History VideoGame / Cotton

* ''Fantastic Night Dreams: Cotton'' (1989) - Released originally for the Arcade, Cotton made its way to the PC-Engine/[[TurboGrafxSixteen TurboGraFX-16]], UsefulNotes/SharpX68000, UsefulNotes/PlayStation (as ''Cotton Original'') and NeoGeoPocket and introduces us to our protagonist. After an evil mist envelopes the world of Filament keeping it nighttime forever, a fairy named Silk seeks for help. She happens upon Cotton, who, in the witch's habit of doing nothing but searching for Willow treats, initially ignores her plea. That is, of course, until the fairy makes mention of said candy... This game is also mildly notable for having the first ever FanTranslation of a Playstation game.

* ''Magical Night Dreams Cotton Boomerang'' (1998) - A rerelease of ''Cotton 2'' for the same systems. Graphics and level design are mostly the same, but the character selection and abilities are very different.

* CuteEmUp: Quite possibly one of the earliest examples, along with the ''VideoGame/PockyAndRocky'' series.

* CuteEmUp: Quite possibly one of the earliest examples, along with the ''VideoGame/KikiKaiKai'' series.

* SelfDeprication: Finishing Panorama Cotton on the hardest difficulty gives you a note by the developers where they lament the lack of cutscenes and a longer ending due to the limited cartridge space. They also state they'd like to give you a reward, but again there's no space for it.

To Cotton, Willows are {{Serious Business}}, and she will absolutely do '''ANYTHING''' in her power to get hold off (and consume) one of these, such as blasting everything in her way, apparently...

Cotton has spanned over the course of 8 games: <''Under construction''>
* ''Fantastic Night Dreams: Cotton'' (1989) - Released originally for the Arcade, Cotton made its way to the PC-Engine/[[TurboGrafxSixteen TurboGraFX-16]], UsefulNotes/SharpX68000, UsefulNotes/PlayStation (as ''Cotton Original'') and NeoGeoPocket and introduces us to our protagonist. After an evil mist envelopes the world of Filament keeping it nighttime forever, a fairy named Silk seeks for help. She happens upon Cotton, who, in the witch's habit of doing nothing but searching for Willow treats, initially ignores her plea. That is, of course, until the fairy makes mention of said candy...

::This game is also mildly notable for having the first ever FanTranslation of a Playstation game.

%%* CuteEmUp: Quite possibly one of the earliest examples, along with the ''VideoGame/KikiKaiKai'' series.

%%* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: The cemetery stage in the first game has a zombie boss.
* FairyCompanion: Silk is this to Cotton, almost always seen flying alongside her broom.
%%* FairySexy:In contrast to Cotton's innocent witch getup, Silk more often than not is clad in a a bikini, especially noticeable on the box art.

%%* WhenTreesAttack

%%* AttackDrone: The Fairies

%%* CuteEmUp
%%* CuteWitch: Cotton.
%%* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies
%%* FairyCompanion: Silk.
%%* FairySexy

%%* MsFanservice: [[FairySexy Silk]].
%%* SmartBomb
%%* RebelliousPrincess: Appli.

%%* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Willows

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* ''Fantastic Night Dreams: Cotton'' (1989) - Released originally for the Arcade, Cotton made its way to the PC-Engine/[[TurboGrafxSixteen TurboGraFX-16]], UsefulNotes/SharpX68000, PlayStation (as ''Cotton Original'') and NeoGeoPocket and introduces us to our protagonist. After an evil mist envelopes the world of Filament keeping it nighttime forever, a fairy named Silk seeks for help. She happens upon Cotton, who, in the witch's habit of doing nothing but searching for Willow treats, initially ignores her plea. That is, of course, until the fairy makes mention of said candy...

* ''Märchen Adventure Cotton 100%'' (1994) - Cotton's debut on the SuperFamicom; rereleased for the PlayStation in 2003 as part of the "[=SuperLite=] 1500" budget series. Unlike the first game, it never made it outside Japan.

A series of [[ShootEmUp side-scrolling shooters]] made by Creator/{{Success}}, Cotton was one of the earliest {{Cute Em Up}}s involving {{Cute Witch}}es and {{Beam Spam}} to pre-date ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}''. Known mostly to hardcore gamers, the games involved the titular Natta de Cotton searching for candies called ''[[TrademarkFavoriteFood Willows]]'' (not to be confused with the film ''Film/{{Willow}}''), and her fairy side-kick Silk who, when not trying to look for help to save some kingdom, encourages Cotton to help her anyway with the [[DeliciousDistraction promise of said sweets]].

