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Waterworld

In Waterworld, you play from an overhead/isometric perspective controlling the Mariner's boat on the ocean. The point of the game is to destroy the Smokers' boats and dive for sunken artifacts, at which point…

31 December 1995

Waterworld is an arcade developed by DMA Design, released 31 December 1995 on Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Waterworld is

Waterworld is an arcade game developed by DMA Design and released in 1995. It was published by Ocean Software. It is available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Waterworld, you play from an overhead/isometric perspective controlling the Mariner's boat on the ocean. The point of the game is to destroy the Smokers' boats and dive for sunken artifacts, at which point the game switches to a side on perspective so that the player can directly control the Mariner underwater.
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How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Waterworld series

Waterworld is the second of 4 entries we hold in the Waterworld series. The next entry was Waterworld in 1995.

See all 4 Waterworld games in release order →

What it launched against

Waterworld launched on 31 December 1995, within three weeks of Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia and Screamer.

Released around the same time: Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia, Screamer.

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Quick answers

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When did Waterworld come out?
Waterworld was released on 31 December 1995 for Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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