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* EvilSoundsDeep: When Ryez is in her {{Kawaiiko}} mode, she sounds giggly and high-pitched. When she's full-on {{Yandere}}, her voice drops several octaves without warning.
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** [[Main/BigBad Mevious]], despite [[Main/DudeLooksLikeALady his looks]], has a very deep and intimidating voice.
** [[Main/EvilCounterpart Dark Ran]] speaks in a slightly lower tone than Load Ran.
** When Ryez is in her {{Kawaiiko}} mode, she sounds giggly and high-pitched. When she's full-on {{Yandere}}, her voice drops several octaves without warning.
** [[Main/BigBad Mevious]], despite [[Main/DudeLooksLikeALady his looks]], has a very deep and intimidating voice.
** [[Main/EvilCounterpart Dark Ran]] speaks in a slightly lower tone than Load Ran.
** When Ryez is in her {{Kawaiiko}} mode, she sounds giggly and high-pitched. When she's full-on {{Yandere}}, her voice drops several octaves without warning.
* NintendoHard: While competitive mode can be fair if both players are skilled, Story and especially Character Modes are ''brutal''. [[Main/TheComputerIsACheatingBastard The Computer is A Cheating Bastard]] plays a major role in this, and 1cc-ing the game almost feels like a [[LuckBasedMission Luck-Based Mission]]. Memory is a rather nasty [[Main/SNKBoss SNK boss]], and unlike [[VideoGame/TouhouYumejikuuPhantasmagoriaOfDimDream future]] [[VideoGame/{{Seihou}} games]] of the genre, there is no way to exploit the AI or have them progressively weaken.
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* PointlessBandAid: Memory's defeated portrait has a band-aid on her hair.
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* PointlessBandAid: Memory's In some of the defeated portrait portraits. Schmitt has a band-aid one on his pants, Mevious has one on his dress, and Memory has one on her hair.''hair''.
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* GoodBadTranslation: The English translation for the Dreamcast version (and the arcade machine) is okay, but errors are plentiful. The final boss's victory taunt is either this or SpeakingLikeTotallyTeen - "I am Memory, the cold queen; chill like ice cream."
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For similar games, see VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'s ''Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream'' and ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'' and VideoGame/{{Seihou}}'s ''Kioh Gyoku''.
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For similar games, see VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'s ''Phantasmagoria ''[[VideoGame/TouhouYumejikuuPhantasmagoriaOfDimDream Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream'' Dream]]'' and ''Phantasmagoria ''[[VideoGame/TouhouKaeidzukaPhantasmagoriaOfFlowerView Phantasmagoria of Flower View'' and View]]'', as well as VideoGame/{{Seihou}}'s ''Kioh Gyoku''.
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* SplitPersonality: Really Ryez, who switches between {{Yandere}} and {{Kawaiiko}} at the drop of a hat. Her true side comes out whenever she gets pissed and/or when she enters battle/Fever. When she's like this, she'll be prone to using [[JapanesePronouns the pronouns "kisama" and "onore," both insulting and demeaning ways to address someone]].
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* SplitPersonality: Really Ryez, who switches between {{Yandere}} and {{Kawaiiko}} at the drop of a hat. Her true side comes out whenever she gets pissed and/or when she enters battle/Fever. When she's like this, she'll be prone to using [[JapanesePronouns [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns the pronouns "kisama" and "onore," both insulting and demeaning ways to address someone]].
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* {{Bishonen}}: Arthur Schmitt asks the Twinkle Star to make him the most handsome man in the world so he can impress Ran.
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In celebration of the Neo Geo's 25th anniversary, an port of the arcade version was released on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux through UsefulNotes/HumbleBundle in late 2015. For those that missed the Humble Neo Geo 25th Anniversary Bundle, the game became available through the Humble Store a mouth later either individually or through bundles of other Neo Geo titles. Another port of the arcade version was released through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on May 2016 with online multiplayer and Steam Achievements.
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In celebration of the Neo Geo's 25th anniversary, an port of the arcade version was released on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux through UsefulNotes/HumbleBundle in late 2015. For those that missed the Humble Neo Geo 25th Anniversary Bundle, the game became available through the Humble Store a mouth later either individually or through bundles of other Neo Geo titles. Another port of the arcade version was released through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on May 2016 and Website/GOGDotCom a year later with online multiplayer and Steam Achievements.
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* UpdatedReRelease: The Saturn version has an [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHWva01uNcE animated intro]], an extra character, some visual upgrades, full voice-acting, a few minor gameplay tweaks, and the ability to emulate the arcade and UsefulNotes/NeoGeo's slowdown or disable them altogether. The Dreamcast version, however, was a straight port of the Neo Geo version with better music and slowdown options like a the Saturn version.
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* UpdatedReRelease: The Saturn version has an [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHWva01uNcE animated intro]], an extra character, some visual upgrades, full voice-acting, a few minor gameplay tweaks, and the ability to emulate the arcade and UsefulNotes/NeoGeo's slowdown or disable them altogether. The Dreamcast version, however, was a straight port of the Neo Geo version with better music and slowdown options like a the Saturn version, as well as the option to fix the scorebug from the arcade version.
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--> '''"Yummm, i wanna go back to my castle and munch sweet tacos!"'''
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* TheHunter: Vieru and Sherry from ''La Petite Princesse'' are monster hunters. They also seem to be wolfmen of some kind who ride electric guitars, making them possibly the coolest hunters ever.
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* TheHunter: HunterOfMonsters: Vieru and Sherry from ''La Petite Princesse'' are monster hunters. They also seem to be wolfmen of some kind who ride electric guitars, making them possibly the coolest hunters ever.
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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: The Sega Saturn port's AnimeThemeSong is performed by Load Ran's seiyuu, Masami Kato.
