and PaRappa the Rapper.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Wild Arms, PaRappa the Rapper.

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When did Nihilist come out?
Nihilist was released on 30 November 1996 for DOS.

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