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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ＧＧアレスタ) is a game in [[Compile]]'s ''Aleste'' series of shoot-'em-ups for the [[Sega Game Gear]]. It was only released in Japan and is one of the few Compile Game Gear games published by Compile rather than [[Sega]].
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ＧＧアレスタ) is a game in [[Compile]]'s ''Aleste'' series of shoot-'em-ups for the [[Sega Game Gear]]. It was only released in Japan and is one of the few Compile Game Gear games published by Compile rather than [[Sega]]. ''[[GG Aleste II]]'' is a sequel to this game.
  
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''[[GG Aleste II]]'' is meant as a sequel to this game specifically.
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==Story==
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{{ScreenThumb|GG Aleste, Introduction.png|width=160|Ellinor}}
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A giant army calling itself Moon Child has conquered the Earth. The teenage pilot Ellinor Waizen is one of the only people left to challenge them. She pilots the Galvanic Gunner, or the GG Aleste, a special fighter created for her. In this continuity, she is the daughter of Raymond Waizen, the protaganist of the [[MSX]] version of the original ''[[Aleste]]''.
  
 
==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
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Gameplay is similar to other Compile titles. {{2}} shoots both a "main" weapon and one of six "sub" weapons. Some enemies will drop one of these three items:
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The game is a vertically scrolling shooter. The player controls Ellinor piloting the GG Aleste, which is moved in any direction with the D-pad. The GG Aleste has a standard weapon that is fired with {{1}}, which can be held down for continuous fire. The standard weapon can be upgraded by collecting Power Chips. It can also be augmented by a special weapon by collecting special weapon power-ups. Special weapons are automatically fired simultaneously with the main weapon. The special weapons can be upgraded, up to four levels, by collecting their own special Power Chips.
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*Yellow "chips" with the letter P on them. Collecting certain numbers of these will power up your main shot.
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*Large green circles with other letters on them. These swap your sub weapon, or power it up if you collect the same item as the weapon you have.
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The GG Aleste is destroyed if it takes damage from an enemy, costing the player a life. When the GG Aleste is destroyed, it explodes and destroys all enemies on screen (or damages bosses). The ship respawns after a moment, and the player's weapons are downgraded a level after losing a life. The game ends if the player runs out of lives, but it can be continued as long as the player has continues remaining. The player gains extra lives at certain point thresholds. There is a higher difficulty mode called Special.
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*Large red items with the letter P on them. These will also upgrade whichever sub weapon you have.
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===Weapons===
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=192|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=H
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| screenshot=GG Aleste, Weapons, H.png
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| desc=Releases energy rings that home in on targets, up to four rings when fully upgraded. Upgrading it also adds a rearward attack.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=W
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| screenshot=GG Aleste, Weapons, W.png
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| desc=Shoots energy waves in a conical formation, up to four waves when fully upgraded.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=D
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| screenshot=GG Aleste, Weapons, D.png
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| desc=Surrounds the GG Aleste with a protective barrier that neutralizes projectiles and harms enemies. Upgrading it adds a second revolving energy ball and an offensive attack.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=N
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| screenshot=GG Aleste, Weapons, N.png
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| desc=Shoots bombs that explode for area damage. Upgrading it increases the number of bombs and the size of the explosions.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=S
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| screenshot=GG Aleste, Weapons, S.png
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| desc=Shoots an energy blast that splits into a spread shot. Upgrading it increases the size of the blast and the shots.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=L
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| screenshot=GG Aleste, Weapons, L.png
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| desc=Fires a strong laser beam forward that pierces through targets. Upgrading it thickens the beam.
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}}
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}}
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===Items===
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The GG Aleste is temporarily invincible after collecting an item.
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Power Chip Carrier
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| sprite={{sprite | GG Aleste, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Attack to release Power Chips.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Power Chip
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| sprite={{sprite | GG Aleste, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Upgrades the attack speed and power of the standard weapon.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Special Weapon Power Chip
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| sprite={{sprite | GG Aleste, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Upgrades the special weapon, up to four levels.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Special Weapon Carrier
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| sprite={{sprite | GG Aleste, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Attack to release a special weapon item.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=H
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| sprite={{sprite | GG Aleste, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Equips special weapon H.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=W
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| sprite={{sprite | GG Aleste, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Equips special weapon W.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=D
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| sprite={{sprite | GG Aleste, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Equips special weapon D.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=N
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| sprite={{sprite | GG Aleste, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=112 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Equips special weapon N.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=S
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| sprite={{sprite | GG Aleste, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=128 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Equips special weapon S.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=L
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| sprite={{sprite | GG Aleste, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=144 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Equips special weapon L.
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}}
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}}
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===Rounds===
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=192|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Round 1
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| screenshot=GG Aleste, Stage 1.png
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| screenshot2=GG Aleste, Stage 1 Boss 1.png
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| screenshot3=GG Aleste, Stage 1 Boss 2.png
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| screenshot4=GG Aleste, Stage 1 Boss 3.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Round 2
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| screenshot=GG Aleste, Stage 2.png
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| screenshot2=GG Aleste, Stage 2 Boss 1.png
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| screenshot3=GG Aleste, Stage 2 Boss 2.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Round 3
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| screenshot=GG Aleste, Stage 3.png
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| screenshot2=GG Aleste, Stage 3 Boss.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Round 4
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| screenshot=GG Aleste, Stage 4.png
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| screenshot2=GG Aleste, Stage 4 Boss.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Round 5
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| screenshot=GG Aleste, Stage 5.png
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| screenshot2=GG Aleste, Stage 5 Boss.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Round 6
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| screenshot=GG Aleste, Stage 6.png
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| screenshot2=GG Aleste, Stage 6 Boss.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Round 7
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| screenshot=GG Aleste, Stage 7.png
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| screenshot2=GG Aleste, Stage 7 Boss 1.png
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| screenshot3=GG Aleste, Stage 7 Boss 2.png
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| screenshot4=GG Aleste, Stage 7 Boss 3.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Round 8
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| screenshot=GG Aleste, Stage 8.png
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| screenshot2=GG Aleste, Stage 8 Boss 1.png
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| screenshot3=GG Aleste, Stage 8 Boss 2.png
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| screenshot4=GG Aleste, Stage 8 Boss 3.png
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| screenshot5=GG Aleste, Stage 8 Boss 4.png
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| screenshot6=GG Aleste, Stage 8 Boss 5.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=
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}}
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}}
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===Bonus Areas===
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{{ScreenThumb2|GG Aleste, Bonus Stage 1.png|GG Aleste, Bonus Stage 2.png|width=160|Bonus areas}}
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Bonus areas are played before Rounds 4 and 6. Enemy ships enter in formation, similar to ''[[Galaga]]'', and the player is awarded with Power Chips for destroying an entire line of enemies. The GG Aleste cannot be harmed by anything in bonus areas.
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The player is given a point bonus at the end of the bonus area depending on how many targets were destroyed; the player is rewarded with 200,000 bonus points for successfully destroying all enemies.
  
