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Kyuukyoku Tiger (1987)

Toaplan

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The original Japanese version of Twin Cobra, a 1987 Shooting Game developed by TOAPLAN. Kyukyoku Tiger has a swathe of differences to it's overseas counterpart, most notably reverting the player to a previous checkpoint on death rather than respawning them, and being one-player only. There are also more minor changes in factors such as the amount of shots the player … The original Japanese version of Twin Cobra, a 1987 Shooting Game developed by TOAPLAN. Kyukyoku Tiger has a swathe of differences to it's overseas counterpart, most notably reverting the player to a previous checkpoint on death rather than respawning them, and being one-player only. There are also more minor changes in factors such as the amount of shots the player can have on screen at once.

The game was a success for Toaplan in arcades, reportedly reaching 10 Million worldwide players, and a number of console ports were made in the 90s. A sequel, Kyukyoku Tiger II/Twin Cobra II, followed in 1995, though this was developed by Takumi Corporation following TOAPLAN's bankruptcy in 1994. Read more

Details

Developers
Toaplan
Publishers
Taito
Genres
Arcade, Shooter
Themes
Action, Warfare
Series
Tiger-Heli
Also known as
Ultimate Tiger (Japanese title, translated)

Release dates

  • Oct 01, 1987 (Japan) Arcade

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Ports

  • Twin Cobra (Oct 1987) · Arcade, FM Towns, Linux, Mac, PC, Genesis/MegaDrive, Sharp X68000, turbografx16