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Revision as of 08:41, 20 November 2023
Trigon
Title screen
| Developer: | Konami |
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| Music: | Kenichi Matsubara K. Yamane |
| Program: | Hideyuki Tsujimoto H. Okazaki Tadasu Kitae |
| Art: | Kuniaki Kakuwa Y. Noguchi Masami Inafuku Masahiro Yoshihashi Hiroshi Matsuda |
| Release date: | Arcade: May 23, 1990 PS4/Switch: August 20, 2020 |
| Previous game: | Gradius III |
| Next game: | 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.
For replay videos, visit the Video Index.
Contents
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
Twin, Hunting, and Blast Trigon only appear in 2P mode. Bombs can be stacked up to 6 at a time.
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Vulcan Missiles Powerful single stream of missiles with built-in autofire. Upgrades increase the firing rate and missile size. |
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Spread Shot Standard 2-way shot. Upgrades max out at a 16-way shot. |
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Dragon Laser Releases a fire dragon which travels across the screen for roughly 6 seconds. Deals large amounts of damage to most bosses. |
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Lightning Sword Launches a massive laser that grants protection from bullets/enemies. Lasts for 2 seconds. |
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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. |
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Twin Trigon Variant of Single Trigon that fires in 2 directions. |
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Hunting Trigon Trigon type that uses a tracking laser. |
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Blast Trigon Trigon type that fires napalm shots. |
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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
On default settings, there are two extra lives, one at 150,000 and the other at 500,000.
Loops
Trigon ends at the 2nd loop. Upon a completion of a loop, the player is stripped of all their power-ups and bombs.
Strategy
WIP
