Nuclear Rush

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Nuclear Rush
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Developer: FutureScape Productions
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Status of prototype(s): Source code compiled
Peripheral(s): Sega VR

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Nuclear Rush is an unreleased Sega Mega Drive tank combat game for use with the Sega VR headset, developed by FutureScape Productions and slated to be published by Sega. Intended to be the hardware’s pack-in game, it features gameplay similar to Battlezone and Stellar-Fire.

Plot

As “nuclear pirates”, players navigate an attack hovercraft across a post-apocalyptic United States, defeating the legions of armed robots that guard former nuclear reactors to scavenge any remaining radioactive waste.[1]

Preservation

On November 20, 2020, the Video Game History Foundation and Gaming Alexandria announced the release of a late prototype of Nuclear Rush. Former developer Kenneth Hurley had retained his copy of the game’s source code, and was able to successfully compile a working ROM image.[2]

Production credits

  • Developed By: FutureScape Productions
  • Programmed By: Kevin Mcgrath, Matthew Hubbard
  • Graphics By: Tom Collie, Rick Lucey
  • Music By: Davorin Kuchan
  • Design By: Kevin Mcgrath
  • Produced By: Carl Mey
Source:
In-game credits


Promotional material

1993 Sega Catalog.pdf

PDF
1993 Sega of America trade catalogue. The game’s screenshot is erroneously swapped with Outlaw Racing.
1993 Sega Catalog.pdf

References

External links


Sega VR
Topics Technical specifications | Magazine articles | Promotional material | Ono-Sendai Corporation
Games Iron Hammer | Matrix Runner | Nuclear Rush | Outlaw Racing