Brain Breaker

Developed by Hiroshi Ishikawa
Release date: 31 Mar 1985
ShooterPlatformPuzzleArcade
Brain Breaker
Publisher: Enix
Developer: Hiroshi Ishikawa
Platforms: Sharp X1
Themes: SandboxOpen worldActionScience fiction
Game modes: Single player
Brain Breaker is an epic open-world platform-adventure for the Sharp X1 Japanese home computer. It was an early Metroidvania-style game, predating both Metroid and Castlevania. It was designed by Hiroshi Ishikawa and published by Enix in 1985.
Keywords:
8-bitbacktrackingextinctionmetroidvaniapsychic abilitiesrobotsdeathabandonwareandroidssuper strengthmotorcycleexplorationfetch questsrespawningsurvival horroraction-adventureflightvertical scrollingwarpingmechtrapsfloating islandtankescape from exploding buildingside-scrollingsilent protagonistarmageddoncollective conciousnessuseable vehiclesverticalitymale protagonistmissile launcheraliensgod modein-game e-mailexplosionartificial intelligencesave pointapocalypseisolationhostile a.i.mission briefingplanetfaceless protagonistoverworldvending machine interactionancient advanced civilization technology