Twinkle Star Sprites (1996)
Dreamcast · Linux · Mac · Neo Geo AES · Neo Geo CD · Neo Geo MVS · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Sega Saturn · Web Browser · Wii
3.58 from 33 ratings
453 members have it in their collection · 2 playing now · 273 backlogged · 21 wish listed
Details
- Developers
- ADK Corporation
- Publishers
- ADK Corporation, D4 Enterprise, SNK
- Genres
- Arcade, Shooter
- Themes
- Action, Comedy, Fantasy
- Series
- Twinkle Star Sprites
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Nov 25, 1996 (Full Release) (North_America) Neo Geo MVS
- Nov 25, 1996 (Full Release) (Japan) Neo Geo MVS
- Jan 31, 1997 (Full Release) (Japan) Neo Geo AES
- Feb 21, 1997 (Full Release) (Japan) Neo Geo CD
- Dec 18, 1997 (Full Release) (Japan) Sega Saturn
- Mar 23, 2000 (Full Release) (Japan) Dreamcast
- Aug 09, 2011 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii
- Jan 08, 2016 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Linux, Mac, Web Browser
- May 26, 2016 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
Also available on
- ACA Neo Geo: Twinkle Star Sprites (2018) · ANDR, NSW, PC, PS4, XONE, iOS
Related
Bundled in
- ADK Damashii (Dec 2008) · PS2, PS3
- Neo Geo Mini (Jul 2018) · Plug & Play
- Taito Arcade 2 (Sep 2025) · EVER
- Neogeo Arcade 3 (Dec 2025) · EVER
Rating distribution
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Community All Reviews Statuses
Status Reset_Tears May 14, 2022
This is an interesting sort of shooter, in that you're playing against someone (either a friend or the computer AI). Projectiles fly into your side of the screen, and you try to shoot them so that they fly into our opponent's side of the screen (and hopefully make the kill). I think the concept is A+ but the execution is …
This is an interesting sort of shooter, in that you're playing against someone (either a friend or the computer AI). Projectiles fly into your side of the screen, and you try to shoot them so that they fly into our opponent's side of the screen (and hopefully make the kill). I think the concept is A+ but the execution is a bit lacking. The levels themselves end up not being that interesting, and I quickly grew tired of hearing the charge-up noise for bigger shots (vital when you have lots of bigger projectiles flying toward you). There was also a lot of slow-down in each version I played, which made it all less fun.
It is still pretty fun though, and I imagine would be best-enjoyed playing against a friend who was also into the genre. I'm surprised I haven't really ever noticed a newer iteration of this concept. Seems like something some indie studio really ought to go for, really polish it up and have it all play smoothly, have online tournament modes and whatnot.
Review OzuPlaysGames 5/5 · Sep 15, 2020
Puyo Puyo meets shoot 'em ups (or cute 'em ups if you prefer)
Twinkle Star Sprites is the Puyo Puyo formula combined with the shoot 'em up genre and it works like a dream. The screen is split just like Puyo Puyo but the gameplay is obviously more akin to TwinBee. As you destroy things on your own screen you send fireballs, monsters, and even bosses over to your opponents screen. This results …
Read moreTwinkle Star Sprites is the Puyo Puyo formula combined with the shoot 'em up genre and it works like a dream. The screen is split just like Puyo Puyo but the gameplay is obviously more akin to TwinBee. As you destroy things on your own screen you send fireballs, monsters, and even bosses over to your opponents screen. This results in some super addicting and competitive arcade matches that can end as quickly as 30 seconds. The visuals are cute and it has a few bangers in the soundtrack as well. If you have a friend to play with (and even if you don't) I highly recommend this title.
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