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ポップン ツインビー
©1993 Konami
Release: 1993-03-26 (¥8700)
Cartridge SHVC-PT
Shooter / Vertical
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Released in Europe as
POP'N TWINBEE
( SNSP-PT-XXX )
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Pop'n Twinbee is a cute vertical shooter developed and published by
Konami. Dr. Mardock is a mad scientist
and, like many of his kind, is bent on taking over the world. Well, he hasn't
always been this way and Madoka, his beautiful grand-daughter, explains that
he turned evil after allegedly hurting his head... His Donguri-Tai army (evil
Acorn soldiers) is now marching all across the kingdom and Madoka
decides to call Pastel and Light, the two elite Twinbee pilots,
to the rescue. TwinBee (and
its sister ship Winbee) are back in this colorful and exclusive
Super Famicom title - the cute ships and their skilled pilots are ready
to save the day and they come equipped with the most formidable arsenal known to
man. In the Twinbee tradition, the ships can shoot at airborne enemies as
well as bomb ground-based targets with their little arms. They start their journey
with a simple Vulcan gun, and colored bells hidden inside floating
(and smiling) clouds can upgrade their weapons in a wide variety of ways.
Each bell can be shot at multiple times and eventually change color to reveal
all kind of power-ups such as Speed Ups (blue), Large Beam (silver),
Three-Shots (purple), Flying Options (green) or Shields (pink).
Additionally, each aircraft can unleash a devastative swarm of mini-robots
(called Chibis) that can easily wipe out most enemies on screen, but alas, this
formidable weapon is only available in limited quantities. Finally, each Twinbee
can charge-up and deliver a powerful close-range punch that will punish any enemy fool
enough to stay within its close vicinity (it can also be used to punch through enemy bullets!).
Pop'n Twinbee consists of seven long levels each culminating with a boss battle.
A two-player simultaneous mode is also available and introduces some new gameplay features,
such as the ability to grab and throw the other player around the screen.
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Pop'n Twinbee is technically the fifth game in Konami's Twinbee series,
after
Twinbee (Arcade/MSX/Famicom, 1986),
Moero! Twinbee (Famicom, 1988),
Twinbee 3 Poko Poko Daimaō (Famicom, 1989) and
Detana!! Twinbee (Arcade/Others, 1991). However,
Pop'n Twinbee's gameplay is heavily based on Detana!! Twinbee, and
the game borrows many features from its arcade predecessor while introducing its
own unique elements (this is why Pop'n Twinbee is often referred as a
sequel/follow-up to Detana!! Twinbee). The game was very popular in Japan
and even spawned several mangas and audio CDs. A radio drama show called
TwinBee Paradise (somewhat based on Pop'n Twinbee) was even aired
there from 1993 to 1997 (as well as a series of animes)! Curiously, Pop'n Twinbee was only localized for
the SNES in Europe (maybe the game wasn't considered for a US
release because of its ultra-cute and anime-style theme). The game was apparently
such a success there that Konami decided to release Pop'n Twinbee for
the Gameboy the following year - however, this portable version was in
reality Twinbee Da!, a Japanese Game Boy game originally released
in 1990 by Konami and initially intended as a port/remake of the original
Twinbee. Interestingly, the name "Pop'n Twinbee" sort of stuck in Europe - for
instance, the cute platform game TwinBee Rainbow Bell Adventure followed
for the Super Famicom in 1994, and was released in Europe as
Pop'n TwinBee Rainbow Bell Adventures.
See Detana!! Twinbee (PCE-HU) for more information
about the game series.
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Teaser text from the European version:
One sunny day on Donguri Island, Twinbee & Winbee are buzzing about on patrol when
suddenly they receive a message. It is Madoka from Dandelion town calling for help.
She is being chased and threatened by soldiers from the evil Donguri army, who have
been sent by her grandfather, Professor Mardock. The mad Professor had an accident
(he banged his head on a pole) which changed him into an evil scientist, planning to take
control of the world.
Twinbee & Winbee about turn and set off to destroy the Donguri soldiers. After 7 thrilling
levels they finally arrive at the Mad Professor's headquarters, which they just destroy in
order to save the world.
Collect the bell power ups. If you shoot a cloud, a bell appears. Keep shooting the bell
and it changes colour and different colours give you different power ups. Use your
special weaponry to shoot, punch and bomb enemies as you fly through 7 cute, colourful
stages such as Dandelion town, with evil fruit and vegetables and Aqua Park with its
awful acid spiting fish.
Two play simultaneous action! Use a swing -your- partner attack, share a life or play
together in the couple mode for even greater enjoyment.
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Game Staff (Copied from the European version's end credits) :
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Development Team
Program
Nobuhiro Matsuoka
Program
Cha-Cha Yoshida
Bin-Bin Okutani
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Character
Takeshi Fujimoto
Masaaki Kishimoto
Madoka Yamauchi
Takeo yakushiji
Masatsugu Hashimoto
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Sound-Design
Kazuhiko Uehara
Ika-Chan
Keroppy! Inoue
Tomoya Tomita
Nobuyuki Akena
Masae Nakashima
Saiko Miki
Package-Design
Kayo Yoshimoto
Ishi-P!
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Special Thanks
Ume Chan
Sagoi Chan
Chiru-Chiru Yamane
Vap Uekou
Sonosuji Morimoto
Shizilow, Ha
©1993 Konami
All Rights Reserved
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Japanese Guidebook
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Japanese Soundtrack
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Level Select:
Start a new game, an enter RS018 as your name. Then hold Select, Y and
Right Shoulder buttons, and this for about ten seconds. A special
menu should appear (picture on the right).
Invincibility:
During the game, press Start to pause the game, then
press A, Y, A, Y, Left Shoulder,
Right Shoulder, Left Shoulder, Right Shoulder,
X, B, B. Unpause and enjoy the ride.
Game modes:
Pop'n Twinbee comes with an interesting features - in the option screen,
the two-player only Game-Mode can be changed from 'Normal' to 'Couple'.
In 'Couple' mode, enemies focus their fire onto the first player,
giving a more"rookie" second-player some breathing space.
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Some people may disagree with what I am about to say here, but I'll go
ahead and say it anyway - Konami's TwinBee series is magnificent
and glorious! I've always loved it and this exclusive episode is
a blast!
The game looks incredible and is laced with colorful and cute graphics.
The soundtrack is also extremely catchy and will stay with you for a long
while. Additionally, and except for very rare slowdowns,
the game is technically flawless.
The attention to detail is truly astonishing and the visual effects the game throws at the screen
are pure lushness. The game has a relatively balanced difficulty level
(it uses a life-bar instead of a instant death life-system) but later
levels get really tough and challenging. Some players often argue that
Pop'n TwinBee is a shooter for 'beginners' and that it embodies
the Cute'em up genre. Although Twinbee is the epitome
of that genre for sure, it is definitively not an easy series of games.
Twinbee's difficulty is definitively on par with more traditional shooters and the
series has always been a breath of fresh air in a genre heavily associated with
spaceships and alien invasions.
So you will either love it or hate it - but I definitively
fall into the first category and this Super Famicom exclusive opus is
a must have and a thrilling and addictive game from start to finish.
Definitively one of the best shooter for the system!
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