<s>
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
released	O
by	O
Konami	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
1985	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Sega	O
's	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
TwinBee	B-Device
is	O
credited	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
archetype	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
cute	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
"	O
type	O
in	O
its	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
Konami	O
's	O
Bubble	B-Application
System	I-Application
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TwinBee	B-Device
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
and	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
in	O
1986	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
numerous	O
compilations	O
released	O
in	O
later	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
compilation	O
Konami	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
Series	I-Device
:	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
TwinBee	B-Device
sequels	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
home	O
console	O
markets	O
following	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
some	O
which	O
spawned	O
audio	O
drama	O
and	O
anime	O
adaptations	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TwinBee	B-Device
can	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
2-players	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
cartoon-like	O
anthropomorphic	O
spacecraft	O
,	O
with	O
Player	O
1	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
TwinBee	B-Device
,	O
the	O
titular	O
ship	O
,	O
while	O
Player	O
2	O
controls	O
WinBee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
control	O
consists	O
of	O
an	O
eight-way	O
joystick	O
and	O
two	O
buttons	O
:	O
one	O
for	O
shooting	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
for	O
dropping	O
bombs	O
to	O
ground	O
enemies	O
(	O
similarly	O
to	O
Xevious	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TwinBee	B-Device
originally	O
appeared	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
under	O
the	O
Famicom	O
Mini	O
label	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
outside	O
Japan	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Konami	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
Series	I-Device
:	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2007	B-Application
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
RainbowBell	B-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
TwinBee	B-Device
name	O
was	O
restored	O
for	O
the	O
European	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TwinBee	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
other	O
regions	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
was	O
featured	O
amongst	O
other	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
on	O
a	O
tech	O
demo	O
called	O
Classic	O
Games	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
TwinBee	B-Device
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Room	I-Device
service	O
for	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
and	O
for	O
Windows-based	B-Application
PCs	B-Device
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
 '	O
EGG	O
Project	O
on	O
August	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
original	O
version	O
was	O
available	O
via	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
published	O
by	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
on	O
Christmas	O
2015	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2019	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
NES	O
port	O
was	O
re-released	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
worldwide	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
SP	O
version	O
titled	O
TwinBee	B-Device
:	O
A	O
second	O
helping	O
of	O
Donburi	O
Island	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
TwinBee	B-Device
on	O
their	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
1985	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
ofTwinbee	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
received	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
68/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
user	O
score	O
of	O
6.8	O
.	O
</s>
