Boogie Wings facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Boogie Wings |
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| Developer(s) | Data East |
| Publisher(s) | Data East |
| Director(s) | Naomi Susa |
| Designer(s) | Kazuyuki Kurata |
| Programmer(s) | Takuya Haga Shinji Hirao Ace Lida |
| Artist(s) | Yoshinari Kaiho Takahide Koizumi Tomoyuki Arakawa Masashi Inagaki Kazumi Minagawa Makoto Nozu Fujimi Ōnishi Smoking Tada Slow Hand Kurata Masahiko Ujita Masanori Oe |
| Composer(s) | Tatsuya Kiuchi Tomoyoshi Sato Mihoko Ando |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
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| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | 1-2 players |
Boogie Wings is an exciting shooting game that came out in arcades in 1992. It was made by a company called Data East. In Japan, this game is known as The Great Ragtime Show (ザ・グレイト・ラグタイムショー). You could only play it in arcades; it was never released for home game consoles.
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How to Play Boogie Wings
Boogie Wings takes you back to a time like World War I. In the game, you control a special biplane. Your mission is to fight against an army of scientists who use giant robots. One of the bosses you'll face is even a huge robot Santa Claus!
You use a joystick to move your biplane in eight directions. There are also two buttons. One button lets you shoot, and the other controls a special hook.
The Amazing Hook
The most unique part of your biplane is the hook attached to its back. You can also control this hook with the joystick. When the hook touches enemies or objects, it grabs them! You can then drag these items behind your plane.
Dragged objects can hit and damage other enemies. If you press the hook button again, you can release the object. Be careful, though! Objects you drag will break apart if they hit too many things or if you release them.
Special Attacks and Overheating
Your plane has a power gauge. If you tap the shoot button really fast, this gauge fills up. When it's full, your plane can shoot a powerful bolt of lightning. This lightning covers a big part of the screen and can clear out many enemies.
However, you need to use this attack wisely. If you tap the shoot button too much, your plane will overheat. This means you can't use the lightning attack for a short time.
Game World and Graphics
The game has very detailed graphics. Many of the backgrounds look like charming European towns or big fairgrounds. What's cool is that you can interact with many things in the background. You can destroy them or even grab them with your hook!
Different Vehicles to Ride
Even if your biplane gets shot down, the game isn't over! Your character can continue on foot. While on the ground, you can use a handgun to fight.
But it's much more fun to find and ride other vehicles! You can hop on many different things to help you move forward. These include animals like giraffes, elephants, and horses. You can also ride pogo sticks, bicycles, motorcycles, and jeeps. There are even several types of robots that can jump and shoot missiles.
While the biplane is usually the best way to finish the game, having all these different ground vehicles makes Boogie Wings even more entertaining and unique.
