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IGDB / 70164

Brain Breaker

1985 Arcade Platform Puzzle

Brain Breaker is an epic open-world platform-adventure for the Sharp X1 Japanese home computer. It was an early Metroidvania-style game, predating both Metroid and Castlevania. It was designed by Hiroshi Ishikawa and published by Enix in 1985.

World design Open World GameplayExploration StructureSandbox GameplaySurvival MoodHorror

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Everything about Brain Breaker: story and gameplay

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Story & context

Brain Breaker is an epic open-world platform-adventure for the Sharp X1 Japanese home computer. It was an early Metroidvania-style game, predating both Metroid and Castlevania. It was designed by Hiroshi Ishikawa and published by Enix in 1985.

GameplayExploration StructureSandbox GameplaySurvival MoodHorror GameplayCombat-focused GameplayPuzzles GenreArcade GenrePlatform GenrePuzzle ThemeAction ThemeOpen world ThemeSandbox
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GenreShooter ThemeScience fiction Trait8-bit Traitabandonware Traitaction-adventure Traitalien world Traitaliens Traitancient advanced civilization technology Traitandroids Traitapocalypse Traitarmageddon Traitartificial intelligence Traitbacktracking Traitcollective conciousness Traitdeath Traitescape from exploding building Traitexploration Traitexplosion Traitextinction Traitfaceless protagonist Traitfan translation - english Traitfemale protagonist Traitfetch quests Traitflight Traitfloating island Traitgod mode Traithostile a.i. Traitin-game e-mail Traitisolation Traitmech Traitmetroidvania Traitmissile launcher Traitmission briefing Traitmotorcycle Traitoverworld Traitplanet Traitpsychic abilities Traitrespawning Traitrobots Traitsave point Traitside-scrolling Traitsilent protagonist Traitsuper strength Traitsurvival horror Traittank Traittraps Traituseable vehicles Traitvending machine interaction Traitvertical scrolling Traitverticality Traitwarping

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Brain Breaker: release, platforms, and facts

Studio, play style, releases, and official sources — compactly prepared from external IGDB data.

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Hiroshi Ishikawa
Publisher
Enix
Franchise
Standalone
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action, Open world, Sandbox, Science fiction
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Sharp X1 Q1 1985

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