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Turrican

Developer(s) Loriciels
Publisher(s) Rainbow Arts
Platform(s) Atari ST, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Sega Mega Drive, PC-Engine, Game Boy
Release date 1990
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single Player

Turrican is a 1990 video game programmed by Manfred Trenz. A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual that creates Video games A developer may specialize in a certain video Loriciels (later known as Loriciel) was a French Video game company founded in 1983 by Marc Bayle and Laurent Weill Rainbow Arts is a German game developer company founded in 1984 by Marc Ulrich which was later bought by Funsoft, and eventually absorbed by In Computing, a platform describes some sort of Hardware architecture or Software framework (including Application frameworks, that allows The Atari ST is a home / Personal computer that was commercially available from 1985 to the early 1990s The Amiga is a family of Personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation. The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit Home computers produced by Amstrad Plc during the 1980s and early 1990s Commodore, the commonly used name for Commodore International, was a US-American Electronics company based in West Chester Pennsylvania The Sinclair ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal Home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd The is a 16-bit Video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 North America in 1989 and the PAL region in 1990 The, known as TurboGrafx-16 in the USA is a Video game console developed by the Nippon Electric Company (NEC and released in Japan on October The is a handheld video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. Events Notable releases Bonk's Adventure is released for the TurboGrafx-16 and See also [[Game classification]] Video games are categorized into Genres based on their Gameplay interaction An action game is a game that challenges a player's speed dexterity and reaction time In video gaming, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session Events Notable releases Bonk's Adventure is released for the TurboGrafx-16 and A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Game programming, a subset of Game development, is the Programming of computer, console or Arcade games. Manfred Trenz (born November 29, 1965, Saarbrücken, Germany) is a famous computer game developer It was first developed for the Commodore 64 by Rainbow Arts, but was ported to other systems later. Rainbow Arts is a German game developer company founded in 1984 by Marc Ulrich which was later bought by Funsoft, and eventually absorbed by See also Software portability In Computer science, porting is the process of adapting software so that an executable program can be created In addition to concept design and character creation, Trenz personally programmed Turrican on the Commodore 64. Game design is the process of designing the content and rules of a Game. A sequel, Turrican 2, followed 1991 for the Commodore 64 and other platforms. Events Notable releases Namco releases Star Blade, Super World Stadium, Solvalou

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History

The series started in 1990 on the Commodore 64. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Turrican became very popular due to its high technical achievements, demonstrating graphics which many did not believe to be possible on a C64.

Turrican was developed mainly by Manfred Trenz and published by Rainbow Arts. A later Amiga conversion was produced by Factor 5. Factor 5 is an independent Software and Video game developer. The following people are credited with the C64 version of Turrican:

Turrican was also released for the Atari ST, CDTV, Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Boy, PC Engine, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC. Chris Hülsbeck (born March 2 1968) is a game music composer from Germany. Chris Hülsbeck (born March 2 1968) is a game music composer from Germany. Jeroen Godfried Tel (aka WAVE (born May 19 1972) is a Dutchman known for numerous Computer game tunes he wrote in the 1980s and early 1990s for the The Atari ST is a home / Personal computer that was commercially available from 1985 to the early 1990s The is a 16-bit Video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 North America in 1989 and the PAL region in 1990 The is a handheld video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. The, known as TurboGrafx-16 in the USA is a Video game console developed by the Nippon Electric Company (NEC and released in Japan on October The Sinclair ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal Home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit Home computers produced by Amstrad Plc during the 1980s and early 1990s The console ports were handled by The Code Monkeys and published by Accolade. Accolade was a Video game developer and publisher of the 1980s and 1990s

"Subsong 2" from Turrican is actually the song "Escape" from The Transformers: The Movie soundtrack. The Transformers The Movie is a 1986 animated feature film based on the animated series of the same name. [1] Ramiro Vaca is responsible for the complete C64 score, including the cover of the song Escape in "Subsong 2". Chris Hülsbeck composed for the Amiga conversion of Turrican I, II, III as well as Mega Turrican (Mega Drive/Genesis) & Super Turrican (SNES). The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was Subsongs 4 and 7 of the music in the Amiga version of world 4 were clearly inspired by the sound effects for Aliens in the sequence where the marines enter the colony for the first time. This article is about the film for the video games see Aliens (Square computer game and Aliens (arcade game.

