Software:Gemini Wing
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Short description: 1987 shooter video game
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| Publisher(s) | Tecmo |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amiga, MSX, X68000 |
| Release | 1987 |
| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gemini Wing is a vertically scrolling shooter created by Tecmo and released in arcades in 1987. One or two players control a futuristic aircraft flying over terrain and shooting enemies of an animalistic or insectoid design.[1][2]
Home conversions were released for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST, MSX, and X68000.[3]
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Gemini Wing on their December 15, 1987 issue as being the eighth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[4]
References
- ↑ Tony Mott, ed (2011). 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die: You Must Play Before You Die. Octopus. pp. 292. ISBN 978-1-84403-715-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=olpPoAswgHoC&pg=PT292.
- ↑ "Gemini Wing". http://www.shmups.com/reviews/geminiwing/index.html.
- ↑ GSK (September 10, 2020). "Retro Re-release Roundup, week of September 10, 2020 - A cult Tecmo shooter takes the spotlight". Retronauts. USgamer. https://retronauts.com/article/1607/retro-re-release-roundup-week-of-september-10-2020.
- ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (Amusement Press, Inc.) (322): 25. 15 December 1987.
External links
- Gemini Wing at the Killer List of Videogames
- Gemini Wing at Lemon Amiga
- Gemini Wing at Lemon 64
- Gemini Wing at Atari Mania
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