Thunder fourth

' Thunder fourth ' (THUNDER FORCE)Techno softwareIt developed shooting game. Or general term of series.

Table of contents 1 Summary 2 Series change 2.1 Thunder fourth II 2.2 Thunder fourth III 2.3 Thunder fourth IV 2.4 Thunder fourth V 2.5 Reissue edition 3 Music 4 In addition

Summary

As for series2005 year presently the series which appears I? 5 in V large it is divided. When transplanting the case where somewhat arrangement was done is many.

As for originPersonal computerIt was the series of the business original shooting game, but Mega drive to the limit shooting game production technology is appraised.

There is the positioning, shooting game series which represents Mega drive.

Series change

In order ' thunder fourth ' I (here to handle all the series, conveniently it calls I.)

• 1983 year? X-1, PC-8801mkII, PC-6001mkII and MZ-1500 (respective sale date differs)
• 1984 year - ' Thunder fourth construction ' PC-9801, adding FM-7 map edit function

8 direction optional scroll 2 buttons (shot 2 kind. Anti-aircraft, anti- area). Into stage the stage latter half (the fortress) starts by the fact that the designated goal which scatters is destroyed. When the fortress center is destroyed, it advances to the following stage.

As for main BGM ロッシーニWilliam TelecomOverture. With there was also the production which is talked "thunder fourth" with speech synthesis.

Thunder fourth II

• 1988 year - X68000 first coming out.

• 1989 year - ' Thunder fourth II MD ' - Mega drive. Almost faithful transplantation.

8 traverse and 2 buttons (the shot, the weapon it changes). Odd number aspect 8 direction optional scrolls. Even number aspect forced side scroll. There is a power rise element by item collection. As for the equipment which it acquires it is possible with the button to change with anytime.

Thunder fourth III

• 1990 year Mega drive

• 1990 year ' thunder fourth III AC ' III arcade
• 1991 year ' thunder spirits ' IIIAC super Family Computer

8 traverse, 3 buttons (shot, weapon change and movement speed adjustment). It is taken over after the IV. After the III 8 direction scrolls were gone, became all the compilation side scrolls. In general the same as II side scroll stage. The irregular scroll to up and down left and right appears frequently.

Being optional, it can change the portable speed of our machine.

Thunder fourth IV

• 1992 year Mega drive final period

In general following III. As for the weapon which is equipped with the latter half stage the powerful accumulating shootingThunder sawed（R-TYPE. The production which controls the raster scroll high-level is done.

Thunder fourth V

• 1997 year - Sega Saturn

• 1998 year - ' Thunder fourth V PERFECT SYSTEM ' place t Shaun. The movie strengthens. Portion of production of the raster scroll and the like is shaved from restriction with respect to function.

In general following IV. There is also the production which makes the past series closely resembling in. In accordance with the flow of times, all compilation polygon many productions to be done, also without being defeated to the arcade game of that time, appraisal of not being inferior. In all weaponsOver weaponIntroduces. Those which can do powerful attack temporarily by the fact that the button is pushed.

After the union scene of the large-sized machine which robot animation to a considerable degree accompanies visual, there is a scene which 蹴 scatters the enemy fleet literally.

Reissue edition

' Thunder fourth gold pack ' 1 and 2

• 1996 year 1 as for IIMD and III and 2 IIIAC and IV Sega Saturn.EmulatingIt depends. Afterwards place t Shaun.

Music

• I - ロッシーニWilliam Telecom(Copyright protection period being cut off classic music)
• II - Satoshi Motoya 巳
• III - Satoshi Motoya 巳, Shanxi interest Osamu
• IV - Shanxi interest Osamu, Yoshida super person
• V - 9900 Taro。 hard lock、Heavy metalIt makes subject.

In Mega drive edition in hardware built-in sound source high qualityElectricity guitarReappearingDTM neighborhood, (as for VMIDI sound source).

In addition

After the techno software disappears from the chart stage, 9900 Taro who are V music charge as a part of circle activity with noise atelier Noise and NoBrandSounds 'Thunder fourth VI' member game, but discontinuance (details are unclear).2005 year and V arrangement album ' Lost Technology ' announces. It is handled with the member specialty store.