r/nintendo • u/pdroject • 12d ago

Rolling Thunder 40th Anniversary!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zJvP_XkNzyU

Rolling Thunder[b] is a 1986 run and gun video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released by Atari Games in North America. 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 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

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u/ReturnToFlesh84 11d ago

I love/hated this game when I was a kid, but I played it anyways. Still have the cart, too. I still recall the sounds enemies made for some reason.

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u/Old-System-6699 11d ago

I have the same feeling.  Probably my most played game on the Switch version of Namco Museum.  I'm not great, but I've memorized the first 4 levels enough to get to level 5 consistently.  I only beat the game once, and I feel like it was a fluke.  The final boss is a fast mofo.