Bosconian (X68000)
played by Judgment Storm
Score: 580.580
Round reached: 28

Based on the orignal arcade game by Namco, Bosconian is an 8-way scrolling shooter. Dempa Micomsoft's version has some tweaks to the gameplay. There are new level layouts, the Extra Cannon powerup, and another type of asteroids that you can't destroy.
A major addition is the BGM by Yuzo Koshiro and Hideya Nagata. Like Koshiro, Nagata also had been with Falcom sound team JDK for a little while. They have made some good tracks for this one.
Bosconian also features an original mode which sticks to the arcade game play.
An enemy starbase can be destroyed either by shooting the core, or all six cannons on its outside. Destruction of a starbase gets you 1500 points, but each of the cannons is 200. Going around a starbase and taking all the cannons out can lead to higher scores, but don't take too long or you'll get Condition Red. Red means you face a far more intense enemy assault until you lose a ship or finish the round.