Baltron
Baltron is a horizontally scrolling shooter for the Family Computer that was released exclusively for the Japanese market on March 19, 1986.
Baltron
- Date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Toei Animation
- Genre
- action game · cyberpunk video game
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Baltron is a horizontally scrolling shooter for the Family Computer that was released exclusively for the Japanese market on March 19, 1986.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Baltron • Developer — Shouei System • Publisher — Toei Animation • Released — March 19, 1986 • Genre — Scrolling shooter • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — Family Computer
Plot
Plot
Taking a cue from the popular Star Wars series opening crawl (with its catch phase A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...), the title screen contains the nearly identical catch phrase of A long long time ago. In the year 2999, people from the planet Star Lenion (which is very similar to planet Earth) are under attack from the Bismark Empire.
Gameplay
Gameplay
• Illustration — The player's ship (left) is approaching a group of enemies. The game is side-scrolling shooter where players must defeat enemy aircraft and depart from their launch pad.
Items
Items
• Blue capsule • Energy is restored up to the maximum. • Yellow capsule • The player's machine would be invincible for a certain period of time. However, hitting the terrain would still destroy the player. • Koala • Grants the player an extra life.
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- Japan
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Baltron is associated with Japan.
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