Genesis/Mega Drive

Gaiares

It's the year 300x. The Earth has been ravaged by careless humans, leaving an uninhabitable, polluted wasteland. The space terrorists, Gulfer, plan to harvest the pollution to make some sort of garbage weapon. The good guys, the Leezaluth, aren't happy about that, so they decide they have to blow up the Earth before Gulfer gets at it. They give Earth an ultimatum- destroy Gulfer or Leezaluth destroys Earth. To help them out, Leezaluth gives Earth's last hero, Dan, a special weapon- the TOZ system. Why don't the Leezaluth just stop Gulfer themselves? It's not exactly clear. So, we have the premise for a side scrolling shooter. The star attraction here is the TOZ system. The TOZ is an orb that...

Genre: Action
Year: 1990
Developer: Renovation Game
Publisher: Renovation Products, Inc.
Players: 1

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Achievements

29 achievements · 400 total points

Space Benevolence Reach the Mission 1 mini-boss without shooting
10 pts
Cruise Control Clear Mission 1 while at low speed
10 pts
Gaining on Gulfer Score over 50,000 points
10 pts
Corridor of Rebirth Clear Mission 7
25 pts
Queen's Hall Clear Mission 6
25 pts
Atmospheric Pressure Clear Mission 5
25 pts
Space Colony Clear Mission 4
25 pts
Space Sanctuary Clear Mission 3
25 pts
Glacial Planet Clear Mission 2
25 pts
Floating Continent Clear Mission 1
25 pts
Break Defender Capture a shield using the TOZ
5 pts
Tracing the T-Braster Capture a weapon using the TOZ after missing 6 times in a row
5 pts
Aiming for the A-Bullet Use the TOZ after pausing and unpausing the game 8 times
5 pts
Parallel Peashooter Fully upgrade the Ionic Vulcan
5 pts
Finding the F-Formation Use the TOZ on an enemy while your score is a multiple of 10,000
10 pts
Jamie Bunker's Jealous... Score over 500,000 points
25 pts
Leader of Leezaluth Score over 250,000 points
25 pts
The Badnusty Bonus Score over 100,000 points
10 pts
Alexis' Number Score over 10,000 points
5 pts
Round Rotation Obtain the Energy Smash
5 pts
Cardinal Variables Obtain the Rolling Collidere
5 pts
Wave Weaponry Obtain the Vertical Laser
5 pts
Long-Duration Ionization Obtain the Horizontal Laser
5 pts
Omni Assault Obtain the Tektile Missile
5 pts
Hitting Close to Homing Obtain the Summersault Laser
5 pts
Photon Force Fully upgrade the Giga-Beam
5 pts
Cosmic Cone Fully upgrade the Plasma Cannon
5 pts
Tracking Down the T-Vulcan Capture weapons using the TOZ 129 times
10 pts
In the Name of Mother Earth Clear Mission 8 and beat the game
50 pts

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Gaiares frequently asked questions

How do I play Gaiares online with a friend?

Gaiares (Genesis/Mega Drive) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Gaiares on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Gaiares in the Genesis/Mega Drive library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Gaiares netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Gaiares have achievements?

Yes, Gaiares has 29 achievements worth 400 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Gaiares for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Gaiares on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.