V-Five (c) 1992 Toaplan.
A vertically scrolling shoot 'em up from Toaplan.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Game ID : TP-027
Main CPU : 68000 (@ 10 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 3.375 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 240 x 320 pixels
Screen refresh : 59.41 Hz
Palette Colors : 2048
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

>>> TRIVIA
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Released in December 1992.
This game is known outside Japan as 'Grind Stormer'.
This would be Ikeda Tsunemoto's first game at Toaplan. He went on to become a founding member of Cave, where he still works as a lead programmer. It is due to him that the phenomenon of the ''Danmaku''; the huge walls of bullets seen in 'Donpachi' etc, came about.

>>> GAME UPDATES
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'Grind Stormer' seems to be different in the way that you pick up the items directly and don't go through the power-up bar.

>>> TRICKS AND TIPS
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* Hidden Functions : If the 'Invulnerability dip switch' is enabled, you are invulnerable but you may also 'Pause' the game with P2 Start and restart with P1 Start.
* Bomber Mode : Input code Right, Left, Button2, Left, Down, Button1, Up, Left on title screen after inserted a credit. Displayed 'BOMBER. Ver' and the game system is changed to 'Grind Stormer''s one.

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Director : Kenichi Takano
Programmers : Sigue Hayasato, Tsuneki Ikeda
Graphic designers : Y. Naora, Mikio Yamaguchi
Sound director : Masahiro Yuge

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.