Pop'n TwinBee

The game's opening sequence shows TwinBee and WinBee patrolling the skies of Donburi Island when they suddenly receive a distress signal from a young girl named Madoka, the granddaughter of Dr. Mardock, who was once a benevolent scientist until a bump in the head turned him insane. Dr. Mardock now seeks to conquer the world with an army of Acorn Men and only TwinBee and WinBee can stop him.

The gameplay is similar to Detana!! TwinBee, the second coin-op game in the series, but with a few notable additions and changes. Like in previous TwinBee, up to two players can play simultaneously, Player 1 controls TwinBee (the blue aircraft), while Player 2 controls WinBee (the pink aircraft). When the player begins the game, they'll be asked to enter their name and choose between three types of companion ships (whether their companions will follow their ship, engulf them, or surround them). The player's objective is to maneuver their spacecraft through a series of seven stages and defeat every enemy who gets in the way, facing a boss at the end of each stage. Unlike previous games, instead of extra lives, the player has a life meter that determines how much damage the player's ship can take before losing. When the player loses, they will be given a chance to restart at the stage where they left off, but only limited chances are given to continue.

Like in previous Twinbee games, the player shoots at airborne enemies with their gun and drops bombs to the land. The player can also attack airborne enemies with their ship's punches as well at close range. The player can shoot tiny-sized replicas of their ship that will fly and attack all on-screen enemies. The player can only perform this attack based on the number of stocks they have. During a 2-player game, one player can give the other player a bit of their life energy to replenish it or even use the other player's ship as a projectile against the enemy. As usual, the main power-up items are bells that can change colors by shooting them in the air, giving the player a different upgrade when one is retrieved depending on the bell's color.

On the game's option settings, the player can adjust the game's difficulty, controls, and sound, as well as switch between "normal" and "couple" mode. During couple mode, the enemy attacks will aim primarily at Player 1 if two players are playing together. This feature is intended to allow less experienced players enjoy the game if they're playing with a more experience partner.

The upbeat and light hearted soundtrack, composed by Kazuhiko Uehara among others, takes influence from Japanese Idol songs.

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| CVG = 93/100{{cite magazine|last1=Rand|first1=Paul|last2=Keen|first2=Steve|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:CVG_UK_140.pdf&page=34|title=Review (SNES): Pop 'n Twin Bee|magazine=Computer and Video Games|issue=140|publisher=EMAP|date=July 1993|pages=34–36}}

| Fam = 30/40{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/famitsu-0224/page/40/mode/1up|title=NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: Pop'n ツインビー (スーパーファミコンカートリッジ)|magazine=Famitsu|issue=224|publisher=ASCII Corporation|date=April 2, 1993|page=42|language=ja}} ([http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=2791 Transcription] by Famitsu.com. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112062613/http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=2791|date=2015-01-12}}).

| GMaster = 75%{{cite magazine|last=Douglas|first=Jim|title=Reviews (SNES): Pop'n Twin Bee|magazine=GamesMaster|issue=7|publisher=Future Publishing|date=July 1993|page=67}}

| ONM = 86/100{{cite magazine|last1=Swan|first1=Gus|last2=Davies|first2=Paul|url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-magazine-system-9/page/46/mode/2up|title=Review (Super Nintendo Entertainment System): Pop 'n' Twinbee|magazine=Nintendo Magazine System|issue=9|publisher=EMAP|date=June 1993|pages=46–49}}

| SP = 84%{{cite magazine|last=Brookes|first=Jason|title=Import Review: Pop'n Twin Bee|magazine=Super Play|issue=8|publisher=Future Publishing|date=June 1993|pages=30–32}}

| TOT = (UK) 78%{{cite magazine|last=Beaven|first=James|url=https://archive.org/details/total-20/page/n31/mode/2up|title=SNES Reviews: Pop 'n' Twinbee|magazine=Total!|issue=20|publisher=Future Publishing|date=August 1993|pages=32–33}}
(DE) 2-{{cite magazine|last=Eggebrecht|first=Julian|author-link=Julian Eggebrecht|url=https://total.seppatoni.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/snes_popntwinbee.jpg|title=SNES Test: Pop'n'Twin Bee|magazine=Total!|issue=1|publisher=MVL-Verlag|date=June 1993|pages=78–79|language=de|access-date=2025-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115232845/https://total.seppatoni.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/snes_popntwinbee.jpg|archive-date=2025-01-15|url-status=live}}

| rev1 = Nintendo Game Zone

| rev1Score = 89/100{{cite magazine|last=Haynes|first=Rik|url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-game-zone-08/page/34/mode/2up|title=Review: Pop 'n' Twinbee (Super Famicom)|magazine=Nintendo Game Zone|issue=8|publisher=Dennis Publishing|date=June 1993|pages=34–35}}

| rev2 = SNES Force

| rev2Score = 80/100{{cite magazine|last1=Evans|first1=Will|last2=Hill|first2=Simon|url=https://archive.org/details/snes-nforce-magazine-02/page/n41/mode/2up|title=Review: Pop 'n Twinbee|magazine=SNES Force|issue=2|publisher=Impact Magazines|date=August 1993|pages=42–44}}

| rev3 = Super Action

| rev3Score = 92%{{cite magazine|last=Lee|first=Alex|url=https://archive.org/details/super-action-10/page/n27/mode/2up|title=Import Review: Pop 'n Twin Bee|magazine=Super Action|issue=10|publisher=Europress|date=July 1993|pages=28–29}}

| rev4 = Super Control

| rev4Score = 53%{{cite magazine|last=Mallinson|first=Paul|url=https://archive.org/details/super-control-01/page/n75/mode/2up|title=Super Review: Pop N Twin Bee|magazine=Super Control|issue=1|publisher=Maverick Magazines|date=June 1993|pages=76–77}}

| rev5 = Super Gamer

| rev5Score = 61%{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/super-gamer-01/page/n122/mode/1up|title=A-Z of Games - Nintendo Games Index: Super NES|magazine=Super Gamer|issue=1|publisher=Paragon Publishing|date=April 1994|pages=122–124}}

| rev6 = Super Pro

| rev6Score = 61/100{{cite magazine|last=Westley|first=Dave|url=https://archive.org/details/super-pro-issue-7/page/n17/mode/2up|title=Review (Import): Pop 'n Twin Bee|magazine=Super Pro|issue=7|publisher=Paragon Publishing|date=June 1993|pages=18–19}}

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According to Famitsu, Pop'n TwinBee sold over 40,539 copies in its first week on the market and sold approximately 146,124 copies during its lifetime in Japan.{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search|title=Game Search|website=Game Data Library|access-date=2025-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241118005114/https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search|archive-date=2024-11-18|url-status=live}} The game received a 23.17/30 score in a 1993 readers' poll conducted by Super Famicom Magazine, ranking among Super Famicom titles at the number 38 spot.{{cite book|author=Super Famicom Magazine|chapter=ゲーム通信簿|title=90年11月から'93年6月21日発売までの323本を収録!! スーパーファミコンオールカタログ'93|type=special supplement|language=ja|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|date=August 1, 1993|page=55}} It also received generally favorable reviews from critics.

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{{Reflist|2}}

• [http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/shooting_tsp/twin/index.html TwinBee Portable] at [http://www.konami.jp/ Konami] {{in lang|ja}}
• [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/software/vc/jcbj/index.html Official website] (in Japanese)

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