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Daisenpu (Twin Hawk)

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3 lives, Medium difficulty. Extends at 70K and every 200K for Daisenpu, or 50K and every 150K for Twin Hawk.

-Twin Hawk the arcade game is harder than Daisenpu the arcade game (!). Well, it's more complicated than that, there are all sorts of weird differences in Twin Hawk that are totally unlike any other Toaplan game, but the end result is that Twin Hawk is still a bit harder in places.
-Daisenpu the Mega Drive game should be harder than Twin Hawk the Mega Drive game; also, the two versions are on the same cart. There is no American release of this version, although using a US setting will still bring up Twin Hawk; please specify if you've done this. This port actually benefits from external autofire, so please use "Ext." if you've done so and "On" if you haven't.

Please do not use Helpers, as they trivialize the game through this technique. Bombs, used by pressing button 2 again at any time before the Helper formation is completely in position (they'll start firing), are great and should be used.
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NAME - SCORE - AREA - AUTOFIRE - DETAILS
DETAILS is for which console or emulator, which region release, etc. There may be a difference between the world and US versions of Twin Hawk.

The arcade game has 68 segments ("areas"), and this counter resets every loop. The ports divide these into four stages ("areas"), punctuated by their BGM. The MD version simply adds loops to a single counter like Tatsujin Ou (area 2-1 would be area 05), while the PCE version has a loop counter ("rounds"). Daisenpu Custom is a fairly different game (based on the PCE version) with eight clearly-defined stages.
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Arcade version
Daisenpu

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 1. TomuS       - 1,130,070 - 2-51 - Yes - MAME
 2. maximo      -   955,740 - 2-34 - Yes - ARCADE v0.214
 3. NMS         -   822,590 - 2-28 - Yes - ShmupMAME v4.2
 4. Vludi       -   819,020 - 2-24 - No  - MAME
 5. Aquas       -   790,590 - 2-22 - No  - MAME
 6. SPM         -   784,470 - 2-14 - Yes - MAME
 7. Despatche   -   465,750 - 1-48 - Yes - ShmupMAME v3.0b
 8. doctorx0079 -   364,290 - 1-46 - ??  - MAME
 9. iast        -   361,180 - 1-40 - No  - ShmupMAME v4.2
10. SAM         -   296,810 - 1-43 - ??  - PCB 
11. system11    -   243 360 - 1-34 - No  - PCB 
12. 320x240     -   232.100 - 1-33 - No  - MAME
13. Ed Oscuro   -   220,230 - 1-33 - ??  - MAME
Twin Hawk

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 1. DEL         -   895,500 - 2-?? - ?   - PCB 
 2. Baron Rojo  -   754,040 - 2-29 - No  - MAME
 3. SPM         -   573,790 - 2-08 - Yes - MAME
 4. JOR         -   526,560 - 2-07 - Yes - PCB  (World?)
 5. TomuS       -   471,720 - 1-65 - Yes - MAME
 6. Ed Oscuro   -   156,420 - 1-28 - ?   - MAME
Mega Drive version
Daisenpu
Easy difficulty

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 1. The Allett  -   668,820 -  07 - Off  - JP Mega Drive
 2. Despatche   -   588,630 -  04 - On   - Kega Fusion v3.64
Hard difficulty

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1.  The Allett  -   709,820 -  07 - Off  - JP Mega Drive
 2. RiverRaider -   451,970 -  04 - On  
Twin Hawk
Easy difficulty

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 1. Leandro     -   658,260 -  06 - Off  - Kega Fusion (Europe)
 2. Splitt442   -   628,340 -  05 - On   - Genesis (!)
 3. The Coop    -   581,050 -  05 - Off  - PAL MD
 4. UGO         -   562,340 -  05 - On   - Genesis (!)
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 1. Kollision   -   796,860 -  07 - On   - Genesis (!)
 2. UGO         -   420,670 -  05 - Off  - Genesis (!)
 3. The Coop    -   235,890 -  03 - On  
PC Engine version
Normal difficulty

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 1. Kollision   -   997,950 - 2-4 - Yes - PC Engine Duo-R
Daisenpu Custom
Normal difficulty

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 1. Kollision   - 1,506,400 - 2-7 - Yes - PC Engine Duo-R
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Re: Twin Hawk/Daisenpu [Arcade/Mega Drive/PC-Engine]

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1.  JOR         -   526,560 - 206 - YES   - PCB
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Brought this to the German shmup meet. First time I cleared the first loop since 1989 or 1990. 8) Used an autofire circuit in the cabinet. Died pretty quickly in the second loop.
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Re: Twin Hawk/Daisenpu [Arcade/Mega Drive/PC-Engine]

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Yeah, even with all that vertical room, this is one game I couldn't stand playing without autofire.

