Grind Stormer
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive | |||||||||||||||
Publisher: Tengen | |||||||||||||||
Developer: Toaplan/Tengen | |||||||||||||||
Original system(s): Arcade boards | |||||||||||||||
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up | |||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Grind Stormer, called V-Five or V-V (ヴイ・ファイヴ) in Japan, is a 1992 arcade shoot-'em-up developed by Toaplan. It was ported to the Sega Mega Drive in 1994 and released by Tengen exclusively in the US and Japan.
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Gameplay
Though the two games have the same art, weapons, music, and enemy layout, their gameplay is slightly different:
- V-Five: Gradius-style weapon upgrades, with
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shooting and
choosing a weapon
- Grind Stormer: more conventional weapon upgrades, with
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shooting and
dropping a bomb
You can select which mode to play in the Options Menu by pressing at the title screen. Also during gameplay, you always have two auxiliary guns at your sides —
and
move them toward your front/rear. When at the front, the shots combine with yours to form a more powerful shot; when at the rear, you have a spread shot. Regardless of configuration, you can hold
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to rapidfire.
Some (many?) American copies of the game are plagued with a manufacturing defect (supposedly poor quality PCBs?) that reduce the cartridge's lifespan.
Versions
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English (US) | Grind Stormer | Grind Stormer |
Japanese | ヴイ・ファイヴ | V-Five / V-V |
Production credits
- Project Leader: Jun Amanai
- Main Programmer: Jun Amanai
- Programmer: Takayuki Muraoka
- Assistant Programmer: Osamu Yamamoto
- Graphics: Ken-ichi Nemoto
- Audio: Kenji Yokoyama
- Test Players: Ken-ichi Nemoto, John Arvay, Mike Kruse, Rob Boone, Kenji Yokoyama, Jim Hernandez
- Special Thanks: Bill Hindorff, Mitzi McGilvray, Tatsuya Uemura
- Presented by: Tengen
Magazine articles
- Main article: Grind Stormer/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #58: "May 1994" (1994-xx-xx)[2]
Physical scans
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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1MB | 1994-01 | Cartridge (US) | ||||||||||
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1MB | 1994-03 | Cartridge (JP) |
References
- ↑ File:GamePlayers US 0705.pdf
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 73
- ↑ File:BeepMD_JP_1994-04.pdf, page 20
- ↑ File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 85
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:MeanMachinesSega20UK.pdf, page 46 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-08), page 20
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 56
- ↑ Game Informer, "May/June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 20
- ↑ Hippon Super, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-03), page 62
- ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 31
- ↑ MAN!AC, "07/94" (DE; 1994-06-08), page 67
- ↑ Mega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 44
- ↑ Mega Fun, "06/94" (DE; 1994-05-18), page 103
- ↑ MegaTech, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 24
- ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 6, Juni 1994" (NL; 1994-05-25), page 50
- ↑ Sega Power, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-28), page 36
- ↑ Sega Pro, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-24), page 60
- ↑ Sega Zone, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-xx), page 20
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 83
- ↑ Video Games, "7/94" (DE; 1994-06-29), page 90
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