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{{Game
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|image=Transformers The Headmasters box.png
|title=Transformers: The Headmasters
|title=Transformers: The Headmasters
|image=Transformers The Headmasters box.png
|developer=[[Takara]]
|developer=[[Takara]]
|publisher=[[Takara]]
|publisher=[[Takara]]
|released={{jp|1987|August 28}}
|year=1987
|genre=[[Shooter]] <small>(Scrolling)</small>
|systems={{syslist|fds}}
|systems=[[Famicom Disk System]]
|genre=[[Shooter]]
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]]
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]]
|preceded by=[[Transformers: Convoy no Nazo|Convoy no Nazo]]
|preceded by=[[Transformers: Convoy no Nazo|Convoy no Nazo]]
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|series=Transformers
|series=Transformers
}}
}}
{{nihongo|'''Transformers: The Headmasters'''|トランスフォーマー ザ★ヘッドマースターズ|toransufoomaa za heddomaasutaazu}} is a [[1987]] [[Famicom Disk System]] game by [[Takara]] based on the popular cartoon series of the same name and released only in Japan. The game stars the Autobot Headmasters as the protagonists and playable characters.
{{nihongo|'''Transformers: The Headmasters'''|トランスフォーマー ザ・ヘッドマースターズ|toransufoomaa za heddomaasutaazu}} is a [[1987]] [[Family Computer Disk System]] game by [[Takara]] based on the popular cartoon series of the same name and released only in Japan. The game stars the Autobot Headmasters as the protagonists and playable characters. The game is infamous for its high level of difficulty and off-key background music.
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You play as one of the Autobot Headmaster through four planets, fighting the Decepticons. Unlike it predecessor, [[Transformers: Convoy no Nazo]], players cannot switch between robot and vehicle mode, as they are predetermined by level. Players also cannot choose which Autobot to play. Players must collect them throughout the game, as they will be flown in by helicopter and will replace that Autobot when they die. Due to Headmasters being for the FDS, the game came with a save game feature similar to those found in early {{c|The Legend of Zelda}} and {{c|Metroid}} games.
You play as one of the Autobot Headmaster through four planets, fighting the Decepticons. Unlike it predecessor, [[Transformers: Convoy no Nazo]], players cannot switch between robot and vehicle mode. Instead, each level contains an initial vehicle mode stage, followed by a robot mode stage. Players start out with only Chromedome. They can switch between Autobots at any time, but only if that Autobot has been collected. Players must rescue them throughout the game, as they will be flown in by helicopter in the vehicle mode stage, or found in one of the rooms of the robot mode stage. Since Headmasters was developed for the FDS, it contains a save game feature similar to those found in early {{c|The Legend of Zelda}} and {{c|Metroid}} games.
The title of this game can be easily skewed. First, understand that the Japanese equivalent of ''Transformers'' is "トランスフォーマー", which is pronounced "toransufoomaa" and sounds like the word is singular. Because the name is then followed by "ザ" (Za), some readers confuse the Transformers name to include this character (thus making it pronounced "toransufoomaaza" and sound plural). As such, the title can be misrepresented as '''Transformers: Headmasters'''. Alternatively, it could be translated as '''The Transformers: Headmasters'''. The final mistake some readers make is that "ヘッドマースターズ" (Headmasters) includes the "ズ" (Zu). By excluding the "ザ" from "トランスフォーマー", it is also possible to mistakenly exclude the "Zu" from Headmasters. If this happens, the translation may come out to '''The Transformers: The Headmasters''' (or something more grammatically incorrect, such as ''Transformers: The Headmasters The''). Luckily, the box art visually separates the three words.
Transformers: The Headmasters (トランスフォーマー ザ・ヘッドマースターズ,toransufoomaa za heddomaasutaazu?) is a 1987Family Computer Disk System game by Takara based on the popular cartoon series of the same name and released only in Japan. The game stars the Autobot Headmasters as the protagonists and playable characters. The game is infamous for its high level of difficulty and off-key background music.
You play as one of the Autobot Headmaster through four planets, fighting the Decepticons. Unlike it predecessor, Transformers: Convoy no Nazo, players cannot switch between robot and vehicle mode. Instead, each level contains an initial vehicle mode stage, followed by a robot mode stage. Players start out with only Chromedome. They can switch between Autobots at any time, but only if that Autobot has been collected. Players must rescue them throughout the game, as they will be flown in by helicopter in the vehicle mode stage, or found in one of the rooms of the robot mode stage. Since Headmasters was developed for the FDS, it contains a save game feature similar to those found in early The Legend of Zelda and Metroid games.
