Baltron
Appearance
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Developer(s) | Shouei System[1] |
Publisher(s) | Toei Animation |
Platform(s) | Family Computer |
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Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter action(with sci-fi and cyberpunk themes[2]) |
Mode(s) | Single-player Multiplayer |
Baltron (バルトロン)[3] is a Family Computer video game that was released exclusively for the Japanese market on March 19, 1986. Baltron heavily borrows concepts from classic games like Defender and Scramble.[4]
Plot
Taking a cue from the popular Star Wars series opening crawl (with its catch phase A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...), the title screen contains the nearly identical catch phrase of A long long time ago. In the year 2999, people from the planet Star Lenion (which is very similar to planet Earth) are under attack from the Bismark Empire.[4][5]
Gameplay
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/43/BaltronJP031986.jpg/200px-BaltronJP031986.jpg)
The game is side-scrolling shooter where players must defeat enemy aircraft and depart from their launch pad.
Items
- Blue capsule
- Energy is restored up to the maximum.
- Yellow capsule
- The player's machine would be invincible for a certain period of time. However, hitting the terrain would still destroy the player.
- Koala
- Grants the player an extra life.
References
- ^ "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
- ^ "Theme information". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
- ^ "English-to-Japanese title screen translation". SuperFamicom.org. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
- ^ a b "Basic overview (second reference)". Video Game Den. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
- ^ "Basic overview". Ice Queen Zero (GameFAQs). Retrieved 2011-05-19.