Baltron

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Baltron
Cover art
Developer(s)Shouei System[1]
Publisher(s)Toei Animation
Platform(s)Family Computer
Release
  • JP: March 19, 1986
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Baltron (バルトロン)[2] is a horizontally scrolling shooter for the Family Computer that was released exclusively for the Japanese market on March 19, 1986.

Plot[edit]

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.[3][4]

Gameplay[edit]

The player's ship (left) is approaching a group of enemies.

The game is side-scrolling shooter where players must defeat enemy aircraft and depart from their launch pad.

Items[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  2. ^ "English-to-Japanese title screen translation". SuperFamicom.org. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  3. ^ "Basic overview (second reference)". Video Game Den. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  4. ^ "Basic overview". Ice Queen Zero (GameFAQs). Retrieved 2011-05-19.