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* BonusMaterial: The Sega Saturn version came with a bonus disc full of fan-made and official artwork, concept art, karaoke, music, and messages from the characters. Naturally, [[NoExportForYou none of this is available outside Japan]].
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In celebration of the Neo Geo's 25th anniversary, an port of the arcade version was released on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux through UsefulNotes/HumbleBundle in late 2015. For those that missed the Humble Neo Geo 25th Anniversary Bundle, the game became available through the Humble Store a mouth later either individually or through bundles of other Neo Geo titles.
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In celebration of the Neo Geo's 25th anniversary, an port of the arcade version was released on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux through UsefulNotes/HumbleBundle in late 2015. For those that missed the Humble Neo Geo 25th Anniversary Bundle, the game became available through the Humble Store a mouth later either individually or through bundles of other Neo Geo titles.
titles. Another port of the arcade version was released through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on May 2016 with online multiplayer and Steam Achievements.
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* ContinuingIsPainful: Using a continue after losing all of your lives will wipe your score.
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** Meirin from the Saturn version will dress up as a police officer, a magical girl, a Chinese waitress, or a dinosaur, among others.
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** Meirin from the Saturn version will dress up as a police officer, a magical girl, ballerina, a Chinese waitress, or a dinosaur, among others.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: During the winning player's victory quote, the losing player's character can be seen careening down from the sky.
* PointlessBandAid: Memory's defeated portrait has a band-aid on her hair.
* SmartBomb: Each player can use a screen clearing bomb attack that can wipe out enemies and hurt mini-bosses.
** Did Load Ran's change her name to Load Run?
* VideoGame3DLeap: The sequel goes from 2D sprite-based graphics to fully polygonal 3D visuals but the gameplay remains the same as its predecessor.
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* UpdatedReRelease: The Saturn version has an [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHWva01uNcE animated intro]], an extra character, some visual upgrades, full voice-acting, a few minor gameplay tweaks, and the ability to emulate the arcade and UsefulNotes/NeoGeo's slowdown or disable them altogether. The Dreamcast version, however, was a straight port of the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo Neo Geo version with better music and slowdown options like a the Saturn version.
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''Twinkle Star Sprites'' is a CuteEmUp created by Creator/{{ADK}} in 1996. It was initially released as an arcade game for the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo platform and is available for the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn, and the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast.
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This is where it gets interesting. Unlike most [[ShootEmUp shmups]] where players play cooperatively, Twinkle Star Sprites is a competitive shooter where one player is pitted against another or the computer across the screen, where each player has their own half of the field. The game itself is rather short, so its main attraction is in Versus Mode, where players can choose one of nine characters (thirteen, if you count the four [[SecretCharacter secret characters]]). Players attack each other by destroying enemies and their explosions can be chained together to wipe out more enemies. When the chain ends, fireballs (how many depend on how long the chain is) are volleyed over in varying trajectories across the screen to the other player's side. These fireballs can be shot back by destroying them or if they get caught in another chained explosion. If these flashing fireballs are destroyed again individually, you will perform a character-specific extra attack, but if destroyed in a group of 3 or more indirectly (as in, by the explosions of enemies around it), you will perform a boss attack, which summons a mini-boss to the opponent's field to really mess up their game. The gameplay can quickly get even more hectic with the appearance of a Fever orb (activated only by a bomb or an enemy explosion), which doubles the speed and rate at which fireballs are shot.
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This is where it gets interesting. Unlike most [[ShootEmUp shmups]] Shoot 'em Ups]] where players play cooperatively, Twinkle ''Twinkle Star Sprites Sprites'' is a competitive shooter where one player is pitted against another or the computer across the screen, where each player has their own half of the field. The game itself is rather short, so its main attraction is in Versus Mode, where players can choose one of nine characters (thirteen, if you count the four [[SecretCharacter secret characters]]). Players attack each other by destroying enemies and their explosions can be chained together to wipe out more enemies. When the chain ends, fireballs (how many depend on how long the chain is) are volleyed over in varying trajectories across the screen to the other player's side. These fireballs can be shot back by destroying them or if they get caught in another chained explosion. If these flashing fireballs are destroyed again individually, you will perform a character-specific extra attack, but if destroyed in a group of 3 or more indirectly (as in, by the explosions of enemies around it), you will perform a boss attack, which summons a mini-boss to the opponent's field to really mess up their game. The gameplay can quickly get even more hectic with the appearance of a Fever orb (activated only by a bomb or an enemy explosion), which doubles the speed and rate at which fireballs are shot.
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There is a sequel on the PS2 called ''Twinkle Star Sprites: [[GratuitousFrench La Petite Princesse]]'', released in 2005, though [[NoExportForYou it was not released stateside]]. It introduced a new cast of characters (mostly clones of the original cast), as well as having a few returning characters (namely, Load Ran, Dark Ran, Really Till, Yan Yan-Yung, Memory, and [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute technically]] Kim) for a total of fifteen characters (Load Ran, Really Till, and the final boss Mikoto are unlockables). The rest of the cast usually shows up in the story mode at some point as a cameo, but were ultimately not playable (Arthur, Mevious, and even the titular character Sprites herself is this).
For similar games, see VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'s ''Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream'' and ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'' and {{Seihou}}'s ''Kioh Gyoku''.
For similar games, see VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'s ''Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream'' and ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'' and {{Seihou}}'s ''Kioh Gyoku''.
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There is a sequel on the PS2 VideoGame/PlayStation2 called ''Twinkle Star Sprites: [[GratuitousFrench La Petite Princesse]]'', released in 2005, though [[NoExportForYou it was not released stateside]]. It introduced a new cast of characters (mostly clones of the original cast), as well as having a few returning characters (namely, Load Ran, Dark Ran, Really Till, Yan Yan-Yung, Memory, and [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute technically]] Kim) for a total of fifteen characters (Load Ran, Really Till, and the final boss Mikoto are unlockables). The rest of the cast usually shows up in the story mode at some point as a cameo, but were ultimately not playable (Arthur, Mevious, and even the titular character Sprites herself is this).
