Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Blackthorne

Title	Blackthorne
First release	1994
Developer	Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher	Interplay Entertainment
Platforms	DOS, Mega Drive / Genesis, SNES / Super Famicom
Genre	action game
Also known as	Blackthorne: Fukushuu no Kuroki Toge · Blackhawk
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	DOS: 1994-01-01 SNES / Super Famicom: 1994-09-16
Wikidata ID	Q880945

Kyle Blackthorne uses a lead-spewing shotgun and commando survival skills to fight mutant monsters and goblin hordes on the planet Tuul. This action-platformer requires navigating hazardous environments and solving puzzles to liberate the Androthi people through combat and brute strength.

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Wikidata (Q880945) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (snes/blackthorne) · last updated 2026-10-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (14023) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (1521) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Interplay Entertainment · internal use only

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Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Interplay Entertainment · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Interplay Entertainment · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Interplay Entertainment · internal use only.

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Videos

PC Longplay [213] Blackthorne

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