| Dezaemon 3D | |
| Developer: | Athena |
| Publisher: | Athena |
| Genre: | Game creator, Non-game, scrolling shooter |
| Modes: | Single-player |
| Platforms: | Nintendo 64 |
is a video game and game editor for Nintendo 64. It was released only in Japan in 1998.[1] It is part of the Dezaemon series that started on the Famicom.[2]
The game editor allows players to design their own shooting levels similar to those shown in . The game has many options, such as creating the stage boss or adding a custom soundtrack for each level. It was originally developed alongside an ultimately unreleased accompanying expansion disk title for the 64DD.[3]
It includes two sample games: "SOLID GEAR", and "USAGI-san" (Mr. Rabbit).
An English fan translation patch was released in 2024.[2]
N64 Magazine noted the difficulty of use in English "without any English instructions", but that "as Solid Gear ably demonstrates, Dezaemon is perfectly capable of producing a commercial-standard shooter", and that "given an English translation...we'd buy it just for the music editor." While IGN64 did not give it a full review, their coverage called it a "high quality creativity app" [4] and placed it second on their list of "Top Nintendo 64 Imports" after Sin & Punishment, lamenting that Nintendo did not give it a US release.[5]