In celebration of the Neo Geo's 25th anniversary, an port of the arcade version was released on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux through UsefulNotes/HumbleBundle in late 2015. For those that missed the Humble Neo Geo 25th Anniversary Bundle, the game became available through the Humble Store a mouth later either individually or through bundles of other Neo Geo titles.
For similar games, see VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'s ''Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream'' and ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'' and{{Seihou}}'s VideoGame/{{Seihou}}'s ''Kioh Gyoku''.
In celebration of the Neo Geo's 25th anniversary, an port of the arcade version was released on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux through UsefulNotes/HumbleBundle in late 2015. For those that missed the Humble Neo Geo 25th Anniversary Bundle, the game became available through the Humble Store a mouth later either individually or through bundles of other Neo Geo titles.
For similar games, see VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'s ''Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream'' and ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'' and
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* AnimeChineseGirl: Meirin, the extra character from the Saturn version. Doubles as a cosplay fanatic.
* AnimeThemeSong: The Sega Saturn version received an anime FMV opening for the Segasaturn Mode.
* BadassAdorable:Pretty much everyone.All the characters in the series not only adorable, but they can be a force to be reckoned with.
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* BigEater: Memory. Her special attacks are various foods, her MiniBoss is a giant cake, her win quotes are all about her being hungry, and the only thing she wants from Twinkle Star is a ton of food. She's thin as a rail, incidentally.
** Seemly it all goes to her breasts... ESPECIALLY in the sequel where THEY ARE HUGE!
** Seemly it all goes to her breasts... ESPECIALLY in the sequel where THEY ARE HUGE!
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* BigEater: Memory. Her special attacks are various foods, her MiniBoss is a giant cake, her win quotes are all about her being hungry, and the only thing she wants from Twinkle Star is a ton of food. She's thin as a rail, incidentally.
** Seemlyincidentally, but seemly it all goes to her breasts... ESPECIALLY breasts, especially in the sequel where THEY ARE HUGE!they are huge!
** Seemly
* BonusMaterial: The Sega Saturn version came with a bonus disc full of fan-made and official artwork, concept art, karaoke, music, and messages from the characters. Naturally, [[NoExportForYou none of this is available outside Japan]].
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* {{Combos}}: Explosion chains are both a great way to score points and stay on the offensive. It can backfire if both players have chains going on and yours ends first.
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* {{Combos}}: {{Combos}}:
** Explosion chains are both a great way to score points and stay on the offensive. It can backfire if both players have chains going on and yours ends first.
** Explosion chains are both a great way to score points and stay on the offensive. It can backfire if both players have chains going on and yours ends first.
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* ChineseGirl: Meirin, the extra character from the Saturn version. Doubles as a cosplay fanatic.
* CosplayOtakuGirl: Time insta-changes into a pigbird cosplay and a nurse cosplay, among others.
* CosplayOtakuGirl: Time insta-changes into a pigbird cosplay and a nurse cosplay, among others.
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* ChineseGirl: Meirin, the extra character CollisionDamage: Running into an enemy will do less damage to you than taking an attack from your opponent, but your shot power and mobility is weakened temporarily. Collision damage also cannot defeat you.
* CosplayOtakuGirl:
** Meirin from the Saturnversion. Doubles version will dress up as a cosplay fanatic.
* CosplayOtakuGirl:police officer, a magical girl, a Chinese waitress, or a dinosaur, among others.
** Time in the sequel insta-changes into a pigbird cosplay and a nurse cosplay, among others.
* CosplayOtakuGirl:
** Meirin from the Saturn
* CosplayOtakuGirl:
** Time in the sequel insta-changes into a pigbird cosplay and a nurse cosplay, among others.
* EmbeddedPrecursor: The original arcade version of ''Twinkle Star Sprites'' can be unlocked in ''La Petite Princesse'' if you beat Character Mode with Load Ran, Really Till, and Mikoto. However this requires unlocking them first through Story Mode, and Really Till's encounter is randomized in Stage 4.
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* GoodBadTranslation: The English translation for the Dreamcast version (and the arcade machine) is okay, but errors are plentiful.
** The final boss's victory taunt is either this or SpeakingLikeTotallyTeen - "I am Memory, the cold queen; chill like ice cream."
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* GoodBadTranslation: The English translation for the Dreamcast version (and the arcade machine) is okay, but errors are plentiful. \n** The final boss's victory taunt is either this or SpeakingLikeTotallyTeen - "I am Memory, the cold queen; chill like ice cream."
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* {{Kawaiiko}} / {{Yandere}}: Really Ryez, Really Till's younger sister. Her exterior is sickeningly saccharine, even for this series, but what especially sets her apart from the other sugar-sweet characters is that she is a total yandere for Arthur Schmitt.
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* {{Miko}}: The aptly-named Mikoto, the final boss in the sequel La Petite Princesse.
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* {{Miko}}: The aptly-named Mikoto, the final boss in the sequel La ''La Petite Princesse.
Princesse''.
* MiniBoss: Summoned to fight your opponent with Level Three ChargedAttack or if three or more flashing fireballs are caught in your chain explosion at the same time. Each character summons a differentmini boss.mini-boss.
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* {{Omake}}: The UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn version came with a bonus disc full of fan-made and official artwork, concept art, karaoke, music, and messages from the characters. Naturally, [[NoExportForYou none of this is available outside Japan]].
