The Mega Drive port of Toaplan's Truxton, a demanding arcade vertical shooter. A genre classic.
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Shooter1 player7+
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A Truxton ship battles alien armies in this Toaplan vertical shoot'em up for Mega Drive. Published by Toaplan/Sega, released in the United States in March 1990. Mega Drive founding vertical shoot'em up with varied armaments to collect, alien bosses and intense gameplay.
Truxton, Mega Drive conversion of Toaplan's vertical shoot'em up, in its North American edition. Its collector interest lies in Toaplan's prestige among shmup fans and in the home version of this arcade classic staying sought to play at the source. Not extremely rare, it benefits from steady demand from shooter collectors, attentive to Toaplan ports whose value rises as the studio gains posthumous recognition.
Is Truxton still worth playing in 2026?
A port of Toaplan's vertical shoot-em-up, Truxton sends a ship against alien armies across dense levels with snappy shooting and generous power-ups. The readability, the pace and the imposing bosses make it a solid, pleasant vertical shmup, faithful to Toaplan's arcade craft. The difficulty stays tough and the formula classic for the genre. An estimable pick for fans of retro vertical shooting and enthusiasts of the Toaplan shmup golden age.
