Turrican 1990

Released: 1990
Genres: Shooter · Platform
Platforms: BlackBerry OS · Commodore C64/128/MAX · ZX Spectrum · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Atari ST/STE · TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine · Commodore CDTV · Amiga · Amstrad CPC
Developer: Rainbow Arts
More info: Wikipedia IGDB

Where to buy

In a collection: Turrican Anthology Vol. 1

Nintendo PlayStation

Turrican Flashback

Nintendo PlayStation
Physical: The Turrican Collection Search on Amazon

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Is it still worth playing?

Manfred Trenz designed and programmed this 1990 run and gun for the Commodore 64, with an Amiga version by Factor 5 and music by Chris Huelsbeck. It has five worlds, each with two or three stages, from a futuristic city to an underwater dungeon and a final tower. The stages are large and maze-like, and they hide rooms and secret passages, often holding extra lives. Weapons include a spread shot or laser, grenades, mines, a lightning whip that aims in every direction and an Energy Wheel that turns the hero into a spiked ball. Every stage has a time limit. Wide levels that reward exploring over rushing still make it worth a look now.