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Robotron 64 cover

1998 · Port · Action

Robotron 64

Nintendo exclusivePort

A Nintendo 64 port of Robotron X, an update of the arcade classic Robotron 2084 that was released on PS1 and PC a month earlier.

Released
5 January 1998
Platforms
Nintendo 64
Genres
Action
Developers
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Publishers
Crave Entertainment
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Action
Age ratings
ESRB TUSK 12ACB G

About

Robotron 64 is a 1998 multidirectional shooter for the Nintendo 64. It is a port of Robotron X, which itself is an updated version of the 1982 dual-stick shooter Robotron: 2084. The game was originally scheduled to be released by Midway Games in the summer of 1997, but the game was put on hiatus before it would see a new publisher and a release date of January 5, 1998.

Keywords

  • high score
  • polygonal 3d
  • swarming enemies
  • two controllers for one player

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Robotron 64 uses the dual-stick control scheme of the original Robotron. The player has the option to use a single controller using the analog stick for movement and the C-buttons for firing, or use two controllers to allow use of both analog sticks for movement and shooting.

The soundtrack consists of electronica and techno music.

Story

The player is a mutant scientist trapped in another dimension trying to save the last human family. His mutant powers allow him to defeat the evil robots that are trying to kill all of humanity.

Reception

Reviews for Robotron 64 were mostly positive, though many critics questioned whether the game ultimately offered anything over the original Robotron 2084. Dan Hsu proclaimed in Electronic Gaming Monthly, "Finally, a good update of Robotron! This version fixes all of the problems that plagued the PS version. R64 is fast, frantic and sure as hell hard to put down."

Nintendo Power likewise described it as "just as fast and wild" as Robotron 2084, while having upgraded graphics. Next Generation was more measured in its praise: "Add to that new bosses and power-ups, hundreds of levels, and a decent non-stop techno soundtrack, and this tiny 4MB cart stands as proof that size isn't everything – it's what you do with it that counts. It still may not improve on the original, but it's much better than expected." On the negative end of the spectrum, Hsu's co-reviewer Sushi-X criticized the low difficulty and the lack of the full-screen overhead view of Robotron 2084 and summed up Robotron 64 as "one last attempt at reviving a game that seems better left to fond memories."

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Nintendo 646 January 1998North America

Editions and related releases

Part of
Robotron X
Port of
Robotron X

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