Lords of Thunder

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Lords of Thunder

System(s): Super CD-ROM², Virtual Console (Wii, Wii U)

Publisher: Hudson Soft

Konami

Developer: Hudson Soft

Supporting companies: T's Music (audio)

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1993-04-23		HCD3039
US	1993-03^[1]	$49.9949.99^[2]	TGXCD1033
JP ▼	2008-06-10	800pts800
US ▼	2008-02-11	800pts800
EU ▼	2008-02-08^[3]	800pts800
AU ▼	2008-02-08	800pts800
JP ▼	2015-10-21^[4]	¥776 (838)838i^[4]
US ▼	2017-11-09^[5]	$5.995.99^[5]
EU ▼	2017-12-14^[3]	€7.997.99^[3]
DE ▼	2017-12-14^[6]	€7.997.99^[6]
UK ▼	2017-12-14^[7]	£7.197.19^[7]
JP ▼	2010-08-18^[8]

Non-NEC versions
Mega-CD

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Lords of Thunder, known as Winds of Thunder (ウィンズオブサンダー) in Japan, is a horizontal shoot-'em-up for Super CD-ROM² hardware. It is a sequel to Hudson Soft's earlier shooter, Gate of Thunder. The game is noted for its guitar-driven, metal soundtrack.

Story

Gameplay

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Lords of Thunder	Lords of Thunder
Japanese	ウィンズオブサンダー	Winds of Thunder

Production credits

Original Plan: K.Nakazawa, Red Kaminarimon
Character Design: K.Nakazawa
Game System: Red Kaminarimon
Main Program: Ninniki.Nin
Sub Program: Owa.Chan
Graphic Design: Metal, Shell, Idol
Producer: E.Aoyama, M.Kobayashi
Director: T.Matsunaga
Shōgun: M.Kadowaki
Supervisor: T.Horio, K.Miyamoto
Special Thanks: T.Kawada, A.Yamasaki, E.Yamamoto, K.Yuzawa, H.II
Super Assist: N.Nakamura
Music Produced by: T's Music
Music Composed by: Groove King
Created by: Red Kaminarimon
Presented by: Red, Hudson Soft

Source:

In-game credits

Digital manuals

PC Engine mini US manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Lords of Thunder/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

NEC Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Computer & Video Games	93	№140, p54-55^[9]

	93
Based on 1 review

Super CD-ROM², JP

Spinecard Disc File:WindsofThunder PCESCD JP Manual.pdf Manual

Super CD-ROM², US
Cover
Disc File:LordsofThunder SCDROM2 US Manual.pdf Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32
MD5
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CD-ROM (JP)

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CRC32
MD5
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CD-ROM (US)

External links

Lords of Thunder on Nintendo eShop (Wii U): JP

References

Sega Retro has more information related to Lords of Thunder

↑ EGM US 044.pdf, page 37
↑ VG&CE US 50.pdf, page 35
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 https://www.nintendo.fr/Jeux/TurboGrafx/Lords-of-Thunder--277875.html (archive.today)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000019348 (Wayback Machine: 2017-11-26 07:12)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/lords-of-thunder-wii-u/lords-of-thunder-wii-u (Wayback Machine: 2017-11-10 05:23)
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 https://www.nintendo.de/Spiele/TurboGrafx/Lords-of-Thunder--277875.html (archive.today)
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/TurboGrafx/Lords-of-Thunder--277875.html (archive.today)
↑ https://www.konami.com/games/jp/ja/products/dl_pspps3vita_windsofthunder_arch/ (Wayback Machine: 2024-04-05 20:25)
↑ CVG UK 140.pdf, page 54