Super Turrican is an action platformer game developed by Factor 5 for the Super Nintendo and the fourth title in the Turrican series. It was published by Seika Corp. in the US, Hudson Soft in Europe and Tonkin House in Japan, notably the only time a game in the series saw release in the Japanese territory.
Super Turrican was originally developed to fit in a 768 KiB (6 Mbit) cartridge but due to the publisher's demand they had to fit it in a 512 KiB (4 Mbit) cartridge. Because of this a lot of the game's content had to be cut, including various enemies and an entire world.[1] Some of this removed content was restored in a special edition of the game called Super Turrican Director's Cut, originally included with the Analogue Super Nt console and later on the Turrican Anthology compilation.
Story[]
You are on a United Planets Freedom Forces mission to save the peaceful planet Katakis from the evil Machine, ruler of all darkness in the galaxy. The Freedom Forces fighters use the newest weapon technology available: the Turrican Assault Suits. Equipped with multiple weapon capabilities and the mighty Freeze Beam to freeze temporarily almost any enemy, the Turrican Assault Suit gives one man the abilities of a whole army.
You have to find your way in 12 increasingly bigger levels, first on the surface of Katakis and later in the deep dungeons of the dark Alien Queen. Don't hesitate to use all powers given to you... The challenge awaits!
Gameplay[]
Super Turrican plays very similarly to Mega Turrican, featuring semi-open levels much like its predecessor and the same set of weapons. It ditches the Plasma Rope and brings back the Lightning Whip from the original titles, though here it only serves to freeze enemies in place, causing no damage.
Items[]
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Adds to the player's score. |
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Replenishes the player's health gauge. |
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Equips the "Multiple" weapon, which fires a spread of bullets. |
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Equips the "Laser" weapon, which fires a strong, piercing laser forward. |
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Equips the "Rebound" weapon, which fires three bullets which travel along solid surfaces. |
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Makes the player invulnerable for a brief period of time. |
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Adds ammo for the Power Line, which fires two shockwaves in opposite directions. |
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Gives the player an extra life. |
Stages[]
| World | Name | Boss |
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| 1 | Surface | Gauntlet Rob Ot |
| 2 | Steel Works | Robot Head |
| 3 | Snowfield | |
| 4 | Alien Hive | Alien Mother |
Enemies[]
Gallery[]