I assume this was some version of Twin Hawk?

edit: Ugh, I've completely forgotten how to convert "total area" to "loop/area". Damn it. How many "areas" are in a loop?
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Re: Twin Hawk/Daisenpu [Arcade/Mega Drive/PC-Engine]

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Despatche wrote:Yeah, even with all that vertical room, this is one game I couldn't stand playing without autofire.

I assume this was some version of Twin Hawk?

edit: Ugh, I've completely forgotten how to convert "total area" to "loop/area". Damn it. How many "areas" are in a loop?
Sorry. Twin Hawk (World I think?). It's the version without checkpoints. I think each loop is 199 areas, so when you go into the loops, you can use the first number to determine the loop number?
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Re: Twin Hawk/Daisenpuu [Arcade/Mega Drive/PC-Engine]

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Daisenpu (medium)
Aquas - 728,040 - 2-05 - NO - Arcade

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Love playing this one with OUT autofire. :)
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Re: Twin Hawk/Daisenpuu [Arcade/Mega Drive/PC-Engine]

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Daisenpu (medium)
Aquas - 790,590 - 2-22 - NO - Arcade

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Got a little nervous near the end of the first loop because I lost a couplve lives before the naval section but pulled it together coming into the 2nd loop with 2 lives. Had some flubs and a little nervousness in the 2nd loop and reluctance to use my bombs/squadron and fell apart before the first midboss. Still, happy with another loop 1 clear and high score. :) My goal is to beat the 2nd loop.
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Re: Twin Hawk/Daisenpuu [Arcade/Mega Drive/PC-Engine]

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Daisenpu (EASY)
The Allett - 668,820 - 2-03 - NO - Megadrive jap M.D/cart
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Re: Twin Hawk/Daisenpuu [Arcade/Mega Drive/PC-Engine]

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Daisenpu (HARD)
The Allett - 709,820 - 2-03 - NO - Megadrive jap M.D/cart
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Re: Daisenpuu/Twin Hawk [Arcade/Mega Drive/PC-Engine]

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Arcade - Daisenpuu
Despatche - 416,540 - 1-47 - Yes - ShmupMAME v3.0b

Mega Drive - Daisenpuu
Despatche - 588,630 - 1-04 - ON - Kega Fusion v3.64

Ugh, I've really gotta figure out this area business, even for the ports. Time for the save states, I think...
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Re: Daisenpuu/Twin Hawk [Arcade/Mega Drive/PC-Engine]

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Arcade (Daisenpu) - 243360 1-34 PCB no autofire
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Re: Daisenpuu/Twin Hawk [Arcade/Mega Drive/PC-Engine]

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Played in 2012 :

Twin Hawk (Easy difficulty)
UGO - 562,340 - 2-1 - On - Genesis

Twin Hawk (Hard difficulty)
UGO - 420,670 - 2-1 - On - Genesis

Had a higher score in Hard difficulty (around 456000~457000) but with Game Over at 1-4.
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Re: Daisenpuu/Twin Hawk [Arcade/Mega Drive/PC Engine]

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Daisenpu (Arcade)
iast - 361,180 - 1-40 - No - ShmupMAME 4.2

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Re: Daisenpuu/Twin Hawk [Arcade/Mega Drive/PC Engine]

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Twin Hawk (Easy):

Splitt442 - 628,340 - 2-1 - On - Genesis
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Re: Daisenpuu/Twin Hawk [Arcade/Mega Drive/PC Engine]

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Just got back into playing what is probably my favorite game.

