Lightning Fighters
Lightning Fighters, released in Japan as Trigon, is a 1990 scrolling shooter arcade game by Konami. It is commonly compared to Raiden, though the two games were released very close to each other, and they were…
Lightning Fighters is an arcade developed by Konami, released 1 May 1990 on Arcade.
What Lightning Fighters is
Lightning Fighters is an arcade game developed by Konami and released in 1990. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Lightning Fighters, released in Japan as Trigon, is a 1990 scrolling shooter arcade game by Konami. It is commonly compared to Raiden, though the two games were released very close to each other, and they were both meant to compete with the works of Toaplan. Though Lightning Fighters has become an obscure arcade-only title, Konami has referenced it multiple times over the years. Gradius Gaiden features a boss modeled after the ship and weapons from the game, and Yu-Gi-Oh! cards such as "Trigon", "Delta Tri" (based on the mentioned Gradius Gaiden boss), and "Dragon Laser" also represent the game.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Single player and Split screen.
What it launched against
Lightning Fighters launched on 1 May 1990, within three weeks of Smash T.V., Gargoyle's Quest and Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi.
Released around the same time: Smash T.V., Gargoyle's Quest, Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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