This rail shooter is an impressive looking game on the NES system. The player assumes the role of Jack the Worldrunner, a wild “Space Cowboy” on a mission to save various planets overrun by serpent-like beasts. Your only skill is to jump over holes, enemies, and on top of columns. Designer Hironobu Sakaguchi, programmer Nasir Gebelli and composer Nobuo Uematsu would all later become famous as the main team behind Final Fantasy. The game can also be viewed in 3-D by toggling the Select button (3-D glasses were included in the original box). The game’s hero, Jack, would make an appearance 12 years later as an unlockable character in Square’s PlayStation game Chocobo Racing.
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