Stinger

created and published by Konami in 1987-09, running on Nintendo Entertainment System

type: shooter
genre: Cartoon, Scrolling shooter
series: TwinBee
perspective: side view auto-scroll
player options: single player, shared-screen

languages: eng jpn

2.9/5

Personal review

Moero Twinbee was first released in Japan in 1986 and saw its release in the US under the name "Stinger" in September 1987 on cartridge. In 1993 Konami re-released the game on cartridge for the first time in Japan, which is now one of the rarer and more expensive Famicom games. Moero Twinbee is an original Famicom game and is not based on an arcade version. The game is similar to its predecessor, but instead of only vertical-scrolling top-down levels you will also fly through a couple of horizontally scrolling levels. The game didn't change its extra weapons upgrade system. You shoot bells, which lets them change their color and thus upgrade your ship. The levels and enemies are again really crazy and cartoony. Some enemies are even everyday items like shoes. The game plays really well and does not slow down. The difficulty level is on the easy side, so beginners will have their fun with it.