Turrican
Video Game
Video gaming in Germany...companies was Gutersloh-based Rainbow Arts (founded in 1984) who were, among others, partly responsible for publishing the popular Turrican series of games. Other popular developers of the 16-bit era included Thalion, Factor 5 (who were... In this article: Germany, Factor 5, Turrican, Blue Byte, Grand Theft Auto, The Patrician, Commodore Amiga, Commodore 64, Atari ST, and Lair |
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Wikipedia | October 30, 2009
Mega Turrican
...Hedgehog series. The German magazine "Amiga Games" published a complete 6 part development diary (The long way from Turrican II to Turrican III) in 1992. Factor 5 began the work on Turrican III for the Amiga right after Turrican II was...
In this article: Mega Turrican, Amiga, Sega Mega Drive, Factor 5, Rainbow Arts, Data East, Europe, and Renegade
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Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
Chris Hulsbeck
...Soundtracker, such as logarithmic pitch-bends, sound macros and individual tempos for each track. His music from Apidya, Turrican 2, Turrican 3 and The Great Giana Sisters was performed live at the Symphonic Game Music Concert series in...
In this article: Chris Hulsbeck, The Great Giana Sisters, Turrican 2, Apidya, Amiga, Commodore 64, Mp3.com, and Andy Brick
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Wikipedia | October 23, 2009
Turrican II: The Final Fight
Turrican II: The Final Fight is the second game of the Turrican series. The game by Factor 5 was released in 1991 for the Commodore Amiga. This version was finished before the C64 version, but Manfred Trenz cites the C64 version as the...
In this article: Universal Soldier, Metroid, Amiga, Accolade, Turrican 2, ZX Spectrum, Ms-dos, and Amstrad CPC
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Wikipedia | October 15, 2009
Kings of Metal
.... After this release, Friedman (one of Manowars' founding members) went on to rejoin punk band The Dictators. The cover of video game Turrican is based on the one featured on the album. The track "Kings of Metal" has been covered by...
In this article: Kings of Metal, Manowar, Power metal, Van Canto, Thunderstone, Atlantic Records, and The Dictators
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Wikipedia | September 30, 2009
Rendering Ranger: R2
Weapons are found in floating orbs, and each color holds a different kind of gun. The game was developed by Manfred Trenz, creator of the Turrican series. This game was only released in Japan, but almost everything is in English .
In this article: Rendering Ranger: R2, Manfred Trenz, Donkey Kong Country, Virgin Interactive, and Japan
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Wikipedia | September 23, 2009
Turrican
...Transformers: The Movie soundtrack ''. Chris Hulsbeck composed for the Amiga conversions of ''Turrican, Turrican II and Turrican 3, as well as Super Turrican (SNES), Mega Turrican and Super Turrican 2. The title screen for Turrican is...
In this article: Factor 5, Amiga, Manfred Trenz, Mega Turrican, Commodore 64, Metroid, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and Chris Hulsbeck
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Wikipedia | August 30, 2009
Super Turrican
The Super Turrican games of the Turrican series were two independent developments for the SNES , both of them done by Factor 5, the first being published by Seika and the second one by Ocean . There is also an unrelated Super Turrican for...
In this article: North America, Mega Turrican, Factor 5, Manfred Trenz, Europe, and Australia
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Wikipedia | August 06, 2009
Katakis
...in or from other works On the Commodore 64 version, the music on some levels is similar to The Delta Force theme music. In Turrican II (also designed by Manfred Trenz) there's plenty of reference to the Commodore 64 version of...
In this article: Katakis, Commodore 64, Amiga, Factor 5, R-Type, Turrican II, Activision, Easter egg, Manfred Trenz, and Rainbow Arts
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Kotaku | May 14, 2009
A Reporter's Memories Of Factor 5 [Retrospective]
...a gamer and reporter. Ambition is what drew me to Factor 5. As a gamer I came to the studio's work a little late. I missed their Turrican days, their era of making games for the Super Nintendo and Genesis. I came upon them as an N64 gamer,...
In this article: Factor 5, Lair, GameCube, Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader, Nintendo, PS3, Sony, Rogue Squadron, and E mail
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Joystiq | March 03, 2008
Virtual Console Monday: Super Turrican stands alone - Joystiq
...NES, 1 player 800 Wii Shop Points) - Developed by Factor 5 (of Rogue Squadron fame), the 1993 side-scrolling, run-and-gun sequel to 1990's Turrican has a decidedly old-school, Contra vibe to it. Those who want to get a feel for the gameplay...
In this article: Rogue Squadron, Factor 5, Nintendo, and EU
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Turrican is a 1990 video game programmed 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 2, followed 1991 for the Commodore 64 and other platforms.
- Name:
- Turrican
- Genre:
- Action
- Release Date:
- January 01, 1990
- Published By:
- Rainbow Arts
- Modes:
- Single Player
- Developed by:
- Loriciels
- Platforms:
- Atari ST, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Sega Mega Drive, PC-Engine, Game Boy
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