Cho Aniki

Cho Aniki (超兄貴, Super Big Brother) is a shoot 'em up video game developed by Masaya and published by NCS, originally released in December 1992 for the PC Engine CD in Japan. It was later ported in 2003 to Windows through Project EGG, in 2007 and 2016 to the Wii and Wii U Virtual Console and 2011 to the PlayStation Network. The game was re-released for the TurboGrafx-16 Mini on March 19, 2020. It is the inaugural entry in the Cho Aniki series.
==Gameplay==
Cho Aniki is an horizontal scrolling shoot 'em up. Players can choose between Idaten and Benten, with Idaten using concentrated fire while Benten have spread shot. One button is used for the standard shots while the second button deploys screen-clearing bombs. By holding the shot button the character will build-up power, unleashing a powerful attack as the button is lifted. Another button changes player's speed to make dodging some obstacles easier (there are four speed settings with the default one being three). To add to the player's arsenal are helpers which act as options, protecting the player from damage. Whenever large enemies are defeated, they drop protein, which can be picked by either the player character or the options to power them up.
== Story==
The emperor Botei Bill, who rules over the Builder Empire centered on the Bo Star and has achieved the feat of winning 10 times in a row in the Great Galactic Bodybuilding Contest, is worried about the quick depletion of protein resources. They have finally began indiscriminately invading neighboring star systems and setting up protein mining plants. Sensing a crisis, Heaven ordered the subjugation of the Builder Army and dispatched Idaten and Benten. And thus, the curtain fell on the sweaty and hot battle between Idaten and the Builder Army.
==Characters== 
*Idaten and Benten: The two heroes of the game.
*Adon and Samson: Two bodybuilders who act as options.
*Uminin: A blue, flat creature who also acts as an option.
*Angel: Cherubs who also acts as options. Only appear when playing as Benten.
==Stages and Bosses ==
Each stage is divided into four segments, with a boss at the end of each (three minibosses are shown along with their names right before each stage while the main level boss remains a mystery until reached), for a total of five stages.
Stage	Name 	Boss 1 	Boss 2 	Boss 3 	Boss 4
1 	Eden 	Ertouard Bomer	Flying Tunayoshi	Mobile Watchman (Banya)	Musya
2 	Thelema Coast 	Mush Felaer 	Sol Caplicho 	Amoul 	Nephilim
3 	Illusory Quaternary	SS Lovers 	Battle Train 	Yaemon 	Queen Train
4 	The Sea of Men 	King 	Alex 	Shell the Aniki 	Sabu Marin
5 	Bo Star Capital 	Muscle Force 	Himiko 	El & Topo 	Botei Bill
== Trivia ==
* In the Season 20, episode 220-221 from GameCenter CX - Arino plays a the PCE port of the game.
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