Lost In Translation/V-Five

About The Game
V-Five is a vertically scrolling arcade video game shoot-em-up.

Trivia
Released in December 1992.

This game is known outside Japan as "Grind Stormer".

This would be Ikeda Tsunemoto's first game at Toaplan. He went on to become a founding member of Cave, where he still works as a lead programmer. It is due to him that the phenomenon of the 'Danmaku'; the huge walls of bullets seen in "Donpachi" etc, came about.

Updates
"Grind Stormer" seems to be different in the way that you pick up the items directly and don't go through the power-up bar.

Hidden Functions
If the 'Invulnerability dip switch' is enabled, you are invulnerable but you may also 'Pause' the game with P2 Start and restart with P1 Start.

Bomber Mode
Input code Right, Left, Button2, Left, Down, Button1, Up, Left on title screen after inserted a credit. Displayed 'BOMBER. Ver' and the game system is changed to "Grind Stormer"'s one.

Staff

 * Director:
 * Kenichi Takano


 * Programmers:
 * Sigue Hayasato
 * Tsuneki Ikeda


 * Graphic Designers:
 * Y. Naora
 * Mikio Yamaguchi


 * Sound Director:
 * Masahiro Yuge

Ports

 * Consoles :
 * Sega Mega Drive (1994)