''Twin Cobra'', known as in Japan, is a

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developed by

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and released for arcades in 1987 by

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in Japan and Europe, then in North America by

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. It is a sequel to the 1985 arcade game ''

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''. Controlling the titular attack helicopter, the players must fight endless waves of military vehicles while avoiding collision with their projectiles and other obstacles. It was the fourth shoot 'em up game from Toaplan, and their tenth video game overall. It was

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to multiple platforms, with each done by different

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s that made several changes or additions. ''Twin Cobra'' was a success for Toaplan, garnering positive reception from western critics and earning several awards from ''

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''. The game was met with mixed response from

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s, specifically the home versions. In 1995, the sequel ''

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'' was released. The rights to the game are owned by Tatsujin, a Japanese company formed by Masahiro Yuge.

Hardware

The game ran on the Toaplan Twin Cobra hardware (

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), featuring a Motorola 68000 CPU clocked at 7 MHz with additional chips (a Z80 CPU clocked at 3.5 MHz and a 320C10 chip at 3.5 MHz) as well as a Yamaha YM3812 sound chip clocked at 3.5 MHz.

's ''

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'' used the same arcade hardware board.''System 16 - The Arcade Museum'' >

Gameplay

''Twin Cobra'' is a military-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game, in which players take control of the titular attack helicopter through ten increasingly difficult levels, each with a

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at the end that must be fought before progressing any further, in order to defeat an assortment of military enemy forces like

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s, and

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as the main objective.''Twin Cobra'' Installation Manual (Arcade, US)''Twin Cobra'' Instructions (Nintendo Entertainment System, US)''Twin Cobra'' instruction manual (Sega Genesis, US) The title initially appears to be very standard, as players control their craft over a constantly scrolling background and the scenery never stops moving until a

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is reached. Players have only two weapons at their disposal: the standard shot that travels a max distance of the screen's height and three

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s. The bombs are powerful weapons capable of obliterating any enemy caught within its

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and collecting "B" icons adds an extra bomb stock. A new gameplay addition compared to its predecessor are

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s that appear via enemy carriers; There are four types of weapons in the game that can be switched between after destroying incoming carriers by picking up color-changing icons ranging from

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and

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, while "S" icons increases the helicopter's

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. Other items scattered throughout the levels such as

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s and star-shaped

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s, which grants a 3000-point bonus by collecting them, can also be picked up along the way. Players are given two lives initially and bonus lives are awarded at certain point thresholds and every point threshold thereafter. Depending on the region, the title uses either a checkpoint system in which a downed single player will start off at the beginning of the checkpoint they managed to reach before dying, or a

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system where their ship immediately starts at the location they died at. Getting hit by enemy fire or colliding against enemies will result in losing a life, as well as a penalty of decreasing the helicopter's firepower to his original state and once all lives are lost, the game is over unless the players insert more credits into the arcade machine to

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playing. After completing the last stage as with previous titles from Toaplan, the game begins again with the second loop increasing in difficulty and enemies fire denser

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patterns.

Development

''Twin Cobra''s creation process and history was recounted through various Japanese publications by

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s Masahiro Yuge and Tatsuya Uemura, both of which collaborated with the

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using

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and marked the second time Toaplan made use of

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.
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'' by pursuing the excitement of shooting and dodging, settling on the bomb and shot system, claiming that firing a bomb relieved stress from players, as they wanted to make a game that was fun by looking at and get passionate about it.
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'', the eight studio album by English

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band

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, as it was not a popular word at the time and although the Japanese title was initially rejected by then-president of Toaplan, he was determined to implement it.
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by Shmuplations. ). The concept of using a bomb came up during development of ''Tiger-Heli'', where the team questioned how to make a shoot 'em up game more engaging for players but it was never intended for defensive purposes according to them, as the mechanic was instead implemented to provide an aggressive feeling against enemies on difficult situations, however enemies were made tougher to keep gameplay balance.
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'', one of the earliest projects Toaplan made use of

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s, with both Uemura and Yuge stating that ideas by the team were first written in text using

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before reading it during meetings. Several features were integrated into the project by diverse factors such as items swirling around the screen, which was inspired by a

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, while the slow speed of the helicopter was due to make the title akin to puzzle games and require a level of strategy.
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s, as well as three

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Kōetsu Iwabuchi, who previously worked on ''

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'', was responsible for the artwork. Despite being published by Taito, Uemura stated that the publisher allowed them to reveal the project was made by Toaplan. Uemura also claimed the project was influenced by ''

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'', as he wanted to portray the feeling of aiming and shooting.

Release

''Twin Cobra'' was first released across arcades worldwide in October 1987 by

in Japan and Europe, as well as

in North America. An album containing music from the title and its predecessor was co-published exclusively in Japan by

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and

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in November 1988.

Ports

''Twin Cobra'' was converted to multiple platforms by various third-party developers including the

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(1989),

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(1989),

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(1991),

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(1993) and the

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(1994). The PC Engine port, developed by A.I Company, was released exclusively in Japan by Taito. The NES port, developed by Micronics, was first released in Japan

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and later in North America by

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. The Genesis port, developed by GRC, was first published in Japan by

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, then in North America by

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and later in Brazil by

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. On 30 August 1996,

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released a compilation for the

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exclusively in Japan titled ''Toaplan Shooting Battle 1'', which included both arcade versions of ''Twin Cobra'' and its prequel, an arranged soundtrack by Uemura and other additions. In November 2019, ''Twin Cobra'' was re-released for

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and

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mobile devices only in Japan by MOBIRIX Corporation under the name ''Kyukyoku Tiger Classic''. A port for

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platform is also available through a Samsung TV's games panel.

M2 ShotTriggers

''Twin Cobra'' was later included by M2 as part of their M2 ShotTriggers publishing label. An arcade version, alongside the PC Engine, Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Genesis versions, were included in the ''Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli'' compilation for Nintendo Switch and

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as part of M2's ''Toaplan Arcade Garage'' label in 2022.

Steam

''Twin Cobra'' was released on

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in February 2023. Bitwave Games was responsible for the port of this version.

Reception

According to Masahiro Yuge and Tatsuya Uemura, ''Twin Cobra'' proved to be a popular hit for Toaplan, though ''

'' was "the biggest" hit for them. In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed it on their 1 January 1988 issue as being the fourth most-successful table arcade unit of the month, outperforming titles such as ''

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'' and '' Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2''. It went on to become Japan's highest-grossing arcade conversion kit of 1988. ''

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'' reviewer Clare Edgeley gave an overall positive outlook to the arcade original.

Legacy

A sequel, ''

'', was originally under development by

but the studio closed down in 1994 until

allowed Toaplan offshoot

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to finish work on the project as their first release in 1995, before being ported to

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in 1997 under the name ''Kyukyoku Tiger II Plus''. Former

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artist Toshinobu Komazawa claimed that Seibu borrowed ideas from ''Twin Cobra'' when developing '' Raiden''. Artist Perry "Gryzor/Rozyrg" Sessions cited ''Twin Cobra'' as one of the main influences for ''Super XYX''. The rights to ''Twin Cobra'' and many other IPs from Toaplan are now owned by Tatsujin, a company named after '' Truxton''s Japanese title that was founded in 2017 by former Toaplan employee Masahiro Yuge, and is part of

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since 2022.

Notes

References

External links

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