Turrican
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😊 8.0/10
(GameBoy - US, Action & Adventure)
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Developed_By:
The Code Monkeys
Published_By:
Accolade
Released On:
01 Jan 1991
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The world is under threat from three-headed demon Morgul, who has been invading people's dreams to create terrifying nightmares. But now, these nightmares have become all too real. The only one who can save humanity in this desperate situation is Turrican , a fast-paced side-scrolling shoot-em up that promises exciting action.
With five worlds and 13 levels of challenging gameplay, Turrican demands your attention and skill. The gameplay is straightforward: jump, shoot, and explore. However, the game takes things to the next level with its emphasis on collecting and using Turrican's ten different weapons.
UPC-A:
015605021060 (United States)
ASIN:
B000035XCG (United States)
Nintendo Media PN:
DMG-TQ-USA (United States)
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Number of Players Supported:
1 Player
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This is a sci-fi action platformer where players control Turrican, a bio-engineered warrior, on a mission to reclaim the lost colony of Alterra. You must navigate four hostile worlds, eliminating dangerous organisms and ultimately destroying the rogue AI, MORGUL.
Story
INTRODUCTION
The story of Turrican begins in the lost colony of Alterra, a completely man-made "lifeworld" abandoned long ago in a nearby galaxy. Alterra is actually four "colonies" in one.
Each self-contained habitat has been separately bio-engineered by a powerful ecosystem generation network known as a Multiple Organism Unit Link - MORGUL, for short.
Early colonists used MORGUL to render Alterra inhabitable. But a cataclysmic quake severed all system interface functions and MORGUL murderously "rebelled." Those few colonists lucky enough to escape told a grim tale of a higher intelligence gone berserk.
The Mission
For generations, mankind sought a return to Alterra. Finally, genetic science created a "saviour": Turrican, a mutant warrior, bio-engineered for the task of planetary reclamation.
Thus, Turrican's challenge:
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Eliminate hostile organisms from Alterra's four multi-level worlds.
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Destroy the three faces of MORGUL.
How to Play
GETTING STARTED
1. Make sure the power switch is OFF.
2. IMPORTANT: Always make sure that the Game Boy is turned OFF when inserting or removing a cartridge.
3. Insert the Turrican cartridge into the Game Boy by following the instructions in your user's manual.
4. Turn the power switch ON. If nothing appears on-screen, re-check your cartridge to be sure it is inserted properly.
5. After the title screens appear, press the Start Button to begin a new game.
PLAYER CONTROLS
Use the Control Pad to direct Turrican's movement, and other Game Boy buttons to select & fire his weapons.
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Control Pad
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SELECT Button
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START Button
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A Button
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B Button
Note: You can also customize the button functions. (See The Menu section.)
THE MENU
Here's where you Start a new game, use a Continue, or customize your A and B Button functions. After you boot the cartridge, use the Control Pad to select the option you want.
To change button functions: Press to toggle the assigned functions for the buttons. When you have the configuration you want, press Start to begin playing Turrican.
TURRICAN'S WEAPONS
Turrican lets you choose from a variety of weapons. Read the following descriptions to learn the uses of each, then review the Player Controls section to learn how to activate a chosen weapon:
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Gun: Fires laser bullets at target. (Certain tokens that you collect in the game will alter your gun's firing mechanism. See Tokens, Crystals & Continues.)
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Lightning Whip: Whips high-energy laser in a circle by using or ➡. (Turrican must stand still).
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Power Line: Zaps foes left & right with vertical ionizing bolts.
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Mine: Destroys all enemies on surrounding surface.
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Grenade: Liquidates every enemy in vicinity (if it hits a solid surface).
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Buzzsaw: Turns Turrican into a deadly rotating blade. (Turrican can assume the buzzsaw form only three times during any given life.)
TIME
You are allotted a limited number of time units for each level. Time units are shown on the Status Indicator Display. If yours run out, you lose a life.
TOKENS, CRYSTALS & CONTINUES
During play, valuable tokens are available for Turrican's pursuit. Frequently, they are hidden inside boxes and other objects. Some add lives and restore energy; others add to Turrican's arsenal.
Collecting more than one of certain "weapon" tokens will increase that weapon's potency, or extend the period of time it can be used. Loss of a life will decrease your weapon's potency by one level.
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1: Gives Turrican one extra life
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P: Fully restores Turrican's energy level
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: Activates gun's multiple shot; if already active, additional tokens extend capability
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: Activates gun's laser blast; if already active, additional tokens extend capability
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: Activates a force field which gives Turrican a brief period of invulnerability
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M: Extra mine
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G: Extra grenade
Controls
Control Pad
Jump
A Button
Turrican jumps
B Button (press quickly)
Fires currently selected weapon
B Button (press & hold)
Fires lightning whip
Start Button
Pause
Start + Select + A + B
Reset
Select Button (press once)
Fire button releases grenade
Select Button (press twice)
Fire button releases power line
Control Pad + A Button
Transform Turrican into a "buzzsaw"
Enemies & Characters
The Gauntlet
A remnant of a terraforming robot, this airborne monster once rounded mountains into arable land. Now it wants to pulverize a careless Turrican.
Dead Head
This cranial remnant of a giant construction robot continues to supervise the building site. The head views intruders with displeasure, and will attempt to destroy Turrican by Energy Phase Cannon fire or a convincing crushing.
Mother Fish
This gigantic, bioengineered fish requires quantities of energy to produce an endless supply of gobbling guppies. She's a ravenous creature, foul-tempered and insistent.
Trash Master
The ultimate garbage disposal grinds up waste and produces fuel. Regards Turrican as another tasty morsel.
Monolith
An alien machine of unknown origin guards the caverns against all intruders.
Queen Mother
This colossal breeder, font of all insect life in the subterranean worlds, has multiple heads, and a fierce will to survive.
MORGUL
With brains in triplicate, this most awesome of all Turrican's foes is a real thinker.
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