History Creator / Toaplan

In 2021, Creator/{{M2}} began porting Toaplan games to UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch under the ''Toaplan Arcade Garage'' series, a sub-series of the ''[=M2 ShotTriggers=]'' lineup. M2 have stated that they plan to port almost every arcade Toaplan release.

In 2022, Blaze Entertainment started releasing ''Toaplan Arcade'' CompilationRerelease cartridges for their UsefulNotes/{{Evercade}} line of retro game consoles and handheld systems. The first volume was released on December 14, 2022, while the second volume was released on April 28, 2023.

In September 2023, 20 years after the release of ''Batsugun'', TATSUJIN announced a new game in the form of ''Truxton Extreme'' (''Tatsujin Extreme'' in Japan), a sequel to ''Truxton II'' for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation5.

In December 2021, a Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign for the documentary ''ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO TOAPLAN''[[note]]named after the "All your base are belong to us" meme from ''VideoGame/ZeroWing''[[/note]] was [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/josephmpierce/all-your-base-are-belong-to-toaplan launched]], with Joseph Pierce as director, Ilya Kay (known for his Website/YouTube channel [[https://www.youtube.com/c/ShmupJunkie/ Shmup Junkie]]) as co-director, Mark Bussler (of ''WebVideo/ClassicGameRoom'' fame) as the narrator for the English-language version, and former Toaplan staff member Tatsuya Uemura as advisor. The campaign raised ¥12,993,485 out of its ¥8,500,000 goal and is projected for a 2023 release.

** ''Zero Wing''
** ''Hellfire''

# ''Zero Fire'' (TBD 2023, upcoming)

In September 2023, 20 years after the release of ''Batsugun'', TATSUJIN announced a new game in the form of ''Truxton Returns'' (''Tatsujin Returns'' in Japan), a sequel to ''Truxton II'' for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation5.

* ''Hellfire''

* ''VideoGame/DemonsWorld''

* ''Demon's World''

* ''VideoGame/KnuckleBash''

* ''Knuckle Bash''

In 2022, Blaze Entertainment started releasing ''Toaplan Arcade'' CompilationRerelease cartridges for their Evercade line of retro game consoles and handheld systems. The first volume was released on December 14, 2022, while the second volume was released on April 28, 2023.

In 2022, Blaze Entertainment started releasing ''Toaplan Arcade'' cartridges for their Evercade line of retro game consoles and handheld systems. The first volume was released on December 14, 2022, while the second volume was released on April 28, 2023.

In 2021, Creator/{{M2}} began porting Toaplan games to UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch under the ''Toaplan Arcade Garage'' series, a sub-series of the ''[=M2 ShotTriggers=]'' lineup. M2 have stated that they plan to port almost every arcade Toaplan release. Bitwave is additionally [[https://youtu.be/B0w9v2-DpxY porting some of the Toaplan games to PC]]; the first batch of games was released on February 14, 2023, and includes ''[=OutZone=]'', ''Truxton'', ''Twin Cobra'', and ''Zero Wing''. [[https://twitter.com/u_brand_/status/1560457090455310336?t=gcOapxj6ALn6xjEGf6pUlw&s=19 Tatsuya Uemura]] (who founded TATSUJIN), [[https://twitter.com/hor11/status/1560204365348347904 Naoki Horii]] (president of M2), and [[https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?p=1500727#p1500727 Martin Lindell]] (senior advisor for Embracer) have reassured fans that the Embracer buyout will not affect the existing ''Toaplan Arcade Garage'' pipeline, and that M2 is still in charge of it.

In 2021, Creator/{{M2}} began porting Toaplan games to UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch under the ''Toaplan Arcade Garage'' series, a sub-series of the ''[=M2 ShotTriggers=]'' lineup. M2 have stated that they plan to port almost every arcade Toaplan release. Bitwave is additionally [[https://youtu.be/B0w9v2-DpxY porting some of the Toaplan games to PC]]; the first batch of games is set to release on February 14, 2023, and wil include ''[=OutZone=]'', ''Truxton'', ''Twin Cobra'', and ''Zero Wing''. [[https://twitter.com/u_brand_/status/1560457090455310336?t=gcOapxj6ALn6xjEGf6pUlw&s=19 Tatsuya Uemura]] (who founded TATSUJIN), [[https://twitter.com/hor11/status/1560204365348347904 Naoki Horii]] (president of M2), and [[https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?p=1500727#p1500727 Martin Lindell]] (senior advisor for Embracer) have reassured fans that the Embracer buyout will not affect the existing ''Toaplan Arcade Garage'' pipeline, and that M2 is still in charge of it.

