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is a vertical scrolling shooter
developed by Taito where players select one of three different fighters (a futuristic fighter jet, a helicopter
conditioned to space travel and a remodeled old fashioned plane) against a destructive army of mechs
through different time periods.
is created on Earth and is promptly stolen by an unidentified, mechanized being known only as the Huge-Boss. The Huge-Boss quickly uses the time machine to travel back in time and destroy 3000 years of human history. The only resistance HB faces is a group of pilots from different time periods who aim to stop the HB, though some have other reasons than to save mankind.
and missile
s.
Player 1 pilots:
Hokuto: A strong, though effeminate looking pilot from the 3100 era whose parents were killed by Huge-Boss' attacks. With his mother's hair-tie as his only tangible remnant of them, Hokuto vows to avenge their deaths with the destruction of HB.
Anne: A young woman from the 1900s who pilots a helicopter, she writes all her experiences as she goes through life. Resembles Anne Shirley
, a literary character popular in Japan.
Dietza: A wild rockabilly
pilot possibly from the 1950s.
Player 2 pilots:
Grother: A confident, no-jokes pilot from an unknown time period. He keeps a picture of a beautiful dark-haired woman with him, but it's unknown who she is.
Shario: A beautiful and ingenious young woman from the 3100 era who attempts to fulfill the last wishes of her recently deceased sister that will be accomplished with HB's destruction. She always travels with her strange looking pet cat.
Orsa & Mayoru: Two young elf
en pilots and nature lovers, possibly from the 3100 era.
Shoot 'em up
Shoot 'em up is a subgenre of shooter video games. In a shoot 'em up, the player controls a lone character, often in a spacecraft or aircraft, shooting large numbers of enemies while dodging their attacks. The genre in turn encompasses various types or subgenres and critics differ on exactly what...
developed by Taito where players select one of three different fighters (a futuristic fighter jet, a helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
conditioned to space travel and a remodeled old fashioned plane) against a destructive army of mechs
Mecha
A mech , is a science fiction term for a large walking bipedal tank or robot, including ones on treads and animal shapes.-Characteristics:...
through different time periods.
Story
In the year 3195 a time machineTime travel
Time travel is the concept of moving between different points in time in a manner analogous to moving between different points in space. Time travel could hypothetically involve moving backward in time to a moment earlier than the starting point, or forward to the future of that point without the...
is created on Earth and is promptly stolen by an unidentified, mechanized being known only as the Huge-Boss. The Huge-Boss quickly uses the time machine to travel back in time and destroy 3000 years of human history. The only resistance HB faces is a group of pilots from different time periods who aim to stop the HB, though some have other reasons than to save mankind.
Weapons system
Each fighter has a different shot pattern that can be upgraded or changed. There are also the side-weapon pick-ups including a pair of homing lasers, diagonal firing napalmNapalm
Napalm is a thickening/gelling agent generally mixed with gasoline or a similar fuel for use in an incendiary device, primarily as an anti-personnel weapon...
and missile
Missile
Though a missile may be any thrown or launched object, it colloquially almost always refers to a self-propelled guided weapon system.-Etymology:The word missile comes from the Latin verb mittere, meaning "to send"...
s.
Pilots
Hokuto: A strong, though effeminate looking pilot from the 3100 era whose parents were killed by Huge-Boss' attacks. With his mother's hair-tie as his only tangible remnant of them, Hokuto vows to avenge their deaths with the destruction of HB.
Anne: A young woman from the 1900s who pilots a helicopter, she writes all her experiences as she goes through life. Resembles Anne Shirley
Anne Shirley
Anne Shirley is a fictional character introduced in the 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Montgomery wrote in her journal that the idea for Anne's story came from relatives who, planning to adopt an orphaned boy, received a girl instead...
, a literary character popular in Japan.
Dietza: A wild rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
pilot possibly from the 1950s.
Player 2 pilots:
Grother: A confident, no-jokes pilot from an unknown time period. He keeps a picture of a beautiful dark-haired woman with him, but it's unknown who she is.
Shario: A beautiful and ingenious young woman from the 3100 era who attempts to fulfill the last wishes of her recently deceased sister that will be accomplished with HB's destruction. She always travels with her strange looking pet cat.
Orsa & Mayoru: Two young elf
Elf
An elf is a being of Germanic mythology. The elves were originally thought of as a race of divine beings endowed with magical powers, which they use both for the benefit and the injury of mankind...
en pilots and nature lovers, possibly from the 3100 era.
Trivia
- The soundtrack (once again composed by ZuntataZuntataZuntata is Taito Corporation's "house band" composed of Taito developers. The members include Hisayoshi Ogura , Tamayo Kawamoto, Masahiko Takaki , Norihiro Furukawa, Yasuhisa Watanabe , Shuichiro Nakazawa , Kazuko Umino , Tomohito Takahashi, Munehiro Nakanishi, and Katsuhisa Ishikawa.Supposedly,...
) mostly consists of the first level theme song remixed differently for every level with no boss themes.
- This game has many references to previous Toaplan / Toaplan-developed Taito games.