* PandaingToTheAudience: Meirin's sidekick is a roly-poly panda.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Do Edge from ''La Petite Princesse'' is the son of Do Sukebe (Kim in America) from the original, and aside from personality is pretty much exactly the same character.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Do Edge from ''La Petite Princesse'' is the son of Do Sukebe (Kim in America) from the original, and aside from personality is pretty much almost exactly the same character.
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* UpdatedReRelease: The Saturn version has an [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHWva01uNcE animated intro]], an extra character, some visual upgrades, full voice acting, and voice-acting, a few minor gameplay tweaks. tweaks, and the ability to emulate the arcade and UsefulNotes/NeoGeo's slowdown or disable them altogether. The Dreamcast version, however, was a straight port of the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo version with better music and slowdown options like a the option to emulate Saturn version.
* {{Yandere}}: Really Ryez, Really Till's younger sister. Her exterior is sickeningly saccharine, even for this series, but what especially sets her apart from thearcade and UsefulNotes/NeoGeo's slowdown.other sugar-sweet characters is that she is a total yandere for Arthur Schmitt.
* {{Yandere}}: Really Ryez, Really Till's younger sister. Her exterior is sickeningly saccharine, even for this series, but what especially sets her apart from the
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Okay, if you come in here and the first thing you notice is the little tiny girl and the fairies behind her, stay with us. This is good, we promise.
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''Twinkle Star Sprites'' is a CuteEmUp created by Creator/{{ADK}} in 1996. It was initially released as an arcade game for the NeoGeo platform and is available for the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn, and the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast.
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''Twinkle Star Sprites'' is a CuteEmUp created by Creator/{{ADK}} in 1996. It was initially released as an arcade game for the NeoGeo UsefulNotes/NeoGeo platform and is available for the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn, and the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast.
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* {{Omake}}: The SegaSaturn version came with a bonus disc full of fan-made and official artwork, concept art, karaoke, music, and messages from the characters. Naturally, [[NoExportForYou none of this is available outside Japan]].
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* {{Omake}}: The SegaSaturn UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn version came with a bonus disc full of fan-made and official artwork, concept art, karaoke, music, and messages from the characters. Naturally, [[NoExportForYou none of this is available outside Japan]].
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''Twinkle Star Sprites'' is a CuteEmUp created by Creator/{{ADK}} in 1996. It was initially released as an arcade game for the NeoGeo platform and is available for the SegaSaturn, UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn, and the SegaDreamcast.
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''Twinkle Star Sprites'' is a CuteEmUp created by ADK Creator/{{ADK}} in 1996. It was initially released as an arcade game for the NeoGeo platform and is available for the SegaSaturn, and the SegaDreamcast.
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* DevelopmentGag: The final battle is "Sprites vs. Memory".
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* NoExportForYou: The console versions were only released in Japan. The Dreamcast version should work on American Dreamcasts, though.
** A PS2 sequel, ''Twinkle Star Sprites: La Petite Princesse'', was featured at E3 in 2005, but SNK decided not to port it because of a perceived lack of marketability.
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* GoodBadTranslation: The English translation for the Dreamcast version (and the arcade machine) is okay, but errors are plentiful.plentiful.
** The final boss's victory taunt is either this or SpeakingLikeTotallyTeen - "I am Memory, the cold queen; chill like ice cream."
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* LesYay: Time thinks there's some going on between Really Till and Load Ran. Really Till becomes flustered at the suggestion.
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In Story mode, [[spoiler:Mevious brainwashes Memory and orders her to attack Sprites before withdrawing himself because of a back injury. Sprites then has to [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight knock some sense back into her]].]].
* BreakingTheFourthWall: In story mode, Mevious will remark on how many continues you've used up to the battle against him.
* {{Bishonen}}: Arthur Schmitt asks the Twinkle Star to make him the most handsome man in the world so he can impress Ran.
* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase: Dark Ran asks to have the name of the game changed to ''Twinkle Star Dark Ran''.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: In story mode, Mevious will remark on how many continues you've used up to the battle against him.
* {{Bishonen}}: Arthur Schmitt asks the Twinkle Star to make him the most handsome man in the world so he can impress Ran.
* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase: Dark Ran asks to have the name of the game changed to ''Twinkle Star Dark Ran''.
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In Story mode, [[spoiler:Mevious brainwashes Memory and orders her to attack Sprites before withdrawing himself because of due to a back injury. Sprites then has to [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight knock some sense back into her]].her mother]].]].
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* MagicalGirl: In Story Mode, Load Ran can transform into Sprites in order to fight Mevious [[spoiler:and Memory]]. In Free Character Mode, Sprites asks the Twinkle Star to make it so Ran can appear as look like Sprites whenever she wants. [[spoiler: The Twinkle Star draws a picture of Sprites and gives it to her.]]
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* OddFriendship: Ryetam and Meirin are absolute opposites in every way. Meirin is hot-blooded and rowdy, Ryetam is maternal and caring. Meirin is a {{Pettanko}}, Ryetam is significantly bustier. Meirin means nothing but good deep down, Ryetam has...[[BattleaxeNurse a hidden psycho side]].
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Okay, if you come in here and the first thing you notice is the little tiny girl and the fairies behind her, stay with us. This is good, we promise.
''Twinkle Star Sprites'' is a CuteEmUp created by ADK in 1996. It was initially released as an arcade game for the NeoGeo platform and is available for the SegaSaturn, and the SegaDreamcast.
In Story mode, you play as Load Ran with her faithful Rabbicat as they try to find the [[MacGuffin Magical Twinkle Star]] and save their world from the evil Mevious and his henchmen. Along the way, she encounters friend and foe alike after the Twinkle Star themselves or are trying to stop Ran from doing so. Free Character mode lets you play as one of the other characters and lets you see what would happen if they got the Twinkle Star.
