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Batsugun

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Banpresto

Developer: Gazelle

Developer(s) of original games: Toaplan

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

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1996-10-25	¥5,8005,800	T-20605G

Sega

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.

You can choose one of three pilots; each pilot has a ship with a different attack range/frequency. Each 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)

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

Credit increase: Credit increase up to a nine.

In gameplay, pause game and

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Trivia

The Saturn port runs with much less slowdown than the Arcade version, making it more difficult.
The character Iceman is said to be based on the game's designer Joker JUN.
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.

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^[1]

Track list

1. [data track]

2. Banpresto: Toaplan Legendary Series (00:10)

3. Heart Beat (01:32)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai

4. Skim The Surface Of The Sea (01:22)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai

5. Bomber Dance (01:39)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai

6. Complimentary Ticket (03:42)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai

7. Geo Frontier (04:02)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai

8. Dark Echo (02:19)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai

9. King Bird (02:19)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai

10. Psycho Paranoia (02:19)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai

11. Premonition (02:19)
予感
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai

12. Final Attack (02:19)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai

13. Shooting Star (00:39)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai

14. Stage Clear (00:10)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai

15. Hymnody Of Soldiers (01:02)
戦士達の賛美歌
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai

16. Game Over (00:06)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai

17. Name Entry (00:29)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai

18. Blue Illumination (01:23)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai

19. Heart Beat (Arrange) (01:32)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai
Arranged by: Shingo Hirate

20. Skim The Surface Of The Sea (Arrange) (01:22)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai
Arranged by: Shingo Hirate

21. Bomber Dance (Arrange) (01:39)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai
Arranged by: Shingo Hirate

22. Complimentary Ticket (Arrange) (04:02)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai
Arranged by: Shingo Hirate

23. Geo Frontier (Arrange) (04:02)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai
Arranged by: Shingo Hirate

24. Dark Echo (Arrange) (02:19)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai
Arranged by: Shingo Hirate

25. King Bird (Arrange) (02:19)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai
Arranged by: Shingo Hirate

26. Psycho Paranoia (Arrange) (02:19)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai
Arranged by: Shingo Hirate

27. Premonition (Arrange) (02:19)
予感 (Arrange)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai
Arranged by: Shingo Hirate

28. Final Attack (Arrange) (02:19)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai
Arranged by: Shingo Hirate

29. Shooting Star (Arrange) (00:39)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai
Arranged by: Shingo Hirate

30. Stage Clear (Arrange) (00:11)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai
Arranged by: Shingo Hirate

31. Hymnody Of Soldiers (Arrange) (02:05)
戦士達の賛美歌 (Arrange)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai
Arranged by: Shingo Hirate

32. Game Over (Arrange) (00:07)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai
Arranged by: Shingo Hirate

33. Name Entry (Arrange) (00:29)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai
Arranged by: Shingo Hirate

34. Blue Illumination (Arrange) (01:24)
Composed by: Yoshitatsu Sakai
Arranged by: Shingo Hirate

► Running time: 56:58

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

^[2]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[5]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

80

^[6]

MAN!AC (DE)

NTSC-J

50

^[7]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[8]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

67

^[9]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[10]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

85

^[4]

	69
Based on 8 reviews

Batsugun

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual Reg Card

References

↑ File:Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File:Edge UK 040.pdf, page 85 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 040.pdf_p85" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:SSM_JP_19961108_1996-19.pdf, page 231
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p12" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Famitsu, "1996-11-01" (JP; 1996-10-18), page 1
↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 86
↑ MAN!AC, "01/97" (DE; 1996-12-11), page 64
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 22" (JP; 1996-10-18), page 194
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 25" (JP; 1996-11-29), page 70
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-19 (1996-11-08)" (JP; 1996-10-25), page 231

[:File:Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-1] File:Batsugun_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Edge_UK_040.pdf_p85-2] 2.0 ^2.1 File:Edge UK 040.pdf, page 85 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 040.pdf_p85" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SSM_JP_19961108_1996-19.pdf_p231-3] File:SSM_JP_19961108_1996-19.pdf, page 231

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p12-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p12" defined multiple times with different content

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

[:File:Joypad_FR_059.pdf_p86-6] Joypad, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 86

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1997-01.pdf_p64-7] MAN!AC, "01/97" (DE; 1996-12-11), page 64

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-22_19961101.pdf_p194-8] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 22" (JP; 1996-10-18), page 194

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-25_19961213.pdf_p70-9] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 25" (JP; 1996-11-29), page 70

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

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Difference between revisions of "Batsugun"

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Revision as of 03:03, 2 October 2016

Contents

Gameplay

Extra features

Tips and tricks

Trivia

Production credits

Track list

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References