Famicom Mini Twin Bee on GBA, Konami's kawaii vertical shooter in Japanese version. Colorful and accessible, fun in short sessions. A sweet curiosity for collectors.
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Compilation1 player3+
Description
GBA version of TwinBee released on Famicom, published by Nintendo in Japan in August 2004. The TwinBee ship battles enemy armies in a vertical scroll shoot-em-up with a bell system - hitting yellow bells at altitude grants power, defense or speed bonuses depending on the color obtained. Two-player link cable mode with WinBee and zone-end bosses. Nineteenth number in the Famicom Mini series.
Famicom Mini 19 - Twin Bee review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Short"
Technical info
💾0,91 MB📅10/08/2004
Published by Nintendo
Famicom Mini 19 - Twin Bee (GBA) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
GBA reissue of TwinBee in the Famicom Mini collection, a tribute to the 1986 Konami vertical shooter that established the colorful, cheerful cute-em-up subgenre against the austere shmups of the time. Its bell to color-change for bonuses remains a recognizable signature of the genre. Reissued in a faithful miniature box, it represents the light side of shooting in the line. Its collecting interest rests on this status as the founder of the Konami cute-em-up and on its place in the Famicom anniversary series.
