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Rabio Lepus Special

Rabio Lepus Special is a horizontal shoot' em up, adaptation of the 1987 arcade game Rabio Lepus , known as Rabbit Punch in North America. This port makes numerous changes from the 1987 arcade release, many of…

19 October 1990

Rabio Lepus Special is a shooter developed by Minakuchi Engineering, released 19 October 1990 on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.

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What Rabio Lepus Special is

Rabio Lepus Special is a shooter game developed by Minakuchi Engineering and released in 1990. It was published by Video System. It is available on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Suddenly, an alien attack is launched on the peaceful country of "Bunnyland," and the king, princess, and princess's sister are kidnapped. The royal family special battle mecha "USAGI" goes to work, defeating the alien boss "Demon King" and rescuing the hostages!
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Rabio Lepus Special launched on 19 October 1990, within three weeks of The Secret of Monkey Island, Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe and Review: Jashin Fukkatsu.

Released around the same time: The Secret of Monkey Island, Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe, Review: Jashin Fukkatsu.

Official trailer

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When did Rabio Lepus Special come out?
Rabio Lepus Special was released on 19 October 1990 for TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.

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