:Thunder Force

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{{Infobox video game series

| title = Thunder Force

| image = Thunder Force series logo.svg

| platforms = Sharp X1, NEC PC-8801 mkII, FM-7, Sharp MZ 1500, NEC PC-6001 mkII, NEC PC-9801, X68000, Arcade, Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation 2

| developer = Technosoft
Sega

| publisher = Technosoft
Sega

| genre = Horizontal-scrolling shooter

| creator = Kotori Yoshimura

| first release version = Thunder Force

| first release date = {{start date|df=y|1983}}

| latest release version = Thunder Force VI

| latest release date = {{start date|df=y|2008}}

}}

{{nihongo foot|Thunder Force|サンダーフォース|Sandā Fōsu|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a series of shooter video games developed by the Japanese software company Technosoft and published by Sega. The franchise is recognized for its distinctive gameplay, graphics, and synthesizer-based chiptune music soundtracks.

There are six games in the series in total. The first appeared on the personal computers. The majority of installments in the series appeared on the Mega Drive console. The most recent entry was released on PlayStation 2.

History

The series' first game, Thunder Force, appeared in 1983 on a variety of Japanese computers, such as the X1, PC-8801 mkII, and FM-7. Since Thunder Force II, the majority of installments in the series appeared on the Mega Drive console, where the series gained much of its popularity. The most recent entry was released on PlayStation 2.

The original Thunder Force video game was created by Kotori Yoshimura in 1983. She later left Technosoft and founded Arsys Software in 1985, where herself and Osamu Nagano worked on notable titles such as Star Cruiser.{{cite web|title=Wibarm|url=http://www.retropc.net/fm-7/museum/softhouse/arsyssoftware/001100100.html|work=Oh!FM|access-date=1 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119012944/http://fm-7.com/museum/softhouse/arsyssoftware/001100100.html|archive-date=19 January 2015}} [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.retropc.net%2Ffm-7%2Fmuseum%2Fsofthouse%2Farsyssoftware%2F001100100.html Alt URL] In 1984, Technosoft released a level editor, or game creation system, titled Thunder Force Construction, created by Yoshimura for the FM-7 computer.{{cite web|title=Thunder Force Construction|url=http://retropc.net/fm-7/museum/softhouse/tecnosoft/330602301.html|work=Oh!FM|access-date=1 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728113345/http://retropc.net/fm-7/museum/softhouse/tecnosoft/330602301.html|archive-date=28 July 2013}} [https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fretropc.net%2Ffm-7%2Fmuseum%2Fsofthouse%2Ftecnosoft%2F330602301.html Alt URL]

In September 2016, Sega announced at the Tokyo Game Show that they've acquired the rights to the Thunder Force franchise and all other Technosoft intellectual properties.{{cite web|url=http://segabits.com/blog/2016/09/17/sega-announces-acquisition-of-technosofts-ips/|title=Sega announces acquisitions of Technosoft IP's|date=September 2016}}

Games

Year	Title	Original platform
class="wikitable"
1983	Thunder Force	Sharp X1
1988	Thunder Force II	X68000
1990	Thunder Force III	Mega Drive/Genesis
1992	Thunder Force IV	Mega Drive/Genesis
1997	Thunder Force V	Sega Saturn
2008	Thunder Force VI	PlayStation 2

=Compilations=

Year	Title	Included games	Original platform
class="wikitable"
1996	Thunder Force Gold Pack 1	Thunder Force II Thunder Force III	Sega Saturn
1996	Thunder Force Gold Pack 2	Thunder Force AC Thunder Force IV	Sega Saturn

Notes

References

Category:horizontally scrolling shooters

Category:Sega video game franchises

Category:video game franchises introduced in 1983