Did anyone enjoy this game?

ryosnk · Post by **ryosnk** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 3:59 pm

TWIN CORBA on the arcade and genesis.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 4:10 pm

Nope.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 4:39 pm

Is this the same as Kyuukyoku Tiger?

If it is, then yes, I really like this game a lot.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:49 pm

People who enjoy this game must have endurance of steel...

it290 · Post by **it290** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:50 pm

Arcade yes, Genesis no.

llabnip · Post by **llabnip** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:57 pm

ryosnk wrote:TWIN CORBA on the arcade and genesis.

Twin Cobra is one of Toaplans finest shooters! And one of my favs. I've got Twin Cobra for the Genesis, Kyukyoku Tiger for the PCE and the PSX Toaplan Shooting Battle (vol 1... damn I long for vol 2). The best home version is, without doubt, the PSX TSB - which has both the Japanese Kyukyoku Tiger (with restart points) and Twin Cobra (no restart points and a bit easier plus 2 player).

But the Genesis version and PCE versions are both quite good. The Genesis version is a little easier to come by - both are fairly cheap.

It's classic shooter-ville with this one. And once you begin to gain skill with the game, you will go a LONG way in it. Modern shooters will hate the aimed and from-behind bullets, but that's part of the Toaplan charm.

Highly recommended.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:59 pm

it's crap. Batsugun and Fire Shark are where it's at for Toaplan games.

Post by **system11** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 11:43 pm

I liked it a lot. Helicopters are under-used.

Post by **nZero** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 12:59 am

Never played Twin CORBA, however there was this fantastic arcade game involving helicopters called Twin Cobra. Genesis port was pretty weak, but had decent renditions of the tunes.

gunbird18 · Post by **gunbird18** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 1:03 am

Arcade only (via mame, so that may not count

) and not very far into it.

Batsugun and Fire Shark are where it's at for Toaplan games.

Man, I spent a gazillion hours playing Fire Shark on the genny. Love that game!

OmegaFlareX · Post by **OmegaFlareX** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 1:57 am

I have the PCE version. I like it a lot.

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 4:21 am

I prefer "Triple K Tiger" on the PC-Engine.

russ · Post by **russ** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 4:41 am

It's one of three PCBs that I actually have, and it's a pretty solid, early JAMMA shmup. Though Ganelon is right, it has Gradius-esque frusturation levels...

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 7:23 am

PCE version is the dog's. Genny version... meh. Arcade is where it's at. An I much prefer this to both Truxton and Twin Hawk. Just as good as Fire and Flying Shark IMO.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 8:02 pm

And my PCE version just arrived in the mail today. :D

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 8:21 pm

Hmm, my earlier judgment was based on the Genesis version. The arcade version is a lot better.

Still far from excellent, thoe.

The Bullet Dodger · Post by **The Bullet Dodger** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 10:32 pm

I own the Genesis version, and I haven't played it in a really long time, probably because it's not that great of a shmup. Actually, it may be the worst shmup I have for my Genesis

Still, you might as well have it in your library if you're a collector.

llabnip · Post by **llabnip** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:02 pm

The Bullet Dodger wrote:I own the Genesis version, and I haven't played it in a really long time, probably because it's not that great of a shmup. Actually, it may be the worst shmup I have for my Genesis

I'd give the Genny version another try. It's quite good, actually - balanced and full of Toaplan goodness.

Nothing beats the PSX rev, however. And if you dig Toaplan (and you should, IMHO!) it's really a great game. Nobody should pass judgement on this classic unless you've put some real time into it - the game is decidedly different from any type of modern shooter and is unrelending in how bullets are aimed at your from all sides.

The Bullet Dodger · Post by **The Bullet Dodger** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:28 pm

llabnip wrote:
The Bullet Dodger wrote:I own the Genesis version, and I haven't played it in a really long time, probably because it's not that great of a shmup. Actually, it may be the worst shmup I have for my Genesis
I'd give the Genny version another try. It's quite good, actually - balanced and full of Toaplan goodness.

Nothing beats the PSX rev, however. And if you dig Toaplan (and you should, IMHO!) it's really a great game. Nobody should pass judgement on this classic unless you've put some real time into it - the game is decidedly different from any type of modern shooter and is unrelending in how bullets are aimed at your from all sides.

True!

I'll bring out the old Genesis this weekend and give it another try. You may be right, as I've only played it a few times (like 5 or less) when I first got it.

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