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Batsugun

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Banpresto

Developer: Gazelle

Licensor: Toaplan

Original system(s): Arcade boards

Developer(s) of original games: Toaplan

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (33 tracks)

Genre: Shooting^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1996-10-25^[2]	¥5,800 (5,974)5,800e^[3]	T-20605G

Non-Sega versions
Arcade

Batsugun (バツグン) is a "bullet hell" shooter developed by Toaplan and Gazelle. After a 1993 arcade release, it was ported to the Sega Saturn and released exclusively in Japan in 1996. The game is considered the pioneer of the bullet hell genre; its designers would move on to form Cave, one of the leading developers in the genre. This port was released as the first of Toaplan legendary series, but this series was never released later.

Gameplay

is the standard shot, is for bombs and is for autofire. There are five stages. The Saturn port adds the ability to play in a horizontal screen orientation.

Player ship has three forms, based on the experience points collected. You power up gradually by collecting P icons and by destroying enemies which grant experience points, an unusual design for a shooting game; dying takes away a certain amount of power but gives you a free P icon. After fully powering up, gathering further experience points adds bombs and restores the ship's hitpoints (Special version only)

The game features many hidden score opportunities, which are sometimes so obscure that they can't be fully understood without external documentation, e.g. when certain parts of the stage 4 boss, Battleship Jupiter, are destroyed, it starts releasing tanks. When there are enough tanks onscreen, they turn red. Destroying these red tanks with a bomb yields a very high score bonus. More scoring opportunities have been added for the special version.

Player

You can choose one of three ships; each ship has a different attack range/frequency. Pilots are different for 1 and 2 player. With the combination of pilots, the dialogue at the stage clearing will change.

	Jeeno
	Player 1 Type A (Sky Mirage)
	Beltiana
	Player 1 Type B (Dragons Whisper)
	Iceman
	Player 1 Type C (Judgment flasher) This character is said to be based on the game's designer Joker JUN.
	Schneider
	Player 2 Type A (Sky Mirage)
	Alteeno
	Player 2 Type B (Dragons Whisper)
	Olisis
	Player 2 Type C (Judgment flasher)

Stages

	Stage 1
	Boss: Deep Purple
	Stage 2
	Boss: Madzella
	Stage 3
	Boss: Mad Steel Darkness
	Stage 4
	Boss: Jupiter
	Stage 5
	Boss: Ground of the Galaxy

Extra features

The Saturn port includes the rare "Special" version of the game, which features modified bombs (covering a larger area), smaller hitboxes for the player ships, allows the player to take an additional hit before being destroyed and loops after clearing the last stage, each loop becoming increasingly difficult. Other extra features are the inclusion of both the original and a rearranged soundtrack.

Tips and tricks

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In gameplay, pause game and

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Versions

The Saturn port runs with much less slowdown than the Arcade version, making it more difficult.

Production credits

Original Staff

Programming: Tsuneki Ikeda, Seiji Iwakura, Satoshi Kohyama
Graphic Design: Yuko Tataka, Takeshi Kawamoto, Junya Inoue
Music Composer: Yoshitatsu Sakai

Segasaturn Staff

Programming: Yoshihiro Matsumoto
Special Ver. Support: Hideyuki Murata
Music Arranger: Shingo Hirate
Package Design: Kenji Teraoka
Planner: Koji Ishitani
Director: Hiroyuki Fujimoto

Thank You For Your Playing

Presented by: Toaplan

© Toaplan 1993

© Banpresto 1996

Reprogrammed Game © Gazelle

Source:

In-game credits^[4]

Magazine articles

Main article: Batsugun/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-18: "1996-18 (1996-10-25)" (1996-10-11)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Edge (UK)

NTSC-J

70

^[5]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[6]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

80

^[7]

MAN!AC (DE)

NTSC-J

50

^[8]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[9]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

67

^[10]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[11]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

85

^[12]

	69
Based on 8 reviews

Batsugun

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual Reg Card

Technical information

Main article: Batsugun/Technical information.