* ''Fantastic Night Dreams: Cotton'' (1989) - Released originally for the Arcade, Cotton made its way to the PC-Engine/[[TurboGrafxSixteen TurboGraFX-16]], SharpX68000, PlayStation (as ''Cotton Original'') and NeoGeoPocket and introduces us to our protagonist. After an evil mist envelopes the world of Filament keeping it nighttime forever, a fairy named Silk seeks for help. She happens upon Cotton, who, in the witch's habit of doing nothing but searching for Willow treats, initially ignores her plea. That is, of course, until the fairy makes mention of said candy...

* ''Magical Night Dreams Cotton 2'' (1997) - Like its much older predecessor, this game started out in the arcades, this time on Sega's ST-V hardware; like most ST-V games, it made its way to the SegaSaturn. This game introduces the player to Appli, a [[RebelliousPrincess princess]] who runs off with a treasure from her Kingdom of Pumpkin to use its power to grant a wish... except she just got swept by a tornado and now lost it. Upon searching, Cotton and Silk stumbles into Appli and overhears the princess' assistant Needle speak of a "Bluewater Willow". Appli and Needle scout out more while Cotton and Silk give chase...

* ''Panorama Cotton'' (1994) - Released for the MegaDrive, Panorama Cotton did not play like a traditional side-scrolling shooter. Instead, it pretty much played like a clone of ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier''... The ruler of Filament, Queen Velvet, runs off to "protect her kingdom" after divining an incoming catastrophe (via means of plant petals). Meanwhile, word spreads out of monsters burning any Willow they see, the fumes of which cause sickness among the fairies. As Silk cleans up some of the burnt remains, Cotton appears after eating a charred piece and demands an explanation for the atrocity...

* ''Rainbow Cotton'' (2000) - Released exclusively for the SegaDreamcast, this is another into-the-screen shooter.

* ''Panorama Cotton'' (1994) - Released for the MegaDrive, Panorama Cotton did not play like a traditional side-scrolling shooter. Instead, it pretty much played like a clone of ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier''... The ruler of Filament, Queen Velvet, runs off to "protect her kingdom" after divining an incoming catastrophe (via means of plant petals). Meanwhile, word spreads out of monsters burning any Willow they see, the fumes of which cause sickness among the fairies. As Silk cleans up some of the burnt remains, Cotton appears after eating a charred piece and demands an explanation for the attrocity...

* AttackDrone: The Fairies

* CuteEmUp
* CuteWitch: Cotton.
* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies
* FairyCompanion: Silk.
* FairySexy
* LighterAndSofter: The first Cotton game was pretty dark in the visuals. ''Marchen Adventure Cotton 100%'' is almost a remake but much lighter in content, e.g. the zombie/demon boss in the cemetery became a pretty doll in a Gothic dress, and so on.
* MsFanservice: [[FairySexy Silk]].
* SmartBomb
* RebelliousPrincess: Appli.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Willows

* WhenTreesAttack

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A series of [[ShootEmUp side-scrolling shooters]] made by Creator/{{Success}}, Cotton was one of the earliest {{Cute Em Up}}s involving {{Cute Witch}}es and {{Beam Spam}} to pre-date ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}''. Known mostly to hardcore gamers, the games involved the titullar Natta de Cotton searching for candies called ''[[TrademarkFavoriteFood Willows]]'' (not to be confused with the film ''Film/{{Willow}}''), and her fairy side-kick Silk who, when not trying to look for help to save some kingdom, encourages Cotton to help her anyway with the [[DeliciousDistraction promise of said sweets]].

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* ''Fantastic Night Dreams: Cotton'' (1989) - Released originally for the Arcade, Cotton made its way to the PC-Engine/[[TurboGrafxSixteen TurboGraFX-16]], SharpX68000 and PlayStation (as ''Cotton Original'') and introduces us to our protagonist. After an evil mist envelopes the world of Filament keeping it nighttime forever, a fairy named Silk seeks for help. She happens upon Cotton, who, in the witch's habit of doing nothing but searching for Willow treats, initially ignores her plea. That is, of course, until the fairy makes mention of said candy...

* ''Fantastic Night Dreams: Cotton'' (1989) - Released originally for the Arcade, Cotton made its way to the PC-Engine/[[TurboGrafxSixteen TurboGraFX-16]] and SharpX68000 and introduces us to our protagonist. After an evil mist envelopes the world of Filament keeping it nighttime forever, a fairy named Silk seeks for help. She happens upon Cotton, who, in the witch's habit of doing nothing but searching for Willow treats, initially ignores her plea. That is, of course, until the fairy makes mention of said candy...

