Thunder Force (video game)

This article is about the first game in the series. For the series as a whole, see Thunder Force.
Thunder Force
X1 cover art
Developer(s)Technosoft
Publisher(s)Technosoft
Designer(s)Kotori Yoshimura[1][2]
Platform(s)X1, PC-8801 mkII, FM-7, Sharp MZ-1500, PC-6001 mkII, PC-9801
ReleaseX1
  • JP: December 1983
Sharp MZ-1500
PC-8801
  • JP: January 1984 (V1)
  • JP: March 1985 (V2)
FM-7
  • JP: February 1984
PC-9801
  • JP: October 1984
PC-6001
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Thunder Force (サンダーフォース, Sandā Fōsu) is a free-roaming scrolling shooter computer game released by Technosoft in 1983. It is the first game in the Thunder Force series. It was initially released for the X1 computer, and later appeared on the Sharp MZ-1500, PC-6001 mkII, and in 1985 on the PC-8801 mkII. In 1984, it was released for the FM-7 and PC-9801 computers as Thunder Force Construction, featuring an add-on that allowed players to create custom made areas, like a level editor or game creation system.[2]

  1. ^ "Wibarm". Oh!FM. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2012. Alt URL
  2. ^ a b "Thunder Force Construction". Oh!FM. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2012. Alt URL