is a
video game
Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This fee ...
and game editor for
Nintendo 64. It was released only in
Japan
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in 1998.
[Szczepaniak, John. ]
Dezaemon
'. Hardcore Gamer 101. Pg.3. April 2011.
The game editor allows players to design their own shooting levels similar to those shown in ''
Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth''. The game has many options, such as creating the stage boss or adding a custom soundtrack for each level. It was originally developed alongside an ultimately unreleased accompanying expansion disk title for the
64DD
The is a magnetic floppy disk drive peripheral for the Nintendo 64 game console developed by Nintendo. It was announced in 1995, prior to the Nintendo 64's 1996 launch, and after numerous delays was released in Japan on December 13, 1999. The "6 ...
.
It includes two sample games: "SOLID GEAR", and "USAGI-san" (Mr. Rabbit).
Reception
''N64 Magazine'' noted the difficulty of use in English "without any English instructions", but that "as ''Solid Gear'' ably demonstrates, ''Dezaemon'' is perfectly capable of producing a commercial-standard shooter", and that "given an English translation...we'd buy it just for the music editor."
[ While IGN64 did not give it a full review, their coverage called it a "high quality creativity app" ]
References
External links
*{{moby game, id=/dezaemon-3d
Nintendo 64 games
Nintendo 64-only games
1998 video games
Athena (company) games
Japan-exclusive video games
Video games developed in Japan
Video game level editors