Twin Cobra
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- For the helicopter, see AH-1 SuperCobra
| Twin Cobra | |
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 North American arcade flyer |
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| Developer(s) | Toaplan |
| Publisher(s) | Taito, Romstar |
| Composer(s) | Tatsuya Uemura |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Famicom/NES, Sega Mega Drive, PC Engine, X68000 Mobile Phone |
| Release date(s) | 1987 |
| Genre(s) | Vertical scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Cooperative |
| Cabinet | Upright |
| CPU | 68000 @ 7 MHz Z80 @ 3.5 MHz TMS32010 @ 3.5 MHz |
| Sound | YM3812 @ 3.5 MHz |
| Display | Raster, vertical orientation, 240x320 resolution |
Twin Cobra, known in Japan as Kyūkyoku Tiger (究極タイガー), is a 1987 helicopter-themed shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan. It was published by Taito Corporation in Japan, and by Romstar in North America, and is one of Toaplan's most popular arcade games. It is also a spiritual sequel to Tiger Heli while it is followed by Twin Cobra II.
Twin Cobra was later ported to the NES, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, TurboGrafx-16 and the Sharp X68000. The NES version was developed by Micronics, published by CBS Sony in Japan and by American Sammy in North America. The Genesis/Mega Drive version was developed by GRC, published by Treco in Japan and by Sega in North America. The TurboGrafx-16 version was ported by Taito exclusively in Japan. It was also added to Toaplan Shooting Battle 1, a collection of Toaplan's shoot 'em ups that also includes Tiger Heli, as well as some arranged music; however, the collection was released exclusively in Japan for the Sony PlayStation. The arcade game's most recent platform it was ported to were mobile phones.
External links
- Arcade version
- Twin Cobra at the Killer List of Videogames
- Twin Cobra at arcade-history
- Twin Cobra (Arcade version) at GameFAQs
- Home versions
- Twin Cobra at MobyGames
- Twin Cobra (NES version) at GameFAQs
- Twin Cobra (Genesis/Mega Drive version) at GameFAQs
- Kyūkyoku Tiger (TurboGrafx-16 version) at GameFAQs
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