Software:Gadget Twins

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Short description: 1992 video game
Gadget Twins
Developer(s)Imagitec Design
Publisher(s)GameTek
Composer(s)Barry Leitch
Platform(s)Sega Genesis
Release
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Gadget Twins is a video game developed by Imagitec Design for the Sega Genesis and published by GameTek in 1992. Gadget Twins is a horizontal side scroller action game that supports both single and two-player gameplay.

Gameplay

The plot of Gadget Twins focuses on a magic gem stolen from the king's throne room in Gadget Land.[2] The king summons Bop and Bump, the Gadget Twins, to recover the gem.[3] The characters are red and blue biplanes.[3] In single player mode, the player controls Bop, and Bump is controlled by the second player when in two player mode.[4] Two player mode allows players to attack each other and steal the other player's weapons and coins.[5]

Gameplay consists of flying the player characters through horizontal side scrolling air or water levels, with 6 levels in total.[5] Defeating enemies earns coins, which can be used to purchase additional weapons.[6] The player's plane starts with an extendable boxing glove that can punch in four directions around the player character.[6] Up to 10 different weapons can be purchased but only 4 can be equipped at a single time, allowing the player to optimize across each level.[7]

Development and release

Gadget Twins was developed by Imagitec Design and released by GameTek for the Sega Genesis in 1992.[8] Video game composer Barry Leitch wrote the game's music.[9] An Amiga version of the game was developed but never released.[9]

Reception

Reviews of Gadget Twins were mixed. Mega Play stated the game "[held] its own", calling it both "cute" and "comical".[10] Mega Drive Advanced Gaming was quite critical, ranking the entire game as a "downer".[2] Mega found the game different from the offerings of the time, calling it a "pleasant and whimsical change from blasting the hell out of a bunch of ugly aliens".[5]

The gameplay itself was likened to that of Super Mario Bros or Sonic the Hedgehog[8] and was praised for the smoothness of its animation and "cartoony" graphics.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Fact File: The Gadget Twins". Electronic Gaming Monthly (39): 160. October 1992. https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20039%20%28October%201992%29/page/n159/mode/1up. Retrieved January 10, 2022. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Review: Gadget Twins". Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (8): 20. April 1993. https://retrocdn.net/images/6/65/MDAG_UK_08.pdf. Retrieved June 6, 2026. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Scullion, Chris (December 8, 2021). The Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Encyclopedia: Every Game Released for Sega's 16-bit Console. Pen & Sword Books. p. 80. ISBN 9781526746603. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Sega_Mega_Drive_Genesis_Encyclopedia/WeVVEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22gadget+twins%22+sega&pg=PA80&printsec=frontcover. Retrieved June 6, 2026. 
  4. ↑ "Game Review: The Gadget Twins". Sega Force (15): 80-82. March 1993. https://retrocdn.net/images/8/85/SegaForce_UK_15.pdf. Retrieved June 7, 2026. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Cook, Amanda (November 1992). "Game Review: The Gadget Twins". Mega (2): 64. https://retrocdn.net/images/5/5a/Mega_UK_02.pdf. Retrieved June 6, 2026. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Wen, Howard (December 1992). "Gadget Twins". VideoGames & Computer Entertainment: 64. https://retrocdn.net/images/6/60/VG%26CE_US_47.pdf. Retrieved June 6, 2026. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Gagnon, Johnathan (October 1992). "Gadget Twins". Game Players Sega Guide! 3 (5): 71. https://retrocdn.net/images/8/86/GPSG_US_0305.pdf. Retrieved June 6, 2026. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Weiss, Brett (July 9, 2018). Classic Home Video Games, 1989-1990: A Complete Guide to Sega Genesis, Neo Geo and TurboGrafx-16 Games. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. pp. 102-103. ISBN 9780786492312. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Classic_Home_Video_Games_1989_1990/lmRjDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22gadget+twins%22+sega&pg=PA103&printsec=frontcover. Retrieved June 6, 2026. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Gasking, Frank (November 21, 2022). "Reviewed: Gadget Twins". https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2022/11/the-gadget-twins/. 
  10. ↑ "Gadget Twins". Mega Play 3 (6): 79. January 1993. https://retrocdn.net/images/1/18/MegaPlay_US_0306.pdf. Retrieved June 8, 2026. 



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