ローリングサンダー / Rolling Thunder (new version)　Namco 1986　332,800pts　Player TECH-D　収録Ver MacMAME0.36　story-2 one life finished : nostalgic leech, Moonwalk & shortcut.
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ローリングサンダー
発売年：1986.12
開発／発売元：ナムコ
ジャンル：アクションシューティング
コントローラ：4方向レバー+2ボタン
システムボード：ナムコ システム'86
CPU構成[M6809 (2), HD63701]　音源チップ[YM2151, Namco (2)]
主人公アルバトロスを操り、謎の男マブー率いる秘密組織「ゲルドラ」に捕らえられた情報員レイラを救い出すのが目的のアクションゲーム。手すりを乗り越えてフロアーを行き来し、銃で敵を撃ちまくる、まさにスパイ映画さながらの爽快なアクションが楽しめる。拳銃には弾数制限があるが、途中にある特定の扉に入ることで補給することが可能。操作性はあまり良くないのだが、そのことが逆に緊張感のあるゲームとなっている。全10エリア。
ストーリー:
1960年代後半のNEWYORK――謎の男「マブー」率いる秘密組織「ゲルドラ」は、密かに世界征服を狙っていた。WCPO(世界刑事警察機構)の特殊工作部隊「ローリングサンダー」の女性工作員レイラは、秘密を探るため「ゲルドラ」の地下基地の奥深くもぐりこんだが、逆に捕えられてしまった。このままでは、レイラは抹殺され「マブー」の秘密は永久に闇へ葬られてしまう。彼女を救出するため、唯一人「ゲルドラ」へのりこんでいった男がいた。彼のコードネームは「アルバトロス」。「ローリングサンダー」随一の腕きき工作員である。――銃口が光る！それが闘いの始まりだ!!
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Rolling Thunder (c) 1986 Namco.
Rolling Thunder is a single-player scrolling platform shoot-em-up in which a James Bond-esque secret agent codenamed 'Albatross' has been ordered by the Rolling Thunder anti-espionage unit to stop the criminal organization known as Geldra. Albatross must also rescue captured field agent, Lelia Blitz and overthrow Geldra's leader, Maboo.
Rolling Thunder's gameplay takes place on two levels of platforms, with the player able to jump or drop to platforms as and when required. Albatross begins the game armed with only a standard-issue pistol and a limited amount of ammunition. If the pistol's ammunition runs out, the player can only fire a single slow "chaser" bullet - with only one allowed on-screen at any one time - until more ammo is acquired.
Each level is littered with doors; most of these contain constantly emerging enemies and must be carefully passed; some, however, also provide ammunition and new weapons. Ammo rooms are clearly marked while weapons rooms have re-enforced metal doors. A weapons room gives the player a fully automatic assault rifle that allows for continuous firing by holding down the shoot button. As with the pistol, the assault rifle has a limited amount of ammunition.
The majority of Rolling Thunder's protagonists are hooded soldiers known as "Maskers". Maskers are dressed in various colors, which determines both their strength and attack pattern. Some Maskers do not shoot, but throw grenades instead, while others will shoot their gun while crouching, making their shots much harder to avoid.
Other enemies includes ninjas, mutated bats known as Gelzos, panthers, shrieking yellow creatures known as Blogas and lava men.
Albatross must travel through two different segments or "stories" - each composed of five stages - making for a total of ten stages. The stages in Story 2 are essentially a harder version of their Story 1 counterparts, featuring more traps and different enemy placement. At the end of the final stage, the player must battle the Geldra leader Maboo to rescue Leila and complete the mission.
- TECHNICAL -
Namco System 86 hardware
Game ID : RT
Main CPU : (2x) M6809 (@ 1.536 Mhz), HD63701 (@ 1.536 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 3.57958 Mhz), Namco 8-channel WSG, Namco (@ 6 Mhz)
Players : 2
Control : 4-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Rolling Thunder was released in December 1986, it was the first jamma game ever produced.
Licensed to Atari for US distribution (February 1987). 2406 Units were produced on the USA by Atari.
A Rolling Thunder unit appears in the 1996 movie 'High School High'.
Alfa Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Namco Game Music Vol.1 - 28XA-170) on 25/07/1987.
- UPDATES -
NEW VERSION :
* New title screen.
* BGM of area 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, and 10 are changed.
* Different enemy arrangement.
* Addition of a Continue feature.
* Addition of the Extra-life feature.
* 150 time units (180 in the old version).
- SERIES -
1. Rolling Thunder (1986)
2. Rolling Thunder 2 (1990)
3. Rolling Thunder 3 (1993, Sega Mega Drive)
- STAFF -
Music composed by : Junko Ozawa
- SOURCES -
Game's rom.
Game's picture.