Arcade Archives: Bells & Whistles

15.01.2020
Genre: Shooter Arcade
Bells & Whistles is a shooting game released by Konami in 1991. Collect bells to receive all sorts of power-ups or powerful Charged Shots and use them to save Planet Mel from being invaded by the alien Iva. During co-op play, Twinbee and Winbee can work together to use Special Power-Up attacks.
Set several years after the events of the original TwinBee, TwinBee and WinBee are relaxing at their island when they receive an SOS signal from the distant planet of Meru. The signal contains a message sent by Queen Melora, who pleads for the salvation of her planet from the invading forces of the evil alien Iva. TwinBee and his friends decides to set off to outer space to defeat the forces of Iva and save Planet Meru.

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01.02.1991

Detana!! TwinBee is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game following the same conventions established in the original TwinBee, where players assume the role of Light and Pastel taking control of TwinBee and WinBee across seven levels to defeat invading forces of the evil alien Iva and save planet Meru. It was later re-released on PlayStation and Saturn as part of Detana TwinBee Yahho! Deluxe Pack, PlayStation Portable as part of TwinBee Portable, and Xbox 360 and PC through Game Room service.

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TwinBee (last 3 games)

14.07.2004

The mobile port of Bells & Whistles, released only in Japan for EZweb, i-mode and Yahoo Mobile models.

01.05.2000

A colorized version of Pop'n Twinbee for Game Boy Color released as part of Konami GB Collection Vol. 3. The Japanese version of the corresponding collection was released on the Game Boy. Thus, it is not colored, but it features Super Game Boy palettes and borders.

02.04.1998

A role-playing spinoff to the TwinBee shoot-em-up series in which a new protagonist is summoned to Donburi Island to serve as a temporary pilot for TwinBee following the mysterious disappearance of TwinBee's regular pilot Light.

Part of franchise:
TwinBee (last 3 games)

18.04.2019

8 Konami arcade classics of the 80s, from Nemesis to TwinBee. Including bonus eBook packed with new information never before revealed to the public.

20.05.2013

LINE GoGo! TwinBee was a free-to-play infinite vertical scrolling shoot 'em up game developed by Dracolle Studio for iPhone OS and Android smartphones. It was released on May 20, 2013, exclusively in Japan, and it was online only. It is the sixteenth overall TwinBee game and the first shoot 'em up in the series released in 18 years.

10.08.2011

This vertical-scrolling arcade game was originally available only on the Famicom system in Japan. Now, for the first time ever in North America, fans can play this classic shooter with a new 3D look. Guide the TwinBee spacecraft as you dodge and destroy waves of aerial and ground enemies. If you get hit and lose both of your ship's arms, find an ambulance for repairs quickly. Shoot through the clouds to uncover bells. Collect the bells for extra points, or continue to shoot at them to gain different upgrades for your ship. Additional power-ups can also be collected from the ground. Fly high in the sky with your anthropomorphic spacecraft in this new version of a classic.

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27.07.2009

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