Toaplan are one of the most important studios in the history of the shoot ’em up, the guys behind arcade classics such as Flying Shark, Slap Fight, Truxton, Zero Wing, Batsugun, Twin Cobra and plenty more. They had a monumental impact on the genre during and after their existence, and here we tell their story through the chronological history of their arcade games. Enjoy!

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STG Gameside Interview 2012 – Tatsuya Uemura: https://shmuplations.com/toaplan-uemura/
Gamest Toaplan Interview 1990: https://shmuplations.com/toaplan-gamest/
Toaplan Shooting Chronicle Interview 2012 – Tatsuya Uemura/Masahiro Yuge: https://shmuplations.com/toaplan-chronicle/
Toaplan Shooting Chronicle Q&A 2012 – Tatsuya Uemura/Masahiro Yuge: https://web.archive.org/web/20191002072400/http://shmuplations.com/toaplan-chronicleqa/
STG Gameside Interview 2012 – Masahiro Yuge: https://web.archive.org/web/20191222052822/https://shmuplations.com/toaplan-yuge1/
Gamengai Interview – Masahiro Yuge: https://web.archive.org/web/20201010170328/https://www.gamengai.com/#/cmnt-info?id=2332&p=1
Otaku USA Interview – Junya Inoue: https://otakuusamagazine.com/the-art-of-shooting-with-junya-inoue/
Arcade Flyer Archive: https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/
Arcade History: https://www.arcade-history.com/

0:00 Intro
1:13 Before Toaplan: Orca
3:00 Vastar
4:21 Gyrodine
5:40 Jong Oh/Jong Kyo
6:57 Performan
8:19 Repulse
9:55 Tiger-Heli
11:40 Guardian
12:46 Slap Fight (Alcon)
15:58 Mahjong Sisters
16:51 Flying Shark (Sky Shark)
18:36 Wardner
19:46 Twin Cobra
21:42 Rally Bike
23:07 Truxton
26:19 Hellfire
27:50 Twin Hawk
28:54 Demon’s World
30:31 Zero Wing
32:57 Fire Shark
36:35 Snow Bros.
37:57 Out Zone
39:37 Teki P…
41:30 Vimana
42:55 Ghox
43:48 Pipi & Bibi’s (Whoppee!)
45:11 Truxton II
46:42 FixEight
48:20 Dogyuun
50:01 Grind Stormer
52:18 Knuckle Bash
53:46 Sorcer Striker
55:29 Enma Daio
56:34 Batsugun / Batsugun Special Version
59:12 Snow Bros. 2: With New Elves
1:00:25 The End of Toaplan / Unreleased Games
1:01:58 The Beginning of Cave, Raizing, Tamsoft, Takumi etc. / Twin Cobra II

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