Tunnel B1

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Tunnel B1
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Acclaim (US), Ocean (EU), Gaga Communications (JP)
Developer:
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (13 tracks)
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP
¥5,8005,800 T-18511G
Sega Saturn
US
$59.9959.99[2] T-8144H
Sega Saturn
EU
T-16414H-50

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Tunnel B1, later released as 3D Mission Shooting: Finalist (3Dミッション・シューティング ファイナリスト) in Japan, is a sci-fi first person shooter developed by NEON Software and published by Ocean in 1996 for the Sega Saturn, Sony PlayStation and DOS comptuers. It features a soundtrack by Chris Hülsbeck of Turrican fame.

The game has the player navigate tunnels in a hovercraft destroying enemies.

History

Development

Tunnel B1 and another project by Neon Software, Viper, were originally conceived as being two parts of the same game, before publishers Ocean Software decided otherwise[3]. The two games run on the same core engine[4].

Magazine articles

Main article: Tunnel B1/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Ultra Game Players (US) #93: "January 1997" (1996-12-31)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #11: "September 1996" (1996-08-20)
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Print advert in Playmag (FR) #8: "Novembre 1996" (1996-1x-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
40 №180, p62/63[5]
80 №37, p84/85
65 №455, p33
78 №52, p58-60[6]
90 №87
87 №15, p84/85[7]
57 №1997-30, p214[8]
Sega Saturn
71
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Computer & Video Games (UK)
25
[5]
Edge (UK) PAL
80
[9]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
65
[10]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
90
[11]
Gambler (PL)
63
[12]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
65
[13]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
90
[14]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
81
[15]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
78
[6]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
56
[16]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
61
[17]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
81
[18]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
90
[19]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
87
[20]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
57
[21]
Super Juegos (ES)
89
[22]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
91
[23]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
90
[24]
Video Games (DE) PAL
81
[25]
Sega Saturn
75
Based on
19 reviews

Tunnel B1

Saturn, US
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Cover
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Disc
Tunnelb1 sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
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Disc
Saturn, JP
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Cover
TunnelB1 Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
TunnelB1 Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc

References

  1. File:CVG UK 180.pdf, page 48
  2. 2.0 2.1 Press release: 1996-11-19: Acclaim Launches Explosive International Best Seller--TUNNEL B1
  3. File:Edge UK 030.pdf, page 30
  4. File:Edge UK 030.pdf, page 32
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:CVG UK 180.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 180.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:MeanMachinesSega52UK.pdf, page 58 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega52UK.pdf_p58" defined multiple times with different content
  7. File:SSM_UK_15.pdf, page 84
  8. File:SSM_JP_19970905_1997-30.pdf, page 218
  9. Edge, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-08-30), page 84
  10. Famitsu, "1997-09-05" (JP; 1997-08-22), page 1
  11. Fun Generation, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 98
  12. Gambler, "3/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  13. GamePro, "May 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 96
  14. Mega Force, "Janvier/Février 1997" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 54
  15. Mega Fun, "03/97" (DE; 1997-02-05), page 86
  16. Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 16" (JP; 1997-08-xx), page 201
  17. Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 20" (JP; 1997-10-17), page 98
  18. Sega Magazin, "Februar 1997" (DE; 1997-01-08), page 82
  19. Sega Power, "Christmas 1996" (UK; 1996-11-21), page 28
  20. Sega Saturn Magazine, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-17), page 84
  21. Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-30 (1997-09-05)" (JP; 1997-08-22), page 218
  22. Super Juegos, "Febrero 1997" (ES; 1997-0x-xx), page 96
  23. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Three" (UK; 1996-11-29), page 30
  24. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 62
  25. Video Games, "5/97" (DE; 1997-04-23), page 112