B-Wings

Nintendo console exclusive

Battle Wings, known in Japan either as B-Wing (ビー・ウィング) or B-Wings (ビー・ウィングズ), is a vertically scrolling shooter first released as an arcade game by Data East in 1984. The game was ported by Data East to the Family Computer in 1986, and was Data East's very first home release for this platform.

Released: 1984
Platforms: Arcade NES
Genres: Arcade Shoot 'em up Shooter
Developers: Data East
Publishers: Data East
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Science fiction Warfare
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

About

B-Wings (Ｂウィング, B-Uingu) is an action sci-fi vertical shooter first released as an arcade video game by Data East in 1984. A version was released in 1986 for the Family Computer. It was Data East's first home release for the console. The Family Computer version is notable for its inclusion in many unofficial Famiclone multicarts.

Keywords

shoot 'em up
high score
swarming enemies
fan translation - english

Media

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Gameplay

The game consists of 45 levels (30 in the Family Computer version), and no background story or plot is given. The player controls the robotic aircraft FX-1, and collects weapon power-up parts (called a "wing") to progress through the levels and ultimately destroy enemy bosses called "Gobunasu" at every end of the level. The game consists of two different top-view screen levels, where the player can press the second button to descend to the ground whenever they do not have a power-up. The player is unaffected by attacks from airborne units while they are playing on the ground level, but the ship is automatically brought back into the air after a certain period of time.

The player can still be hit by attacks from ground units while they are on the ground level, and can also lose their ship by crashing into obstacles. The 8-way joystick controls the player's movements, and one button is used for shooting, and the other is used for descending to the ground (or un-equipping wings). The background image continues infinitely when the player scrolls in the horizontal directions.