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Zero Wing

Zero Wing is a 1989 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed by Toaplan and published by Namco for Japanese arcades; in North America, it was distributed by Williams Electronics. Controlling the ZIG space fighter craft, players assume the role of protagonist Trent in a last-ditch effort to overthrow the alien space pirate organization CATS…

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Genre
Scrolling shooter
Artists
Miho Hayashi Naoki Ogiwara Shintarō Nakaoka
Composers
Masahiro Yuge Tatsuya Uemura Toshiaki Tomizawa
Designers
Sanae Nitō Yuko Tataka
Developer
Toaplan
Engine
Hellfire

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Zero Wing

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Avg. degree1.97
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Zero Wing

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related to Synopsis · 25
Zero Wing → Abigor, Abigor's, After Ludwig, Airen, Airen's, CATS, Earth, Federation, Galactic Federation, His, However, It, Japanese/Federation, Ludwig, Ludwig's, Masato Tachibana, Milky Way Federation, PC Engine, Seiren, Set
related to Development · 24
Zero Wing → Artists Miho Hayashi, Both, Due, Hellfire, Hiroaki Furukawa, Japanese, Masahiro Yuge, Naoki Ogiwara, Ogiwara, Pipiru, Sanae Nitō, Shintarō Nakaoka, Slap Fight, Sound, Tatsuya Uemura, The, Toaplan, Tomizawa, Toshiaki, Toshiaki Tomizawa
related to Release · 23
Zero Wing → American Sega Genesis, April, Despite, Europe, European, In, Japan, July, May, Mega Drive, Namco, Naxat Soft, North America, October, PAL-optimized, PC Engine CD-ROM², Pony Canyon, Scitron, Sega, September
related to Reception · 16
Zero Wing → Computer, Game Machine, Hellfire, In Japan, Jap, Jitsuryoku, Mean Machines, Mega Drive, Megadrive, November, Pro Yakyū, Sega Force, Squadron, The, They, Video Games
related to Gameplay · 12
Zero Wing → As, Blue Laser, CATS, Each, Green Homing, Hellfire, Other, Red Cannon, Seizer Beam, There, Trent, ZIG
related to External links · 9
Zero Wing → Archived, GameFAQsZero Wing, Giant BombZero Wing, Killer List, May, MobyGamesZero Wing, The Toaplan Museum, VideogamesZero Wing, Wayback Machine
related to Legacy · 6
Zero Wing → All, In, Internet, Sega Mega Drive, Toaplan, Translations
Publishers · 5
Zero Wing → Arcade.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output…, EU: Sega, JP: Namco, JP: Toaplan, NA: Williams Electronics
Release · 5
Zero Wing → EU: July 1991, JP: 18 September 1992, JP: 31 May 1991, JP: October 1989, NA: April 1990
Artists · 1
Zero Wing → Miho Hayashi Naoki Ogiwara Shintarō Nakaoka

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zero wing toaplan game version mega drive uemura japanese also title later engine several released pc sega arcade development yuge

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Zero WingArtistsMiho Hayashi Naoki Ogiwara Shintarō Nakaoka1.00infobox
Zero WingComposersMasahiro Yuge Tatsuya Uemura Toshiaki Tomizawa1.00infobox
Zero WingDesignersSanae Nitō Yuko Tataka1.00infobox
Zero WingDeveloperToaplan1.00infobox
Zero WingEngineHellfire1.00infobox
Zero WingGenreScrolling shooter1.00infobox
Zero WingModesSingle-player, multiplayer1.00infobox
Zero WingPlatformsArcade, Mega Drive, PC Engine CD-ROM²1.00infobox
Zero WingProducerToshiaki Ōta1.00infobox
Zero WingProgrammersHiroaki Furukawa Tatsuya Uemura1.00infobox
Zero WingPublishersArcade.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output…1.00infobox
Zero WingPublishersJP: Namco1.00infobox
Zero WingPublishersNA: Williams Electronics1.00infobox
Zero WingPublishersJP: Toaplan1.00infobox
Zero WingPublishersEU: Sega1.00infobox
Zero WingReleaseJP: October 19891.00infobox
Zero WingReleaseNA: April 19901.00infobox
Zero WingReleaseJP: 31 May 19911.00infobox
Zero WingReleaseEU: July 19911.00infobox
Zero WingReleaseJP: 18 September 19921.00infobox
Zero Wingis a1989 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed by Toaplan and published by Namco for Japanese arcades0.90text

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