 
==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==

Revision as of 23:43, 2 May 2022

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GGAleste GGTitleScreen.png

GG Aleste
System(s): Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Compile
Developer:
Genre: Shooting[1][2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Game Gear
JP 		¥4,800 (4,944)4,800e[3] T-66017

GG Aleste (ＧＧアレスタ) is a game in Compile's Aleste series of shoot-'em-ups for the Sega Game Gear. It was only released in Japan and is one of the few Compile Game Gear games published by Compile rather than Sega. GG Aleste II is a sequel to this game.

Story

GG Aleste, Introduction.png

Ellinor

A giant army calling itself Moon Child has conquered the Earth. The teenage pilot Ellinor Waizen is one of the only people left to challenge them. She pilots the Galvanic Gunner, or the GG Aleste, a special fighter created for her. In this continuity, she is the daughter of Raymond Waizen, the protaganist of the MSX version of the original Aleste.

Gameplay

The game is a vertically scrolling shooter. The player controls Ellinor piloting the GG Aleste, which is moved in any direction with the D-pad. The GG Aleste has a standard weapon that is fired with 1, which can be held down for continuous fire. The standard weapon can be upgraded by collecting Power Chips. It can also be augmented by a special weapon by collecting special weapon power-ups. Special weapons are automatically fired simultaneously with the main weapon. The special weapons can be upgraded, up to four levels, by collecting their own special Power Chips.

The GG Aleste is destroyed if it takes damage from an enemy, costing the player a life. When the GG Aleste is destroyed, it explodes and destroys all enemies on screen (or damages bosses). The ship respawns after a moment, and the player's weapons are downgraded a level after losing a life. The game ends if the player runs out of lives, but it can be continued as long as the player has continues remaining. The player gains extra lives at certain point thresholds. There is a higher difficulty mode called Special.

Weapons

GG Aleste, Weapons, H.png

H
Releases energy rings that home in on targets, up to four rings when fully upgraded. Upgrading it also adds a rearward attack.

GG Aleste, Weapons, W.png

W
Shoots energy waves in a conical formation, up to four waves when fully upgraded.

GG Aleste, Weapons, D.png

D
Surrounds the GG Aleste with a protective barrier that neutralizes projectiles and harms enemies. Upgrading it adds a second revolving energy ball and an offensive attack.

GG Aleste, Weapons, N.png

N
Shoots bombs that explode for area damage. Upgrading it increases the number of bombs and the size of the explosions.

GG Aleste, Weapons, S.png

S
Shoots an energy blast that splits into a spread shot. Upgrading it increases the size of the blast and the shots.

GG Aleste, Weapons, L.png

L
Fires a strong laser beam forward that pierces through targets. Upgrading it thickens the beam.

Items

The GG Aleste is temporarily invincible after collecting an item.

