Tunnel B1

Tunnel B1

Cover art of Tunnel B1
Developer(s) NEON Software
Publisher(s) Ocean Software
Designer(s) Antony Christoulakis
Jan Joeckel
Boris Triebel
Artist(s) Andreas Samland
Leif Rumbke
Composer(s) Chris Hülsbeck
Platform(s) DOS
PlayStation
Sega Saturn
Release date(s) DOS
PlayStation
  • JP October 4, 1996
  • NA November 21, 1996
  • EU October 1996
Sega Saturn
  • JP August 29, 1997
  • NA January 15, 1997
  • EU January 1997
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single-player
Rating(s)

Tunnel B1 (known as 3D Mission Shooting Finalist (3Dミッション・シューティング ファイナリスト) in Japan) is a sci-fi first person shooter developed by NEON Software and published by Ocean in 1996. It features a soundtrack by Chris Hülsbeck of Turrican fame.

Gameplay

A player is on a mission to destroy the ultimate weapon of their enemy. It involves travelling through a set of precarious tunnels in their high-tech hover-craft. The tunnels are filled with enemy vehicles, choppers and sentry guns which the player has to take out or avoid. To make life even worse, a lot of sections require the player to clear them in a given time limit. The only good thing is that the player will be able to upgrade their weaponry often. It was given an official rating by high profile games reviewer, Nick Grimsley, as "absolute cack on an epic level."