‘The Legend Of Steel Empire’ Resurrects The Famous Steampunk Shmup (Again)

Releasing alongside ‘Over Horizon X Steel Empire’.

Hot-B’s Steel Empire (known in Japan as Koutetsu Teikoku) is one of those games which has gained a seriously passionate cult following over the decades.

Originally released on the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis in 1992, its steampunk setting takes a large amount of inspiration from the movie Laputa: Castle in the Sky, and it stood out at the time of release for the fact that it wasn’t your typical ‘space ships and aliens’ storyline. It even got a Western release, thanks to Acclaim’s Flying Edge sub-label.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

Releasing alongside ‘Over Horizon X Steel Empire’.

Hot-B’s Steel Empire (known in Japan as Koutetsu Teikoku) is one of those games which has gained a seriously passionate cult following over the decades.

Originally released on the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis in 1992, its steampunk setting takes a large amount of inspiration from the movie Laputa: Castle in the Sky, and it stood out at the time of release for the fact that it wasn’t your typical ‘space ships and aliens’ storyline. It even got a Western release, thanks to Acclaim’s Flying Edge sub-label.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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