Gemini Wing

Gemini Wing
Gemini Wing
Publisher(s)	Tecmo
Platform(s)	Arcade, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amiga, MSX, X68000
Release	1987
Genre(s)	Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Gemini Wing is a vertically scrolling shooter created by Tecmo and released in arcades in 1987. One or two players control a futuristic aircraft flying over terrain and shooting enemies of an animalistic or insectoid design.^[1]^[2]

Home conversions were released for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST, MSX, and X68000.^[3]

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Gemini Wing on their December 15, 1987 issue as being the eighth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.^[4]

References

^ Tony Mott, ed. (2011). 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die: You Must Play Before You Die. Octopus. p. 292. ISBN 978-1-84403-715-5.
^ "Gemini Wing". www.shmups.com.
^ GSK (September 10, 2020). "Retro Re-release Roundup, week of September 10, 2020 - A cult Tecmo shooter takes the spotlight". Retronauts. USgamer. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 322. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 December 1987. p. 25.

External links

Gemini Wing at the Killer List of Videogames
Gemini Wing at Lemon Amiga
Gemini Wing at Lemon 64
Gemini Wing at Atari Mania

[Mott2011-1] Tony Mott, ed. (2011). 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die: You Must Play Before You Die. Octopus. p. 292. ISBN 978-1-84403-715-5.

[2] "Gemini Wing". www.shmups.com.

[3] GSK (September 10, 2020). "Retro Re-release Roundup, week of September 10, 2020 - A cult Tecmo shooter takes the spotlight". Retronauts. USgamer. Retrieved 2020-09-14.

[4] "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 322. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 December 1987. p. 25.

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