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Builderland: The Story of Melba

The story of this game is quite simple, presented during the intro as a series of short scenes without words. Melba is an easy-going guitar player who is having a picnic with his girlfriend; suddenly, an…

31 December 1991

Builderland: The Story of Melba is an arcade, released 31 December 1991 on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.

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What Builderland: The Story of Melba is

Builderland: The Story of Melba was released in 1991. It was published by Loriciels. It is available on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The story of this game is quite simple, presented during the intro as a series of short scenes without words. Melba is an easy-going guitar player who is having a picnic with his girlfriend; suddenly, an ultra-strong, evil-looking character appears and kidnaps the poor girl, sailing away on his ship. The brave Melba swims after the ship, and finds a bottle with a map inside. Knowing now the way to the evil kidnapper's lair, Melba embarks on a journey without further hesitation! The premise, the map with the "stages", and the side-scrolling view indicate a platform-type action game; in reality, however, Builderland is a puzzle game, somewhat similar to the famous Lemmings. As in Lemmings…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Builderland: The Story of Melba launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams and Baseball Stars 2.

Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams, Baseball Stars 2.

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When did Builderland: The Story of Melba come out?
Builderland: The Story of Melba was released on 31 December 1991 for Amiga, Atari ST/STE and Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.

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