References

Batsugun
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[:File:Batsugun_Saturn_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:Batsugun Saturn JP Box Back.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20191002103132.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Ffb.2Fsegahard.2Fss.2Fsoft_licensee2.html-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-10-02 10:31)

[:File:SSM_JP_19961025_1996-18.pdf_p7-3] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-18 (1996-10-25)" (JP; 1996-10-11), page 7

[:File:Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-4] File:Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Edge_UK_040.pdf_p85-5] Edge, "Christmas 1996" (UK; 1996-11-22), page 85

[6] Famitsu, "1996-11-01" (JP; 1996-10-18), page 1

[:File:Joypad_FR_059.pdf_p86-7] Joypad, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 86

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1997-01.pdf_p64-8] MAN!AC, "01/97" (DE; 1996-12-11), page 64

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-22_19961101.pdf_p194-9] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 22" (JP; 1996-10-18), page 194

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-25_19961213.pdf_p70-10] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 25" (JP; 1996-11-29), page 70

[:File:SSM_JP_19961108_1996-19.pdf_p231-11] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-19 (1996-11-08)" (JP; 1996-10-25), page 231

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p12-12] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12

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+| sat_rating_jp=all
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-{{sub-stub}}'''''Batsugun''''' (バツグン) is a "bullet hell" shooter developed by Toaplan and Gazelle. After a 1993 arcade release, it was ported to the Sega Saturn and released exclusively in Japan in 1996. The game is considered the pioneer of the bullet hell genre; its designers would move on to form Cave, one of the leading developers in the genre.
+'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (バツグン) is a "bullet hell" shooter developed by [[Toaplan]] and [[Gazelle]]. After a 1993 arcade release, it was ported to the Sega Saturn and released exclusively in Japan in 1996. The game is considered the pioneer of the bullet hell genre; its designers would move on to form [[Cave]], one of the leading developers in the genre. This port was released as the first of ''Toaplan legendary series'', but this series was never released later.
-You can choose one of three pilots; each pilot has a ship with a different attack range/frequency. You power up gradually by collecting P icons and by destroying enemies which grant experience points, an unusual design for a shooting game; dying takes away a certain amount of power but gives you a free P icon. There are also score tokens shaped like Vs to collect, as well as hidden, sometimes very obscure, score bonuses. There are five stages.
+==Gameplay==
+{{A}} is the standard shot, {{B}} is for bombs and {{C}} is for autofire. There are five stages. The Saturn port adds the ability to play in a horizontal screen orientation.
+Player ship has three forms, based on the experience points collected. You power up gradually by collecting P icons and by destroying enemies which grant experience points, an unusual design for a shooting game; dying takes away a certain amount of power but gives you a free P icon. After fully powering up, gathering further experience points adds bombs and restores the ship's hitpoints (Special version only)
+The game features many hidden score opportunities, which are sometimes so obscure that they can't be fully understood without external documentation, e.g. when certain parts of the stage 4 boss, Battleship Jupiter, are destroyed, it starts releasing tanks. When there are enough tanks onscreen, they turn red. Destroying these red tanks with a bomb yields a very high score bonus. More scoring opportunities have been added for the special version.
-The Saturn port adds the ability to play in a horizontal screen orientation.
+===Player===
+You can choose one of three ships; each ship has a different attack range/frequency. Pilots are different for 1 and 2 player. With the combination of pilots, the dialogue at the stage clearing will change.
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=200|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Jeeno
+| screenshot=Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSPlayer1A.png
+| desc=Player 1 Type A (Sky Mirage)
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Beltiana
+| screenshot=Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSPlayer1B.png
+| desc=Player 1 Type B (Dragons Whisper)
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Iceman
+| screenshot=Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSPlayer1C.png
+| desc=Player 1 Type C (Judgment flasher) <br>This character is said to be based on the game's designer [[wikipedia:Junya Inoue|Joker JUN]].
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Schneider
+| screenshot=Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSPlayer2A.png
