Trigon - Revision history

Frostyryker at 19:45, 21 March 2024

2024-03-21T19:45:35Z

Emuser: /* Regional Differences */

2024-02-28T17:15:16Z

Regional Differences

Emuser: /* Regional Differences */

2024-02-28T17:14:05Z

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Emuser: /* Regional Differences */

2024-02-28T17:13:20Z

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Emuser: /* Regional Differences */

2024-02-26T21:16:26Z

Regional Differences

Trap15: Video index link

2023-11-20T08:41:37Z

Video index link

Frostyryker at 18:22, 10 November 2023

2023-11-10T18:22:36Z

Frostyryker: Initial page

2023-07-20T21:51:34Z

Initial page

New page

[[File:Trigon logo.png|frameless|400px|center]]

{{GameInfobox
| bordercolor = #3ea14a
| innerbordercolor = #3ea14a
| title = {{PAGENAME}}
| background = #ffffff
| image = Trigon title screen.png
| width = 324px;
| imagecaption = Title screen
| imagescalepx = 220px
|developer = [[Konami]]
|music = Kenichi Matsubara K. Yamane
|program = Hideyuki Tsujimoto H. Okazaki Tadasu Kitae
|art = Kuniaki Kakuwa Y. Noguchi Masami Inafuku Masahiro Yoshihashi Hiroshi Matsuda
|releasedate = '''Arcade:''' May 23, 1990 '''PS4/Switch:''' August 20, 2020
|previousgame = [[Gradius III]]
|nextgame = [[Parodius Da!]]
}}

'''Trigon''' (Japanese: ''トライゴン'' "Toraigon") is a vertically-scrolling shmup developed and published by [[Konami]] in 1990. It is one of the few Konami shooters to utilize a standard bomb system.

The game was localized overseas as '''Lightning Fighters'''.

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== Gameplay Overview ==
=== Controls ===

''Trigon'' is a 2-button game with 9 stages. Finishing all of them will start the second loop.
*'''A button:''' Fires the standard shot/vulcan missiles.
*'''B button:''' Uses a Bomb.

=== Items ===
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Twin, Hunting, and Blast Trigon only appear in 2P mode. Bombs can be stacked up to 6 at a time.

{| class="wikitable"
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| [[File:Trigon vulcan missiles.png|50px]] || '''Vulcan Missiles''' Powerful single stream of missiles with built-in autofire. Upgrades increase the firing rate and missile size.
|-
| [[File:Trigon spread shot.png|50px]] || '''Spread Shot''' Standard 2-way shot. Upgrades max out at a 16-way shot.
|-
| [[File:Trigon dragon laser.png|50px]] || '''Dragon Laser''' Releases a fire dragon which travels across the screen for roughly 6 seconds. Deals large amounts of damage to most bosses.
|-
| [[File:Trigon lightning sword.png|50px]] || '''Lightning Sword''' Launches a massive laser that grants protection from bullets/enemies. Lasts for 2 seconds.
|-
| [[File:Trigon single trigon.png|50px]] || '''Single Trigon''' An auxiliary drone that automatically fires toward the direction of any enemy. Can be moved in any direction when no enemies are onscreen.
|-
| [[File:Trigon twin trigon.png|50px]] || '''Twin Trigon''' Variant of Single Trigon that fires in 2 directions.
|-
| [[File:Trigon hunting trigon.png|50px]] || '''Hunting Trigon''' Trigon type that uses a tracking laser.
|-
| [[File:Trigon blast trigon.png|50px]] || '''Blast Trigon''' Trigon type that fires napalm shots.
|-
| [[File:Trigon star.png|50px]] || '''Star''' Score item. Point value increases with subsequent collection: 1,000 > 2,000 > 3,000 > 4,000 > 5,730. Value resets upon death.
|}

=== Extra Lives ===
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On default settings, there are two extra lives, one at 150,000 and the other at 500,000.

=== Loops ===
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''Trigon'' loops infinitely. Upon a completion of a loop, the player is stripped of all their power-ups and bombs.

== Strategy ==
WIP

== Regional Differences ==

== Video References ==

[[Trigon/Video Index|Video index for Trigon]]

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 |art = Kuniaki Kakuwa <br>  Y. Noguchi <br> Masami Inafuku <br> Masahiro Yoshihashi <br> Hiroshi Matsuda
 |releasedate = '''Arcade:''' May 23, 1990 <br>'''PS4/Switch:''' August 20, 2020
-|previousgame = [[Gradius III]]
+|previousgame = [[Space Manbow]]
 |nextgame = [[Parodius Da!]]
 }}

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 '''Lightning Fighters''' can be three different versions:
-The US and Asia versions have no checkpoints and no Trigon weapon in 1p mode.
+The US and Asia versions have no checkpoints and no Trigon weapon in 1p mode.  Players will spawn with one Lightning Sword (Particle Beam) each life unlike versions with checkpoints which respawn with no bombs in stock.
 The World version of the game is also called Lightning Fighters but DOES have the Trigon weapon and checkpoints in 1p mode.

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 *World has no drugs or region disclaimers whatsoever.
-p mode is identical across all versions with two players.  More specifically, LF US and Asia are always in 2p mode.
+p mode is identical across all versions with two players.  More specifically, LF US and Asia are always in 2p mode even with just 1 ship.
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	*World has no drugs or region disclaimers whatsoever.		*World has no drugs or region disclaimers whatsoever.

		+	2p mode is identical across all versions with two players. More specifically, LF US and Asia are always in 2p mode.

	[[Category:Vertical orientation]]		[[Category:Vertical orientation]]

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	== Regional Differences ==		== Regional Differences ==
		+	'''Trigon''' is the Japan version with a Japan only disclaimer screen. Checkpoints upon death and the Trigon powerup exist in 1p mode.
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		+	'''Lightning Fighters''' can be three different versions:
		+	The US and Asia versions have no checkpoints and no Trigon weapon in 1p mode.
		+	The World version of the game is also called Lightning Fighters but DOES have the Trigon weapon and checkpoints in 1p mode.
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		+	The only way to determine which version of Lightning Fighters is being looked at depends on the attract screens:
		+	*US version will have the "winners don't do drugs" disclaimer.
		+	*Asia has a "for use in Asia except Japan" disclaimer that looks like Japan version's disclaimer.
		+	*World has no drugs or region disclaimers whatsoever.
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	[[Category:Vertical orientation]]		[[Category:Vertical orientation]]

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 The game was localized overseas as '''Lightning Fighters'''.
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 == Regional Differences ==
 [[Category:Vertical orientation]]

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-''Trigon'' loops infinitely. Upon a completion of a loop, the player is stripped of all their power-ups and bombs.
+''Trigon'' ends at the 2nd loop. Upon a completion of a loop, the player is stripped of all their power-ups and bombs.
 == Strategy ==