Classic Gaming - #1

(Frankie) #1
Developer Factor 5
Publisher Rainbow Arts
Genre Run and gun
Released 1990

Turrican


If you held down the fire button, Turrican would fire
out his lightning whip, harnessing a thick beam of
energy that could be rotated to take out enemies
at any angle. Though its range was limited to begin
with, once lengthened via upgrades it became
almost unstoppable.


CLASSIC WEAPON


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espite attracting the attention
of Nintendo’s lawyers with The
Great Giana Sisters, designer
and coder Manfred Trenz
wasn’t about to shy away from his
affection for that company’s games.
Turrican owed a clear debt to Metroid


  • not least in the protagonists Morph
    Ball-esque circular saw transformation

  • but in the way it blended labyrinthine
    levels with Contra-like shooting, it felt
    like its own game. With bold and exciting
    boss fights (the first stage alone sends
    out a giant robot fist to pound you into
    submission) and a wonderful Chris
    Huelsbeck soundtrack, Turrican proved
    that console-style games could work
    just as well on computers.


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