The Gadget Twins
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive | ||||||||||
Publisher: GameTek | ||||||||||
Developer: Imagitec Design | ||||||||||
Genre: Action | ||||||||||
Number of players: 1-2 | ||||||||||
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The Gadget Twins is a 1992 side-scrolling beat-'em-up developed by Imagitec Design and published by GameTek for the Sega Mega Drive.
Contents
Story
A green airplane named Thump steals the Magic Gem from the royal palace of Gadget Land. When the King finds out, he sends Bop and Bump, red and blue planes (respectively), to retrieve it.
Gameplay
The game can be played either by one player (Bop) or by two players (1P Bop, 2P Bump). The goal is to get through each stage by destroying enemies with small spring-loaded fists attached to the top, bottom, left, and right of your plane.
attacks and changes the direction of the attack (you can only attack in one direction at a time, and the direction is independent of what way you are facing). The D-pad moves around the screen, which will always scroll, so be quick! Each enemy drops a gold coin you must collect for currency.
If you see an entry portal to a shop, hit to go in. Here, you can buy weapons. Use / to select an item, / to select "Buy" or "Exit," and to buy/exit. If you choose to buy, use the D-pad to select which side you want the weapon on (you only have a limited number of sides to choose from) and to confirm the buy or to cancel.
Magazine articles
- Main article: The Gadget Twins/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #41: "December 1992" (1992-xx-xx)[2]
- Sega Visions (US) #11: "February/March 1993" (199x-xx-xx)[3]
Physical scans
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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1MB | 1992-07 | Cartridge (US) |
References
- ↑ GamePro, "April 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 22
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 127
- ↑ Sega Visions, "February/March 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 39
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mega, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-15), page 64
- ↑ Sega Force, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 80-82 (80)
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 83
- ↑ Console Mania, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 112
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 20
- ↑ MegaTech, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-20), page 50
- ↑ Sega Power, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-07), page 28
- ↑ Sega Pro, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 46
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
- ↑ Sega Zone, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 34
- ↑ Sega Force, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 80
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 77
- ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "December 1992" (US; 1992-1x-xx), page 64
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