Release

Saturday, October 29, 1988

Player score

36/100

Platform families

4

Editorial overview

Inside Super Thunder Blade

What it is

Super Thunder Blade is a shooter for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis console, published by Sega. It was one of three launch titles for the console in Japan (the others being Space Harrier II and Altered Beast), as well as being one of the six launch titles for the console for its U.S. launch. It is a follow-up to the 1987 arcade game Thunder Blade. It was released for the Virtual Console on September 17, 2007. It was also included in the Sega Genesis Collection for PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable in 2007 and in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Play styles

Single player

Perspective

Third person · Bird view / Isometric

PC

LUDEX game dossier

Shooter Simulator

Super Thunder Blade

Sega R&D 2 · Tec Toy

1.8/5Saturday, October 29, 198837.8 years ago

Official site

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Connected releases

13

Game data from IGDB

Themes

Action · Warfare

Languages

1 supported

Cinematic archive

See the world in motion

Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.

12 assets

Screenshots & key art

Beyond this game

Explore the complete universe

One complete franchise view connects the main releases, spin-offs, settings, and related game families.

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Content map

Everything connected to this release

DLC, expansions, editions, and bundles are different products. Each stays in its own lane so you always know what you are looking at.

13 Bundle

Base-game relationship

Thunder Blade

This release depends on or extends the game above.

Store collections

Bundles

Packages combining this title with other games or downloadable content.

13 releases

Bundle77Sonic's Ultimate Genesis CollectionFeb 10, 2009Multi-item package

Production dossier

The complete game record

Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

Who made it

Platforms

Linux
Wii
Gen 7
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Gen 4
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mac

Release history

Oct 29, 1988Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Aug 14, 1989Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Nov 30, 1990Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Sep 05, 1991Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Sep 17, 2007Wii
Sep 18, 2007Wii
Oct 05, 2007Wii
Sep 13, 2010Linux
Sep 13, 2010PC (Microsoft Windows)

Themes & modes

ActionWarfareSingle player

Windows

Minimum

Minimum: • OS *: Windows® XP or higher • Graphics: 32MB or greater graphics card • DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0 or greater • Hard Drive: 50MB free disc space System specs for classic launcher.

Recommended

Recommended: • OS *: Windows® XP or higher • Graphics/CPU: NVidia GeForce GTX 280 or ATI Radeon HD 6630 or equivalent DirectX® 9c or higher 1GB VRam / Intel i3-2100 or AMD Phenom II X4 940 or equivalent dual core CPU • DirectX®: DirectX® 9c or greater • Hard Drive: 50MB free disc space

macOS

Recommended

OS: OS Sierra Version 10.12.6 Processor: 2.6GHz Intel Core i5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Iris 1536

Linux

Recommended

OS: Ubuntu 16.10 or higher Processor: Intel i3-2100 or AMD Phenom II X4 940 or equivalent dual core CPU Graphics: NVidia GeForce GTX 280 or ATI Radeon HD 6630 or equivalent DirectX® 9c or higher 1GB VRam