Cover artwork of The Return of Ishtar

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The Return of Ishtar

The Return of Ishtar (2001) is a title from the turn-of-the-millennium era, catalogued in the VG90 reference archive for Arcade, FM-7, MSX, PC-88, Sharp X68000, Win.

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About the game

The Return of Ishtar is a video game released in 2001 for Arcade, FM-7, MSX, PC-88, Sharp X68000, Win. VG90 lists it as a reference record so the title stays discoverable alongside the thousands of other releases that defined the turn-of-the-millennium era.

the turn-of-the-millennium era was a period of rapid change for the medium: online play and DVD-scale worlds were arriving while 2D craft quietly persisted. Placing The Return of Ishtar in that timeline shows where it sat as the industry evolved.

Preservation records on VG90 link directly to verified external archives and downloads. Explore the platform, year, and era context, or launch the download directly from this entry.

Why it matters

This entry is worth keeping because the turn-of-the-millennium era is easy to flatten into a few famous names, when in truth online play and DVD-scale worlds were arriving while 2D craft quietly persisted. Preservation archives exist so lesser-known releases are not lost between the landmarks.

Technical notes

Recorded platform(s): Arcade, FM-7, MSX, PC-88, Sharp X68000, Win (2001). VG90 stores this as factual reference data; richer media may be added over time as legally sourced material becomes available.