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Summary

Boogie Wings, known in Japan as The Great Ragtime Show, is a side‑scrolling shooter that feels more like a circus act than a typical arcade war. You pilot a biplane with an 8‑way stick, firing with one button while a rear‑mounted hook lets you yank enemies or scenery into chaotic collisions. Tapping the shot button builds a power gauge that unleashes a screen‑wide lightning strike, but push it too far and your plane overheats. The stages are packed with richly detailed European‑style towns and fairground backdrops, and almost everything can be dragged or destroyed for extra mayhem. If your plane goes down, the fun doesn’t stop—you drop to foot combat with a handgun and can hop onto a bizarre array of vehicles: giraffes, elephants, pogo sticks, bicycles, motorcycles, jeeps, and even hopping robots that fire missiles. Those ground rides are a nod to Data East’s earlier Rohga: Armor Force, giving Boogie Wings its signature blend of absurdity and high‑octane action.

Storyline

Boogie Wings (also known as The Great Ragtime Show) is set around the time of World War I. Players maneuver an eclectic mix of biplanes, automobiles, animals and other unidentifiable objects.

The goal is to battle an army of mech‑wielding scientists, and one of the memorable bosses is a giant robot Santa Claus.