Awesome! I'm hoping to participate in this one. I'm on a big SHMUP kick right now, so the game choice is perfect!
These competitions are awesome, mainly because it gives us more exposure to arcade games we might not have known about. I love looking up information on these games whenever a new comp starts. Maybe I should post this stuff more often, if anyone is interested:
Found these pictures of the cabinet, looks cool!
Twin Cobra (
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Release Year: 1987
A vertical shoot-em-up. Player(s) fly helicopters firing at air and ground targets. Collect power-ups (green, blue, yellow, or red) for better fire power. Fight a 'boss' enemy at the end of each stage.
This game is known in Japan as "Kyukyoku Tiger".
Difference between Twin Cobra and Kyukyoku Tiger:
* T.C. supports two simultaneous players.
* K.T. supports two players, but only one at a time. For this reason, it also supports Table Top cabinets.
* T.C. stores 3 characters for high scores.
* K.T. stores 6 characters for high scores.
* T.C. heros are Red and Blue for player 1 and 2 respectively.
* K.T. heros are grey for both players.
* T.C. dead remains of ground tanks are circular.
* K.T. dead remains of ground tanks always vary in shape.
* T.C. continues new hero and continued game at current position.
* K.T. continues new hero and continued game at predefined positions.
* After dying and your new hero appears, if you do not travel more than your helicopter length forward, you are penalised and moved back further when your next hero appears.
* K.T. Due to this difference in continue sequence, "Kyukyoku Tiger" is MUCH harder, challenging and nearly impossible to complete !