Ludography
Astro Rabby cover

1990 · Action · Platformer

Astro Rabby

Nintendo exclusive

Astro Rabby is an action video game developed by Cyclone System and published by Information Global Service (IGS) for the original Game Boy exclusively in Japan on October 12, 1990. It is the first Game Boy title to be published by that company.

Released
12 October 1990
Platforms
Game Boy
Genres
ActionPlatformer
Developers
—
Publishers
Information Global Service
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
ActionFantasyScience fiction
Country
Japan

About

Astro Rabby (アストロラビー) is a 1990 action video game published by Information Global Service (IGS) for the original Game Boy exclusively in Japan on October 12, 1990. It is the first Game Boy title to be published by that company.

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The concept of Astro Rabby is that the player is a rabbit who must travel through certain top-viewed levels with automatic scrolling. Since the number of usable platforms is severely limited in this game, learning to control the jumps becomes a primary asset. Landing on platforms causes the block to break due to the excess force that the player applies to it. Sometimes, power-ups are given, which will extend the relatively short time limit that Astro Rabby offers.

A heart is needed in each level to progress to the next level; the game is an infinite loop without collecting them. Players have control of a gun with limited ammo. While the jumping height is very short when beginning the game, it becomes longer as the player collects the appropriate power-up item. Enemies can also be avoided, in addition to being shot at, making the fantasy violence component in the game completely optional.

Story

The Dortoise Troops have hidden the ten power-up parts throughout outer space so that Astro Rabby cannot fly. His creator, Doc, wants Rabby to soar freely in the sky, so he asks Rabby to retrieve these special parts from the Dortoise Troops.

Reception

Upon release, Famitsu magazine scored the game a 20 out of 40. German video gaming magazine Power Play gave Astro Rabby a score of 44% (the equivalent to a letter grade of F) in their February 1991 issue.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Game Boy12 October 1990Japan

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