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The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

author：Old Boy Game Box

This is the 866th original article of the Old Boy Game Box, written by @小chen

Nowadays, flying shooter games (STG) have become a thing of the past in the gaming industry, but games are still quite popular back then, whether it is an arcade hall in the 80s or a red and white machine home console in the 90s, there are always one or two flying shooter games that linger in the childhood memories of players.

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

Flying shooter game because of its fixed mode, easy to get started and full of sense of blow, in the year was often used by pirates to fill a lot of 99-in-1 red and white machine cartridges, I believe that many post-80s and post-90s have played some simple and top games on various rhubarb cards, right?

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

I don't know how much you remember now, today @ Old Boy Game Box will take you to take stock of the game regulars who played active in the 99 in 1 pirated cartridge when you were a child!

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

雷鸟号（Star Force）

The literal translation of "Star Force" should be called "Interstellar Force", and domestic players are more accustomed to calling this game "Thunderbird".

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

"Thunderbird" was a frequent visitor to the 99 in 1 pirated cartridge back then, and almost every card had this game.

This gameplay is also relatively simple.,It's a small white plane to fight all kinds of spaceship enemies.,The small plane has two projectiles by default.,The whole game can't be upgraded to increase the trajectory.,This posture is a lot less fun than the same era "Thunderbolt", "Shaloman Snake" and other games.。

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

The reason why it was designed so simple is because the original arcade version of "Thunderbird" was designed this way, and the arcade version was released in 1984, when STG flight shooters were in the ascendant, and various settings were still in the exploration stage, so it is no wonder that "Thunderbird" was designed so simply.

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?
The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

However, in the middle of the game, "Thunderbird" can play an upgrade prop, which can strengthen our firepower, make our bullets faster and denser, and the game BGM will also change.

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

When I was a child, I always thought that the levels of "Thunderbird" were randomly generated, after all, there are only so many kinds of game backgrounds, either planets or bases, and the enemy spaceship miscellaneous soldiers are also so many combinations repeated back and forth, and even the boss guarding the level is a ball of light marked with an English letter, which is so perfunctory that it can't be more!

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

Later, I searched the video guide on the Internet,I learned that "Thunderbird" is actually not an infinite loop of games,The whole game has a total of 25 levels,Although most of the levels and enemies are simple repetitions and color changes,But the 25 levels are indeed different。

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

The later in the game, the enemy's barrage of fire, density, and desire to attack will be stronger, and it is very difficult to clear the level without cheating, due to the fact that our own firepower and movement speed are really weak.

When you finally break through level 25, the game will continue to loop through the content of level 25, so after all, Thunderbird is still a game with no ending!

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?
The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

When we were children, we played the Japanese version of the game "Thunderbird" on the 99-in-1 pirated version, and later TECMO released the American version of "Thunderbird", which added a clearance screen on the basis of the original game, which can be regarded as a childhood regret for players who have played this game.

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?
The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

雷鸟号2代（Soldier Star）

When I was a child, the game called "Thunderbird 2" has nothing to do with its real name "Soldier Star", and everyone calls it so because it is so similar to the previous "Thunderbird".

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

"Thunderbird 2nd Generation" is also a small plane to fight various enemy spaceships, compared to "Thunderbird" has made some evolutions, this generation of games can finally increase the trajectory to shoot scattered bullets, and "Thunderbird 2nd Generation" also deliberately designed backward trajectory, which is still relatively rare in early FC flight shooting games.

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

In terms of level design, "Thunderbird 2nd Generation" is very similar to the so-called "previous work", and it is also a mode of breaking through a level and changing a planet, although the background textures are much richer, and it is inevitable that you will find repetition if you play more, for example, the boss machine in each level is always a big spaceship that can't see anything clearly.

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

Although I have also seen this game on the 99 in 1 cartridge, I play this game most of the time in various new Tianli VCD discs. Due to the "Thunderbird 2nd Generation" The firepower of our body has been strengthened, making this game more playable, and when I was a child, I felt that this game was much stronger than the previous generation of "Thunderbird".

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

小蜜蜂(Galaxian)

When it comes to the game "Galaxian", we have to mention another famous "Space Invaders", which is known as one of the originators of STG flight shooters, but the grievances and entanglements of these two games may not be familiar to domestic players.

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

"Space Invaders" was released in 1978, and "Little Bees" as we know it was released the following year, and the developer at the time, Namco, was somewhat of a copycat. However, from today's point of view, both games can be regarded as creating a precedent for games.

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

Before the release of the popular red and white consoles in China, "Little Bee" and "Space Invaders" fought in several console wars. The gameplay of both games is very similar, with the player controlling a spaceship fixed to the bottom plate and shooting at some space-like enemies at the top of the screen.

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

During the whole game, there are no screen scrolls, up and down, left and right, barrage upgrades and other elements, you can only control the fighter to move left and right and shoot, which is really the simplest and oldest way to play STG games.

And the "Little Bee" we are familiar with is the version of this legendary game after landing on the FC red and white machine platform, this game is actually not pleasing in the hearts of domestic post-80s and post-90s players, because at that time, there were already a number of arcade games such as the aforementioned "Thunderbird" transplanted to the red and white machine, not to mention the more popular "Saroman Snake" and "Ghana Fighter" and other masterpieces that were released later.

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

Compared to those airplane games, the game mechanics of Little Bee are as simple as primitives, and it's really not much fun to play. "Little Bee" is also often used by pirates in various 99-in-1 cartridges, and even so, there should be few players who were obsessed with this game when they were young, right?

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

虎式直升机(Say Tiger)

"Tiger Helicopter" is a flying shooter game that was also common in various 99-in-1 cards when I was a child, and this game is actually an FC port version of the arcade game of the same name, and the quality of the porting is not bad, so it was favored by pirate cartridge dealers back then.

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

The graphics of Tiger Helicopter are full of cartoonishness, and even today it seems to be a very likable genre. Unlike the aforementioned STGs with a background in space warfare, Tiger Helicopter is a game set in ground combat, which can fight not only but also tanks, which is very attractive to boys who were keen on video games back then.

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

"Tiger Helicopter" also has a simple barrage upgrade setting, the game provides two upgraded wingmen, which can be equipped on the left and right sides of the helicopter, one is a wingman who attacks forward in a coordinated manner, which can increase our firepower, and the other is a wingman who attacks left and right, increasing our screen clearance range.

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

The two wingmen cannot be switched freely, but they will automatically disappear when hit, and can be used as a life, which was quite innovative at the time.

However, due to the high difficulty of the early game, when I was a child, I played "Tiger Helicopter" and almost couldn't beat the third level, and when I grew up, I watched the video to know that this is also an infinite loop game, I don't know how many levels you can play at most when you are a child?

The games played by red and white machine players are all 99-in-1 regulars, how much do you remember?

Space is limited,In addition to the above-mentioned masterpieces,What other impressive games did you encounter when you played the red and white machine、Little Overlord? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area!

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Editor: Xiao Chen

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