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Orb-3D

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Navigate 30 chambers, piloting a ship in orbit to dive and destroy targets.

Orb-3D was developed by The Software Toolworks and published by Hi-Tech Expressions for the NES, released in 1990. It is an NES-exclusive title with no earlier release on another platform.


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Released
1990
Perspective
Top-down
Size
192.02 KB
Rating
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About Orb-3D

Orb 3D is a space combat game where the player pilots the Millennium Orb against the antagonist Krohn, who wields a black hole. The ship is uniquely equipped to survive this threat, and the mission involves progressing through thirty distinct chambers.

Gameplay centers on navigating these chambers, where the Orb travels around a central plane. The player must use force fields on either side to keep the ship from exiting the area, a task that consumes fuel more rapidly if performed poorly. Within each chamber, the player directs the Orb to dive from its orbital path to strike targets on the central plane, with the common objective being to clear them all.

Resource management is a key element, as the Orb's fuel depletes over time. Credits earned during play can be spent at Vern's Orb-O-Rama to refuel. The game is considered challenging due to this resource drain and the precision required for navigation and targeting. It is often seen as a successor to Beyond the Black Hole because of shared mechanics.

A pair of 3-D glasses was packaged with the game to enhance the visual depth, though they are optional and not necessary to play.

Orb-3D Screenshots

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Title screen
The opening story
You need to clear all of the bubbles on level 1
Get some more fuel at Vern's
Clear the bowling pins
The Orb can only hit the shields from behind
What on earth are these things?