* ''Märchen Adventure Cotton 100%'' (1994) - Cotton's debut on the SuperFamicom; rereleased for the PlayStation in 2002 as part of the "[=SuperLite=] 1500" budget series. Unlike the first game, it never made it outside Japan.

* ''Magical Night Dreams Cotton 2'' (1997) - Like it's much older predecessor, this game started out in the arcades and made its way to a console (Saturn, to be exact). This game introduces the player to Appli, a [[RebelliousPrincess princess]] who runs off with a treasure from her Kingdom of Pumpkin to use its power to grant a wish... except she just got swept by a tornado and now lost it. Upon searching, Cotton and Silk stumbles into Appli and overhears the princess' assistant Needle speak of a "Bluewater Willow". Appli and Needle scout out more while Cotton and Silk give chase...

* ''Cotton Boomerang'' (1998)

* ''Rainbow Cotton'' (2000)

A series of [[ShootEmUp side-scrolling shooters]] made by Success, Cotton was one of the earliest {{Cute Em Up}}s involving {{Cute Witch}}es and {{Beam Spam}} to pre-date ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}''. Known mostly to hardcore gamers, the games involved the titullar Natta de Cotton searching for candies called ''[[TrademarkFavoriteFood Willows]]'' (not to be confused with the film ''Film/{{Willow}}''), and her fairy side-kick Silk who, when not trying to look for help to save some kingdom, encourages Cotton to help her anyway with the [[DeliciousDistraction promise of said sweets]].

* ''Fantastic Night Dreams: Cotton'' (1989) - Released originally for the Arcade, Cotton made its way to the PC-Engine/[[TurboGrafxSixteen TurboGraFX-16]] and introduces us to our protagonist. After an evil mist envelopes the world of Filament keeping it nighttime forever, a fairy named Silk seeks for help. She happens upon Cotton, who, in the witch's habit of doing nothing but searching for Willow treats, initially ignores her plea. That is, of course, until the fairy makes mention of said candy...

* ''Marchen Adventure Cotton 100%'' (1994) - Cotton's debut on the Super Famicom. Unlike the first game, it never made it outside Japan.

* ''Panorama Cotton'' (1994) - Released for the Mega Drive, Panorama Cotton did not play like a traditional side-scrolling shooter. Instead, it pretty much played like a clone of ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier''... The ruler of Filament, Queen Velvet, runs off to "protect her kingdom" after divining an incoming catastrophe (via means of plant petals). Meanwhile, word spreads out of monsters burning any Willow they see, the fumes of which cause sickness among the fairies. As Silk cleans up some of the burnt remains, Cotton appears after eating a charred piece and demands an explanation for the attrocity...

A series of [[ShootEmUp side-scrolling shooters]] made by Success, Cotton was one of the earliest {{Cute Em Up}}s involving {{Cute Witch}}es and {{Beam Spam}} to pre-date {{Touhou}}. Known mostly to hardcore gamers, the games involved the titullar Natta de Cotton searching for candies called ''[[TrademarkFavoriteFood Willows]]'' (not to be confused with the film {{Willow}}), and her fairy side-kick Silk who, when not trying to look for help to save some kingdom, encourages Cotton to help her anyway with the [[DeliciousDistraction promise of said sweets]].

* ''Panorama Cotton'' (1994) - Released for the Mega Drive, Panorama Cotton did not play like a traditional side-scrolling shooter. Instead, it pretty much played like a clone of ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier'', a ''pretty good clone'' of ''Space Harrier''... The ruler of Filament, Queen Velvet, runs off to "protect her kingdom" after divining an incoming catastrophe (via means of plant petals). Meanwhile, word spreads out of monsters burning any Willow they see, the fumes of which cause sickness among the fairies. As Silk cleans up some of the burnt remains, Cotton appears after eating a charred piece and demands an explanation for the attrocity...

* ''Magical Night Dreams Cotton 2'' (1997) - Like it's much older predecessor, this game started out in the arcades and made its way to a console (Saturn, to be exact). This game introduces the player to Appli, a [[RebelliousPrincess princess]] who runs off with a treasure from her Kingdom of Pumpkin to use its power to grant a wish...except she just got swept by a tornado and now lost it. Upon searching, Cotton and Silk stumbles into Appli and overhears the princess' assistant Needle speak of a "Bluewater Willow". Appli and Needle scout out more while Cotton and Silk give chase...

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynx8f8yvJf4 The PC-Engine soundtrack]].

* [=~Everything's Deader With Zombies~=]