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1985 · Arcade · Shoot 'em up
TransBot
Sega console exclusive
Thwart an underground invasion with your transforming weaponry. The ground is scarred by craters, a reminder of the recent Dalaus invasion. And continuous acid rains give the sky an eerie irridescence. You are the only Transbot pilot left from the now defunct regime.
- Released
- 22 December 1985
- Platforms
- ArcadeMaster SystemSega Master System/Mark III
- Genres
- ArcadeShoot 'em upShooter
- Developers
- —
- Publishers
- —
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Third personSide view
- Themes
- ActionScience fiction
- Country
- Japan
About
TransBot, known in Japan as Astro Flash (アストロフラッシュ), is a video game for the Master System originally released in 1985. It is a sci-fi-themed shoot 'em up inspired by Transformers.
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
TransBot is a side scrolling shooter for one or two players, with players piloting the CA-214, a starfighter that can transform into a robot, the TransBot. The game features only two levels and beating the boss loops the game back to the first one, thus this is a never-ending game; it is impossible to finish.
The CA-214 features a number of weapons. Players start out with a basic, default gun, but after collecting a ? symbol they can choose a new weapon to use. There are six choices which will scroll past at the top of the screen, and the TransBot will be powered with whatever selection they make. Powered up weapons will only last until all the ammo is exhausted, which will cause TransBot to revert to the basic weapon.
Story
Back in the solar year 2000 there was a nuclear war, and people are finally now emerging from underground to build a new society. But something is still wrong. DALAUS, a leftover computer from the old world is creating its own empire, and it is up to the player to stop it.
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Master System EvolutionMaster System 3Master System 3 Collection: 131 Super Jogos na MemóriaMaster System Plug & PlayDVD Karaoke Game DVT-G100Master System 3 Collection: 112 Super Jogos na MemóriaMaster System 3 Collection: 105 Super Jogos na MemóriaMaster System 3 Collection: 120 Super Jogos na MemóriaMaster System 3 Collection
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Collections2 collections
Platform libraries
- Master System gamesGames
Publishers
- Sega gamesDeveloped or published by Sega
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