<s>
Starship	B-Device
Hector	I-Device
,	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
alternating	O
vertically	O
&	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Xevious	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
starship	O
has	O
two	O
modes	O
of	O
fire	O
:	O
one	O
to	O
tackle	O
flying	O
enemies	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
ground-based	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starship	B-Device
Hector	I-Device
is	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
's	O
earlier	O
shooter	O
Star	B-Device
Soldier	I-Device
,	O
itself	O
inspired	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
Star	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
that	O
Hudson	O
had	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Famicom	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
background	O
music	O
of	O
Starship	B-Device
Hector	I-Device
was	O
reused	O
as	O
background	O
music	O
in	O
Super	B-Device
Star	I-Device
Soldier	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
theme	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
title	O
Kororinpa	B-Application
,	O
which	O
itself	O
has	O
many	O
themes	O
from	O
older	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
in	O
1995	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Star	B-Application
Force	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Device
Soldier	I-Device
,	O
in	O
the	O
Caravan	O
Shooting	O
Collection	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
