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Thunder Force: Gold Pack 2 | ||||||||||
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System(s): Sega Saturn | ||||||||||
Publisher: Technosoft | ||||||||||
Developer: Technosoft | ||||||||||
Original system(s): Sega System C, Sega Mega Drive | ||||||||||
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 was not released outside of Japan.
Contents
Games included
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.
Versions
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
- "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 + 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.
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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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-22 (1996-12-27)" (JP; 1996-12-13), page 273
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 9
- ↑ 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, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11
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) | |
Thunder Force AC (1990) | |
Thunder Force: Gold Pack 1 (1996) | Thunder Force: Gold Pack 2 (1996) | Thunder Force V (1997) | |
Thunder Force VI (2008) | |
Sega Ages Thunder Force IV (2018) | Sega Ages Thunder Force AC (2020) | |
Thunder Force related media | |
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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