Baltron

{{Infobox video game

|title = Baltron

|image = BaltronBoxShotNES.jpg

|caption = Cover art

|developer = Shouei System{{cite web | url = http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/578287-baltron/data| title = Release information | publisher = GameFAQs | date = | accessdate = 2011-05-19}}

|publisher = Toei Animation

|released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 19, 1986}}

|genre = Scrolling shooter

|modes = Single-player, multiplayer

|platforms = Family Computer

}}

{{nihongo|Baltron|バルトロン}}{{cite web | url = http://superfamicom.org/famicom/info/baltron/| title = English-to-Japanese title screen translation | publisher = SuperFamicom.org | date = | accessdate = 2011-05-19}} is a horizontally scrolling shooter for the Family Computer that was released exclusively for the Japanese market on March 19, 1986.

Plot

Taking a cue from the popular Star Wars series opening crawl (with its catch phase A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...), the title screen contains the nearly identical catch phrase of A long long time ago. In the year 2999, people from the planet Star Lenion (which is very similar to planet Earth) are under attack from the Bismark Empire.{{cite web | url = http://www.videogameden.com/fc.htm?bal| title = Basic overview (second reference)| publisher = Video Game Den | date = | accessdate = 2011-05-19}}{{cite web | url = http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/578287-baltron/faqs/60987| title = Basic overview | publisher = Ice Queen Zero (GameFAQs) | date = | accessdate = 2011-05-19}}