Technosoft was more than just Thunder Force on the Mega Drive, Sega Saturn and Playstation. In this History of Technosoft and Thunder Force, take a nostalgic trip through history and learn what made Technosoft one of the most important developers of shmups during the 80s and 90s.
Full of untold history and revelations about Technosoft and their games you may not believe. Is it Technosoft or Tecnosoft? What other games did they make besides the Thunder Force series? What made their music and OST so amazing and who were their top composers? Do you know of their Arcade releases? What legendary STG developers made their mark before moving on to other companies like Compile, Raizing, Taito and more, making games for other systems like Gate and Lords of Thunder, along with Sapphire for the PC Engine, and Hagane for the Super Famicom.
Learn how interesting and diverse Technosoft was, leading to some of the best shooters of the generation, along with many other seminal releases from employees that once worked there. Their deep relationship with Sega and their mastery of the Genesis / Mega Drive hardware. From their earliest games on the PC-88, MSX and Sharp X68000, to the 16 bit console wars and the 32bit years of the Saturn and PS1, along with arcade games they also developed. Discover a Tecnosoft you thought you knew in a whole new light, with details never publicly revealed until now. A definitive history of Technosoft and Thunder Force, their other Shoot Em Ups, and so much more!
CHAPTERS
- 00:00 – The UNTOLD Story
- 02:17 – Early Genius
- 04:58 – Thunder on the Mega Drive
- 07:19 – Thunder Force hits the Big Time!
- 10:47 – Stealing Thunder
- 12:54 – Lightening Strikes Again!
- 16:46 – Master of the Genre
- 19:54 – Next Generation
- 22:50 – Dark Days of Shmups
- 25:01 – Technosoft’s Last Stand
- 28:51 – Sega goes GaGa?
- 33:23 – Dirty Secrets
- 39:19 – Legends Never Die
History of Technosoft and Thunder Force (games shown in this video):
- Thunder Force Series: Thunder Force II, Thunder Force II, Thunder Force IV, Thunder Force V, Thunder Force VI, Broken Thunder
- Elemental Master
- Herzog Zwei
- Hyper Duel
- Blast Wind
- Gate of Thunder
- Lords of Thunder
- Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire
- Plazma Line
- Herzog
- Feedback
- Hagane: The Final Conflict
- Gran Turismo
- Star Cruiser
Gameplay Clips and Reviews Featured in this video:
Blast Wind by FrankFrikiYT (also en Espanol) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFTf_xetWu8&t=258s
All Technosoft Shmups playthrough by STGCVLT (also en Espanol) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJMA6D0gubI&t=1318s
Thunder Force IV Switch Review by Mark_MSX / The Electric Underground https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBO_HWBqHS8&t=382s
Looking for more great History videos? Check out some of my other works: https://shmupjunkie.com/2021/03/the-final-history-of-r-type/