Detana!! Twin Bee (Japan, version J)

Arcade Video game published 34 years ago:

???!! Twin Bee (c) 1991 Konami.
(Detana!! Twin Bee)

The planet Meru is on the attack by the Iva forces. A plea for help has reached Twinbee and you must guide him through a perilous journey through a colorful world fighting to restore peace. This vertically scrolling shoot'em up game features colorful anime-style graphics, lots of power-ups and a fun challenge.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Motorola 68000
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM2151, K053260

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Released in February 1991 in Japan.

The title of this game translates from Japanese as 'It's Here!! Twin Bee'.

Export releases:
"Bells & Whistles [Model GX060]".

King Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Detana!! Twin Bee : Konami Kukeiha Club - KICA-7503) on 05/06/1991.

- SERIES -

1. Twin Bee [Model GX412] (1985, Arcade)
2. Moero TwinBee - Cinnamon Hakase o Sukue! [Model KDS-TIN] (1986, Famicom Disk System)
3. Twin Bee 3 - Poko Poko Dai Maou [Model KON-RC841] (1989, Famicom)
4. TwinBee da!! [Model DMG-TDJ] (1990, Game Boy)
5. Detana!! Twin Bee (1991, Arcade)
6. Pop'n TwinBee [Model SHVC-PT] (1993, Super Famicom)
7. Twin Bee Yahhoo! Fushigi no Kuni de Dai Abare!! (1995, Arcade)

- STAFF -

Director: Masato Ohsawa
Programmer: T. Shimomura
Designers: R. Shogaki, H. Ashida, K. Ishimoto
Animation: Shuzilow.HA
Sound designers: H. Maezawa, Michiru Yamane, Masae Nakashima
Engineer: H. Matsuura

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
[JP] NEC PC-Engine (1992) "Detana!! Twin Bee [Model KM92004]"
[JP] Sega Saturn
[JP] Sony PlayStation "Detana Twin Bee Yahhoo! Deluxe Pack"
[JP] Sony PSP (2007) "Twin Bee Portable"

* COMPUTERS:
[JP] Sharp X68000 (1991) "Detana!! Twin Bee"

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