Saturn
Three Dirty Dwarves
DEV
Appaloosa
REL
May '97
May '97
ALSO
About

Three Dirty Dwarves is a unique three-player brawler made exclusively for the Sega Saturn. You play as a trio of dwarves who escaped a Dungeons and Dragons game and must fight their way through the real world to save a group of genius children. Its unique combat engine has a ton of moves and is very projectile-heavy. You can freely switch between the three dwarves at any time, and they have completely unique attacks. Also, each dwarf counts as a hitpoint that can be regained by attacking him when he's down.

Marquee
Story

(See video above.)

Trivia

This game is similar to Guardian Heroes in that it's a cartoony, innovative brawler for the Saturn.

This is the only brawler with the unique "1 character = 1 hitpoint" system.

Release Info
Developer
Appaloosa
Publisher
SegaSoft
Released
May '97
May '97
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Series
$series
Game
Players
1
Structure
Linear
Difficulty
Hard
Gang size
Large (6)
Variety
None
Playtime
1:30
Combat
Buttons
Attack1, Attack2, Jump, Switch
Combos
Linear
Grabs
No
Dashing
No
Enemy H. Bars
No
Item Pickup
Contact
Item Stay
Fade
Weapons
N/A
Death-blow
Health
Friendly Fire
N/A
Char Switch
Always
Ground Hit
No
Revive
N/A
Restore
End of stage
Style
Art Style
Cartoony
Sprites
Large
Setting
Urban
Focus
Weapons/Projectiles
Music
Hip hop
Tone
Humorous
Numbers
Fighters
3
Stages
?
Enemies
?
Bosses
?
Weapons
?
Lives
?
Continues
?
Extend
?
Slamson Sez
Combat
Enemy
Grafix
Sound
Flava

Three Dirty Dwarves is alright. It has unique projectile-heavy combat, a cool gimmick, and a unique aesthetic style. However, its combat is fairly sloppy and puts an annoyingly strong emphasis on avoiding traps. Additionally, it can be needlessly hard to figure out how to proceed. There are some cool bosses though.

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