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| − | '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (サンダーフォースゴールドパック２) is a compilation of shoot-'em-up games from the ''Thunder Force'' series, and was released exclusively for the [[Sega Saturn]] by [[Technosoft]] in 1996. It is a "sequel" to ''[[Thunder Force: Gold Pack 1]]''. The package includes ''[[Thunder Force AC]]'' and ''[[Thunder Force IV]]'', both previously released for [[Sega System C]] arcade hardware and the [[Sega Mega Drive]], respectively. The package was not released outside of Japan. This is the only way to play [[Thunder Force AC]] on a home system , aside from "Thunder Spirits", which was ported to the Super Famicom. | + | {{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (サンダーフォースゴールドパック２) is a compilation of shoot-'em-up games from the ''Thunder Force'' series, and was released exclusively for the [[Sega Saturn]] by [[Technosoft]] in 1996. It is a "sequel" to ''[[Thunder Force: Gold Pack 1]]''. The package includes ''[[Thunder Force AC]]'' and ''[[Thunder Force IV]]'', both previously released for [[Sega System C]] arcade hardware and the [[Sega Mega Drive]], respectively. The package was not released outside of Japan. This is the only way to play [[Thunder Force AC]] on a home system , aside from "Thunder Spirits", which was ported to the Super Famicom. |
The port of ''[[Thunder Force IV]]'' included in the game has some changes made from the original version: there is no slowdown present, sound effects sound more clear but also more silent and the "Styx" ship from ''[[Thunder Force III]]'' can be selected, along with its weapons, after clearing all the stages on 1 credit (no continues) and entering a special code given after the ending: At the game select screen (TF4 or TF:AC) highlight Thunder Force 4 and hold {{X}}+{{Y}} and press {{Start}}. Continue this on all menues until the game starts. The Styx ship as all weapons and sound effects from [[Thunder Force III]], even the font of the game changes | The port of ''[[Thunder Force IV]]'' included in the game has some changes made from the original version: there is no slowdown present, sound effects sound more clear but also more silent and the "Styx" ship from ''[[Thunder Force III]]'' can be selected, along with its weapons, after clearing all the stages on 1 credit (no continues) and entering a special code given after the ending: At the game select screen (TF4 or TF:AC) highlight Thunder Force 4 and hold {{X}}+{{Y}} and press {{Start}}. Continue this on all menues until the game starts. The Styx ship as all weapons and sound effects from [[Thunder Force III]], even the font of the game changes | ||
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Revision as of 07:22, 6 May 2018
| Thunder Force: Gold Pack 2 | ||||||||||
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| System(s): Sega Saturn | ||||||||||
| Publisher: Technosoft | ||||||||||
| Developer: Technosoft | ||||||||||
| Game total: 2 | ||||||||||
| Sound driver: SCSP (2 tracks) | ||||||||||
| Genre: Compilation, Shoot-'em-Up | ||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||
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Thunder Force: Gold Pack 2 (サンダーフォースゴールドパック２) is a compilation of shoot-'em-up games from the Thunder Force series, and was released exclusively for the Sega Saturn by Technosoft in 1996. It is a "sequel" to Thunder Force: Gold Pack 1. The package includes Thunder Force AC and Thunder Force IV, both previously released for Sega System C arcade hardware and the Sega Mega Drive, respectively. The package was not released outside of Japan. This is the only way to play Thunder Force AC on a home system , aside from "Thunder Spirits", which was ported to the Super Famicom.
The port of Thunder Force IV included in the game has some changes made from the original version: there is no slowdown present, sound effects sound more clear but also more silent and the "Styx" ship from Thunder Force III can be selected, along with its weapons, after clearing all the stages on 1 credit (no continues) and entering a special code given after the ending: At the game select screen (TF4 or TF:AC) highlight Thunder Force 4 and hold 
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and press START . Continue this on all menues until the game starts. The Styx ship as all weapons and sound effects from Thunder Force III, even the font of the game changes
Both games save the players score to the system memory, a feature missing in the console versions.
Contents
Games included
Track list
| 1. [data track 1] |
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| 2. [data track 2] |
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| 3. Hunger made them desperate (Arrange Version) (04:57) |
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| 4. Fighting Back (Arrange Version) (04:18) |
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► Running time: 9:15
Magazine articles
- Main article: Thunder Force: Gold Pack 2/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-13: "1996-13 (1996-08-09)" (1996-07-26)
Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-15: "1996-15 (1996-09-13)" (1996-08-23)
Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-17: "1996-17 (1996-10-11)" (1996-09-27)
Physical scans
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  Cover
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 Spinecard  Disc |
Technical information
ROM dump status
| System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||||||||
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650,812,512 | 1996-11-05 | CD-ROM (JP) | T-1808G V1.003 |
References
- ↑ File:SSM_JP_19961227_1996-22.pdf, page 273
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 11 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p11" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Console Mania, "Marzo 1997" (IT; 1997-0x-xx), page 94
- ↑ Famitsu, "1996-12-13" (JP; 1996-11-29), page 1
- ↑ MAN!AC, "02/97" (DE; 1997-01-08), page 56
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 25" (JP; 1996-11-29), page 182
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 2" (JP; 1997-01-17), page 70
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-22 (1996-12-27)" (JP; 1996-12-13), page 273
| Thunder Force games for Sega systems / developed by Sega | |
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Thunder Force II (1989) | Thunder Force III (1990) | Thunder Force IV / Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar (1992) |
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Thunder Force AC (1990) |
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Thunder Force: Gold Pack 1 (1996) | Thunder Force: Gold Pack 2 (1996) | Thunder Force V (1997) |
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Thunder Force VI (2008) |
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Sega Ages Thunder Force IV (2018) | Sega Ages Thunder Force AC (2020) |
| Thunder Force related media | |
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Best of Thunder Force (1997) | Thunder Force VI Soundtrack Demo (2008) | Thunder Force IV (2019) | Technosoft Music Collection: Thunder Force III & AC (2020) | Technosoft Music Collection: Thunder Force IV (2021) | Technosoft Music Collection: Thunder Force I & II (2022) |
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