Thunder Force

Thunder Force
Genres Side scrolling shoot-em-up
Developer(s) Technosoft
Sega
Publisher(s) Sega
Creator(s) Katsunori Yoshimura
Platforms Sharp X1, NEC PC-8801 mkII, FM-7, Sharp MZ 1500, NEC PC-6001 mkII, NEC PC-9801, X68000, Arcade, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Network, Nintendo 3DS
Platform of origin X1
PC-8801 mkII
FM-7
Year of inception 1983
First release Thunder Force I
1983 (1983)
Latest release Thunder Force VI
2008 (2008)

Thunder Force (サンダーフォース, Sandā Fōsu) is a series of free-roaming scrolling shooter type video games developed by the Japanese software company Technosoft. The franchise is recognized for its distinctive gameplay, graphics, and synthesizer-based chiptune music soundtracks.

There are six games in the series in total. The first appeared on the personal computers. The majority of installments in the series appeared on the Mega Drive console. The most recent entry was released on PlayStation 2.

History

The series' first game, Thunder Force I, appeared in 1983 on a variety of Japanese computers, such as the X1, PC-8801 mkII, and FM-7. Since Thunder Force II, the majority of installments in the series appeared on the Mega Drive console, where the series gained much of its popularity. The most recent entry was released on PlayStation 2.

The original Thunder Force video game was created by Katsunori Yoshimura in 1983. He later left Technosoft and founded Arsys Software in 1985.[1] In 1984, Technosoft released a level editor, or game creation system, entitled Thunder Force Construction, created by Yoshimura for the FM-7 computer.[2]

As of 2016, Sega announced at the Tokyo Game Show that they own the rights to the Thunder Force franchise and all other Technosoft intellectual properties.[3]

Games

References

  1. ↑ "Wibarm". Oh!FM. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Thunder Force Construction". Oh!FM. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Sega announces acquisitions of Technosoft IP's". September 2016.
  4. ↑ "サンダーフォースII MD [メガドライブ] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  5. ↑ "サンダーフォースIII [メガドライブ] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  6. ↑ "サンダースピリッツ [スーパーファミコン] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  7. ↑ "サンダーフォースIV [メガドライブ] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  8. ↑ "サンダーフォース ゴールドパック1 [セガサターン] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  9. ↑ "サンダーフォース ゴールドパック2の評価・レビューとブログ [セガサターン] / ファミ通.com". Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  10. ↑ "サンダーフォースV [セガサターン] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  11. ↑ PSTFV - Official Technosoft PS1 Thunderforce V Webpage (archived 1998-12-05, japanese)
  12. ↑ "サンダーフォースVI [PS2] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
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