Grappling Guns and Flying Tanks? Only in Boogie Wings
1🕹 Game Name: Boogie Wings
📛 Alternate Names: The Great Ragtime Show
📅 Release Date: 1992
🔫 Genre: Side-Scrolling Shooter
👨 🏻 💻 Developers: Data East
👨 🏻 💻 Publishers: Data East
🔢 Max Players: 2
⁉ Cooperative: Yes
🕹 Game Introduction:
Boogie Wings is a wild steampunk arcade shooter with ragtime flair, flying mayhem, and over-the-top action.
🕹 Game Description:
You pilot a bizarre helicopter in a dieselpunk world, swinging a chain to capture tanks, cars, and cannons while blasting enemies in fast-paced shooter chaos.
🎴 Game Play:
👉 🏻 Unique helicopter with grappling chain mechanic
👉 🏻 Use chain to grab enemy vehicles & launch them
👉 🏻 Can eject and fight on foot if chopper is destroyed
👉 🏻 Massive bosses, explosions, and wild enemy designs
📕 Background & History:
Released only in Japan and arcades overseas, Boogie Wings gained cult status for its charm, style, and inventive mechanics.
🐣 Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs:
👉 🏻 Use the chain to uncover hidden items and bonus characters
👉 🏻 Stage 3 has a hidden dancing elephant you can ride
🐱 💻 Hacks:
👉 🏻 Infinite health MAME cheats enable constant flight
👉 🏻 Speed hacks available for enemy waves
🎉 Trivia:
👉 🏻 The game's music is entirely ragtime piano tracks
👉 🏻 Contains over 30 controllable vehicles
👓 Lonster's Review:
Wildly underrated. The mix of slapstick chaos, ragtime music, and chopper combat is pure arcade gold.
🌟 Legacy:
Boogie Wings has become a hidden gem in the retro shooter community — often praised as one of Data East’s most creative titles.
✨ Cultural Impact:
Though obscure, Boogie Wings is often cited in retro circles as a standout example of quirky Japanese arcade design.
💭 Lonster's Final Thoughts:
A game where I rode a steam elephant and blew up airships. What more could you want?
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