In 2021, Creator/{{M2}} began porting Toaplan games to UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch under the ''Toaplan Arcade Garage'' series, a sub-series of the ''[=M2 ShotTriggers=]'' lineup. M2 have stated that they plan to port almost every arcade Toaplan release. Bitwave is additionally [[https://youtu.be/B0w9v2-DpxY porting some of the Toaplan games to PC]]. [[https://twitter.com/u_brand_/status/1560457090455310336?t=gcOapxj6ALn6xjEGf6pUlw&s=19 Tatsuya Uemura]] (who founded TATSUJIN), [[https://twitter.com/hor11/status/1560204365348347904 Naoki Horii]] (president of M2), and [[https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?p=1500727#p1500727 Martin Lindell]] (senior advisor for Embracer) have reassured fans that the Embracer buyout will not affect the existing ''Toaplan Arcade Garage'' pipeline, and that M2 is still in charge of it.

* ''Flying Shark'' (also known as ''Sky Shark'')

In 2021, Creator/{{M2}} began porting Toaplan games to UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch under the ''Toaplan Arcade Garage'' series, a sub-series of the ''[=M2 ShotTriggers=]'' lineup. M2 have stated that they plan to port almost every arcade Toaplan release. However, given the Embracer buyout and the lack of any announcement of future ''Toaplan Arcade Garage'' releases after ''Hishou Same! Same! Same!'', this plan seems to be in doubt, although Bitwave is [[https://youtu.be/B0w9v2-DpxY porting some of the Toaplan games to PC]].

In 2021, Creator/{{M2}} began porting Toaplan games to UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch under the ''Toaplan Arcade Garage'' series, a sub-series of the ''[=M2 ShotTriggers=]'' lineup. M2 have stated that they plan to port almost every arcade Toaplan release. However, given the Embracer buyout, this plan seems to be in doubt, although Bitwave is [[https://youtu.be/B0w9v2-DpxY porting some of the Toaplan games to PC]].

After Toaplan's demise, many of its employees went to {{Creator/CAVE}}, Creator/EightingRaizing, Takumi and Gazelle. The rights to Toaplan's games are now property of [[http://tatsujin.tokyo/ TATSUJIN]] (a company named after the Japanese version of ''Truxton''), so [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes/{{Rescued}} stay tuned for modern ports of them]].

In 2021, Creator/{{M2}} began porting Toaplan games to UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch under the ''Toaplan Arcade Garage'' series, a sub-series of the ''[=M2 ShotTriggers=]'' lineup. M2 have stated that they plan to port almost every arcade Toaplan release, so if your favorite Toaplan game hasn't been rereleased by them yet, stay tuned!

The Taito Egret II Mini microconsole features ports of some of Toaplan's games, in particular ''Twin Cobra'' and ''Truxton''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_8InjN5uCs The upcoming Astro City V microconsole]] by Creator/{{SEGA}} will also feature modern ports of many of Toaplan's games[[labelnote:Which ones]]''Truxton'', ''Fire Shark'', ''[=OutZone=]'', ''Truxton II'', ''Dogyuun'', ''V-V'', ''Batsugun''[[/labelnote]]. It will be released in 2022.

In 2021, Creator/{{M2}} announced the ''Toaplan Arcade Garage'' series, a sub-series of the ''[=M2 ShotTriggers=]'' lineup focused around rereleasing Toaplan games on consoles. The first title in this lineup, ''Kyuukyoku Tiger Heli'', was released in October 2021 and consists of ''VideoGame/TigerHeli'', ''VideoGame/TwinCobra'', as well as the bonus title ''Guardian''. The next title, ''Hishou Same! Same! Same!'', consists of ''Flying Shark'', ''VideoGame/FireShark'', and ''VideoGame/{{Wardner}}'', and [[https://dengekionline.com/articles/102425/ is scheduled for a 2022 release]].

In December 2021, a Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign for the documentary ''ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO TOAPLAN''[[note]]named after the "All your base are belong to us" meme from ''VideoGame/ZeroRing''[[/note]] was [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/josephmpierce/all-your-base-are-belong-to-toaplan launched]], with Joseph Pierce as director, Ilya Kay (known for his Website/YouTube channel [[https://www.youtube.com/c/ShmupJunkie/ Shmup Junkie]]) as co-director, Mark Bussler (of ''WebVideo/ClassicGameRoom'' fame) as the narrator for the English-language version, and former Toaplan staff member Tatsuya Uemura as advisor. The campaign raised ¥12,993,485 out of its ¥8,500,000 goal and is projected for a 2023 release.

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_8InjN5uCs The upcoming Astro City V microconsole]] by Creator/{{SEGA}} will also feature modern ports of many of Toaplan's games[[labelnote:Which ones]]''Truxton'', ''Fire Shark'', ''[=OutZone=]'', ''Truxton II'', ''Dogyuun'', ''V-V'', ''Batsugun''[[/labelnote]]. It will be released in 2022.