This is where it gets interesting. Unlike most [[ShootEmUp shmups]] where players play cooperatively, Twinkle Star Sprites is a competitive shooter where one player is pitted against another or the computer across the screen, where each player has their own half of the field. The game itself is rather short, so its main attraction is in Versus Mode, where players can choose one of nine characters (thirteen, if you count the four [[SecretCharacter secret characters]]). Players attack each other by destroying enemies and their explosions can be chained together to wipe out more enemies. When the chain ends, fireballs (how many depend on how long the chain is) are volleyed over in varying trajectories across the screen to the other player's side. These fireballs can be shot back by destroying them or if they get caught in another chained explosion. If these flashing fireballs are destroyed again individually, you will perform a character-specific extra attack, but if destroyed in a group of 3 or more indirectly (as in, by the explosions of enemies around it), you will perform a boss attack, which summons a mini-boss to the opponent's field to really mess up their game. The gameplay can quickly get even more hectic with the appearance of a Fever orb (activated only by a bomb or an enemy explosion), which doubles the speed and rate at which fireballs are shot.
Sound complicated? While it's difficult to explain, in play it's actually incredibly simple and incredibly addictive, while still providing a fairly in-depth {{metagame}}. Matches on average last anywhere from 30 seconds to three minutes; any longer and you've got two really skilled players. If you're curious, [[http://www.youtube.com/user/2DFighterTSS gameplay videos can be found here.]]
There is a sequel on the PS2 called ''Twinkle Star Sprites: [[GratuitousFrench La Petite Princesse]]'', released in 2005, though [[NoExportForYou it was not released stateside]]. It introduced a new cast of characters (mostly clones of the original cast), as well as having a few returning characters (namely, Load Ran, Dark Ran, Really Till, Yan Yan-Yung, Memory, and [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute technically]] Kim) for a total of fifteen characters (Load Ran, Really Till, and the final boss Mikoto are unlockables). The rest of the cast usually shows up in the story mode at some point as a cameo, but were ultimately not playable (Arthur, Mevious, and even the titular character Sprites herself is this).
For similar games, see {{Touhou}}'s ''Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream'' and ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'' and {{Seihou}}'s ''Kioh Gyoku''.
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!!Tropes used in Twinkle Star Sprites:
* BadassAdorable: Pretty much everyone.
* BattleaxeNurse: Ryetam in ''La Petite Princesse'' is normally [[YamatoNadeshiko very maternal and tolerant]]. Rub her the wrong way, though, and she goes psycho.
* BerserkButton: The Nanja Monja have a very specific one: little girls in red dresses.
-->'''Ran''': [[OhCrap Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!]]
* BigEater: Memory. Her special attacks are various foods, her MiniBoss is a giant cake, her win quotes are all about her being hungry, and the only thing she wants from Twinkle Star is a ton of food. She's thin as a rail, incidentally.
** Seemly it all goes to her breasts... ESPECIALLY in the sequel where THEY ARE HUGE!
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In Story mode, [[spoiler:Mevious brainwashes Memory and orders her to attack Sprites before withdrawing himself because of a back injury. Sprites then has to [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight knock some sense back into her]].]].
* BreakingTheFourthWall: In story mode, Mevious will remark on how many continues you've used up to the battle against him.
* {{Bishonen}}: Arthur Schmitt asks the Twinkle Star to make him the most handsome man in the world so he can impress Ran.
* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase: Dark Ran asks to have the name of the game changed to ''Twinkle Star Dark Ran''.
* ChargeMeter: Holding the shot button until the meter fills up to the highest current level allows you to fire a stronger shot. Destroying enemies without using charged shots increases your maximum level up to Level Three. At Level Two, you fire a charged shot and several special attacks. At Level Three, a MiniBoss is also summoned to attack the other player.
* {{Combos}}: Explosion chains are both a great way to score points and stay on the offensive. It can backfire if both players have chains going on and yours ends first.
** To elaborate, the most efficient combo/chaining method is to destroy a wave of enemies by killing as few enemies as possible in order to let the resulting explosion blow up the rest of the wave. A perfect combo is when only one enemy is killed to destroy the whole wave, and this results in getting a bonus in the combo meter, in addition to sending over the most possible fireballs.
** This is made even more hectic in Fever mode, where both the number of fireballs and the speed at which they are fired are doubled. Really, this game breathes this trope.
* ChineseGirl: Meirin, the extra character from the Saturn version. Doubles as a cosplay fanatic.
* CosplayOtakuGirl: Time insta-changes into a pigbird cosplay and a nurse cosplay, among others.
* DragonRider: Really Till, the self-proclaimed rival of Load Ran. Really Ryez in the sequel, Really Till's younger sister, also fulfills this.
* EvilSoundsDeep: When Ryez is in her {{Kawaiiko}} mode, she sounds giggly and high-pitched. When she's full-on {{Yandere}}, her voice drops several octaves without warning.
* GoodBadTranslation: The English translation for the Dreamcast version is okay, but errors are plentiful.
* GratuitousEnglish: Everything the announcer says. Can get rather silly when a battle heats up.
* GrimReaper: If the match passes 100 seconds or you don't shoot for 30 seconds, a Grim Reaper enemy appears and [[OneHitKill will kill any player it touches regardless of how much health they have]]. It can be destroyed and sent to the other player's side, but it will always come back and be harder to destroy than the last time until the match ends.
* HollywoodToneDeaf: Really Till asks the Twinkle Star to make her a great singer. Her singing is so bad not even the Twinkle Star can help.
* TheHunter: Vieru and Sherry from ''La Petite Princesse'' are monster hunters. They also seem to be wolfmen of some kind who ride electric guitars, making them possibly the coolest hunters ever.
