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Smash T.V.

Moving from one room to the next within the studio/arena, players have to shoot down hordes of enemies as they advance from all sides, while at the same time collecting weapons, power-up items, and assorted…

80 1 May 1990

Smash T.V. is an arcade developed by Williams, released 1 May 1990 on Xbox 360 and Arcade.

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What Smash T.V. is

Smash T.V. is an arcade game developed by Williams and released in 1990. It was published by Midway Home Entertainment. It is available on Xbox 360 and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Smash TV is a twin-stick shooter developed and published by Williams Electronics as an arcade video game in 1990. It was designed by Eugene Jarvis and programmed by Mark Turmell, with similar gameplay to Jarvis' earlier game Robotron: 2084 (1982). The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis, Master System and Game Gear versions are titled Super Smash TV.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Smash T.V. holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1990 averaged 65, so it scored 15 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Smash T.V. launched on 1 May 1990, within three weeks of Gargoyle's Quest and Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi. It reviewed better than all of them.

Released around the same time: Gargoyle's Quest, Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

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When did Smash T.V. come out?
Smash T.V. was released on 1 May 1990 for Xbox 360 and Arcade.

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