Psycho-Nics Oscar Longplay (Arcade) [QHD]
0Game Info
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Developer: Data East
Publisher: Data East
Year of Release: 1987
Game Review & Impressions
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One of Data East's lesser-known coin-op releases, Psycho-Nics Oscar has one of the weirdest video game titles I can think of. It's a run-and-gun fusion of Gradius and Rygar, maybe with a light sprinkling of Xain'd Sleena for good measure.
It would be a completely inoccuous and forgettable game, save for the fact I reckon this game served as the inspiration for Turrican series, one of the most iconic series of platform shooters on the Commodore 64 and Amiga computers. There are some remarkable similarities between the design of the main character sprites in both games, and the level design and background artwork seem oddly familiar; even the jumping animations for the main sprite are the same!
If you're a fan of the Turrican games, this is definitely worth playing just to see the similarities!
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