* {{Kawaiiko}} / {{Yandere}}: Really Ryez, Really Till's younger sister. Her exterior is sickeningly saccharine, even for this series, but what especially sets her apart from the other sugar-sweet characters is that she is a total yandere for Arthur Schmitt.
* LesYay: Time thinks there's some going on between Really Till and Load Ran. Really Till becomes flustered at the suggestion.
* LovableSexManiac: Kim/Do Sukebe. Despite this, he somehow manages to get a wife and a significantly less perverted son.
* MagicalGirl: In Story Mode, Load Ran can transform into Sprites in order to fight Mevious [[spoiler:and Memory]]. In Free Character Mode, Sprites asks the Twinkle Star to make it so Ran can appear as Sprites whenever she wants. [[spoiler: The Twinkle Star draws a picture of Sprites and gives it to her.]]
* {{Miko}}: The aptly-named Mikoto, the final boss in the sequel La Petite Princesse.
* MiniBoss: Summoned to fight your opponent with Level Three ChargedAttack or if three or more flashing fireballs are caught in your chain explosion at the same time. Each character summons a different mini boss.
* NoExportForYou: The console versions were only released in Japan. The Dreamcast version should work on American Dreamcasts, though.
** A PS2 sequel, ''Twinkle Star Sprites: La Petite Princesse'', was featured at E3 in 2005, but SNK decided not to port it because of a perceived lack of marketability.
* OddFriendship: Ryetam and Meirin are absolute opposites in every way. Meirin is hot-blooded and rowdy, Ryetam is maternal and caring. Meirin is a {{Pettanko}}, Ryetam is significantly bustier. Meirin means nothing but good deep down, Ryetam has...[[BattleaxeNurse a hidden psycho side]].
* {{Omake}}: The SegaSaturn version came with a bonus disc full of fan-made and official artwork, concept art, karaoke, music, and messages from the characters. Naturally, [[NoExportForYou none of this is available outside Japan]].
* OneHitPointWonder: Averted, unlike most shmups. Everyone has five HP (and two bombs, while more bombs can be picked up for a max of 3). Fireballs, special (extra) attacks, and boss attacks (or running into a boss) take away three HP. Running into a regular enemy takes one HP and stuns you (though you can't be killed this way, you'll be left with half an HP at the lowest). Furthermore, after running into an enemy, you can bounce into another enemy and take one more HP damage, but you won't get hit by another enemy again until you recover from the stun (however you can still get hit by your opponent's attack, and should that happen, it'll be game over). On the flip side, for every time your opponent runs into an enemy, your health is restored 1/2 HP, and if your opponent gets hit by one of your attacks, one whole HP is restored.
* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Changing from eight-year-old Ran to fourteen-year-old Sprites. But it's only temporary.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Kim asks the Twinkle Star to make him 3000 years younger. It grants his wish, but he looks exactly the same.
* RebelliousPrincess: Load Ran seems to be one. Tinker & Linker ask the Twinkle Star to bring her back home so they can make her do her homework.
* SiblingYinYang: You really would never be able to guess Really Ryez and Really Till were sisters; the only trait they have in common is that they ride dragons and have multicolored hair.
* SmallGirlBigGun: Ryez pulls one out on Time after the latter provides a distraction for Arthur Schmitt to escape.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Because ''La Petite Princesse'' was never officially localized nor got a fan translation, the names of the characters can be (and often are) spelled a whole truckload of different ways. The only consistency is that the protagonist's first name is "Time".
** Is her surname Buttermitt, Buttermint, or Betterment?
** Are the wolfboys named Vill and Shell, Viel Ah Ru and Ciel Ah Ru, or Vieru and Sherry?
** Is Really Till's younger sister named Ryez, Ries, Reese, or Reez?
** Are the catgirl nurses named Ryetam and Meirin, Rightan and Maylin, or Retam and Merry?
* SplitPersonality: Really Ryez, who switches between {{Yandere}} and {{Kawaiiko}} at the drop of a hat. Her true side comes out whenever she gets pissed and/or when she enters battle/Fever. When she's like this, she'll be prone to using [[JapanesePronouns the pronouns "kisama" and "onore," both insulting and demeaning ways to address someone]].
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Do Edge from ''La Petite Princesse'' is the son of Do Sukebe (Kim in America) from the original, and aside from personality is pretty much exactly the same character.
* ThatOneBoss: Mevious can be pretty tough at times as well.
* ThePowerOfRock: [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Vill/Vieru and Shell/Sherry]] in ''La Petite Princess'', two wolfmen riding electric guitars who attack with musical notes and power shred as their bomb.
* TakeOverTheWorld: Mevious. In Free Character Mode, he wants tell Twinkle Star to make him the ruler of the world, but his back hurts too much so he asks to have it healed so he can try again later.
* VillainDecay: A rare intentional example. In ''La Petite Princesse'', after his defeat, Mevious works as a lowly miko with only his still-loyal Dark Ran keeping him company. [[OcularGushers He is not happy about it.]]
* TheUnintelligible: The Nanja Monjas, a group of hairballs with antennae that can only seem to [[PokemonSpeak repeat their own name]].
* UpdatedReRelease: The Saturn version has an [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHWva01uNcE animated intro]], an extra character, some visual upgrades, full voice acting, and a few minor gameplay tweaks. The Dreamcast version, however, was a straight port of the NeoGeo version with better music and the option to emulate the arcade and NeoGeo's slowdown.
* YearsTooEarly: Mevious' taunt quote to Sprites.
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Okay, if you come in here and the first thing you notice is the little tiny girl and the fairies behind her, stay with us. This is good, we promise.
''Twinkle Star Sprites'' is a CuteEmUp created by ADK in 1996. It was initially released as an arcade game for the NeoGeo platform and is available for the SegaSaturn, and the SegaDreamcast.