The title screen for Turrican is said to be based upon the Manowar album cover Kings of Metal. Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn New York. Kings of Metal is the sixth album by heavy metal band Manowar. [2]

The name Turrican is based on "Turricano", an Italian name which Trenz found in a phone book. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest There was a rumour about Turricano being the name of a pizzeria Trenz used to visit regularly, but this has been proven false. However, he did visit a pizzeria called Katakis, which the planet was named after.

The first demo of Turrican (C64) was called Hurrican.

The Turrican series are well known for the high quality of their soundtracks. The most notable is the Turrican 2 soundtrack for Amiga, composed by Chris Hülsbeck. The Amiga is a family of Personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation. Chris Hülsbeck (born March 2 1968) is a game music composer from Germany. Music from Turrican 2 was performed live by a full orchestra at the second Symphonic Game Music Concert in 2004. The Symphonic Game Music Concerts ( German: Symphonische Spielemusikkonzerte) are a series of German Video game music concerts produced "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The event took place in Leipzig, Germany. This sort of fix restores section edit linkpoints to where they belong Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

Gameplay

Turrican can be described as a cross between Metroid and Psycho-Nics Oscar[3]. is the first game in the ''Metroid'' series of video games It was released first for the Famicom Disk System on August 6, 1986 While the huge detailed labyrinth 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 didn't just force the player to complete a linear level. Instead, the real thrill for the player was to fully explore each level and uncover every secret spot, hidden room, and invisible passage.

Sequels

Turrican 2 was released in 1991. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Amiga version, done by Factor 5, was finished before the C64 version, but Manfred Trenz cites the C64 version as the original design. Factor 5 is an independent Software and Video game developer.

Turrican 2 was also released for the CDTV, Atari ST, PC, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum. Julian Eggebrecht is president and creative director of Factor 5, a Video game developer located in Marin County California, with additional R&D offices Celal Kandemiroglu is a Graphic artist in the German computer games industry Chris Hülsbeck (born March 2 1968) is a game music composer from Germany. Jochen Hippel (born October 14, 1971) is a Musician from Kirchheimbolanden in southwest Germany. Rainbow Arts is a German game developer company founded in 1984 by Marc Ulrich which was later bought by Funsoft, and eventually absorbed by IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT. The 256 Colors version for PC targets the MS-DOS operating system but can be run under Dosbox in Microsoft Windows or Linux. MS-DOS (short for M icro' s' oft D isk O perating S ystem is an Operating system commercialized by Microsoft. DOSBox is an Emulator which simulates a computer running MS-DOS. Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Linux (commonly pronounced ˈlɪnəks

A conversion for the Mega Drive/Genesis and Game Boy was produced by Accolade, who had kept the rights for the console ports of the franchise. The is a 16-bit Video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 North America in 1989 and the PAL region in 1990 The is a handheld video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. Accolade was a Video game developer and publisher of the 1980s and 1990s But at a late stage, they also acquired rights to produce a game spin-off of the Jean-Claude Van Damme movie Universal Soldier and decided to rebrand the game. Turrican's sprite was changed into a marine and several other substitutions were made. In Computer graphics, a sprite (also known by other names see Synonyms below is a two-dimensional/three-dimensional Image or Animation that Amongst other changes, the eyeballs-walking-on-fingers became mini tanks, and instead of a large mech/steel dragon in the first stage, the player now faces a large representation of Dolph Lundgren's character in the movie. Dolph Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren on November 3, 1957 in Stockholm, Sweden is a Swedish Actor, director

The three "shoot'em up" stages would have probably been cut out from the port so the developers replaced them with three original stages (a Vietnam jungle, a fortress, and a motel/car junkyard) that in theory should link the game to the movie's atmosphere. A shoot-'em-up (also known as shmup) is a Video game genre of Shooter game in which the player controls a vehicle or character and fights large Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially The game was not very well received, and is generally considered to be a mistake to "butcher" a Turrican game in this way.

