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Assault Rigs
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad Up | ↑ | D-Pad up |
| D-Pad Down | ↓ | D-Pad down |
| D-Pad Left | ← | D-Pad left |
| D-Pad Right | → | D-Pad right |
| B (bottom) | X | Bottom face |
| A (right) | Z | Right face |
| Y (left) | S | Left face |
| X (top) | A | Top face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | Enter | Start |
| Select | V | Select |
🎮 Sega Saturn controls
These are the keys the RetroPlayers.Club Player app uses for Sega Saturn, shown for reference. Your controller still lights up below so you can confirm it is detected — Premium members can remap here (keyboard or USB controller) and the app applies the map at the next launch.
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Up | W | D-Pad up |
| Down | S | D-Pad down |
| Left | A | D-Pad left |
| Right | D | D-Pad right |
| A | J | Right face |
| B | K | Bottom face |
| C | L | Extra face |
| X | U | Top face |
| Y | I | Left face |
| Z | O | Extra face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | F | Start |
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It was released a year later for the Sega Saturn in Japan. The game takes place in the future, where real sport has been overtaken in favour of virtual sport, the most popular being Assault Rigs, a tank simulator set inside a 3D virtual environment.
How to Play Assault Rigs
No setup needed — launch Assault Rigs in the RetroPlayers.Club Player and these bindings are live. Controller Mapping in the app changes them any time.
The Story Behind Assault Rigs
Assault Rigs is a vehicular combat game developed and published by Psygnosis and released in 1996 for MS-DOS compatible operating systems and the PlayStation. Assault Rigs can use the PlayStation Link Cable, enabling two players to connect two PlayStations and play head-to-head on two televisions. There are 42 levels with ramps, elevators, skyways, trenches, movable blocks, and push rods.
The goal of the single-player game is to collect all of the gems in a level, while destroying or avoiding enemies, ultimately reaching the exit. The game takes place in the future, where real sport has been overtaken in favour of virtual sport, the most popular being Assault Rigs, a tank simulator set inside a 3D virtual environment. The MS-DOS version has multiplayer which can be played with either a serial link (two player) or a network (up to eight players).
What You'll Play
There are also mild puzzle-solving elements such as pushing blocks and building bridges. There are 20 weapon power-ups, viruses and Dolby Surround sound. The levels have 4 themes: VR, Industrial, Military, and War.
The goal of the single-player game is to collect all of the gems in a level, while destroying or avoiding enemies, ultimately reaching the exit. The MS-DOS version has multiplayer which can be played with either a serial link (two player) or a network (up to eight players). Assault Rigs can use the PlayStation Link Cable, enabling two players to connect two PlayStations and play head-to-head on two televisions.
Why It Still Hits
Assault Rigs is a vehicular combat game developed and published by Psygnosis and released in 1996 for MS-DOS compatible operating systems and the PlayStation. The goal of the single-player game is to collect all of the gems in a level, while destroying or avoiding enemies, ultimately reaching the exit. The MS-DOS version has multiplayer which can be played with either a serial link (two player) or a network (up to eight players).
There are 20 weapon power-ups, viruses and Dolby Surround sound. Both GamePro and Maximum compared the game favorably to Cyber Sled. THQ planned to release the Saturn version of the game in the US, but later withdrew support for the Saturn due to its dwindling presence in the market.
Assault Rigs — Frequently Asked Questions
Can I save my progress in Assault Rigs?
Premium members get save states in the RetroPlayers.Club Player — snapshot Assault Rigs at any moment and pick it back up later.
Who developed Assault Rigs?
Development was handled by its developer, with its publisher publishing the release.
How do I play Assault Rigs?
Download the free RetroPlayers.Club Player from this page, then open Assault Rigs — it runs the real Sega Saturn release full-speed on your PC. The video above is that same game so you can see it first.
What console was Assault Rigs released on?
its publisher shipped Assault Rigs for the Sega Saturn back in , and the RetroPlayers.Club Player runs that release.
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