+| desc=Player 2 Type A (Sky Mirage)
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Alteeno
+| screenshot=Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSPlayer2B.png
+| desc=Player 2 Type B (Dragons Whisper)
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Olisis
+| screenshot=Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSPlayer2C.png
+| desc=Player 2 Type C (Judgment flasher)
+}}
+}}
-==Gameplay==
+===Stages===
-{{A}} is the standard shot, {{B}} is for bombs and {{C}} is for autofire.
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=200|
-Each ship has three forms, based on the experience points collected. After fully powering up, gathering further experience points adds bombs and restores the ship's hitpoints (Special version only)
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Stage 1
+| screenshot=Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSStage1.png
+| screenshot2=Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSStage1Boss.png
+| desc=Boss: Deep Purple
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Stage 2
+| screenshot=Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSStage2.png
+| screenshot2=Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSStage2Boss.png
+| desc=Boss: Madzella
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Stage 3
+| screenshot=Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSStage3.png
+| screenshot2=Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSStage3Boss.png
+| desc=Boss: Mad Steel Darkness
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Stage 4
+| screenshot=Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSStage4.png
+| screenshot2=Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSStage4Boss.png
+| desc=Boss: Jupiter
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Stage 5
+| screenshot=Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSStage5.png
+| screenshot2=Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSStage5Boss.png
+| desc=Boss: Ground of the Galaxy
+}}
+}}
-==Extra features==
+===Extra features===
 The Saturn port includes the rare "Special" version of the game, which features modified bombs (covering a larger area), smaller hitboxes for the player ships, allows the player to take an additional hit before being destroyed and loops after clearing the last stage, each loop becoming increasingly difficult.
 Other extra features are the inclusion of both the original and a rearranged soundtrack.
-==Trivia==
+===Tips and tricks===
-*The Saturn port runs with much less slowdown than the Arcade version, making it more difficult.
+{{cleanup|This section needs moving to the hidden content page.}}
-*The character Iceman is said to be based on the game's designer Joker JUN.
+*'''Credit increase:''' Credit increase up to a nine.
-*The game features many hidden score opportunities, which are sometimes so obscure that they can't be fully understood without external documentation, e.g. when certain parts of the stage 4 boss, Battleship Jupiter, are destroyed, it starts releasing tanks. When there are enough tanks onscreen, they turn red. Destroying these red tanks with a bomb yields a very high score bonus. More scoring opportunities have been added for the special version.
+: In gameplay, pause game and {{A}}{{B}}{{A}}{{B}}{{X}}{{A}}{{B}}.
-==Physical Scans==
+==Versions==
-{{ratings
+The Saturn port runs with much less slowdown than the Arcade version, making it more difficult.
-| icon=SAT
-| edge=70
+==Production credits==
-| edge_source={{num|40|page=85}}
+{{multicol|
-| maniac=50
+{{creditstable|
+{{creditsheader|Original Staff}}
+*'''Programming:''' Tsuneki Ikeda, Seiji Iwakura, [[Satoshi Kohyama]]
+*'''Graphic Design:''' Yuko Tataka, Takeshi Kawamoto, [[Junya Inoue]]
+*'''Music Composer:''' Yoshitatsu Sakai
+{{creditsheader|Segasaturn Staff}}
+*'''Programming:''' Yoshihiro Matsumoto
+*'''Special Ver. Support:''' Hideyuki Murata
+*'''Music Arranger:''' Shingo Hirate
+*'''Package Design:''' Kenji Teraoka
+*'''Planner:''' Koji Ishitani
+*'''Director:''' Hiroyuki Fujimoto
+:'''Thank You For Your Playing'''
+*'''Presented by:''' [[Toaplan]]
+:'''© [[Toaplan]] 1993'''
+:'''© [[Banpresto]] 1996'''
+:'''Reprogrammed Game © [[Gazelle]]'''
+| source=In-game credits
+| pdf=Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
+| console=SAT
 }}
+}}
+==Magazine articles==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
+==Promotional material==
+{{gallery
+|{{galleryPrintAd|ssmjp|1996-18|7}}
+}}
+==Physical scans==
+{{ratings|SAT}}
 {{Scanbox
 | console=Saturn
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 | disc=Batsugun_Saturn_JP_Disc.jpg
 | manual=BatsugunSaturnJPManual.pdf
-| item1name=Customer Service Card
+| regcard=BatsugunSaturnJPCSC.pdf
-| item1=BatsugunSaturnJPCSC.pdf
 }}
+==Technical information==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}}
+==References==
+<references/>
+{{BatsugunOmni}}

Difference between revisions of "Batsugun"

From Sega Retro

Latest revision as of 09:29, 20 September 2024

Contents

Gameplay

Player

Stages

Extra features

Tips and tricks

Versions

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References