GG Aleste, Items.png
 Power Chip Carrier
Attack to release Power Chips.
GG Aleste, Items.png
 Power Chip
Upgrades the attack speed and power of the standard weapon.
GG Aleste, Items.png
 Special Weapon Power Chip
Upgrades the special weapon, up to four levels.
GG Aleste, Items.png
 Special Weapon Carrier
Attack to release a special weapon item.
GG Aleste, Items.png
 H
Equips special weapon H.
GG Aleste, Items.png
 W
Equips special weapon W.
GG Aleste, Items.png
 D
Equips special weapon D.
GG Aleste, Items.png
 N
Equips special weapon N.
GG Aleste, Items.png
 S
Equips special weapon S.
GG Aleste, Items.png
 L
Equips special weapon L.

Rounds

GG Aleste, Stage 1.png

GG Aleste, Stage 1 Boss 1.png

GG Aleste, Stage 1 Boss 2.png

GG Aleste, Stage 1 Boss 3.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 1.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 1 Boss 1.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 1 Boss 2.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 1 Boss 3.png

Round 1

GG Aleste, Stage 2.png

GG Aleste, Stage 2 Boss 1.png

GG Aleste, Stage 2 Boss 2.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 2.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 2 Boss 1.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 2 Boss 2.png

Round 2

GG Aleste, Stage 3.png

GG Aleste, Stage 3 Boss.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 3.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 3 Boss.png

Round 3

GG Aleste, Stage 4.png

GG Aleste, Stage 4 Boss.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 4.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 4 Boss.png

Round 4

GG Aleste, Stage 5.png

GG Aleste, Stage 5 Boss.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 5.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 5 Boss.png

Round 5

GG Aleste, Stage 6.png

GG Aleste, Stage 6 Boss.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 6.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 6 Boss.png

Round 6

GG Aleste, Stage 7.png

GG Aleste, Stage 7 Boss 1.png

GG Aleste, Stage 7 Boss 2.png

GG Aleste, Stage 7 Boss 3.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 7.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 7 Boss 1.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 7 Boss 2.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 7 Boss 3.png

Round 7

GG Aleste, Stage 8.png

GG Aleste, Stage 8 Boss 1.png

GG Aleste, Stage 8 Boss 2.png

GG Aleste, Stage 8 Boss 3.png

GG Aleste, Stage 8 Boss 4.png

GG Aleste, Stage 8 Boss 5.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 8.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 8 Boss 1.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 8 Boss 2.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 8 Boss 3.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 8 Boss 4.png

  • GG Aleste, Stage 8 Boss 5.png

Round 8

Bonus Areas

GG Aleste, Bonus Stage 1.png

GG Aleste, Bonus Stage 2.png

Bonus areas

Bonus areas are played before Rounds 4 and 6. Enemy ships enter in formation, similar to Galaga, and the player is awarded with Power Chips for destroying an entire line of enemies. The GG Aleste cannot be harmed by anything in bonus areas.

The player is given a point bonus at the end of the bonus area depending on how many targets were destroyed; the player is rewarded with 200,000 bonus points for successfully destroying all enemies.

Production credits

©1991 Compile


Magazine articles

Main article: GG Aleste/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-10: "October 1991" (1991-09-07)
Logo-pdf.svg

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
84 №5
Sega Game Gear
 84
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
70
[4]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
91
[5]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
58
[6]
Game Zone (UK) NTSC-J
55
[7]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[8]
Joystick (FR)
93
[9]
Power Play (DE)
79
[10]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
89
[11]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC
91
[12]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
92
[13]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
81
[14]
Video Games (DE)
80
[15]
Sega Game Gear
 79
Based on
12 reviews

GG Aleste

Game Gear, JP
GGAleste GG JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngGGAleste GG JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
GGAleste GG JP Cart.jpg
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 1b80a75b
MD5 43301e7c15fe11f66b29b00e6ec47a52
SHA-1 4c13dc3601a1702692c35eb6c89f0e09ab966f69
256kB Cartridge (JP)

References

  1. ↑ File:GGAleste GG JP Box Front.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-01-01 20:24)
  3. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-07), page 10
  4. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-08), page 40
  5. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 148
  6. ↑ Famitsu, "1991-12-06" (JP; 1991-11-22), page 42
  7. ↑ Game Zone, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-21), page 61
  8. ↑ Hippon Super, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-05), page 89
  9. ↑ Joystick, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 171
  10. ↑ Power Play, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-11), page 142
  11. ↑ Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 54
  12. ↑ Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 33
  13. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
  14. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
  15. ↑ Video Games, "2/92" (DE; 1992-04-06), page 92


GG Aleste

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Aleste/Power Strike games for Sega systems/published by Sega
Sega Master System
 Power Strike (1988) | Power Strike II (1993)
Sega Mega Drive
 M.U.S.H.A. (1990)
Sega Game Gear
 GG Aleste (1991) | Power Strike II (1993) | GG Aleste 3 (2020)
Sega Mega-CD
 Robo Aleste (1992)
Wii Virtual Console
 M.U.S.H.A. (2008)
Sony PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch
 Aleste Collection (2020)
Aleste-related media
Music
 Aleste Collection: Music Album (2022)
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