Arcade - Daisenpuu
320x240 - 212,120 - 1-32 - No - MAME
It is powerup of laser.
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Re: Daisenpuu/Twin Hawk [Arcade/Mega Drive/PC Engine]

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Arcade - Daisenpuu
320x240 - 232.100 - 1-33 - No - MAME


Only one or two bullets away from destroying the second of the big blue tanks.
The part between these two tanks and the previous large tanks seems a bit empty and uninspired in design, almost as if something is missing. The flow/rythm of the game feels broken.
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Re: Daisenpuu/Twin Hawk [Arcade/Mega Drive/PC Engine]

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incorrect
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Re: Daisenpuu/Twin Hawk [Arcade/Mega Drive/PC Engine]

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Daisenpuu (MD & Easy)

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Perikles – 654,250 – 2-3 – Int. – Japanese Cart


Daisenpuu (MD & Hard)

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Perikles – 520,650 – 2-1 – Int. – Japanese Cart


Daisenpuu (PCE – HuCard)

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Perikles – 517,100 – 2-2 – On – HuCard


That's enough Daisenpuu for one lifetime.

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Re: Daisenpuu/Twin Hawk [Arcade/Mega Drive/PC Engine]

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also incorrect, or at least it would be if this didn't exist
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Re: Daisenpuu/Twin Hawk

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Figured out quite a bit about this game, updated the thread. Feel free to use bombs, but please don't use Helpers, though I'm starting to wonder if you "have" to for some of the ports...

Daisenpuu (arcade)
Despatche - 465,750 - 1-48 - Yes - ShmupMAME v3.0b

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Re: Daisenpuu/Twin Hawk [Arcade/Mega Drive/PC Engine]

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Despatche wrote:also incorrect, or at least it would be if this didn't exist
Looks like you're correct after all! :wink:

Daisenpuu Custom - Normal Difficulty

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Re: Daisenpuu/Twin Hawk

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Arcade Twin Hawk (Normal)

Baron Rojo - 754,040 - 2-29 - No Autofire - Mame

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Re: Daisenpuu/Twin Hawk

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Twin Hawk, Hard, played on Sega Genesis

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Re: Daisenpuu/Twin Hawk

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Despatche wrote:-Twin Hawk the arcade game is harder than Daisenpuu the arcade game (!).
I was eager to go full MUSHA COP and accuse whoever said this to be a liar, but this is completely accurate. Arcade Daisenpuu is much easier than arcade Twin Hawk, checkpoints and less generous extend routine notwithstanding. I believe that enemies are a tad bit more aggressive in Daisenpuu, especially in loop 2, and that can indeed be a problem. However: all the bigger vehicles - starting with the large blue tanks, going all the way to the bosses - die much, much faster in Daisenpuu. The two battle cruisers and the final boss in particular just won't die in Twin Hawk if you are not constantly at full fire power or are willing to sit on top of them and bomb all the time, unlike in Daisenpuu. What a terrible thing to change, it makes Twin Hawk incredibly frustrating to play. Anyway, here's what I got:

Daisenpuu - Arcade

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Perikles - 1,265,660 - 2-66 - Yes - ShmupMAME 4.2


Twin Hawk - Arcade

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Perikles - 887,810 - 2-48 - Yes - ShmupMAME 4.2


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Re: Daisenpuu/Twin Hawk

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Most people assume that Twin Hawk is the typical easier export version. I researched it myself... and did a lot of Image for a few hours.

Noone really likes this game. I'm not sure why it has as many submissions as it does.

why did you link that dumb old topic, it just made me angry all over again
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Re: Daisenpuu/Twin Hawk

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Daisenpu Arcade
Vludi - 819,020 - 2-24 - No - Mame

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Re: Daisenpuu/Twin Hawk

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I might put the Daisenpu roms back on my PCB. I think the harder difficulty must have been a re-balancing decision to make up for the increased fire power of two players and the instant re-spawn?

This is the most fun 2-player game I know.


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Re: Daisenpu/Twin Hawk

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Daisenpu, PC Engine version on Normal

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Re: Daisenpu/Twin Hawk

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Are you sure this was for Daisenpu and not Custom? That seems too high for Daisenpu.
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Re: Daisenpu/Twin Hawk

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It was Daisenpu.

Daisenpu Custom will come in a few weeks. Hopefully :)
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Re: Daisenpu/Twin Hawk

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Since I'm submitting futile struggles already...

PC Engine version - Normal difficulty

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Perikles - 779,050 - 2-4 - Yes - PC Engine Duo-R


Should've known there is no way I could beat our Daisenpuu master Kollision. :mrgreen: I'm amazed with which ease you destroy this game, I'm always having major difficulties with the 16-bit ports of this one for some reason. Even tried out the MD port the other day again, almost immediately dropped it. :lol:
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