<s>
is	O
a	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Konami	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Thunder	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owing	O
to	O
several	O
similarities	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Manbow	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
spin-off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Thunder	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Oretachi	O
Geasen	O
Zoku	O
Sono	O
budget	O
series	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2017	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
worldwide	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Konami	O
's	O
Arcade	B-Application
Classics	O
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thunder	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
is	O
a	O
classic	O
horizontal	O
shooter	O
with	O
seven	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
End-of-level	O
bosses	O
were	O
present	O
and	O
,	O
typical	O
of	O
a	O
Konami	O
shooter	O
,	O
Thunder	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
forced	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
beat	O
the	O
game	O
twice	O
in	O
a	O
harder	O
Loop	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
seven	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thunder	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
Konami	O
Arcade	B-Application
Game	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Soundtrack	O
CD	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
1989	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
also	O
contain	O
Ajax	O
,	O
Salamander	O
,	O
Hot	O
Chase	O
and	O
Gradius	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
ending	O
music	O
for	O
arcade	B-Application
Thunder	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
was	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Konami	O
Ending	O
Collection	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
CD	O
soundtrack	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tracks	O
30	O
to	O
42	O
from	O
Thunder	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
,	O
which	O
contain	O
an	O
CD	O
Soundtrack	O
MIDI	O
POWER	O
ver.4.0	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
1994	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
disc	O
5	O
of	O
Konami	O
Music	O
Masterpiece	O
Collection	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
is	O
devoted	O
to	O
Thunder	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Thunder	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
on	O
their	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
1988	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
