Stinger

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Stinger is a shoot-em-up developed by Konami. It is the North American version of the sequel to Twinbee.

General

Known as “Moero! Twinbee: Cinnamon Hakasei wo Sukue” in Japan, Stinger is the second game in the highly popular Twinbee series. Departing from its roots in Japanese arcades, Stinger was a console-only release for the Famicom Disk System in 1986. Roughly a year later, it was brought to North America for the first time in series history and released on the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Plot

While the story elements were removed in the North American version, the premise of the game revolves around Twinbee, Winbee, and Gwinbee, sentient ships known as Stingers. Their creator, Professor Cinnamon has been kidnapped by the Attackons, who seek to turn the world into a ball of cotton candy. Skatch, Hoip and Merou must pilot the Stingers and save Cinnamon.

Gameplay

Stinger’s gameplay is simplistic in nature, supporting 2 players in the NES version, down from 3 on the Famicom. The A button fires your ship’s cannons and the B button shoots hearts into the air or drops bombs, depending on the level.

While the series is known for a top-down perspective, Stinger alternates between horizontal and vertical levels. However the objective throughout remains constant, which is, shoot your way through hordes of enemies on your way to confronting a boss at the end of the level.

Upon every other death, the “angel” of your ship will ascend upwards off the screen. If you manage to grab it before it disappears, you will get back all of your lost power-ups.

Pick-Ups/Bells

The game’s pick-ups are scattered through the environment.

Money Bag - Rewards points.
Moon - 3-way cannon.
Star of Hope - 5-way cannon.
Big L - Left-side cannon.
Big R - Right-side cannon.
Crucifix - Extra life.
Ambulance - Repairs ship (Vertical Levels Only)
Professor Cinnamon Head - Bonus stage.

Shooting clouds will reveal bells, which you can juggle to change their color and obtain power-ups based on color.

Yellow Bell - Rewards points.
Blue Bell - Increased speed.
White Bell - Dual cannons.
Red Bell - Laser fire.
Blue and White Bell - Invulnurability
Red and White Bell - x3 Power (One-Player Only)

Bosses

There are 7 levels in the game, each ending with a boss fight.

Level 1 - Watermelon Monster
Level 2 - Giant Jellyfish
Level 3 - Faucet
Level 4 - Metal Pig Head
Level 5 - Boombox
Level 6 - Three-eyed Sun
Level 7 - Giant Snake

General Information Edit

Game Name	Stinger
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance MSX NES Arcade
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Developer(s)	Konami Corporation
Genres	Add a new genre Action
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Original US Release	need a fuzzy date?
Original US Release	September 1987 know the real date?
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