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Repulse

A very difficult yet addictive Vectrex game. Maneuver your ship and destroy the mother fortress, while sentry ships attack you. Avoid crashing into the fortress. Take too long and the mother ship will attack…

1 February 1999

Repulse is an arcade developed by John Dondzila, released 1 February 1999 on Vectrex.

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What Repulse is

Repulse is an arcade game developed by John Dondzila and released in 1999. It is available on Vectrex only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A very difficult yet addictive Vectrex game. Maneuver your ship and destroy the mother fortress, while sentry ships attack you. Avoid crashing into the fortress. Take too long and the mother ship will attack at full force!
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Repulse launched on 1 February 1999, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VIII, Super Smash Bros., Syphon Filter and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VIII, Super Smash Bros., Syphon Filter, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri.

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When did Repulse come out?
Repulse was released on 1 February 1999 for Vectrex.

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