Ordyne

Ordyne arcade flyer

Ordyne (オーダイン, Ōdain^?) is a shooting game released by Namco in 1988 for arcade. The game was also released for TurboGrafx-16 in 1989, as part of Namco Museum Vol. 4 for PlayStation in 1996, and for the Wii Virtual Console in 2007 (arcade version) and 2009 (TurboGrafx-16 version).

Story

The genius scientist Dr. Tomari has completed an atomic conversion device named "Ordyne". He gave the boot device of Ordyne to his fiancée Kana as a pendant. A day before their wedding, the villainous Kubota kidnapped Kana to take Ordyne's key. To rescue his fiancée and recover Ordyne's key, Dr. Tomari and his assistant Sunday set out in small airships to fight against Kubota's evil forces.

Characters

• Dr. Yuichiro Tomari (泊 裕一郎) - The character controlled by player 1, a brilliant 27 years old scientist that created Ordyne. This inventor is a heavy smoker and likes tuna spaghetti.
• Sunday Chin (サンデー 珍) - The character controlled by player 2, Dr. Tomari's Chinese assistant. His favorite food is ebi chili sauce. In the English TurboGrafx-16 version manual he was renamed Felix Mockle and has a different appearance in the cover art.
• Kana Aihara (相原香奈) - Dr. Tomari's fiancée, a kindergarten teacher. Age unknown (mentally 21 years old). Her favorite food is pudding a la mode.
• Kubota (クボタ) - The mysterious antagonist of unknown origin that wants Ordyne for himself. His favorite food is gyōza. He is the final boss, where he pilots a large machine. After his defeat, the machine breaks and he dies. In the English TurboGrafx-16 version manual he is said to be the leader of an outer-space gang.
• Miyuki-chan (みゆきちゃん) - A simpatic shopkeeper that appears with her flying shop in the stages.
• Dream Co. Ltd. - Five robots that appear once in stages 2-6 and give the player a chance to win items in a roulette.

Gallery

TurboGrafx-16 cover

PC Engine (Japanese TurboGrafx-16) cover

Miyuki-chan in Namco Museum Vol. 4

Artwork

Dr. Tomari and Sunday

Dr. Tomari and Sunday

Dr. Tomari and Sunday

Dr. Yuichiro Tomari

Sunday Chin

Kana Aihara

Kubota

Miyuki-chan

Miyuki-chan

Miyuki-chan

Miyuki-chan

Dream Co. Ltd.

Hamburger

Pyon-pyon

Pelican

Air Fortress (空中要塞, aka "Aircraft")

Fire Tortoise (ファイヤートータス, aka "Giant Blue Turtle")

Power Station (パワーステーション, aka "Hot Top")

R-4B (aka "Hover Ship")

Crystal Head (クリスタルヘッド, aka "Crystal Palace")

Mic (マイク, aka "Mr. Roboto")

Kubota Machine (クボタマシン)

External links

• Ordyne Wii Virtual Console Arcade page
• Ordyne (PC Engine version) article in Video Game Den