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{{Game
|title=The 3-D Battles of WorldRunner
|completion=4
|image=3D World Runner NES box.jpg
|image=3D World Runner NES box.jpg
|title=Tobidase Daisakusen
|japanese=とびだせ大作戦
|developer=[[Square]]
|publisher={{colist|DOG}}
|year=1987
|systems={{syslist|fds}}
|title1=The 3-D Battles of WorldRunner
|developer1=[[Square]]
|publisher1={{colist|Acclaim Entertainment}}
|year1=1987
|systems1={{syslist|nes}}
|designer=Hironobu Sakaguchi, Nobuo Uematsu, and Nasir Gebelli
|designer=Hironobu Sakaguchi, Nobuo Uematsu, and Nasir Gebelli
|developer=[[Square]]
|publisher=[[DOG]], [[Acclaim]]
|released={{sys/nocat|fds}} {{jp|1987|March 12}} {{sys|nes}} {{us|1987|September}}
|japanese=とびだせ大作戦
|genre=[[Action]]
|genre=[[Action]]
|systems=[[Famicom Disk System]], [[NES]]
|modes=[[Single player]]
|followed by=[[JJ - Tobidase Daisakusen Part II]]
|followed by=[[JJ - Tobidase Daisakusen Part II]]
}}
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{{nihongo|'''3-D WorldRunner'''|とびだせ大作戦|''Tobidase Daisakusen''}} (Full title: ''The 3-D Battles of WorldRunner'') was developed by Square in [[1987]]. In Japan, the game was released on the [[Famicom Disk System]] as ''Tobidase Daisakusen'', and was published by DOG, a now-defunct label of Square. The North American release, which was the first Square game to reach American shores, was published by Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. for the [[NES]].


{{nihongo|'''''3-D WorldRunner'''''|とびだせ大作戦|''Tobidase Daisakusen''}} (Full title: ''The 3-D Battles of WorldRunner'') was developed by Square in [[1987]]. In Japan, the game was released on the [[Famicom Disk System]] as ''Tobidase Daisakusen'', and was published by DOG, a now-defunct label of Square. The North American release, which was the first Square game to reach American shores, was published by Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. for the [[NES]].
The gameplay can best be described as an attempt to merge [[Super Mario Bros.]] game mechanics with [[Space Harrier]]'s third person perspective. In the game, the player assumes the role of WorldRunner (known in Japan as Jack), a wild "space cowboy" on a mission to save various planets overrun by serpent-like beasts. The game takes place in Solar System #517, which is being overrun by a race of aliens known as Serpentbeasts, who are led by the evil Grax. As WorldRunner, the player must battle through eight planets to destroy Grax. For its time, the game was technically advanced; the game's three dimensional scrolling effect is very similar to the linescroll effects used by [[Pole Position]] and many racing games of the day.
 
The gameplay can best be described as an attempt to merge [[Super Mario Bros.]] game mechanics with [[Space Harrier]]'s third person perspective. In the game, the player assumes the role of WorldRunner (known in Japan as Jack), a wild "space cowboy" on a mission to save various planets overrun by serpent-like beasts. The game takes place in Solar System #517, which is being overrun by a race of aliens known as Serpentbeasts, who are led by the evil Grax. As WorldRunner, the player must battle through eight planets to destroy Grax. For its time, the game was technically advanced; the game's three dimensional scrolling effect is very similar to the linescroll effects used by [[Pole Position]] and many racing games of the day.
 
''3-D WorldRunner'' was designed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, Nobuo Uematsu, and Nasir Gebelli, all whom would later rise to fame as core members of the team behind the popular RPG ''[[Final Fantasy]]''. The three also developed ''[[JJ - Tobidase Daisakusen Part II]]'', the sequel to ''3-D WorldRunner''.
''3-D WorldRunner'' was designed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, Nobuo Uematsu, and Nasir Gebelli, all whom would later rise to fame as core members of the team behind the popular RPG ''[[Final Fantasy]]''. The three also developed ''[[JJ - Tobidase Daisakusen Part II]]'', the sequel to ''3-D WorldRunner''.
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Image:Tobidase Daisakusen FDS title.png|Japanese title screen
File:Tobidase Daisakusen FDS title.png|Japanese title screen
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Box artwork for Tobidase Daisakusen.
Box artwork for Tobidase Daisakusen.
Tobidase Daisakusen
Developer(s)Square
Publisher(s)DOG
Year released1987
System(s)Family Computer Disk System
Followed byJJ - Tobidase Daisakusen Part II
Japanese titleとびだせ大作戦
Designer(s)Hironobu Sakaguchi, Nobuo Uematsu, and Nasir Gebelli
Genre(s)Action
ModesSingle player
The 3-D Battles of WorldRunner
Developer(s)Square
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment
Year released1987
System(s)NES
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3-D WorldRunner (とびだせ大作戦 Tobidase Daisakusen?) (Full title: The 3-D Battles of WorldRunner) was developed by Square in 1987. In Japan, the game was released on the Famicom Disk System as Tobidase Daisakusen, and was published by DOG, a now-defunct label of Square. The North American release, which was the first Square game to reach American shores, was published by Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. for the NES.

The gameplay can best be described as an attempt to merge Super Mario Bros. game mechanics with Space Harrier's third person perspective. In the game, the player assumes the role of WorldRunner (known in Japan as Jack), a wild "space cowboy" on a mission to save various planets overrun by serpent-like beasts. The game takes place in Solar System #517, which is being overrun by a race of aliens known as Serpentbeasts, who are led by the evil Grax. As WorldRunner, the player must battle through eight planets to destroy Grax. For its time, the game was technically advanced; the game's three dimensional scrolling effect is very similar to the linescroll effects used by Pole Position and many racing games of the day. 3-D WorldRunner was designed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, Nobuo Uematsu, and Nasir Gebelli, all whom would later rise to fame as core members of the team behind the popular RPG Final Fantasy. The three also developed JJ - Tobidase Daisakusen Part II, the sequel to 3-D WorldRunner.

3-D mode[edit]

Part of the appeal and selling point of 3-D WorldRunner was its "3-D mode," and it was the first of three games by Square to feature such an option (the other two being JJ, the sequel to 3-D WorldRunner, and Rad Racer). When the 3-D mode is selected, the game uses computer image processing techniques to combine images from two slightly different viewpoints into a single image, known as anaglyph images. The game was packaged with cardboard "anaglyph glasses," which use red and cyan color filters to moderate the light reaching each eye to create the illusion of a three dimensional image.

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