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They're here and we couldn't be more delighted! Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol.4 has landed on Steam and GOG, featuring heavy hitters such as Truxton II, Grind Stormer, Dogyuun, and Twin Hawk. We’re also launching an Ultimate Collection with all 16 games for the unrivaled Toaplan experience.

The Toaplan PC project was announced back in August 2022, and the circle is now complete. At Bitwave, we take great pride in our collaboration with Tatsujin, aiding them in continuing the Toaplan legacy making games like Dogyuun available in home versions for the first time.

[h3]SHMUPS INCLUDED IN VOL.4‍‍[/h3]

Truxton II: Enjoy the visually stunning pixel graphics in one of the hardest and most unforgiving Toaplan games!‍

Grind Stormer: Experience a vertically scrolling manic shooter featuring impressive pixel art graphics and an upbeat FM soundtrack!‍

Dogyuun: Known for its detailed pixel art, colossal bosses, and menacing difficulty. Take on the challenge with a friend and combine your ships into a space-wrecking vehicle!‍

Twin Hawk: Call in a formation of six friendly fighter planes and take down powerful enemies in this classic military-themed shoot 'em up!

[h3]‍COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION‍[/h3]

You can purchase all four games together for 19.99$/€ or separately for 7.79$/€. Complete your collection by diving into our Ultimate Collection or buy them all for 69.99$/€.‍

[h3]LIST OF UPDATES:[/h3]

• Minimal Input Lag: Emulation, input processing, and rendering all complete on the same frame.
  
• Quick Save using F1-F10, Reload with Shift+ F1-F10.
  
• Online leaderboards for Single Credit, No Assist, and Assisted plays.
  
• Rewind the game between 10-18 minutes, depending on the action.
  
• Capture sharable replays to immortalize your interstellar victories (or funny moments).
  
• Assist Features such as auto-fire at multiple rates.
  
• Very Easy Mode: Lower the difficulty to breeze through the adventure.
  
• Pixel perfect or full-screen scaling in windowed or full-screen mode.
  
• Rotate the gameplay in 90-degree increments.
  
• Steam Achievements.
  
• Choose between Raw Input on Windows or Steam Input.
  
• Hone your skills in the ultra customizable practice mode!
  

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Happy Friday, shmupers! We’re glad to tell you that Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol.4 is coming soon!

Vol.4 includes Truxton II, Grind Stormer, Dogyuun, and Twin Hawk, and you can wishlist them all today:

Truxton II: Enjoy the visually stunning pixel graphics in one of the hardest and most unforgiving Toaplan games!‍

Grind Stormer: Experience a vertically scrolling manic shooter featuring impressive pixel art graphics and an upbeat FM soundtrack!‍

Dogyuun: Known for its detailed pixel art, colossal bosses, and menacing difficulty. Take on the challenge with a friend and combine your ships into a space-wrecking vehicle!‍

Twin Hawk: Call in a formation of six friendly fighter planes and take down powerful enemies in this classic military-themed shoot 'em up!

We’ve got more news to share shortly. Please tune in ShooterFes on April 6th, 8am ET / 2pm CEST / 9pm JST, to learn more. See you there!

Today marks an exciting milestone! The Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol. 4 is officially released on both Steam and GOG. This volume holds special significance as it includes two games that have never seen an official release outside the arcade until now: Vimana and FixEight. Additionally, experience the classic chopper shooter Tiger-Heli and the fan-favorite Batsugun.

The Games In Detail

Tiger-Heli: This is where it all started. Tiger-Heli, Toaplan's pioneering bomb-based vertical shooter set the stage for an entire genre back in 1985!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG9XHhx19-k

Vimana: Uncover the magic of Indian mythology, unique power-ups, and an enchanting soundtrack in this electrifying space showdown!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXcYaaL2oFI

FixEight: Toaplan's thrilling vertical run-and-gun game features eight peerless warriors with cutting-edge weapons!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcSceYUoEJM

Batsugun: The epic conclusion of Toaplan's legendary shooter series. Play the original or Batsugun Special. Choose your favorite character and spaceship in this thrilling sci-fi adventure!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjVc76ROHxI

You can purchase all four games together for 19.99$/€ or separately for 7.79$/€! Each game features quick save/resume, online leaderboards for single credit players, no assist and assisted modes, and Achievements (for bragging rights)! You can also showcase your skills online using the built-in video capture!

List of updates:

• Minimal Input Lag: Emulation, input processing, and rendering all complete on the same frame.
  
• Quick Save using F1-F10, Reload with Shift+ F1-F10
  
• Online leaderboards for Single Credit, No Assist, and Assisted plays.
  
• Instrument panels with extra gameplay information and artwork.
  
• Rewind the game between 10-18 minutes, depending on the action.
  
• Capture sharable replays to immortalize your interstellar victories (or funny moments).
  
• Assist Features such as auto-fire at multiple rates.
  
• Very Easy Mode: Lower the difficulty to breeze through the adventure.
  
• Pixel perfect or full-screen scaling in windowed or full-screen mode.
  
• Rotate the gameplay in 90-degree increments.
  
• Steam Achievements
  
• Choose between Raw Input on Windows or Steam Input.
  
• Hone your skills in the ultra-customizable practice mode!
  

With Vol.3 out, there’s just one more to go! Look forward to Truxton II, Dogyuun, Grind Stormer, and Twin Hawk. But more on that later.

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