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Nebulus

Atari 7800 · Released December 31, 1987 · Developed by Hewson Consultants · Published by Atari Corporation

79Total 85Single playerMultiplayer
PlatformStrategyAction
Loose
CIB
Sealed

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Summary

You play a small green guy who needs to blow up eight towers, because their presence is somehow poisoning the water of planets which could potentially be ideal colonies. Unfortunately you need to get to the top of these towers to blow them up. You make your way up to the top of the tower via walkways around the outside of the towers. You need to jump over, kick, and run from various enemies in your journey to the top. Most vertical movement is achieved by jumping onto moving ledges at the right moment. The game was considered revolutionary in its time for its graphic technique. As the main character walked around the outside of the tower, the character was fixed in the middle of the screen while the tower itself rotated. This gave it a pseudo-3D effect. Towers are linked together via a voyage through the sea in your trusty MK.7 submarine. This plays out as a side-scrolling collect-'em-up in which bonus points can be obtained.

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Details

IGDB Rating
79.17 / 100
16 ratings
Total Rating
84.58 / 100
17 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Single player · Multiplayer
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action
Developer
Hewson Consultants

Also known as

AliasCastelian
AliasTower Toppler

Release history (9 entries)

DatePlatformRegion
Dec 31, 1987ZX Spectrum
Dec 31, 1987Commodore C64/128/MAX
Dec 31, 1988Amstrad CPC
Dec 31, 1988Atari ST/STE
Dec 31, 1988Atari 7800
Dec 31, 1988Amiga
Dec 31, 1988DOS
Dec 31, 1992Acorn Archimedes
Jun 13, 2008Wii

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