Gadget Twins
Gadget Twins is a video game developed by Imagitec Design for the Sega Genesis and published by GameTek in 1992. A horizontal side scroller action game that supports both single and two-player gameplay.
Also recorded as The Gadget Twins
Gadget Twins
- Date
- 1992
- Publisher
- GameTek
- Language
- English
- Genre
- action game
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Gadget Twins is a video game developed by Imagitec Design for the Sega Genesis and published by GameTek in 1992. A horizontal side scroller action game that supports both single and two-player gameplay.
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Key facts
• Title — Gadget Twins • Developer — Imagitec Design • Publisher — GameTek • Composer — Barry Leitch • Released — October 1992 • Genre — Action • Modes — Single player, multiplayer • Platforms — Sega Genesis
Gameplay
Gameplay
The plot of Gadget Twins focuses on a magic gem stolen from the king's throne room in Gadget Land. The king summons Bop and Bump, the Gadget Twins, to recover the gem. The characters are red and blue airplanes. In single player mode, the player controls Bop, and Bump is controlled by the second player when in two player mode. Two player mode allows players to attack each other and steal the other player's weapons and coins. Gameplay consists of flying the player characters through horizontal side scrolling air or water levels, with 6 levels in total. Defeating enemies earns coins, which can be used to purchase additional weapons. The player's plane starts with an extendable boxing glove that can punch in four directions around the player character. Up to 10 different weapons can be purchased but only 4 can be equipped at a single time, allowing the player to optimize across each level.
Development and release
Development and release
Gadget Twins was developed by Imagitec Design and released by GameTek for the Sega Genesis in 1992. Video game composer Barry Leitch wrote the game's music. An Amiga version of the game was developed but never released.
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Reception
Reviews of Gadget Twins were mixed. Mega Play stated the game "[held] its own", calling it both "cute" and "comical". Mega Drive Advanced Gaming was quite critical, ranking the entire game as a "downer". Mega found the game different from the offerings of the time, calling it a "pleasant and whimsical change from blasting the hell out of a bunch of ugly aliens". The gameplay itself was likened to that of Super Mario Bros or Sonic the Hedgehog and was praised for the smoothness of its animation and "cartoony" graphics.
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- 1.Fact File: The Gadget Twins. Electronic Gaming Monthly. 39. 160. October 1992.
- 2.Review: Gadget Twins. Mega Drive Advanced Gaming. 8. 20. April 1993.
- 3.Scullion, Chris. The Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Encyclopedia: Every Game Released for Sega's 16-bit Console. Pen & Sword Books. 80. December 8, 2021. 9781526746603.
- 4.Game Review: The Gadget Twins. Sega Force. 15. 80-82. March 1993.
- 5.Cook, Amanda. Game Review: The Gadget Twins. Mega. 2. 64. November 1992.
- 6.Wen, Howard. Gadget Twins. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment. 64. December 1992.
- 7.Gagnon, Johnathan. Gadget Twins. Game Players Sega Guide!. 3. 5. 71. October 1992.
- 8.Weiss, Brett. Classic Home Video Games, 1989-1990: A Complete Guide to Sega Genesis, Neo Geo and TurboGrafx-16 Games. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. 102-103. July 9, 2018. 9780786492312.
- 9.Gasking, Frank. Reviewed: Gadget Twins. Games That Weren't. November 21, 2022.
- 10.Gadget Twins. Mega Play. 3. 6. 79. January 1993.
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