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Oystron

Oystron is an action game in which the player controls a ship using the joystick controller, firing at enemies and collecting pearls dropped by "space oysters". The player's ship initially appears on the left…

15 February 1997

Oystron is a shooter developed by Piero Cavina, released 15 February 1997 on Atari 2600.

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What Oystron is

Oystron is a shooter game developed by Piero Cavina and released in 1997. It is available on Atari 2600 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Oystron is an action game in which the player controls a ship using the joystick controller, firing at enemies and collecting pearls dropped by "space oysters". The player's ship initially appears on the left side of the screen, and enemies attack from the right. Shooting the space oysters reveals a pearl; the player then collides with the pearl and brings it to the "pearl zone" on the left side of the screen. Other enemies appear that attempt to steal the pearls. Collecting eight pearls earns the player a bomb. At the end of each level, a boss named "Oystron" appears; the player can defeat the Oystron by placing a bomb in its path, or waiting until it changes into a space oyster. Following…
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Oystron launched on 15 February 1997, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII (1997), Theme Hospital, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and Namco Museum Vol. 5.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII (1997), Theme Hospital, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Namco Museum Vol. 5.

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When did Oystron come out?
Oystron was released on 15 February 1997 for Atari 2600.

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