Cotton (Japanese: コットン, Hepburn: Kotton) is a series of shoot 'em up video games developed by Success. The series debuted with Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams in 1991 and has spanned a history of releases in arcades and on consoles. The Cotton games helped establish the cute 'em up subgenre. Instead of warships and battlefields typical of most shoot 'em ups, Cotton games put players in control of a witch riding on a broom and tasks them with fighting through magical haunted kingdoms. Seven games were released between 1991 and 2003. Following an 18-year gap, the series was reintroduced with Cotton Reboot! and Cotton Fantasy: Superlative Night Dreams (titled Cotton Rock 'n' Roll: Superlative Night Dreams in Japan) in 2021.[1][2]
The games in the Cotton series follows a young witch named Cotton who has an addiction to Willow. She is accompanied by the fairy Silk.[4] Most of the games in the Cotton series are side scrolling shooting games.[4]Cotton is classified as a "Cute 'em up", which is a sub-genre of shmups that tend to have unusual, oftentimes completely bizarre opponents for the player to fight.[5] The character Silk functions similar to the "options" from the Gradius series.[4]Rainbow Cotton is the first game in the series to be fully 3D.[4]
Each Cotton game features a unique story that is loosely connected to the other games in the series. All of these stories revolve around the obsession of a young witch named Nata de Cotton with a magical type of candy called "Willow". Cotton is a red-haired pre-teen witch with a hunger for Willow candy that drives all of her actions. She is hot-headed, immature, and often overreacts. Although her quests in each game are ultimately to serve a higher purpose, she is never involved personally for any reason other than the prospect of getting to eat a Willow. In a typical Cotton game, Cotton will embark on her journey through the game's stages with the hope that she will be rewarded with a Willow at the end. However, when the game is over, she almost always winds up empty-handed.
Other appearancesedit
The main character Cotton has had appearances in other works:
Rondo of Swords: Although not a Cotton game specifically, the willow obsessed witch joins your party in this strategy role-playing title, also made by Success.[6]
Trouble Witches Origin - Episode 1: Daughters of Amalgam: The first time Cotton has appeared with her classic gameplay in nearly a couple of decades, her first video game appearance anywhere in a decade and the first time she has been in a video game not developed by her company of origin, Success. A game centering around witches and is similarly in the shmup genre, Cotton tags along as a DLC character. This also marks the first appearance of the fairy Silk since Rainbow Cotton nearly a couple of decades ago.[7]
^"Cotton From Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams Will Be Playable In Umihara Kawase Fresh!". Siliconera. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
External linksedit
Success 40th Anniversary page for Cotton
January 01, 1970
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Cotton Japanese コットン Hepburn Kotton is a series of shoot em up video games developed by Success The series debuted with Cotton Fantastic Night Dreams in 1991 and has spanned a history of releases in arcades and on consoles The Cotton games helped establish the cute em up subgenre Instead of warships and battlefields typical of most shoot em ups Cotton games put players in control of a witch riding on a broom and tasks them with fighting through magical haunted kingdoms Seven games were released between 1991 and 2003 Following an 18 year gap the series was reintroduced with Cotton Reboot and Cotton Fantasy Superlative Night Dreams titled Cotton Rock n Roll Superlative Night Dreams in Japan in 2021 1 2 CottonGenre s Shoot em upDeveloper s SuccessPublisher s List SegaHudson SoftElectronic ArtsDatam PolystarSunsoftSuccessCity ConnectionPlatform s List ArcadeNeo Geo Pocket ColorPlayStationSharp X68000TurboGrafx CDMobile phonesSuper FamicomMega DriveSega SaturnDreamcastPlayStation 2PlayStation 4PlayStation 5Nintendo SwitchWindowsXbox OneXbox Series X SFirst releaseCotton Fantastic Night Dreams1991Latest releaseCotton Fantasy Superlative Night Dreams2021 Contents 1 Games 2 Series overview 3 Other appearances 4 References 5 External linksGames editYear Title Platform