21
Jul

Stinger For Nintendo NES

Stinger for Nintendo NES… this is the Americanized version of one of Konami’s TwinBee games. This vertical and horizontal shooter features an array of bizarre enemies, simple but colorful graphics and takes place in Tennessee. Tennessee? Yeah I have no proof of this except I’ve never seen such a high concentration of churches in one place. The scrolling landscape is full of them.

You can play co-op in this game which was a rare commmodity at the time and you can shoot up or straight. Blasting clouds reveals bells which you can ‘juggle’ into different colors which provides points and power ups.

All of this guff is in preparation to rescue Professor Cinnamon or Cinnamori depending on where you check your facts. The game begins with a quick cutscene of the professor’s lab exploding and an alien spacecraft taking the poor professor away.

This is by no means the greatest shoot ‘em up ever but it does have a charm to it not found in other games. It’s very clear the programmers had fun with this title and I can’t help but feel it had an influence on Paradius.

SalzMafia
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