1998 · Athena · Shoot 'em up · Shooter

Dezaemon 3D

Nintendo exclusive

Dezaemon 3D is a video game and game creator for the Nintendo 64. It was released only in Japan in 1998. The game's editor allows players to design their own shooting game levels similar to the levels shown in Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth. The game has a large number of options, from creating the stage boss or adding a custom soundtrack for each level. It was originally developed alongside an ultimately unreleased accompanying expansion disk title for 64DD.

Released: 26 June 1998
Platforms: Nintendo 64
Genres: Shoot 'em up Shooter
Developers: Athena
Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Sandbox
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

About

Dezaemon 3D is a vertical scrolling shooter video game and game creation system developed and published by Athena for the Nintendo 64 in 1998. It is a spin-off of the Dezaemon series.

The game editor allows players to design their own shooting levels similar to those shown in Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth. The game has many options, such as creating the stage boss or adding a custom soundtrack for each level. It was originally developed alongside an ultimately unreleased accompanying expansion disk title for the 64DD.

Keywords

shoot 'em up
game creator
never re-released
japan only
rumble pak
nintendo 64 exclusive

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

N64 Magazine noted the difficulty of use in English "without any English instructions", but that "as Solid Gear ably demonstrates, Dezaemon is perfectly capable of producing a commercial-standard shooter", and that "given an English translation...we'd buy it just for the music editor." While IGN64 did not give it a full review, their coverage called it a "high quality creativity app" and placed it second on their list of "Top Nintendo 64 Imports" after Sin & Punishment, lamenting that Nintendo did not give it a US release.