Turrican

Turrican
Home computer cover art by Celal Kandemiroglu
DevelopersRainbow Arts (C64)
Factor 5 (Amiga, ST)
Probe Software (CPC, ZX)
The Code Monkeys (MD, PCE, GB)
PublishersAccolade (consoles)
DesignerManfred Trenz
ComposersChris Huelsbeck
Jochen Hippel (ST)
PlatformsCommodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Mega Drive/Genesis, PC-Engine/TurboGrafx-16, Game Boy, CDTV
ReleaseCommodore 64, Amiga
Atari ST, CPC, Spectrum
Mega Drive/Genesis
TurboGrafx-16
  • NA: August 1991
Game Boy
  • NA: November 1991
  • EU: November 1991
GenreRun and gun
ModeSingle-player

Turrican is a 1990 run and gun video game developed by Factor 5 and published by Rainbow Arts. Designed by Manfred Trenz, it was released for the Commodore 64, and was ported to other systems later. In addition to concept design and character creation, Trenz programmed Turrican on the Commodore 64. A sequel, Turrican II: The Final Fight, followed in 1991 for the Commodore 64 and other platforms.