Super Turrican (NES)

For the Super Nintendo game of same name, see Super Turrican (SNES).

Super Turrican is a conversion of Turrican released in 1992 for the Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe only. The entire game was developed by Manfred Trenz alone.

Details[]

Rather than being a straight port, this title mixes in the story and gameplay elements from both Turrican and Turrican II: The Final Fight, as well as incorporating some changes of its own. Gameplay-wise, the mechanics are more similar to the second game, though a run button has been added along with the ability to jump out of Gyroscope form in mid-air, vastly increasing the player's maneuverability, though the Gyroscope now bounces off of enemies as well. Additionally, the Multiple and Laser can now be upgraded up to 5 times, and the Power/Energy Lines have been heavily reworked. The player now has invulnerability frames after getting hit as well and they are given unlimited time to complete each stage.

As for the stages themselves, many of them have been heavily altered from the originals, with changes including new or altered mechanics and hazards, modified layouts, certain split stages and moved around or entirely removed/replaced boss encounters.

Items[]

Item	Description
	Collecting 100 of these gives the player an extra life.
	Replenishes the player's health gauge.
	Equips the "Spread Shot" weapon, which fires a spread of bullets.
	Equips the "Laser" weapon, which fires a strong, piercing laser forward.
	Equips the "Bounce Shot" weapon, which fires a round bullet which bounces diagonally when hitting a solid surface.
	Increases the length of the Surround Shot.
	Equips the "Shield". Makes the player invulnerable for 5 hits.
	Gives the player an Energy Line. Each line, when used, allows the player to fire up to 8 times in whichever direction the player is holding.
	Automatically destroys all enemies on the screen when picked up.
	Gives the player an extra life.