Boogie Wings

released on Apr 11, 1992

Boogie Wings (known in Japan as The Great Ragtime Show (ザ・グレイト・ラグタイムショー?)) is a side-scrolling shooter arcade game released by Data East in 1992. The game contains unique gameplay, along with many nonsensical or comedic themes not present in other games of the genre, but was never ported to other consoles because of its relative unpopularity in arcade centers.


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They really cranked the ‘Whacky’ knob as far as it could go. Your plane has a Super Castlevania whip! Both Santa Claus and the Blue Brothers are in this game! All the goofiness doesn’t pay off with a good time, though.

Its utterly unique maze-runner-shooter format and constant gameplay switch-ups can be overwhelming, and the final boss is pretty dull, but it's so fun. Reveals a sardonic, Chaplin-esque fascination with the World's Fair-era Industrial Age. It's certainly a lot, though.

Average Shoot em Up but it so quriky and random lol xddd rawrz uwu. Peak "Set Piece based Level Design" uuuh I used a made up fancy word! Guess that makes me "soo random" ... yeah... just like this game

Twenty-fourth GOTW finished for 2023. The music was absolutely stupendous in this one, really fit the theme of the game and was fantastic to listen to regardless of what was happening on the screen. Lots of different vehicle options, as well as some neat level designs. That being said, there was a TON going on in any given screen, and the controls were a bit difficult to get a handle on as well. Could get very confusing in a hurry. Felt like it could use a little more polish, as well as maybe a little trim-down on the overall game time. Quite silly and fun, but there are better options out there.

an underrated game that is perfect to play with your friend! it has a non-stopping action, and a lot of stuff happening on screen in a good way (chaotic fun)

This "shmup" contains more ideas than any other single game. At every turn you think you've seen it all: you have not. Game designer Kazuyuki Kurata called it a day after this, his only game. A masterpiece.