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Waterworld

The sun. For millions of years the source of life. But for one planet the source of it's demise. The temperature climbed, the vast pools of ice at it's poles melted, and the oceans rose. Centuries later, few…

21 December 1995

Waterworld is an arcade developed by Ocean of America, released 21 December 1995 on Virtual Boy.

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What Waterworld is

Waterworld is an arcade game developed by Ocean of America and released in 1995. It is available on Virtual Boy only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The sun. For millions of years the source of life. But for one planet the source of it's demise. The temperature climbed, the vast pools of ice at it's poles melted, and the oceans rose. Centuries later, few people remained on this planet, once called Earth. A lone mariner sails the expanse of water, trading to survive. For survival, is all these people do, in this place they know only as Waterworld.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Waterworld series

Waterworld is the first 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 21 December 1995, within three weeks of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters and Rayman.

Released around the same time: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Rayman.

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When did Waterworld come out?
Waterworld was released on 21 December 1995 for Virtual Boy.

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