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TwinBee

TitleTwinBee
First release1985
DeveloperKonami
PublisherKonami
PlatformsFamicom Disk System, MSX, NES / Famicom, PC (Windows), ArcadeADB
Genreshoot 'em up
Also known asツインビー
Players1–2 players
Co-opNo
Releases
MSX: 1986-01-01
NES / Famicom: 1986-01-04
Famicom Disk System: 1988-03-11 (NTSC-J)
Wikidata IDQ2001519

TwinBee and WinBee serve as the two playable spacecrafts in this vertical scrolling shooter. Players navigate in eight directions, utilizing one button for standard shots and another to drop ground bombs. By shooting clouds to release bells, players can trigger color-changing power-ups that modify weapon capabilities and flight performance during combat.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q2001519) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
REG-Vault (famicomdisk/twinbee) · last updated 2026-10-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (nes/twinbee) · last updated 2026-10-26 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
TheGamesDB (33850) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (21068) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (102382) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Arcade Database (ADB) (twinbee) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only
Arcade Database ADB
MAME romsettwinbee
Title at ADBTwinBee (ROM version)
ManufacturerKonami
Year1985
GenreShooter / Flying Vertical
Players2
MAME driver statusGOOD
TwinBee – Flyer
Flyer
TwinBee – Title
Title
TwinBee – In-game
In-game
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Konami); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:30 UTC · filled here: platform
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos (8): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Konami · internal use only. REG-Vault page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Konami · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Sprites
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Videos
NES Longplay [982] TwinBee (JP) (2 Players)
World-of-Longplays · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 32:25auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
MSX Longplay [009] TwinBee
World-of-Longplays · MSX version · longplay · 20:06auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
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