In Story mode, you play as Load Ran with her faithful Rabbicat as they try to find the [[MacGuffin Magical Twinkle Star]] and save their world from the evil Mevious and his henchmen. Along the way, she encounters friend and foe alike after the Twinkle Star themselves or are trying to stop Ran from doing so. Free Character mode lets you play as one of the other characters and lets you see what would happen if they got the Twinkle Star.
This is where it gets interesting. Unlike most [[ShootEmUp shmups]] where players play cooperatively, Twinkle Star Sprites is a competitive shooter where one player is pitted against another or the computer across the screen, where each player has their own half of the field. The game itself is rather short, so its main attraction is in Versus Mode, where players can choose one of nine characters (thirteen, if you count the four [[SecretCharacter secret characters]]). Players attack each other by destroying enemies and their explosions can be chained together to wipe out more enemies. When the chain ends, fireballs (how many depend on how long the chain is) are volleyed over in varying trajectories across the screen to the other player's side. These fireballs can be shot back by destroying them or if they get caught in another chained explosion. If these flashing fireballs are destroyed again individually, you will perform a character-specific extra attack, but if destroyed in a group of 3 or more indirectly (as in, by the explosions of enemies around it), you will perform a boss attack, which summons a mini-boss to the opponent's field to really mess up their game. The gameplay can quickly get even more hectic with the appearance of a Fever orb (activated only by a bomb or an enemy explosion), which doubles the speed and rate at which fireballs are shot.
Sound complicated? While it's difficult to explain, in play it's actually incredibly simple and incredibly addictive, while still providing a fairly in-depth {{metagame}}. Matches on average last anywhere from 30 seconds to three minutes; any longer and you've got two really skilled players. If you're curious, [[http://www.youtube.com/user/2DFighterTSS gameplay videos can be found here.]]
There is a sequel on the PS2 called ''Twinkle Star Sprites: [[GratuitousFrench La Petite Princesse]]'', released in 2005, though [[NoExportForYou it was not released stateside]]. It introduced a new cast of characters (mostly clones of the original cast), as well as having a few returning characters (namely, Load Ran, Dark Ran, Really Till, Yan Yan-Yung, Memory, and [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute technically]] Kim) for a total of fifteen characters (Load Ran, Really Till, and the final boss Mikoto are unlockables). The rest of the cast usually shows up in the story mode at some point as a cameo, but were ultimately not playable (Arthur, Mevious, and even the titular character Sprites herself is this).
For similar games, see {{Touhou}}'s ''Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream'' and ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'' and {{Seihou}}'s ''Kioh Gyoku''.
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!!Tropes used in Twinkle Star Sprites:
* BadassAdorable: Pretty much everyone.
* BattleaxeNurse: Ryetam in ''La Petite Princesse'' is normally [[YamatoNadeshiko very maternal and tolerant]]. Rub her the wrong way, though, and she goes psycho.
* BerserkButton: The Nanja Monja have a very specific one: little girls in red dresses.
-->'''Ran''': [[OhCrap Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!]]
* BigEater: Memory. Her special attacks are various foods, her MiniBoss is a giant cake, her win quotes are all about her being hungry, and the only thing she wants from Twinkle Star is a ton of food. She's thin as a rail, incidentally.
** Seemly it all goes to her breasts... ESPECIALLY in the sequel where THEY ARE HUGE!
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In Story mode, [[spoiler:Mevious brainwashes Memory and orders her to attack Sprites before withdrawing himself because of a back injury. Sprites then has to [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight knock some sense back into her]].]].
* BreakingTheFourthWall: In story mode, Mevious will remark on how many continues you've used up to the battle against him.
* {{Bishonen}}: Arthur Schmitt asks the Twinkle Star to make him the most handsome man in the world so he can impress Ran.
* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase: Dark Ran asks to have the name of the game changed to ''Twinkle Star Dark Ran''.
* ChargeMeter: Holding the shot button until the meter fills up to the highest current level allows you to fire a stronger shot. Destroying enemies without using charged shots increases your maximum level up to Level Three. At Level Two, you fire a charged shot and several special attacks. At Level Three, a MiniBoss is also summoned to attack the other player.
* {{Combos}}: Explosion chains are both a great way to score points and stay on the offensive. It can backfire if both players have chains going on and yours ends first.
** To elaborate, the most efficient combo/chaining method is to destroy a wave of enemies by killing as few enemies as possible in order to let the resulting explosion blow up the rest of the wave. A perfect combo is when only one enemy is killed to destroy the whole wave, and this results in getting a bonus in the combo meter, in addition to sending over the most possible fireballs.
** This is made even more hectic in Fever mode, where both the number of fireballs and the speed at which they are fired are doubled. Really, this game breathes this trope.
* ChineseGirl: Meirin, the extra character from the Saturn version. Doubles as a cosplay fanatic.
* CosplayOtakuGirl: Time insta-changes into a pigbird cosplay and a nurse cosplay, among others.
* DragonRider: Really Till, the self-proclaimed rival of Load Ran. Really Ryez in the sequel, Really Till's younger sister, also fulfills this.
* EvilSoundsDeep: When Ryez is in her {{Kawaiiko}} mode, she sounds giggly and high-pitched. When she's full-on {{Yandere}}, her voice drops several octaves without warning.
* GoodBadTranslation: The English translation for the Dreamcast version is okay, but errors are plentiful.
* GratuitousEnglish: Everything the announcer says. Can get rather silly when a battle heats up.
* GrimReaper: If the match passes 100 seconds or you don't shoot for 30 seconds, a Grim Reaper enemy appears and [[OneHitKill will kill any player it touches regardless of how much health they have]]. It can be destroyed and sent to the other player's side, but it will always come back and be harder to destroy than the last time until the match ends.
