Dangerous Seed
Encyclopedia
Dangerous Seed is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game
that was released by Namco
in 1989 only in Japan
. In 1990, a Sega Mega Drive
version was also developed and released only in Japan.
The player assumed control of three separate ships operated by three separate pilots: Alpha ship is piloted by Yugo Tyrone, Beta ship is piloted by Belle Vogato, and Gamma ship is piloted by Kenny Crawford. Each ship had a different firing pattern that the player could switch between when the ships were formed together as The Moon Diver. Their mission is to quell an alien invasion spanning all of the Milky Way and destroy the aliens' headquarters: the Danger Seed.
and Phelios
.
Laser: Shown as a large blue P, this fired long blue lasers. The shot would increase in numbers, strength and direction depending on which ship was selected.
Wide Shot: Shown as a large red P, this would fire large, but thin red shots. The shot would increase in numbers, strength and direction depending on which ship was selected.
Bomb: Shown as a red bomb device, this would increase the player's bomb supply. Using the bomb would result in the destruction of most of the enemies on screen. The bombs would change in type depending on the selected ship.
Option: Shown as large green O, these were rotating shields that surrounded the ship/s, protecting it/them from enemy fire while simultaneously providing blunt, close attacks against nearby enemies. Upgrading the Options would cause the Options to rotate in wider oval formations.
Speed-Up: Shown as a large blue S, this item increased all of the ships speed.
Energy Capsule: Shown as a yellow and orange capsule of fluid, this would increase the energy of the selected ship.
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
that was released by Namco
Namco
is a Japanese corporation best known as a former video game developer and publisher. Following a merger with Bandai in September 2005, the two companies' game production assets were spun off into Namco Bandai Games on March 31, 2006. Namco Ltd. was re-established to continue domestic operation of...
in 1989 only in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. In 1990, a Sega Mega Drive
Sega Mega Drive
The Sega Genesis is a fourth-generation video game console developed and produced by Sega. It was originally released in Japan in 1988 as , then in North America in 1989 as Sega Genesis, and in Europe, Australia and other PAL regions in 1990 as Mega Drive. The reason for the two names is that...
version was also developed and released only in Japan.
The player assumed control of three separate ships operated by three separate pilots: Alpha ship is piloted by Yugo Tyrone, Beta ship is piloted by Belle Vogato, and Gamma ship is piloted by Kenny Crawford. Each ship had a different firing pattern that the player could switch between when the ships were formed together as The Moon Diver. Their mission is to quell an alien invasion spanning all of the Milky Way and destroy the aliens' headquarters: the Danger Seed.
Gameplay
The player starts with three separate fighters and has to make it through four tubes using the fighters separately. If one gets destroyed, then the next, more powerful ship makes an attempt to get through. If you get to stage 5, the three ships combine into a single composite ship called the Moon Diver which brings massive amounts of sheer firepower. Each ship has shields, but the stages must be completed with one ship. The gameplay is also very similar to that of Dragon SpiritDragon Spirit
Dragon Spirit is a 1987 vertical scrolling shooter arcade game released by Namco and Atari Games . It runs on Namco System 1 hardware, and was later ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System, Amstrad CPC, Commodore Amiga, Commodore 64, DOS, Atari ST, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16 and ZX Spectrum...
and Phelios
Phelios
is a 1988 vertical scrolling shooter released for the arcades in Japan by Namco. It runs on Namco System 2 hardware. A home version for the Mega Drive/Genesis was released in 1990. The game features a plot loosely based on Greek mythology...
.
Weapons and Items
Normal Shot: Shown as a large green P, this fired a standard Vulcan shots. The shot would increase in numbers, strength and direction depending on which ship was selected.Laser: Shown as a large blue P, this fired long blue lasers. The shot would increase in numbers, strength and direction depending on which ship was selected.
Wide Shot: Shown as a large red P, this would fire large, but thin red shots. The shot would increase in numbers, strength and direction depending on which ship was selected.
Bomb: Shown as a red bomb device, this would increase the player's bomb supply. Using the bomb would result in the destruction of most of the enemies on screen. The bombs would change in type depending on the selected ship.
Option: Shown as large green O, these were rotating shields that surrounded the ship/s, protecting it/them from enemy fire while simultaneously providing blunt, close attacks against nearby enemies. Upgrading the Options would cause the Options to rotate in wider oval formations.
Speed-Up: Shown as a large blue S, this item increased all of the ships speed.
Energy Capsule: Shown as a yellow and orange capsule of fluid, this would increase the energy of the selected ship.