TwinBee Anniversary Collection

TwinBee Anniversary Collection is a special compilation package that includes twenty two selected classic titles from the TwinBee franchise. The bundle package was released on December 25, 2020 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, GOG.com, GameJolt, Steam and Nintendo Switch.

The product is part of Konami's "Anniversary Collection" series, celebrating the company's 50th anniversary (and also TwinBee's 35th anniversary), with the other compilations being Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection, Castlevania Anniversary Collection, Contra Anniversary Collection, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Anniversary Collection, Gradius Anniversary Collection and Ganbare Goemon Anniversary Collection.

Features
All games in the collection have been announced to be enhanced with modern features alongside online play for some titles (especially arcade ones).

The package also includes a bonus e-book packed with new information about the titles, including interviews with the development staff, behind-the-scenes insights and sketches/documents never before revealed to the public.

Game List
The compilation includes more than sixteen original titles (counting ports and twenty-one with localizations and a remake of Da!) from the TwinBee series. Also, it is the first collection with unlockable games.
 * TwinBee (Arcade, 1985)
 * TwinBee (Famicom/NES; 1986)
 * TwinBee (MSX; 1986. Uses both PSG and SCC sound chips)
 * Moero TwinBee: Cinnamon-hakase o Sukue! (Famicom Disk System; 1986)
 * Stinger (NES; 1987)
 * TwinBee 3: Poko Poko Daimaō (Famicom; 1989)
 * TwinBee Da!! (Game Boy; 1990)
 * Pop'n TwinBee (Game Boy; 1993)
 * Detana!! TwinBee (Arcade; 1991)
 * Bells & Whistles (Arcade; 1991)
 * Detana!! TwinBee (PC Engine; 1992)
 * Pop'n TwinBee (SNES; 1993)
 * TwinBee Taisen Puzzle-Dama (PS1; 1994)
 * TwinBee Yahho! (Arcade; 1995)

Unlockable Games

 * Pop'n TwinBee: Rainbow Bell Adventures (SNES; 1994)
 * RainbowBell (NDS; 2007. Appears as TwinBee's arcade port's alternate version from Konami's arcade compilation on a same console)
 * TwinBee Da! (PSP; 2007. A remake which was released on TwinBee Portable)
 * TwinBee Returns (excerpt from Tokimeki Memorial. PC Engine CD; 1994)
 * TwinBee Time Attack (excerpt from Tokimeki Memorial Forever with You. PS1/Saturn; 1995)
 * TwinBee RPG (PS1; 1998)
 * TwinBee Pierrot (excerpt from a previous game. PS1; 1998)

Development
Like fellow Gradius games, TwinBee was removed on Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection for it's own collection in a new patch released exactly the same day as TwinBee Anniversary Collection's release.

The original Japanese versions of selected remaining titles, plus Japanese scans from the bonus e-book, were released in a post-launch update at a same day shortly after it's release.

This collection, along with other Konami Collections would feature Amiibo support for the Digital and Physical releases in an update on December 2020. A special release comes with all episodes of TwinBee PARADISE on a DVD disc alongside new language dubs/subtitles like in Ganbare Goemon Anniversary Collection.

Trivia

 * TBA