Developer s Publisher s 1991 Cotton Fantastic Night Dreams Arcade TurboGrafx CD X68000 PlayStation Neo Geo Pocket Color Astro City Mini Success Sega Hudson Soft Electronic Arts SNK 1994 Cotton 100 Super Famicom PlayStation Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X S Success Datam Polystar ININ Games 1994 Panorama Cotton Sega Mega Drive Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X S Success Sunsoft ININ Games 1997 Cotton 2 Magical Night Dreams Arcade Sega Saturn Success Tecmo 1998 Cotton Boomerang Magical Night Dreams Arcade Sega Saturn Success Tecmo 2000 Rainbow Cotton Dreamcast Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Windows Xbox One Success Success 2003 Magical Pachinko Cotton Pachinko PlayStation 2 Success Success 2021 Cotton Reboot PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch Windows Rocket Engine Co Ltd 3 BEEP ININ Games 2021 Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch Windows Xbox One City Connection City Connection 2021 Cotton Fantasy Superlative Night Dreams Arcade PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch Windows Studio Saizensen Success 2024 Rainbow Cotton Remake Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Windows Xbox One Success ININ GamesSeries overview editThe games in the Cotton series follows a young witch named Cotton who has an addiction to Willow She is accompanied by the fairy Silk 4 Most of the games in the Cotton series are side scrolling shooting games 4 Cotton is classified as a Cute em up which is a sub genre of shmups that tend to have unusual oftentimes completely bizarre opponents for the player to fight 5 The character Silk functions similar to the options from the Gradius series 4 Rainbow Cotton is the first game in the series to be fully 3D 4 Each Cotton game features a unique story that is loosely connected to the other games in the series All of these stories revolve around the obsession of a young witch named Nata de Cotton with a magical type of candy called Willow Cotton is a red haired pre teen witch with a hunger for Willow candy that drives all of her actions She is hot headed immature and often overreacts Although her quests in each game are ultimately to serve a higher purpose she is never involved personally for any reason other than the prospect of getting to eat a Willow In a typical Cotton game Cotton will embark on her journey through the game s stages with the hope that she will be rewarded with a Willow at the end However when the game is over she almost always winds up empty handed Other appearances editThe main character Cotton has had appearances in other works Rondo of Swords Although not a Cotton game specifically the willow obsessed witch joins your party in this strategy role playing title also made by Success 6 Trouble Witches Origin Episode 1 Daughters of Amalgam The first time Cotton has appeared with her classic gameplay in nearly a couple of decades her first video game appearance anywhere in a decade and the first time she has been in a video game not developed by her company of origin Success A game centering around witches and is similarly in the shmup genre Cotton tags along as a DLC character This also marks the first appearance of the fairy Silk since Rainbow Cotton nearly a couple of decades ago 7 Umihara Kawase Fresh Cotton makes an appearance as a playable character 8 In 1994 Cotton Minakami Hiroki is part of Gamest Comics Collection In 2012 A manga titled Toriaezu supidoappu demo shite oku no Kokoro とりあえずスピードアップでもしておくのココロ References edit Romano Sal 24 June 2021 Cotton Rock n Roll announced for PS4 Switch PC and arcade Update Gematsu Retrieved 2021 06 24 Romano Sal 11 November 2021 Cotton Rock n Roll coming west as Cotton Fantasy this winter Update trailer Gematsu Retrieved 2021 11 11 Cotton Reboot MobyGames Retrieved 2021 11 10 a b c d World Republic Rainbow Cotton Gamers Republic Vol 2 no 7 United States of America Millennium Publishing December 1999 p 100 The Complete Guide Shoot Em Ups Retro Gamer No 42 September 2007 p 52 偽りの輪舞曲 ロンド サクセスの コットン とコラボした トラブル ウィッチーズ Origin 特別版が発売決定 Cotton From Cotton Fantastic Night Dreams Will Be Playable In Umihara Kawase Fresh Siliconera 2018 09 20 Retrieved 2019 06 02 External links editSuccess 40th Anniversary page for Cotton Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cotton series amp oldid 1216750205, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
