B-Wings

B-Wings is a game released for both the Arcade and the NES. It was developed by Data East and released in the arcades as Battle Wings in certain parts of the world outside of Japan. It was later converted for play on the Famicom in 1986, with three additional wing types.

B-Wings consists of 45 stages. The background story is unknown. The player controls the FX-1, which can be upgraded to a more powerful fighter by collecting various wings that attach to the main craft. Each wing has a different form of additional firepower, and the wings can be detached at will by pressing the second button or replaced with a different set.

The player must ultimate destroy the GOBUNASU fortress. Normally, you fly at a high altitude, but you can press the second button when you are not wearing wings to descend to the ground briefly, before rising back to the top. While you are close to the ground, you are impervious to any overhead attacks and enemy aircraft. However, you are still vulnerable to attacks from enemies which hover over the ground, or ground based structures that you normally fly over.

Arcade version
Eight different wings are available throughout the game. They appear on a two-craft transport. You must shoot both crafts to release the wing which will float down to your fighter. Touch the wing to attach it to your craft.


 * 1) A-WING: The Anti-Wing can fire backwards.
 * 2) C-WING: The Cannon-Wing increases forward-fire with bomb attacks.
 * 3) G-WING: The Ground-Wing fires down at the ground.
 * 4) J-WING: The Jump-Wing fires off three beams, the center one of which explodes.
 * 5) M-WING: The Multiple-Wing rotates regularly and allows you to fire in multiple directions.
 * 6) S-WING: The Side-Wing adds and left and right attack cannon.
 * 7) V-WING: The Variable-Wing protects the ship by firing five short range blasts.
 * 8) W-WING: The Wide-Wing fires five long-range radial beams.

Famicom version
In the Famicom version, enemies do not exist on the ground, and the G-WING is removed. Instead, three additional wings are added for a total of 10 wing types. The V-WING is referred to as the Van-Wing.


 * 1) D-WING: The Dyna-Wing fires a short-range, forward flying attack that destroys enemy bullets.
 * 2) F-WING: The Fire-Wing fires a narrow but extremely powerful jet of flame.
 * 3) H-WING: The Hammer-Wing initiates a set of balls which rotate about the ship, shielding it from attack.