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Tekkaman Blade

Tekkaman Blade is a 2D side-scrolling platform game where the player controls a mech and must find the exit to each level. The mech only has one melee weapon, but it can also use a special grappling hook, like…

18 December 1992

Tekkaman Blade is a shooter developed by Yutaka, released 18 December 1992 on Game Boy.

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What Tekkaman Blade is

Tekkaman Blade is a shooter game developed by Yutaka and released in 1992. It is available on Game Boy only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Tekkaman Blade is a 2D side-scrolling platform game where the player controls a mech and must find the exit to each level. The mech only has one melee weapon, but it can also use a special grappling hook, like in Ninja Gaiden Shadow, which is necessary to go through the levels. After the platforming part of the levels, the mech fights against a boss.
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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.

Where it sits in the Tekkaman series

Tekkaman Blade is the first of 5 entries we hold in the Tekkaman series. The next entry was Uchuu no Kishi: Tekkaman Blade in 1993.

See all 5 Tekkaman games in release order →

What it launched against

Tekkaman Blade launched on 18 December 1992, within three weeks of Streets of Rage 2, Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Flashback: The Quest for Identity and Moto Roader MC.

Released around the same time: Streets of Rage 2, Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Flashback: The Quest for Identity, Moto Roader MC.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Tekkaman Blade come out?
Tekkaman Blade was released on 18 December 1992 for Game Boy.

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