Truxton (1988)
Android · Arcade · Linux · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine · iOS
3.36 from 25 ratings
83 members have it in their collection · 1 playing now · 32 backlogged · 18 wish listed
How long? Main story 1h · with extras 2h (from 2 logged playthroughs)
Truxton is a 1988 vertically scrolling, shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan, later ported to the Mega Drive (worldwide) and the PC Engine (Japan-only). Like many other scrolling shooters, the game is set in outer space, where the player takes control of a small spaceship across several planets. The game is played with an eight-way joystick and two …
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Truxton is a 1988 vertically scrolling, shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan, later ported to the Mega Drive (worldwide) and the PC Engine (Japan-only). Like many other scrolling shooters, the game is set in outer space, where the player takes control of a small spaceship across several planets. The game is played with an eight-way joystick and two buttons (a shot and a bomb button) through five large levels and their bosses (which then loop forever, at higher difficulties).
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Details
- Developers
- MOBIRIX, Toaplan
- Publishers
- Bitwave Games, MOBIRIX, Midway Games, Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Taito, Tec Toy
- Genres
- Arcade, Shooter
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
- Series
- Truxton
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Oct 01, 1988 (Japan) Arcade
- Feb 01, 1989 (North_America) Arcade
- Feb 01, 1989 (Europe) Arcade
- Dec 09, 1989 (Japan) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Dec 09, 1989 (North_America) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Nov 01, 1990 (Europe) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Feb 01, 1991 (Brazil) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Jul 24, 1992 (Japan) TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
- Sep 20, 2019 (Worldwide) iOS
- Sep 25, 2019 (Worldwide) Android
- Feb 14, 2023 (Worldwide) Linux, Mac
- Feb 14, 2023 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
Related
Bundled in
- Sega Astro City Mini V (Jul 2022) · Handheld Electronic LCD
- Sega Genesis Mini 2 (Oct 2022) · Plug & Play
- Toaplan Arcade 1 (Dec 2022) · EVER
- Toaplan Arcade Collection Vol. 2 (Aug 2025) · NSW, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Toaplan Arcade Shoot'em Ups 1
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