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TwinBee
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is a 1985 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. Along with Sega's Fantasy Zone (1986), it is credited as an early archetype of the "cute 'em up" subgenre. It was the first game to run on Konami's Bubble System hardware. TwinBee was ported to the Family Computer and MSX in 1986, and has been included in numerous compilations released in later years. The original arcade game was released outside Japan for the first time as part of the Nintendo DS compilation Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits. A mobile phone version with edited graphics was relea
Key facts
- Video game.title
- TwinBee
- Video game.image
- Twinbee flyer.png
- Video game.caption
- Japanese arcade flyer
- Video game.developer
- Konami
- Video game.composer
- Shigeru FukutakeYoshinori Sasaki
- Video game.series
- TwinBee
- Video game.platforms
- Arcade, Famicom, MSX, X68000, Famicom Disk System, mobile phone, Game Boy Advance
- Video game.genre
- Scrolling shooter
- Video game.modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
- Video game.arcade system
- Bubble System, Konami GX400
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Wikidata facts
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- publication date
- 1986-01-04
- superfamicom.org URL
- superfamicom.org/famicom/info/twinbee
- title
- Tsuinbī
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Gameplay
- Ports
- Reception
- Legacy
- Notes
- References
- External links
is a 1985 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. Along with Sega's Fantasy Zone (1986), it is credited as an early archetype of the "cute 'em up" subgenre. It was the first game to run on Konami's Bubble System hardware. TwinBee was ported to the Family Computer and MSX in 1986, and has been included in numerous compilations released in later years. The original arcade game was released outside Japan for the first time as part of the Nintendo DS compilation Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits. A mobile phone version with edited graphics was released for Japanese i-mode mobile phones in 2003.
Various TwinBee sequels were released for the arcade and home console markets following the original game, some of which spawned audio drama and anime adaptations in Japan.