Turrican Flashback

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  • Summary: The carefully selected Turrican Flashback Collection contains 4 of the greatest titles in the history of Turrican in one package:
    • Turrican
    • Turrican II: The Final Fight • Mega Turrican • Super Turrican The remasters bring brand new elements to the tried and true formular    The carefully selected Turrican Flashback Collection contains 4 of the greatest titles in the history of Turrican in one package:
    • Turrican
    • Turrican II: The Final Fight
    • Mega Turrican
    • Super Turrican

    The remasters bring brand new elements to the tried and true formular offering both old and new fans something unique for this edition:

    A new control scheme
    Making each Turrican game intuitive and easily accessible for all players. Each button and command correspond to action and allows for even more precise shots and jumps than ever before.

    The new “Rewind” feature
    Allowing for an optional easier challenge as the pitfalls for older game designs can be overcome by trial and error instantly. You wish to come back to the adventure at a later time? The save states are there to let you pick up where you left off.

    Customizable display
    Missing the scanlines and curvatures of retro monitors? With one of the best CRT shaders in the industry you can customize your display like you remember it looking on your nostalgic monitor. You can also opt for the new dynamic pixel perfect display – allowing you to minimize the on-screen icons and focus entirely on the gorgeous in-game graphics!

    And – of course – the music!
    Chris Huelsbeck’s legendary scores are on full display. The games have been painstakingly programmed to ensure the highest quality playback of the original audio across the various sound chips Mr. Huelsbeck perfected. Enjoy the 7 minute epica that is “The Final Fight” in Turrican 2 in pristine original quality, or thump your feet to the beat of “Air Combat” in Mega Turrican, each and every track across every game is a bonafide classic!    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Cubed3
    Mar 25, 2021
    80
    If it weren't for the helpful quality-of-life features added, the first two Turrican instalments would likely never be played by anyone today. This is less of an issue for the other two titles included in Turrican Flashback. Super Turrican and Mega Turrican are really exciting, and highly stimulating action games that hold up today. The only modern day indie equivalent would be Gunlord X, which cheekily mapped the beam weapon to the analogue stick for the fastest possible action. Turrican was where it began, and anyone who enjoys the likes of Contra or action games by Treasure should really give this a look.
  2. Vandal
    Jan 26, 2021
    80
    This is a solid compilation of four classic games with minor updates to make them more enjoyable today.
  3. GameGrin
    Feb 1, 2021
    80
    A great collection of legitimate classics that are still fantastic fun to play. If you enjoy run and gun games and have never played the Turrican games this is the best way to experience them today.
  4. Nintendo Life
    Jan 28, 2021
    70
    It’s rare to see Amiga games surfacing at all, so it’s a real treat to have two of the very best available on Switch, along with entirely enjoyable Mega Drive and SNES efforts. We know we’ve harped on this, but it really is a baffling shame that Super Turrican 2 was left off the set, given that it’s still a joyous and impressive experience and that its inclusion would have made this compilation basically complete. As it is, though, Turrican Flashback is still a lot of fun with plenty of gameplay to offer, and a nice window into a type of game you rarely see anymore. Except in Gunlord X, we suppose.
  5. Noisy Pixel
    Feb 9, 2021
    70
    Turrican Flashback is a retro gamer or wannabe retro gamer’s dream. A re-release of classic titles with some ways to even the challenging playing field makes this a go-to title for anyone who’s actually played games on the Commodore 64 or someone who would like to get a taste of some stylish games from the very early ’90s without being bombarded in strange mechanics or dodgy translations.
  6. Pure Nintendo
    Feb 23, 2021
    65
    For $29.99, you get a fun collection with Turrican Flashback, but it’s one you may want to wishlist if you’re not an enthusiast. It takes a more straightforward approach when it comes to Nintendo Switch compilations, one that’s hard to overlook. I just wish it felt more complete.
  7. God is a Geek
    Jan 25, 2021
    55
    A compilation of some good and some average games, but given the historic nature of them all, it'd have been nice to see a bit more effort put into this package.

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  1. Gamerheadspodca
    Feb 20, 2021
    9
    I now know and agree that Turrican is a classic, and for good reason. I’ve enjoyed playing each of the games and reading more about theI now know and agree that Turrican is a classic, and for good reason. I’ve enjoyed playing each of the games and reading more about the history of the Turrican Series. If you’ve never played a Turrican game before, this is definitely worth picking up. It’s great to see a game 30 years ago hold its own amongst modern day run and guns.… Expand
  2. Cywor
    Mar 30, 2021
    7
    Good but not perfect collection. The emulation runs well so far, but had some issues with critical errors in Turrican 3 and Super TurricanGood but not perfect collection. The emulation runs well so far, but had some issues with critical errors in Turrican 3 and Super Turrican especially.

    That's very sad, because the errors made it impossible to finish the collection without the build-in cheats. You can save the game anytime or use a rewind function, and that's very good, also for beginners who don't know the originals.

    Even the price is fair for four classic games. If you want to have them physical, just buy it.    … Expand
  4. tobemayr
    Jan 29, 2021
    7
    A good collection for fans, emulating the old games with some options to adjust display and sound.
    However, it falls short on a critical    A good collection for fans, emulating the old games with some options to adjust display and sound.
    However, it falls short on a critical factor: the frame rate is not nearly as good as the 50fps that made the originals stand out.    … Expand
  5. ophone
    May 12, 2021
    6
    Ultra basic collection of four games:
    - Turrican (Amiga)
    - Turrican II (Amiga) - Mega Turrican (Mega Drive) - Super Turrican (SNES) The    Ultra basic collection of four games:
    - Turrican (Amiga)
    - Turrican II (Amiga)
    - Mega Turrican (Mega Drive)
    - Super Turrican (SNES)
    The emulation is well done, I experienced no noticeable lag. Added are comfort functions like save states, an in-game rewind function and some personalisation tools with a staggering low number of configuration options.
    I deplore the missing of the C64 versions of the two first games, after all the franchise has been created on Commodore's best seller. And finally I miss some other bonuses like a music box and interviews with the original developers.
    It was nice to revisit these legendary games, unfortunately this cartridge doesn't offer much more.    … Expand

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