Thundercade

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Thundercade
Thundercade
Arcade flyer
Developer(s)SETA, Micronics (NES version)
Publisher(s)American Sammy (NES version)
Platform(s)Arcade
Nintendo Entertainment System
ReleaseArcade: Nintendo Entertainment System:
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter[2]
Mode(s)Single-player[3]
Multiplayer[3]

Thundercade, also known as Twin Formation and 特殊部隊UAG (Tokushu Butai U.A.G., "Special Forces U.A.G. (Un-Attached Grenadier))", is a shoot 'em up video game developed by SETA and originally released for video arcades in 1987. A port for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was released in 1989.

The NES version's manual describes a story, casting players as a part of Operation Thundercade, a special forces operation battling against the nuclear threat of Atomic Age Terrorist Organization of Miracali (AATOM).[4][5]

Gameplay

Trying to find a way to shoot two tanks and two soldiers without being destroyed.

Players control a motorcycle equipped with sidecar cannons and backed up by a B-7 bomber.[4] There are four levels in the game: an unnamed city, the terrorists' military base, the woodland regions, and the fortress containing the nuclear power plant.[5] Bosses include a submarine along with other screen-filling enemies.

References

  1. ^ Thundercade Arcade information at GameFAQs
  2. ^ a b Thundercade NES information at GameFAQs
  3. ^ a b Thundercade at Game Kult
  4. ^ a b Thundercade at MobyGames
  5. ^ a b Thundercade at allgame