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Gaming => General Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: parallaxscroll on February 15, 2017, 09:42:55 pm
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JBusw4K-z0
Description Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder...
Thunder Blade (サンダーブレード Sandāburēdo?) is an arcade, flight-based, third-person rail shooter originally released for video arcades in 1987. In the game, players control a helicopter to destroy enemy vehicles.
The game was released as standard stand-up arcade cabinet that introduced the use of force feedback, as the joystick vibrates during gameplay. A sit-down unit was also released, replacing the force feedback with a seat that moves in tandem with the joystick.
Versions of the game were later released for the Sega Master System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, TurboGrafx-16, Sharp X68000 and ZX Spectrum. The Nintendo 3DS remake was released as a 3D Classic in Japan on August 20, 2014, in North America and Europe on May 14, 2015, and in Australia on July 2, 2015.
A follow-up, Super Thunder Blade, was released exclusively for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
GAMEPLAY
The game's plot and setting resembles the 1983 film and 1984 TV series of Blue Thunder. The player controls a helicopter using guns and missiles to destroy enemy tanks, helicopters, etc., to save his home country. Levels are in both a top-down or third-person perspective view. The boss levels are in the top-down view.
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never played the first one, but I do like Super Thunder Blade. took about 50 tries to get the hang of it the first time playing, crashed and burned alot. Ended up playing Space Harrier 2 more.
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never played the first one, but I do like Super Thunder Blade. took about 50 tries to get the hang of it the first time playing, crashed and burned alot. Ended up playing Space Harrier 2 more.
Super Thunder Blade was kind of garbage IMO. Really choppy experience even for a Megadrive / Genesis launch game in 88-89.
Reading Electronic Gaming Monthly's coverage of STB was more fun than playing the game.
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This is what it's like to play arcade machine from 1987 -- Oh, and this video was uploaded by Segabits :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTIsjnvo4Dg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTIsjnvo4Dg)
I've played that very same machine.
Galloping Ghost Arcade just outside of Chicago is such an awesome place.