Rolling Thunder (video game)

Rolling Thunder
Japanese arcade flyer
Developer(s)Namco
Arc System Works (FC)[4]
Publisher(s)
Composer(s)Junko Ozawa
SeriesRolling Thunder
Platform(s)Arcade, Commodore 64, Amiga, Nintendo Entertainment System, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, PlayStation, PlayStation 4
Release
Genre(s)Run and gun
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer (alternating turns)
Arcade systemNamco System 86

Rolling Thunder[a] is a run and gun video game developed by Namco in Japan and Europe and released in 1986 as a coin-operated arcade video game using the Namco System 86 hardware. It was distributed in North America by Atari Games. The player takes control of a secret agent who must rescue his female partner from a terrorist organization. Rolling Thunder was a commercial success in arcades, and it was released for various home computer platforms in 1987 and the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1989. The original arcade game has been included in various classic game compilations as well. It influenced later arcade action franchises such as Shinobi and Time Crisis, which borrowed mechanics such as taking cover behind crates. On March 17, 2022, the arcade version of the game got ported as part of the Arcade Archives series. [5]

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  3. ^ Arc System Works 25th Anniversary Character Collection. ASCII Media Works. October 22, 2013. p. 246.
  4. ^ "Arcade Archives ROLLING THUNDER". store.playstation.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.


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