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Pyramid Patrol

Pyramid Patrol is a very traditional FMV-based rail shooter. The player's ship and small enemies are sprites, while the stages are presented using full-screen FMV stored as laserdisc video. Pyramid Intruder…

20 August 1993

Pyramid Patrol is an arcade developed by High Tech Laboratory Japan, released 20 August 1993 on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer and LaserActive.

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What Pyramid Patrol is

Pyramid Patrol is an arcade game developed by High Tech Laboratory Japan and released in 1993. It was published by Pioneer Electronic. It is available on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer and LaserActive.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the year 2035, humanity discovers a giant pyramid on the planet Mars. It turns out to have been created by the ancient people of Mu, whose advanced civilization had been forgotten by Earth, and who counterattack following humanity's intrusion.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Pyramid Patrol launched on 20 August 1993, within three weeks of Master of Orion, Daytona USA and Gunstar Heroes.

Released around the same time: Master of Orion, Daytona USA, Gunstar Heroes.

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When did Pyramid Patrol come out?
Pyramid Patrol was released on 20 August 1993 for 3DO Interactive Multiplayer and LaserActive.

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