Stinger (NES)

Stinger
Also known as: Moero TwinBee: Cinnamon Hakase wo Sukue! (JP) Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Platforms: NES, Famicom Disk System Released in JP: November 21, 1986 (FDS), March 26, 1993 (Famicom) Released in US: September 1987 This game has regional differences.

Stinger is the second game in the TwinBee series. It's the first and one of the few TwinBee games to get localized in the West.

Regional Differences

3-players mode

The Japanese version allows up to three players simultaneously by connecting an additional controller into the Famicom's peripheral port. The additional controller is used to control Gwinbee, a mint green ship that was introduced in this installment. Since the NES uses its second controller port for peripherals, and the Four Score and Satellite wouldn't be released until 1990, the U.S. version only allows up to two players. The girly-looking Winbee was dropped from the roster in the U.S. version and Gwinbee became the Player 2 ship in its place.

Cut-scenes

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The Famicom versions also feature two conversation sequences showing the pilots of Twinbee, Winbee and Gwinbee - one at the start of the game and another one at the end.

Screenshot	Japanese	Translation
	TWINBEE たいへんだ!!はかせのけんき ゅうじょが がとらんてぃす に　こうげきされてしまったぞ WINBEE はかせは　やつらに　さわれてし まったわ!!　みんなで　はかせを たすけてに　いきましょう!! GWINBEE じゃあ　ついびーと　ういん びーと　ぐいんびーにのって えんばんの　あとを　あうのだ!!	Twinbee: Oh, no!! The professor's research lab was attacked by Gatlantis! Winbee: Those goons kidnapped the professor!! Let's go rescue him!! Gwinbee: Right! Let's board the Twinbee, Winbee, and Gwinbee, and chase after that flying saucer

Difficulty

The Famicom version features a difficulty option of Normal and Hard, with the Famicom cartridge version adding a third easier setting (Easy). In the U.S. version, there is no difficulty option, but the player can replay the game on a harder difficulty in the second loop.