Stinger (NES, Famicom Disk System)

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#

Title Screen#

Famicom Disk System (Japan)	Famicom (Japan)	NES (US)

Font#

The English font of the Japanese version differs from that of the US version, using the Atari font, Such as Rush'n Attack (NES) and Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse.

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 US version only allows up to two players. The girly-looking Winbee was dropped from the roster in the US version and Gwinbee became the Player 2 ship in its place.

Scoreboard#

Japan	US

The US version does not support 3-player mode, and the scoreboard screen has been adjusted.

The FDS version requires the disk to be replaced with a B-side before the game starts, making the cutscene music just fade out instead of the scoreboard music as in the US version.

Difficulty#

Both the original Famicom Disk System and NES versions had no difficulty options. The Famicom re-release, however, added two (Normal and Easy).

Introduction#

Sign#

In the Japanese version, the sign seen during Dr. Cinnamon's abduction features the name of the island. For the US version, it was changed to "Konami".

Japan	US

Cutscene#

Additionally, the Japanese version features a longer introduction sequence showing the pilots of Twinbee, Winbee and Gwinbee. This was removed for the US version.

Cutscene	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!!

Ending#

Just like the intro, the conversation between the pilots during the ending was removed for the US version.

Region	Screenshot	Translation
Japan		Twinbee: We've saved the professor!! I had a bad feeling about Gatlantis for a moment. Winbee: Thanks to our aircraft, the enemies were not tough!! I didn't expect less from Dr. Cinnamon!! Gwinbee: The professor must be eager to return home. Let's go back to Donburi Island. Dr. Cinnamon: I'm proud of all of you. You fought your way through here just for me. When I was captured by the Gatlantis Army, I knew my grandchildren would come to rescue me. Let's rebuild our lab so we can all protect Donburi Island
US

Staff Roll#

Some small changes and corrections were made to the staff roll. Dr. Cinnamon's message at the end was removed for the US version. It translates to "Be nice everyone".

 
PROGRAM BY
         MUUCHAN

CHARACTOR BY

   みんな なかよく
         DR.SHINAMON

 
PROGRAM BY
         MU-CHAN

CHARACTER BY

Version Differences#

Title Screen#

Since the Famicom rerelease has the Konami logo on a separate screen like the Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa and Castlevania rereleases, it was removed from the title screen.

Famicom Disk System	Famicom

Cutscene#

The Famicom version can now skip the part where Dr. Cinnamon was captured.

Scoreboard#

The Famicom version changed to scoreboard music just like the US version before the start of Stage 1.

Difficulty#

The original Famicom Disk System version had no difficulty selection, but for the Famicom re-release, two difficulty options (Normal and Easy) were added.

Staff Roll#

Some small changes were made to the staff roll at the end of the game in the Famicom re-release. The "Special Thanks" section, in particular, features some different names and aliases.

     
PROGRAM BY
         MUUCHAN

CHARACTOR BY

MUSIC BY
      CHARLEY SADA

SPECIAL THANKS

      RUSHER SHINYA
     BRILLIANT SATOE
         YAMAKO

 
PROGRAM BY
         MU-CHAN

CHARACTER BY

MUSIC BY
      RUSHER SHINYA

SPECIAL THANKS

       PAPA HITOMI
       MAMA CHAN
         N A N‼