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Rocket: Robot on Wheels

First-time Nintendo 64 developer Sucker Punch Studios jumped onto the scene with a highly original 3D platformer. The design philosophy behind the title is simple -- rather than build the platformer around the…

31 October 1999

Rocket: Robot on Wheels is a platform developed by Sucker Punch Productions, released 31 October 1999 on Nintendo 64.

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What Rocket: Robot on Wheels is

Rocket: Robot on Wheels is a platform game developed by Sucker Punch Productions and released in 1999. It was published by Ubi Soft Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo 64 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

First-time Nintendo 64 developer Sucker Punch Studios jumped onto the scene with a highly original 3D platformer. The design philosophy behind the title is simple -- rather than build the platformer around the main character, the software house opted instead to focus on the interactivity of the 3D environments he travels. To that end, Rocket employs an advanced physics engine which allows the main character, a lovable unicycle-based robot named Rocket, to travel and experiment with colorful, platform-esque worlds with realistic gravity and inertia. Every object has its own set of lifelike attributes that must be "weighed" into consideration when solving puzzles.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Rocket: Robot on Wheels launched on 31 October 1999, within three weeks of Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version, The Longest Journey and Rayman 2: The Great Escape.

Released around the same time: Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version, The Longest Journey, Rayman 2: The Great Escape.

Official trailer

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When did Rocket: Robot on Wheels come out?
Rocket: Robot on Wheels was released on 31 October 1999 for Nintendo 64.

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