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Sky Shark is a 1987 vertical-scrolling shoot-'em-up developed by Toaplan, released as Flying Shark in Japan and Europe. Players pilot a WWII-era biplane through vertically scrolling stages, dropping bombs on ground targets and shooting enemy aircraft. The arcade version was ported to several home co...
V-V (marketed as Grind Stormer in Western regions) is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Toaplan and released for arcades in 1992. The player controls a fighter craft through successive stages of enemy formations, collecting items that grant selectable weapon upgrades. The Japanese and...
Slap Fight is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan and released in 1986. Distributed in North America under the title Alcon, the game distinguishes itself with a progressive weapon upgrade system. Players collect colored power-up icons to selectively enhance their shi...
Flying Shark is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed and published by Toaplan in 1987. Distributed in North America under the title Sky Shark, the game tasks players with piloting a biplane through scrolling, enemy-filled environments. The title is historically recognized as one...
Tiger-Heli is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan and released in 1985. The player controls a military attack helicopter tasked with destroying enemy forces across various land and sea landscapes. It is historically significant as one of the Japanese developer's first...
Truxton II, also known as Tatsujin II, is a 1992 arcade vertical scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Toaplan. Serving as the sequel to the original Truxton, the game tasks players with navigating a futuristic spacecraft through waves of enemy units and large bosses. It is distinguished by its detail...
Hellfire is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Toaplan and released for arcades in 1989, with later versions produced for home systems including the Mega Drive. Its defining mechanic lets the player switch among four firing formations aimed forward, backward, vertically, or diagonall...
Developed by Toaplan and released in arcades in 1993, Batsugun is a vertical scrolling shooter widely recognized as a foundational title for the bullet hell subgenre. The game introduced exceptionally dense overlapping bullet patterns and smaller hitboxes, directly influencing subsequent developers...
Toaplan's 1992 arcade vertical shooter and sequel to Tatsujin (Truxton), featuring an aggressive difficulty-rank system and multi-phase boss encounters.
Toaplan's 1989 arcade vertical shooter, released in Japan as Same! Same! Same!, in which the player pilots a World War II biplane against a vast military fleet.
Toaplan's 1992 arcade vertical shooter featuring a two-ship simultaneous play mode and a docking mechanic that merges both craft into a single powerful unit.
Toaplan's 1992 arcade vertical shooter, also released as V-Five, featuring a power-up system where players toggle between speed-focused and firepower-focused modes.
Toaplan's 1992 arcade vertical shooter with eight selectable characters, one of the studio's final releases before Toaplan dissolved in 1994.
Toaplan's 1987 arcade helicopter shooter, released in Japan as Kyukyoku Tiger, notable for its two-player cooperative mode and straightforward military theme.
