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===''Thunder Force''===
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The company's most commercially successful franchise was the [[Thunder Force (series)|''Thunder Force'' series]]. It was a series of [[Shoot 'em up#Scrolling shooters|scrolling shooter]] [[video game]]s. The series began with the original ''[[Thunder Force]]'' in 1983. The games are known by fans of the genre for their hardcore appeal, pleasing graphics, and generally well composed [[synthesizer]]-based [[chiptune]] [[video game music|music soundtracks]].

The series' first game, ''[[Thunder Force]]'', appeared in 1983 on a variety of Japanese computers, such as the [[Sharp X1]], [[NEC PC-8801|NEC PC-8801 mkII]], and [[FM-7]]. Technosoft also released a [[level editor]], or [[game creation system]], entitled ''Thunder Force Construction'', for the original game on the [[FM-7]] computer in 1984.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thunder Force Construction|url=http://retropc.net/fm-7/museum/softhouse/tecnosoft/330602301.html|work=[[:jp:Oh!FM|Oh!FM]]|accessdate=1 September 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728113345/http://retropc.net/fm-7/museum/softhouse/tecnosoft/330602301.html|archivedate=28 July 2013|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> Since ''[[Thunder Force II]]'', the majority of installments in the series appeared on the [[Mega Drive]] console, where the series gained much of its popularity. The most recent entry was released on [[PlayStation 2]].