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{{nihongo|'''''Pop'n Twinbee'''''|ポップンツインビー}} is a top-view [[shoot-'em-up]] game originally released in [[1993 in video gaming|1993]] by [[Konami]] for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] in [[Japan]]. The game was also released for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]] in the [[PAL region]], but not in [[North America]]. It is the sixth game in the ''[[TwinBee (series)|TwinBee]]'' series and a direct follow-up to the arcade game ''[[Detana!! TwinBee]]'' (''Bells & Whistles''). The European version was published by Konami's Palcom Software division and was the first of three ''TwinBee'' games localized for the European market, followed by a [[Game Boy]] version of ''Pop'n TwinBee'' (which was actually an earlier game titled ''[[Pop'n TwinBee (Game Boy)|TwinBee Da!!]]'' in Japan) and the side-scrolling platform game ''[[Pop'n TwinBee: Rainbow Bell Adventures]]''. It was released in [[North America]] 27 years after its Super Famicom launch through a February 2020 update to the [[Nintendo Switch Online]] Super NES library.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Super Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online Library Expands With a Pair of U.S. Debuts|url=https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2020/the-super-nintendo-entertainment-system-nintendo-switch-online-library-expands-with-a-pair-of-us-debuts/|website=www.nintendo.com|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref>

The gameplay is similar to ''[[Detana!! TwinBee]]'', the second coin-op game in the series, but with a few notable additions and changes. Like in previous ''TwinBee'', up to two players can play simultaneously, Player 1 controls TwinBee (the blue aircraft), while Player 2 controls WinBee (the pink aircraft). When the player begins the game, they'll be asked to enter their name and choose between three types of companion ships (whether their companions will follow their ship, engulf them, or surround them). The player's objective is to maneuver their spacecraft through a series of seven stages and defeat every enemy who gets in the way, facing a [[boss (video games)|boss]] at the end of each stage. Unlike previous games, instead of extra lives, the player has a life meter that determines how much damage the player's ship can take before losing. When the player loses, they will be given a chance to restart at the stage where they left off, but only limited chances are given to continue.

Like in previous ''TwinBee'' games, the player shoots at airborne enemies with their gun and drops bombs to the land. The player can also attack airborne enemies with their ship's punches as well at close range. The player can shoot tiny-sized replicas of their ship that will fly and attack all on-screen enemies. The player can only perform this attack based on the number of stocks they have. During a 2-player game, one player can give the other player a bit of their life energy to replenish it or even use the other player's ship as a projectile against the enemy. As usual, the main power-up items are bells that can change colors by shooting them in the air, giving the player a different upgrade when one is retrieved depending on the bell's color.

* [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/software/vc/jcbj/index.html Official website] (in Japanese)