Thunder Force (also Thunderforce , the Japanese name サ ン ダ ー フ ォ ー ス) is a series of scrolling shooter video games developed by Technosoft
| Thunder force | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Scroll shooter |
| Developer | Technosoft |
| Platforms | Arcade Machine Sega mega drive Super nintendo Sega saturn Sony PlayStation 2 |
| The first game | Thunder Force / 1983 |
| Last game | Thunder Force VI / 2008 |
The first game in the series was released on the Sharp X1 Japanese home computer in 1983. Subsequent games in the series were released on various home systems. The series gained its main popularity due to the versions for the Sega Mega Drive game console . They also began to use the concept of a horizontal scroll shooter, unlike the first two parts of the series, which used a top view and scrolling in all directions.
Game Series
- Thunder Force (1983)
- Thunder Force II (1988)
- Thunder Force II MD ( Sega Genesis ) (1989) - Thunder Force II port
- Thunder Force III ( Sega Genesis ) (1990)
- Thunder Force AC ( Arcade Machine ) (1990) - Thunder Force III version for the gaming machine
- Thunder Spirits ( Super Nintendo ) (1991) - Thunder Force AC Port
- Thunder Force IV ( Sega Genesis ) (1992) - also known as Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar
- Thunder Force Gold Pack 1 ( Sega Saturn ) (1996) - a compilation of Thunder Force II and Thunder Force III .
- Thunder Force Gold Pack 2 ( Sega Saturn ) (1996) - a compilation of Thunder Force IV and Thunder Force AC .
- Thunder Force V ( Sega Saturn ) (1997)
- Thunder Force V: Perfect System ( Playstation ) (1998) - Thunder Force V port [1]
- Thunder Force VI ( Playstation 2 ) (2008)
Links
- ThunderForce Forever (Japanese)
- Thunderforce Next (Japanese)
- Series Info (Japanese)
- Thunderforce Cafe (box)
Notes
- ↑ PSTFV - Official Technosoft PS1 Thunderforce V Webpage (archived 1998-12-05, japanese)