What Was This Game?

Thargor

It was a generic top-down shooter like Ikari Warriors but I think the sprites were smaller. One of the bosses was a submarine that used to destroy parts of the platform you were standing on, another was a huge attack helicopter, it wasnt Mercs but it was very similar...

It was an arcade game around the time of Sunset Warriors/Shinobi etc...

Retr0gamer

Outzone?

Retr0gamer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x4NefPPNlg

Thargor

No it was more side scrolling than that, this is driving me mental.

brianregan09

One of the Nam games on the neo geo ?

Tom Mann Centuria

Jackal? (which was an absolute turd on the Spectrum)

Dr Bob

Side scrolling ? Was it Midnight Resistance?

http://www.retrogameage.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Midnight-Resistance-U-016.jpg
Or Guerilla war?

verycool

This could be a complete longshot, but it wasn't Swiv / Mega Swiv?

Thargor

No none of those, not side scrolling like Midnight resistance, more side scrolling the way Mercs type games occasionally let you run to the side, if you know what I mean? There was a swamp level where you could duck underwater and knife enemies aswell, or maybe the enemies used to duck underwater and try to knife you...

safetyboy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qctKI_t5eY

Commando

Thargor

Thargor wrote: »

It was a generic top-down shooter like Ikari Warriors but I think the sprites were smaller. One of the bosses was a submarine that used to destroy parts of the platform you were standing on, another was a huge attack helicopter, it wasnt Mercs but it was very similar...

It was an arcade game around the time of Sunset Warriors/Shinobi etc...

Bosses sound like nam 1975 on the neo Geo ???

rgfuller

Thundercade maybe ?

Thargor

No none of those :mad:

Does the submarine destroying the terrain you were standing on at the bottom of the screen not remind anyone of anything? O being able to duck down in the swamp?

CathalDublin

It's got to be Shock Troopers?
Skip to 3.15 Helicopter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuFGB_h1_3Q

CiDeRmAn

It's a... it's a...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB-NnVpvQ78

geotrig

Are you sure you are not mixing up 2 games ? it really sounds like mercs or ikari warriors ?

Thargor

Nah its not like there wasn't a million clones of those...

Doge

You mentioned top down shooter first but then you said it's a side scroller??






The submarine and attack helicopter blowing up parts of the platform you're standing on sounds like one of the Metal Slug games to me.

o1s1n

I have an arcade PCB that's similar to Mercs in the attic that might be it and I can't for the live of me remember the name of the game

Edit: Desert Assault or also known as Thunder Zone.

Thargor

Doge wrote: »

You mentioned top down shooter first but then you said it's a side scroller??


[IMG]http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/018/489/nick-young-confused-face-300x256_nqlyaa.png[/IG] The submarine and attack helicopter blowing up parts of the platform you're standing on sounds like one of the Metal Slug games to me.[/img]

Yeah to clarify its not Midnight Resistance style side scrolling Im referring to, its more like Mercs/Ikari Warrior style combat but at some points you'd be moving to the right instead of upwards, I think this is the worst case of having the name of anything on the tip of my tongue Ive ever experienced :mad:

Its definitely not a Metal Slug.

EDIT: Not Thunder Zone either (although trying to remember where I played that beore is annoying me now, I think it was in Leisureland in Salthill years ago.)

o1s1n

Gundhara is another game of that ilk.

BGOllie

BGOllie

actually it's got to be Bloody Wolf
Submarine destroying your platform, attack chopper, swamp level...

Thargor

Oh wow its a lot like Bloody Wolf but thats not it, I thought it was for a second when I saw the water level.