Thunder Blade

Thunder Blade
Japanese arcade poster
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)Arcade
  • WW: Sega
Computers
Composer(s)Koichi Namiki
Platform(s)
Arcade
Release
December 1987
Genre(s)Rail shooter[8]
Scrolling shooter[9]
Mode(s)Single-player
Arcade systemSega X Board

Thunder Blade[a] is a third-person shoot 'em up video game released by Sega for arcades in 1987.[10][1] Players control a helicopter to destroy enemy vehicles. The game was released as a stand-up arcade cabinet with force feedback, as the joystick vibrates. A helicopter shaped sit-down model was released, replacing the force feedback with a cockpit seat that moves in tandem with the joystick.[11] It is a motion simulator cabinet, like the previous Sega Super Scaler games Space Harrier (1985) and After Burner (1987).[10] The game's plot and setting was inspired by the film Blue Thunder (1983).

Versions were released for the Master System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, TurboGrafx-16, X68000, and ZX Spectrum. The Nintendo 3DS remake was released as a 3D Classic in Japan on August 20, 2014,[12] in North America and Europe on May 14, 2015,[13] and in Australia on July 2 of the same year.[14] The sequel, Super Thunder Blade, was released exclusively for the Sega Genesis.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference CVG77 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Thunder Blade (Registration Number PA0000353392)". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). セガ社 (Sega); Sega; G (in Japanese) (1st ed.). Amusement News Agency. pp. 36, 131, 153. ISBN 978-4990251215. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Availability Update" (PDF). Computer Entertainer. October 1988. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Software List (Released by Sega)". セガ 製品情報サイト (in Japanese). Sega. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  6. ^ https://retrocdn.net/images/e/e7/BristolEveningPost_UK_1988-11-04_Page_80.jpg
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference TGM15 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Kalata, Kurt (28 July 2017). "Thunder Blade". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2023. Tag: Shoot-Em-Up: Rail
  9. ^ Town, Jonathan (18 May 2015). "3D Thunder Blade Review (3DS eShop)". Nintendo Life. Hookshot Media. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Sega's Wonderful Simulation Games Over The Years". Arcade Heroes. June 6, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  11. ^ Thunder Blade at the Killer List of Videogames
  12. ^ Brian (August 7, 2014). "3D Thunder Blade hitting the Japanese 3DS eShop on August 20". Nintendo Everything. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  13. ^ Julian (May 12, 2015). "SEGA 3D Classics – 3D Thunder Blade – Part 1". SEGA Blog. SEGA. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  14. ^ Doolan, Liam (July 3, 2015). "3D Out Run, Thunder Blade And Fantasy Zone I & II Now Available On The eShop In Australia". Nintendo Life. Retrieved July 4, 2015.


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