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Super Turrican

Super Turrican is a conversion of Turrican released in Europe only. The entire game was developed by Manfred Trenz alone. Gameplay-wise, the mechanics are more similar to the second game, though a run button…

1 January 1992

Super Turrican is a platform developed by Rainbow Arts, released 1 January 1992 on Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Super Turrican is

Super Turrican is a platform game developed by Rainbow Arts and released in 1992. It was published by Imagineer. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Super Turrican is a conversion of Turrican released in Europe only. The entire game was developed by Manfred Trenz alone. Gameplay-wise, the mechanics are more similar to the second game, though a run button has been added along with the ability to jump out of Gyroscope form in mid-air, vastly increasing the player's maneuverability, though the Gyroscope now bounces off of enemies as well.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Super Turrican launched on 1 January 1992, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2 and Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.

Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.

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When did Super Turrican come out?
Super Turrican was released on 1 January 1992 for Nintendo Entertainment System.

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