There also exists a Super Nintendo version that was almost finished, but it never reached a commercial release and nowadays can only be found as a beta. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was The Mega Drive/Genesis and Game Boy versions were the only console ports that were finally released.

Mega Turrican/Turrican 3
Main article: Mega Turrican

Mega Turrican was an original Factor 5 game initially designed for the Mega Drive/Genesis, and later followed by an Amiga port under the title of Turrican 3. Mega Turrican is a 16-bit Shooter game, developed by Factor 5, and marketed in 1995 by Data East. Factor 5 is an independent Software and Video game developer. The is a 16-bit Video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 North America in 1989 and the PAL region in 1990 The Amiga is a family of Personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation.

Turrican 3 for the C64 is a fan-game and was released on August 28th 2004 at the Demoparty Evoke by the group Smash Designs. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A demoparty is an event that gathers Demosceners and other computer enthusiasts to compete in competitions. Evoke is the second largest demoparty held annually in Germany (the largest being Breakpoint)

Super Turrican 1 and 2

The Super Turrican games were independent developments for the SNES, both of them done by Factor 5, the first being published by Seika and the second one by Ocean Games. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was

Super Turrican plays similarly to Mega Turrican and shares a similar visual style. The game has a different set of levels, however, and features a freeze beam in place of the original lightning whip. The major addition is a grappling arm, similar to that used in Bionic Commando, which can be used to swing between platforms and grab power-ups.

Super Turrican 2 featured more action than the first part and used many "Mode 7" effects but sacrificed the big levels of the original Turrican games. The term Mode 7 originated on the Super NES Video game console, on which it describes a simple Texture mapping graphics mode that allows a background

There is also an unrelated Super Turrican for the NES, which was created by Manfred Trenz alone. The Nintendo Entertainment System (often abbreviated as NES or simply Nintendo) is an 8-bit Video game console that was released by It is based roughly on the levels of the first two Turrican games.

Super Turrican was released on the Virtual Console in Europe and Australia on February 29, 2008, and in North America on March 3. Virtual Console, sometimes abbreviated as VC, is a specialized section of the Wii Shop Channel, an online service that allows players to purchase and download Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian

Turrican 3D (never released)

Turrican 3D was intended to bring Turrican into the third dimension, but was never released because publisher THQ stopped development. In mathematics the dimension of a Space is roughly defined as the minimum number of Coordinates needed to specify every point within it THQ Inc ( Toy Headquarters) is a global American developer and publisher of Video games. Screenshots and videos show how the world of Turrican would have looked. [4]

In an interview, Manfred Trenz (creator of Turrican I & II and co-developer of Turrican 3D), stated that many members of the project were far too profit-oriented, and the project failed as a result

Thornado (never released)

This never released Turrican spin-off by Factor 5 did not use the name Turrican because of legal issues. It was developed first for the Nintendo 64 and later for the GameCube. All that is available from this game is a piece of preliminary music composed by Chris Hülsbeck and some art assets that were reused in Star Wars: Rebel Strike, such as the Golden Gate-like looking bridge. Chris Hülsbeck (born March 2 1968) is a game music composer from Germany. Star Wars Rogue Squadron III Rebel Strike is a Star Wars Video game developed by Factor 5 and published by LucasArts The "Thornado Demo" track which was released as a teaser for the upcoming GameCube game, was in fact running on the older Nintendo 64 sound hardware using Factor5's new proprietary MusyX software sound engine. The Thornado Demo, although not available on Factor5's website anymore, can still be found on Chris Hülsbeck's page at GarageBand.com. GarageBandcom is a large Online community of independent musicians and music fans

Next-gen

In April 2007, a Gamasutra article revealed that Factor 5 is working on concepts for a new Turrican game. Gamasutra is a Web site founded in 1997 for Video game developers It is owned and operated by CMP Media, and acts as the online sister publication to the [5]

References

  1. ^ Facts about Turrican at Turrican SETA
  2. ^ Facts about Turrican at Turrican SETA
  3. ^ Interview about games that inspired Turrican (German)
  4. ^ Screenshots and videos of Turrican 3D
  5. ^ Gamasutra Story about Next-gen Turrican

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