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| producer = Masato Maegawa
| designer =
| programmer = Mitsuru Yaida<br />Hideyuki Suganami
| artist = Tetsuhiko Kikuchi<br />[[Hiroshi Iuchi]]
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| composer = Norio Hanzawa
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The game was ported by M2 to the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in 2015 as part of Sega's line of ''[[3D Classics]]''.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds-eshop/3d_gunstar_heroes|title=Review: 3D Gunstar Heroes (3DS eShop)|last=Town|first=Jonathan|date=August 20, 2015|website=Nintendo Life|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223163943/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds-eshop/3d_gunstar_heroes|archive-date=December 23, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=December 23, 2018}}</ref> ''Gunstar Heroes'' was originally not considered for the series because converting the game's backgrounds into a layered 3D effect was thought to be impossible, but these perceived problems were later overcome.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.sega.com/2015/08/18/segas-newest-title-in-their-3d-remaster-project-3d-gunstar-heroes-interview-part-1/|title=Sega's Newest Title in their 3D Remaster Project: "3D Gunstar Heroes" Interview Part 1|date=August 18, 2015|website=Sega Blog|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618092217/http://blogs.sega.com/2015/08/18/segas-newest-title-in-their-3d-remaster-project-3d-gunstar-heroes-interview-part-1/|archive-date=June 18, 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=December 23, 2018}}</ref> In addition to supporting [[Stereoscopic 3d|stereoscopic 3D]], the game features two new game modes. "Gunslinger" mode starts the player with a full arsenal of every weapon type and grants the ability to change shot stance at any time, and "Mega Life" mode starts the player with double the normal amount of [[Health (gaming)|health]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.sega.com/2015/08/20/segas-newest-title-in-their-3d-remaster-project-3d-gunstar-heroes-interview-part-2/|title=Sega's Newest Title in their 3D Remaster Project: "3D Gunstar Heroes" Interview Part 2|date=August 20, 2015|website=Sega Blog|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610072109/http://blogs.sega.com/2015/08/20/segas-newest-title-in-their-3d-remaster-project-3d-gunstar-heroes-interview-part-2/|archive-date=June 10, 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=December 23, 2018}}</ref> The game also supports local cooperative play and includes both the Japanese and international versions.<ref name=":7" />
 
''Gunstar Heroes'' has also been released on the [[Xbox 360]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/06/10/gunstar-heroes-review-2|title=Gunstar Heroes Review|last=Hatfield|first=Daemon|date=June 10, 2009|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=December 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223164212/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/06/10/gunstar-heroes-review-2|archive-date=December 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[PlayStation 3]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/06/11/gunstar-heroes-review|title=Gunstar Heroes Review|last=Hatfield|first=Daemon|date=June 11, 2009|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=December 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223164203/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/06/11/gunstar-heroes-review|archive-date=December 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Wii]],<ref name= ":26" /> and [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2016/2/20/11079496/sega-free-games-download-steam-gunstar-heroes-renegade-ops|title=Sega offers up Gunstar Heroes and more on Steam for free|last=Frank|first=Allegra|date=February 20, 2016|website=Polygon|access-date=December 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224023828/https://www.polygon.com/2016/2/20/11079496/sega-free-games-download-steam-gunstar-heroes-renegade-ops|archive-date=December 24, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[Sega Forever]] version for mobile devices was released in 2017.<ref name=tar/> The game was again released on the [[Nintendo Switch Online]] + Expansion Pack service in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stedman|first=Alex|date=September 30, 2021|title=Nintendo Switch Online Expanding With N64 and Sega Genesis Games in New Membership|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-online-n64-sega-genesis-new-membership|url-status=live |access-date=December 24, 2021|website=IGN|language=en}}</ref>
 
==Reception==
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|Edge = 6/10<ref name="edger">{{Cite magazine |date=October 1993 |title=Test Screen: ''Gunstar Heroes'' |url=https://archive.org/details/Edge_UK_001/page/n85 |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |issue=1 |pages=86, 104–105 }}</ref>
|EGM = 36/40<ref name="egmr">{{Cite magazine |date=November 1993 |title=Review Crew: ''Gunstar Heroes'' |url=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_52/page/n37 |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |issue=52 |pages=38 }}</ref>
|GI = 9.25/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Gunstar Heroes |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |date=September 1998 |lay-url=https://www.gameinformer.com/legacyreviews}}</ref>
|GamePro = 18/20<ref name="gpror">{{Cite magazine |author=Bro' Buzz |date=February 1994 |title=ProReview: ''Gunstar Heroes'' |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/1/11/GamePro_US_055.pdf |magazine=GamePro |pages=52 |access-date=December 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229123425/https://retrocdn.net/images/1/11/GamePro_US_055.pdf |archive-date=December 29, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
|MMS = 93%<ref name="mmsr">{{Cite magazine |date=October 1993 |title=Mega Drive Review: ''Gunstar Heroes'' |url=https://archive.org/details/mean-machines-sega-magazine-12/page/n69 |magazine=Mean Machines Sega |issue=12 |pages=68–71 }}</ref>