* HollywoodToneDeaf: Really Till asks the Twinkle Star to make her a great singer. Her singing is so bad not even the Twinkle Star can help.
* TheHunter: Vieru and Sherry from ''La Petite Princesse'' are monster hunters. They also seem to be wolfmen of some kind who ride electric guitars, making them possibly the coolest hunters ever.
* {{Kawaiiko}} / {{Yandere}}: Really Ryez, Really Till's younger sister. Her exterior is sickeningly saccharine, even for this series, but what especially sets her apart from the other sugar-sweet characters is that she is a total yandere for Arthur Schmitt.
* LesYay: Time thinks there's some going on between Really Till and Load Ran. Really Till becomes flustered at the suggestion.
* LovableSexManiac: Kim/Do Sukebe. Despite this, he somehow manages to get a wife and a significantly less perverted son.
* MagicalGirl: In Story Mode, Load Ran can transform into Sprites in order to fight Mevious [[spoiler:and Memory]]. In Free Character Mode, Sprites asks the Twinkle Star to make it so Ran can appear as Sprites whenever she wants. [[spoiler: The Twinkle Star draws a picture of Sprites and gives it to her.]]
* {{Miko}}: The aptly-named Mikoto, the final boss in the sequel La Petite Princesse.
* MiniBoss: Summoned to fight your opponent with Level Three ChargedAttack or if three or more flashing fireballs are caught in your chain explosion at the same time. Each character summons a different mini boss.
* NoExportForYou: The console versions were only released in Japan. The Dreamcast version should work on American Dreamcasts, though.
** A PS2 sequel, ''Twinkle Star Sprites: La Petite Princesse'', was featured at E3 in 2005, but SNK decided not to port it because of a perceived lack of marketability.
* OddFriendship: Ryetam and Meirin are absolute opposites in every way. Meirin is hot-blooded and rowdy, Ryetam is maternal and caring. Meirin is a {{Pettanko}}, Ryetam is significantly bustier. Meirin means nothing but good deep down, Ryetam has...[[BattleaxeNurse a hidden psycho side]].
* {{Omake}}: The SegaSaturn version came with a bonus disc full of fan-made and official artwork, concept art, karaoke, music, and messages from the characters. Naturally, [[NoExportForYou none of this is available outside Japan]].
* OneHitPointWonder: Averted, unlike most shmups. Everyone has five HP (and two bombs, while more bombs can be picked up for a max of 3). Fireballs, special (extra) attacks, and boss attacks (or running into a boss) take away three HP. Running into a regular enemy takes one HP and stuns you (though you can't be killed this way, you'll be left with half an HP at the lowest). Furthermore, after running into an enemy, you can bounce into another enemy and take one more HP damage, but you won't get hit by another enemy again until you recover from the stun (however you can still get hit by your opponent's attack, and should that happen, it'll be game over). On the flip side, for every time your opponent runs into an enemy, your health is restored 1/2 HP, and if your opponent gets hit by one of your attacks, one whole HP is restored.
* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Changing from eight-year-old Ran to fourteen-year-old Sprites. But it's only temporary.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Kim asks the Twinkle Star to make him 3000 years younger. It grants his wish, but he looks exactly the same.
* RebelliousPrincess: Load Ran seems to be one. Tinker & Linker ask the Twinkle Star to bring her back home so they can make her do her homework.
* SiblingYinYang: You really would never be able to guess Really Ryez and Really Till were sisters; the only trait they have in common is that they ride dragons and have multicolored hair.
* SmallGirlBigGun: Ryez pulls one out on Time after the latter provides a distraction for Arthur Schmitt to escape.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Because ''La Petite Princesse'' was never officially localized nor got a fan translation, the names of the characters can be (and often are) spelled a whole truckload of different ways. The only consistency is that the protagonist's first name is "Time".
** Is her surname Buttermitt, Buttermint, or Betterment?
** Are the wolfboys named Vill and Shell, Viel Ah Ru and Ciel Ah Ru, or Vieru and Sherry?
** Is Really Till's younger sister named Ryez, Ries, Reese, or Reez?
** Are the catgirl nurses named Ryetam and Meirin, Rightan and Maylin, or Retam and Merry?
* SplitPersonality: Really Ryez, who switches between {{Yandere}} and {{Kawaiiko}} at the drop of a hat. Her true side comes out whenever she gets pissed and/or when she enters battle/Fever. When she's like this, she'll be prone to using [[JapanesePronouns the pronouns "kisama" and "onore," both insulting and demeaning ways to address someone]].
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Do Edge from ''La Petite Princesse'' is the son of Do Sukebe (Kim in America) from the original, and aside from personality is pretty much exactly the same character.
* ThatOneBoss: Mevious can be pretty tough at times as well.
* ThePowerOfRock: [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Vill/Vieru and Shell/Sherry]] in ''La Petite Princess'', two wolfmen riding electric guitars who attack with musical notes and power shred as their bomb.
* TakeOverTheWorld: Mevious. In Free Character Mode, he wants tell Twinkle Star to make him the ruler of the world, but his back hurts too much so he asks to have it healed so he can try again later.
* VillainDecay: A rare intentional example. In ''La Petite Princesse'', after his defeat, Mevious works as a lowly miko with only his still-loyal Dark Ran keeping him company. [[OcularGushers He is not happy about it.]]
* TheUnintelligible: The Nanja Monjas, a group of hairballs with antennae that can only seem to [[PokemonSpeak repeat their own name]].
* UpdatedReRelease: The Saturn version has an [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHWva01uNcE animated intro]], an extra character, some visual upgrades, full voice acting, and a few minor gameplay tweaks. The Dreamcast version, however, was a straight port of the NeoGeo version with better music and the option to emulate the arcade and NeoGeo's slowdown.
* YearsTooEarly: Mevious' taunt quote to Sprites.
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