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Baltron
View on Wikipedia| Baltron | |
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 Cover art | |
| Developer | Shouei System[1] |
| Publisher | Toei Animation |
| Platform | Family Computer |
| Release |
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| Genre | Scrolling shooter |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Baltron (バルトロン)[2] is a horizontally scrolling shooter for the Family Computer that was released exclusively for the Japanese market on March 19, 1986.
Plot
[edit]Taking a cue from the popular Star Wars series opening crawl (with its catch phase A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...), the title screen contains the nearly identical catch phrase of A long long time ago. In the year 2999, people from the planet Star Lenion (which is very similar to planet Earth) are under attack from the Bismark Empire.[3][4]
Gameplay
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The game is side-scrolling shooter where players must defeat enemy aircraft and depart from their launch pad.
Items
[edit]- Blue capsule
- Energy is restored up to the maximum.
- Yellow capsule
- The player's machine would be invincible for a certain period of time. However, hitting the terrain would still destroy the player.
- Koala
- Grants the player an extra life.
References
[edit]- ^ "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
- ^ "English-to-Japanese title screen translation". SuperFamicom.org. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
- ^ "Basic overview (second reference)". Video Game Den. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
- ^ "Basic overview". Ice Queen Zero (GameFAQs). Retrieved 2011-05-19.
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