Turok: Dinosaur Hunter is a first person shooter developed by Iguana Entertainment and published by Acclaim for Nintendo 64. The game was released in January 1997 although it was originally set for release in fall of 1996. Acclaim acquired the rights to the comic (for the low price of $65 million) in hopes to boost sales and bring Acclaim out of their financial downfall. They designed the game to take full advantage of the N64's capabilities and even had to scale back the design to fit the console's 8 megabyte cartridge.
Throughout the game, players control Turok, a Native American warrior who must stop the evil Campaigner's plot to destory the boundaries between the Lost Land and Earth. Lost Land consists of a world in which time doesn't exist and blending it with Earth would destroy Earth's balance and future. Campaigner plans to blend these worlds with an ancient device called the Chronoscepter, but it's been split into 8 pieces and hidden. In order to save the world he knows, Turok must find the pieces before Campaigner does.
Even though gamers had a hard time getting used to the N64's new analog controller, the gameplay of Turok: Dinosaur Hunter made it that much easier. Upon release, the game was a complete success. It received raving reviews from gaming magazines and became N64's most popular title just months after its release. Worldwide sales of the game surpassed $60 million by June 1997 and it remained the top title for seven consecutive weeks. Five additional Turok games would be released in the future with the most recent coming out in 2008.
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter was known as the first "console-selling game" and was one of those rare games which would forever change the future of gaming. Welcome to the vault, Turok!
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