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[vdub_bobby]

From a turtles-martial arts mashup to...the skies? That's right, it's time for Twin Eagle!

Post a score and let's get this thing rolling!

Please post any tips you may have - best tip gets 1 bonus point. No continues - only games played from the beginning count! As far as I can tell, once you die you will never see your score again! So you'll have to pay attention and try to sneak a peak at your score right before you die.

And if anyone has a link to the manual, please post it.

This week's competition ends in a week on Tuesday (April 15th) at approximately noon PST.


This week's scores:

329,700 vdub_bobby (+10 pts)


Twin Galaxies High Scores

None!


Overall standings:

1. vdub_bobby (124 pts)
2. LarcenTyler (117 pts)
3. PressureCooker2600 (115 pts)
4. gdement (96 pts)
5. Roloking (36 pts)
6. theKLT (34 pts)
7. Blackjack (28 pts)
8. Artlover (24 pts)
9. rjchamp3 (18 pts)
10. Atari5200 (16 pts)
11. atari2600land (15 pts)
12. shadow460 (10 pts)
13. RJ (6 pts)
14. Ryanw (4 pts)
15. potatohead (1 pts)


Game Info

Apparently unrelated to Twin Cobra, the original coin-op was released by Seta in 1988; ported to the NES by Romstar in 1989.

Other platforms: None

Sequels/spinoffs: Twin Eagle II (coin-op, 1994)

Tips

Me:

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Go for rocket power ups and then the speed powerup. Rockets kill everything in a single hit; you'll be almost invincible.

Edited by vdub_bobby, Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:31 PM.

[vdub_bobby]

I gotta figure out what the power-ups do...

94,100

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Edited by vdub_bobby, Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:02 AM.

[vdub_bobby]

Got this from GameFaqs.com:

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Black S - The first P-Up will result in your three shots going right-left-right
at a 45 degree angle from each other, as opposed to going straight
through. Once you obtain a second Power-Up, you will be able to fire
two bullets at once (six in one rotation) one to the left, one to the
right. The third time, you will fire three at a time, one each in the
left, center, and right.

Gold S - To a maximum of two, picking this up will allow your aircraft to move
a lot faster. Compatible with weapon upgrades.

Black P - For some reason, this is the exact same Power-Up as Black S, to the
point where the two are even compatible with each other. So if you
can't get a Black S from a Power-Up, use a Black P (or vice versa)

Green W - While the first upgrade only allows you to shoot one bullet at a time
going straight forward, the second upgrade allows you to shoot them in
pairs. #3 will space out the pair of bullets, while #4 will allow you
to shoot three bullets out, one straight and the other at 45 degree
angles.

Rocket - While the first upgrade only allows you to shoot one bullet at a time
going straight forward, the second upgrade allows you to shoot them in
pairs. #3 will space out the pair of bullets, while the fourth one will
let you fire three at a time, one to the left, center, and right. To
boot, it is with rockets, which easily outclass most of the other
weapons, and can slaughter anything except for the final boss in one
hit.

Arrow - Obtaining the first Power-Up will allow you to shoot a pea-sized bullet
upwards. However, the second upgrade will let you shoot a bullet behind
and ahead of you at the same time, attacking any enemies that might get
around you. The third upgrade is where it really gets into the heat, as
you can shoot two bullets up and one bullet down. Unfortunately, it
cannot go any higher than that (and being able to fire three bullets
behind and in front would probably be too much of godmoding).

[vdub_bobby]

329,700

My tips: Go for rocket power ups and then the speed powerup. Rockets kill everything in a single hit; you'll be almost invincible.

Fun game but you move too painfully slow when you don't have the speed powerup. A thumb-destroyer, too.

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[vdub_bobby]

Nobody wants to play this game? Ya got one more day!

[vdub_bobby]

Welllll...that was...popular.

Anyway, I had fun playing! And we're done!