The Mega Drive port of Toaplan's Twin Cobra Desert Attack Helicopter, a vertical shooter. A genre classic.
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Shooter1 player7+
Description
Twin Cobra helicopters battle enemy formations in this Toaplan vertical shoot'em up for Mega Drive. Published by Toaplan/Sega, released in the United States in April 1990. Vertical shoot'em up with combat helicopters, enemy patterns to memorise and powerful bosses.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
Twin Cobra, Treco's port of Toaplan's shoot'em up Kyukyoku Tiger, released in the US. Its collector interest lies in the Toaplan name, prized by shooter fans, and in a US edition with a measured print. A home conversion of a cooperative arcade classic, it draws shmup collectors attentive to Toaplan ports, whose posthumous recognition sustains steady demand, especially for complete copies in good shape.
Is Twin Cobra - Desert Attack Helicopter still worth playing in 2026?
A port of Toaplan's vertical shoot-em-up, Twin Cobra has you pilot a combat helicopter against waves of ground and air enemies, with bombs, power-ups and a sustained pace. The readability, the snappy action and two-player co-op make it an effective vertical shmup, faithful to the studio's arcade craft. The difficulty stays tough and the formula very classic. An honest pick for fans of retro vertical shooting and lovers of Toaplan productions on the Mega Drive.
