Turrican
Sign in to saveTurrican is a 1990 run and gun video game developed by Factor 5 and published by Rainbow Arts. Designed by Manfred Trenz, it was released for the Commodore 64, and was ported to other systems later. In addition to concept design and character creation, Trenz programmed Turrican on the Commodore 64. A sequel, Turrican II: The Final Fight, followed in 1991 for the Commodore 64 and other platforms.
Game data
- Released
- 1990-01-01
- User rating
- 4.67 / 5
- Platforms
- PC, Game Boy, Commodore / Amiga, Atari ST, Genesis
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Turrican is a 1990 video game programmed and designed by Manfred Trenz. It was first developed for the Commodore 64 by Rainbow Arts, but was ported to other systems later. In addition to concept design and character creation, Trenz personally programmed Turrican on the Commodore 64. A sequel, Turrican II, followed 1991 for the Commodore 64 and other platforms.
- 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
- Game modes
- Single player
- Engine
- Symbian
- Developer
- Rainbow Arts
- Publisher
- Ballistic, Accolade, Amiga, Rainbow Arts
Key facts
- Video game.title
- Turrican
- Video game.image
- Front Cover of Turrican Game Box, May 2014.jpg
- Video game.caption
- Home computer cover art by Celal Kandemiroglu
- Video game.developer
- Rainbow Arts (C64) Factor 5 (Amiga, ST) Probe Software (CPC, ZX) The Code Monkeys (MD, PCE, GB)
- Video game.publisher
- Accolade (consoles)
- Video game.designer
- Manfred Trenz
- Video game.composer
- Chris HuelsbeckJochen Hippel (ST)
- Video game.released
- Commodore 64, Amiga Atari ST, CPC, Spectrum Mega Drive/Genesis TurboGrafx-16 Game Boy
- Video game.modes
- Single-player
- Video game.genre
- Run and gun
- Video game.platforms
- Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Mega Drive/Genesis, PC-Engine/TurboGrafx-16, Game Boy, CDTV
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Gameplay
- Plot
- Development
- Music
- Reception
- Sequels
- ''Turrican II: The Final Fight''
- ''Mega Turrican''/''Turrican 3: Payment Day''
- ''Super Turrican'' (NES)
- ''Super Turrican'' and ''Super Turrican 2'' (SNES)
- Unreleased games
- ''Turrican Flashback''
- ''The Turrican Collection''
- References
- External links
Turrican is a 1990 run and gun video game developed by Factor 5 and published by Rainbow Arts. Designed by Manfred Trenz, it was released for the Commodore 64, and was ported to other systems later. In addition to concept design and character creation, Trenz programmed Turrican on the Commodore 64. A sequel, Turrican II: The Final Fight, followed in 1991 for the Commodore 64 and other platforms.
==Gameplay== left|255px|thumb|Level 1 (Atari ST version) Turrican can be described as a cross between Metroid and Psycho-Nics Oscar. While the huge levels and the morph-ball function were inspired by Metroid, the overall graphics design and weapons were inspired by Psycho-Nics Oscar. Unlike many other action games of its time, Turrican did not force the player to complete a linear level. Instead, the player can explore each level and uncover secrets.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Turrican” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.