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Robopon: Sun Version

Robopon are robotic creatures that inhabit the planet alongside humans. They can be captured and trained to battle other Robopon. You have just inherited Robopon Dispatching Company from your grandfather, but…

4 December 1998

Robopon: Sun Version is an adventure developed by Hudson Soft, released 4 December 1998 on Game Boy Color.

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What Robopon: Sun Version is

Robopon: Sun Version is an adventure game developed by Hudson Soft and released in 1998. It was published by Atlus. It is available on Game Boy Color only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Within Robopon Sun, Star, and Moon versions, the player assumes the role of a child named Cody, whose grandpa is retiring and gives him the family business, a Robopon Dispatching Company. Cody travels around Porombo Island collecting Robopon and battling against the "Legend 7", the top-ranked Robopon collectors on the island. Each time Cody successfully beats one of the Legend 7, he takes his or her place in the ranking system.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Robopon: Sun Version launched on 4 December 1998, within three weeks of Half-Life, Suikoden II, Mario Party and Thief: The Dark Project.

Released around the same time: Half-Life, Suikoden II, Mario Party, Thief: The Dark Project.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Robopon: Sun Version come out?
Robopon: Sun Version was released on 4 December 1998 for Game Boy Color.

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