TwinBee - Revision history

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Frostyryker at 22:38, 28 July 2023

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Frostyryker at 22:25, 28 July 2023

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Frostyryker: Initial page

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[[File: Twinbee_logo.png|700px|center]]
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{{GameInfobox
|title = TwinBee
| bordercolor = black
| background = #f8f8f8
| image = Twinbee_title_screen.png
| width = 256px;
| imagecaption = Title screen
| imagescalepx = 200px
| developer = [[Konami]]
| releasedate = '''Arcade:''' March 5, 1985 '''Famicom:''' January 7, 1986 '''PS4:''' December 25, 2015 '''Switch:''' December 5, 2019
| previousgame = [[Gradius]]
| nextgame = [[Vs Gradius]]
}}
'''TwinBee''' is a vertically-scrolling shoot-em-up developed by [[Konami]] in 1985, and is the first game in the TwinBee series. It introduces a bell-based power system, and also introduced the cute 'em up subgenre.

The game received ports on MSX and Famicom, and has been released on several compilation titles.

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

''TwinBee'' is a 2-button shooter. There are 5 stages, completing all of them loops back to stage 1.
*'''A button:''' Fires the player's main weapon.
*'''B button:''' Fires the player's ground bomb (losing both arms disables the bomb).

=== Items ===
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Bells are hidden within floating clouds, they can be uncovered by firing at the clouds. Ground/Miracle Bells, Stars, and Fruit appear by destroying ground enemies.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [[File:Twinbee yellow bell.png|50px|center]] || '''Yellow Bell''' Score item. Value increases with subsequent collection: 500 > 1000 > 2,500 > 5,000 > 10,000. Value resets when a Yellow Bell goes off screen or upon death.
|-
| [[File:Twinbee blue bell.png|50px|center]] || '''Blue Bell''' Increases the player's speed. Can be equipped up to 5 times.
|-
| [[File:Twinbee white bell.png|50px|center]] || '''White Bell''' Upgrades the player's shot to a twin cannon.
|-
| [[File:Twinbee green bell.png|50px|center]] || '''Green Bell''' Creates 3 duplicates of the player's ship. Cannot be used with the Red Bell.
|-
| [[File:Twinbee red bell.png|50px|center]] || '''Red Bell''' Adds a shield barrier. Cannot be used with the Green Bell.
|-
| [[File:Twinbee ground bell.png|50px|center]] || '''Ground Bell''' Upgrades the player's shot to a 3-way shot. A '''Miracle Bell''' can also appear after collecting 2 Ground Bells; turning the player's shot into a baseball.
|-
| [[File:Twinbee star.png|50px|center]] || '''Star''' Clears all on-screen enemies except for bosses.
|-
| [[File:Twinbee fruit.png|50px|center]] || '''Fruit''' Ground item worth 50, 100, or 200 points.
|-
| [[File:Twinbee ambulance.png|50px|center]] || '''Ambulance''' Repairs the player's arms. Only appears at the first time both arms are lost.
|}

The bell cycle starts at yellow. Hitting a Yellow Bell five times will make it advance to the next color. Every 5 hits will advance the bell to the next color.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Bell Cycle
| [[File:Twinbee yellow bell.png|50px|center]]
| [[File:Twinbee blue bell.png|50px|center]]
| [[File:Twinbee yellow bell.png|50px|center]]
| [[File:Twinbee white bell.png|50px|center]]
| [[File:Twinbee yellow bell.png|50px|center]]
| [[File:Twinbee green bell.png|50px|center]]
| [[File:Twinbee yellow bell.png|50px|center]]
| [[File:Twinbee red bell.png|50px|center]]
|}

=== Extra Lives ===
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On default settings, there are two extra lives, one at 30,000 and the other at 120,000.

=== Loops ===
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''TwinBee'' loops infinitely. Upon a completion of a loop, the game goes back to stage 1.

== Strategy ==
WIP

== Version Differences ==

== Video References ==

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

== Trivia ==

[[Category:Vertical orientation]]

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 | nextgame = [[Gradius]]
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-'''TwinBee''' is a vertically-scrolling shoot-em-up developed by [[Konami]] in 1985, and is the first game in the TwinBee series. It introduces a bell-based power system, and also introduced the cute 'em up subgenre.
+'''TwinBee''' (ツインビー) is a vertically-scrolling shoot-em-up developed by [[Konami]] in 1985, and is the first game in the TwinBee series. It introduces a bell-based power system, and also introduced the cute 'em up subgenre.
 The game received ports on MSX and Famicom, and has been released on several compilation titles.

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 | developer = [[Konami]]
 | releasedate = '''Arcade:''' March 5, 1985<br/>'''Famicom:''' January 7, 1986<br/>'''PS4:''' December 25, 2015<br/>'''Switch:''' December 5, 2019
-| previousgame = [[Super Cobra]]
+| previousgame = [[Time Pilot '84]]
 | nextgame = [[Gradius]]
 }}

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 == Version Differences ==
 == Trivia ==
 [[Category:Vertical orientation]]

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 ! Bell Cycle
 | [[File:Twinbee yellow bell.png|50px|center]]
 | [[File:Twinbee blue bell.png|50px|center]]
 | [[File:Twinbee yellow bell.png|50px|center]]
 | [[File:Twinbee green bell.png|50px|center]]