Detana!! TwinBee (Sharp X68000)

This page details pre-release information and/or media for Detana!! TwinBee (Sharp X68000).

Store Demo#

Right before releasing Detana!! TwinBee on Sharp X68000, Konami distributed an over-the-counter demo to retailers which demonstrates a few differences compared to the final version.

According to the music files contained in the demo, the store demo only allows the player to play the first stage and boss before ending the game and resetting.

Music#

The store demo contains some additional music not seen in the final game, along with different versions of tracks found in the main game. However, in contrast with the final game (and later on Gradius II for X68000), Konami did not make different versions of the songs for Roland MT-32 and SC-55 (General MIDI), so only base OPM versions exist for these songs.

The songs are first presented as how they are played in the demo (3 in total), then individually without sound effects.

Shop Demo 1#

Title	Track	Notes
Shop Demo 1		Combination of 3 songs with voice-over and sound effects, used before the demo's title screen.
Opening (Shop Demo)		First song that plays in the demo. Also known as "??? (Shop Demo 1)" on Konami Shooting Collection (Disc 5).
Message from Queen Melora (Shop Demo)		This version of the song "A Message from Queen Mel" used on the start demo of the main game is absent from the Konami Shooting Collection box set.
It is Dispatched to The Planet Meru (Shop Demo)		Also known as "Jingle (Shop Demo 2)" on Konami Shooting Collection (Disc 5).

Shop Demo 2#

Unlike the final version of the game, the track used on the title screen of the demo (self-titled "Detana Twinbee") does not have the additional music section at the end.

Title	Track	Notes
Shop Demo 2		Used on the title screen of the shop demo.
Detana TwinBee (Shop Demo)		Without sound effects.

Shop Demo 3#

There are two versions of the voice-over used on the arrangement of "Twinbee's Home Town Song" used as the third Shop Demo BGM, with the backing music staying the same. One voice-over was made specifically for pre-release while the other voice-over was made for when the game finally went on sale at retail.

The song is called by "Twinbee Arrangement (Shop Demo 3)" on Konami Shooting Collection (Disc 5).

Twinbee Arrangement (Shop Demo 3)
Title	Track	Notes
Version 1 (Pre-Release)		Used for pre-release.
Version 2 (Now on Sale)		Used for when the game went on sale at retail.
Twinbee's Home Town Song (Shop Demo)		No voice-over. This standalone version loops twice, while the version that plays during the demo will fade out after playing once.