Tatsujin (JP) (Shoot Em Up) (PC Engine)

1992 · shooter · Arcade · The Data Archivist V0.01

VIDEO LONGPLAY : https://archive.org/details/PC_Engine_Longplay-021-Tatsujin Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truxton_(video_game) Truxton [a] is a 1988 vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game originally developed by Toaplan and published in Japan and Europe by Taito , as well as in North America by Midway . Set in a future where the Gidans alien race led by Dogurava invaded the fictional planet Borogo, players assume the role of fighter pilot Tatsuo taking control of the Super Fighter ship on a last-ditch effort to overthrow the alien invaders. Truxton was conceived by Masahiro Yuge during his time working at Toaplan, who wanted to create a scrolling shooter where memorization was its main focus, inheriting previously established ideas from Slap Fight and was developed in conjunction with Hellfire , although work on the project had already started privately during production of Twin Cobra . Truxton proved to be a commercial success for Toaplan among players in Japanese arcades, earning several awards from Gamest magazine, however it was less successful in western regions and was met with mixed reception from game magazines. The game has since been released on multiple platforms , each one featuring changes and additions compared to the original version. A sequel, Truxton II , was released in 1992 on arcades. The rights to the title are owned by Tatsujin, a Japanese company formed by Yuge. Truxton later received a conversion to the PC Engine by Sting Entertainment and published exclusively in Japan by Taito on 24 July 1992 . [3] [20] [21] The PC Engine release has visual and audio changes but introduces an options menu where multiple gameplay settings can be altered. [3] Gameplay Arcade version screenshot Truxton is a science fiction -themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game where players assume the role of Tatsuo taking control of the Super Fighter ship through five increasingly difficult levels, each with a boss at the end that must be fought, in a last-ditch effort to overthrow the invading Gidans led by Dogurava as the main objective. [2] [3] Players control their craft over a constantly scrolling background and the scenery never stops moving. The main ship only has two weapons: the main gun that travels a max distance of the screen's height and three bombs capable of obliterating any enemy caught within its blast radius . [2] [3] Similar to Twin Cobra , there are three types of weapons that can be acquired by destroying incoming carriers, ranging from the red wide-reaching shot, the blue homing laser and the green straight beam. [2] [3] The ship's firepower is upgraded by picking up multiple "P" icons in a row and can switch between any of the three weapons by collecting the respective color of each one. [2] [3] Other items can also be picked up along the way such as 1UPs and speed increasers. [2] [3] The game employs a checkpoint system in which a downed single player will start at the beginning of the checkpoint they managed to reach before dying. [2] [3] There are also hidden bonus secrets to reveal by meeting certain requirements during gameplay. [2] [3] Getting hit by enemy fire will result in losing a life, as well as a penalty of decreasing the ship's firepower to its original state, in addition of all medals collected and once all lives are lost, the game is over unless the player inserts more credits into the arcade machine to continue playing. [2] [3] The game loops back to the first stage after completing the last stage, with the second loop increasing in difficulty. Synopsis The plot summary of Truxton varies between each version and is explained through supplementary materials. [2] [4] Taking place somewhere in space, an armada of Gidans led by the evil Dogurava is invading the fictional planet Borogo aboard five gargantuan asteroids. After surviving an attack on an orbiting Borogo cargo barge, a pilot named Tatsuo enters into one remaining ship called Super Fighter and challenges the Gidans in a desperate attempt to quell the alien invasion and divert their asteroid fortresses in the process. Truxton Developer(s) Toaplan Publisher(s) JP / EU : Taito NA : Midway Designer(s) Naoki Ogiwara Sanae Nitō Yuko Tataka Composer(s) Masahiro Yuge Series Truxton Platform(s) Arcade , PC Engine , Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Release JP : October 1988 [1] NA / EU : February 1989 [1] Genre(s) Vertically scrolling shooter Mode(s) Single-player , multiplayer