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==Home versions== ''Forgotten Worlds'' was first ported to various home computers in [[Europe]] by [[U.S. Gold]] in {{vgy|1989}}. Versions were produced for the [[Amiga]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[ZX Spectrum]], [[Amstrad CPC]], and [[IBM-compatible PC]]. These versions of the game were developed by [[Arc Developments]]. All the computer versions required a joystick controller in order to be played and could not be played with the keyboard only (with the exception of the IBM PC version, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC versions). The player rotated the character in these versions by holding the fire button while pushing the joystick left or right.<ref name=pcmanual>{{cite video game|title=Forgotten Worlds|developer=Arc Developments|publisher=U.S. Gold|platform=Amiga|level=Manual}}</ref> A [[Mega Drive|Mega Drive/Genesis]] version, produced by [[Sega]], was released in Japan on [[November 18]], {{vgy|1989}}, with subsequent releases in [[North America]] and the [[PAL region]] in {{vgy|1990}}. The Mega Drive version simulated the controls of the arcade version by using A and C buttons to rotate the character in either direction and the B button for shooting. This version provides an auto-fire feature that can be toggle on or off on the game's option menu. In {{vgy|2008}}, the Mega Drive version was released on the [[Wii]] [[Virtual Console]] in North America on November 17 and in Europe on November 28.<ref>{{cite news|title=Two WiiWare Games and Two Virtual Console Games Added to Wii Shop Channel|url=http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/FCrmkLDGg8ykQ8G-xy7vCCrEMGLa3Fvs|date=2008-11-17|accessdate=2008-11-20}}</ref> A [[Master System]] version was also released by Sega in [[Europe]] and [[Brazil]]. This version is 1-player only and due to the presence of only two buttons on the Master System's standard controller, the buttons are used solely to rotate the character, who shoots automatically. The Megacrush attack is performed in this version by pressing both buttons simultaneously. The [[Turbografx-16|PC Engine]] version, produced by NEC Avenue was released in Japan on [[March 27]], {{vgy|1992}}. It was released as a Super CD-ROM² title which supported a specialized 3-button controller that NEC released only in Japan. An American version for the [[TurboGrafx 16]] was released by Turbo Technologies Inc. as well. With the 3-button controller, the player can control their character as they would in the Mega Drive version, with two buttons to rotate the character and one to shoot. With the standard TurboGrafx-16 controller, the Run button is used in the place of the third button to rotate the character to the left. The TurboGrafx-16 is one-player only, but allows the player to select between either of the two Unknown Soldiers at the start of the game. An emulation of the original arcade version is included in the {{vgy|2005}} compilation ''[[Capcom Classics Collection|Capcom Classics Collection Vol.1]]'' for the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Xbox]], as well as in {{vgy|2006}}{{'}}s ''Capcom Classics Collection: Remixed'' for the [[PlayStation Portable]]. Both, the PS2 and Xbox version, allows the player to use their respective controllers' right analog sticks to control the player character's aim.
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