Wakusei Aton Gaiden

• Wakusei Aton Gaiden
Release Date: 1990
Genre: Shoot ’em Up / Educational
Players: 1–2

• Description - Wakusei Aton Gaiden is a Famicom Disk System exclusive vertical shoot ’em up published by the Japanese National Tax Agency as a promotional educational game. Players control pilots defending the planet Aton during a single extended stage, which alternates between shooting segments and trivia questions focused on Japanese economics. The game features simple shooting mechanics, power-ups that increase fire rate, and infinite respawns, with scoring heavily tied to answering questions correctly.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously on the same screen, each controlling a ship. Both players fight enemy waves together during the shooting segments and continue playing through the same stage cooperatively while progressing through trivia interruptions and combat sections.