Tatsujin
Tatsujin is a vertical shooter by Taito and conversion of Toaplan arcade game originally released in 1988. The evil Gidans are about to invade the Borogo system, their armada of giant asteroids are approaching…
24 August 1992
Tatsujin is a shooter, released 24 August 1992 on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.
What Tatsujin is
Tatsujin was released in 1992. It is available on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Tatsujin is a vertical shooter by Taito and conversion of Toaplan arcade game originally released in 1988. The evil Gidans are about to invade the Borogo system, their armada of giant asteroids are approaching and they have to be stopped. The player must infiltrate and destroy no less than five large enemy facilities and take down swarms of alien ships and all kind of ground units. The space fighter comes equipped with a default Vulcan gun (Power shots) and two more weapons are available for the taking - the blue lock-on lasers (Thunder Laser) and green blasts of energy (Tatsujin Beam). The only way to increase the active weapon's firepower is to collect Power Boosters special flying pods…
What it launched against
Tatsujin launched on 24 August 1992, within three weeks of Super Mario Kart, Axelay and Alone in the Dark.
Released around the same time: Super Mario Kart, Axelay, Alone in the Dark.
Quick answers
Tatsujin — frequently asked questions
When did Tatsujin come out?
Tatsujin was released on 24 August 1992 for TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.
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