The History of Rolling Thunder - Remastered 2023

The History of Rolling Thunder - Remastered 2023 - arcade console documentary

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@dwtdwtdwt 10 ай бұрын

I spent about $75 in quarters on this game, and I don't think I ever got past the first level. I love this game!

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

So do I, similar to the game Rastan where everything comes together to create one cohesive package. The graphics, the music and the controls are all top-notch

@fredWaxBeans11111 10 ай бұрын

LOL! I was gonna post something similar. It is such a cool game, but boy did I stink at it

@retropalooza 10 ай бұрын

No your parents did lol

@retropalooza 10 ай бұрын

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentariesgood call.. .u should make a video like MTV used to do pop up videos, maybe it was VH1 damn cerebellum is acting up again

@fredWaxBeans11111 10 ай бұрын

@@retropalooza He mowed the lawn and washed the dishes fair and square! lol

@sergeipohkerova7211 10 ай бұрын

When I was an 8 year old kid in Marseille around 2008 there was a local cafe that had this arcade game in it. By that time the game was very old but it seemed to be popular because someone was always playing it. The cafe owner taped a different title over it and called it "James Bond l'espion."

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

LOL that's pretty cool

@forcedfeedbackclassicgamer5499 10 ай бұрын

LOVE Rolling Thunder. Still play the NES and Genesis versions all the time. Would be awesome to see someone like Way Forward or DotEmu give us a modern retro remake/sequel.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Yes, that would be fantastic

@jazzygeofferz 10 ай бұрын

It's on one of the Namco Museum Arcade Pac on Switch, and both games have been released as part of Hamstersoft's Arcade Archives series. They're the arcade version as well.

@elmartillo7931 10 ай бұрын

I'm excited about this one! I put a lot of quarters in this game back in the day. Being a teenager in the '80s was awesome for video games

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

It sure was, the entire 1980s was fantastic when it came to video games

@elmartillo7931 10 ай бұрын

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries absolutely love your channel. Brings back a lot of really good memories thank you very much for your hard work

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

I really appreciate that, thanks@@elmartillo7931

@elmartillo7931 10 ай бұрын

@@rdb223 I personally don't remember any other computer games in the '80s except the ones I had for my commodore 64. I didn't have a PC until 1994 and I would call the '90s The Golden age for PC games.

@elmartillo7931 10 ай бұрын

@@rdb223 for me the '80s was the golden age of arcade, and the '90s was the Golden age of PC RPGs and strategy games

@NYKgjl10 10 ай бұрын

I've spent so many quarters playing Rolling Thunder at a local lottery convenient store back in the 80's and truly the most fun times of my youth. Love the game so much that I saved money cleaning neighbor's driveway during winter storm that I bought the game at Babbages. Still have my NES cartridge till this day.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

That is awesome. That was back when arcade games were literally everywhere. Thanks

@thewingedavenger1007 10 ай бұрын

It's great that you revisited Rolling Thunder! This is some of your best work, and the definitive documentary on this game.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Much appreciated! Thanks, like you said the original video was one of my earliest pieces of work so I felt this game needed a proper version with every piece of info I could scrape together.

@retropalooza 10 ай бұрын

I thought he covered it before. He forgot to mention it launched on tengen cartridge on the NES the same day as Paula Abdul's spellbound album. I remember buying both at the same time

@ALWTunes 10 ай бұрын

Thanks especially for this one. I love the Rolling Thunder series!

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it! All three of the games are fantastic

@MiTBender 10 ай бұрын

I was blown away when this came out in the arcades. The awesome graphics, the cutscenes where the AI would walk around in front of the giant screen... I'd always play it when I went

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

I think for me the game is like Rastan or everything is perfect from the graphics To the music to the controls

@dashdeception 10 ай бұрын

this was one of those games that kind of blew me away when I first played it in the arcade many moons ago, the animations and the gameplay seemed really good for the time

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

They were extremely well done

@judewestburner 10 ай бұрын

I love this game. Still okay it regularly. Still trying to complete it in one go

@PlasticCogLiquid 10 ай бұрын

Same here!

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

I have never done that but it's always fun to Try

@montanastranger 10 ай бұрын

I remember trying to play this in the arcade as a kid. I eventually stopped playing it because it was just handing me my azz and taking my quarters. Good memories. THX PATMAN!

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

It's a tough one, thanks for watching

@billkeithchannel 8 ай бұрын

Finding the back screen cheat on that box stack was a game changer and made the ending possible.

@butter1134 10 ай бұрын

We need more subs for the Pat, he deserves that play button!

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

How nice of you to say my friend. Thanks

@deathproof8732 10 ай бұрын

Something tells me the Japanese thought everything in America was wild and wacky in the 60s...And so they turned Godzilla wild and wacky in the 70s to cash in.

@nehemiahpouncey3607 10 ай бұрын

There's also a movie of the same name. Coincidence? I think not.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

There were a ton of American influences in Japanese games and vice versa

@sukmykrok3388 10 ай бұрын

This was one of my favorite growing up! It was also the first Tengen cartridge I owned so it was special to me because it was different!

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Yes it was, it was actually unlicensed

@jollyrogerxp 10 ай бұрын

Also worth mentioning is Elevator Action returns, which features relatively similar gameplay mechanics and it is related to Rolling Thunder just like the original Elevator Action is.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Yes Good call

@jollyrogerxp 10 ай бұрын

Thanks @@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries, great video!

@la8208 10 ай бұрын

EA Returns was really good too. If you like games of this style, play Huntdown. It’s a modern version of this genre done very well. One of my favorite games in recent times.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

I will check it out, thanks@@la8208

@fsp394 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful coverage! Thank you!

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Thanks a bunch, glad you liked it

@Rathclav 3 ай бұрын

I have these lingering memories of playing a game that felt so much like rolling thunder 2 that it probably was that game. The frustration is that while it's 95% what I remember, my cousins only had a nes, except when they borrowed a different cousin's sega. So while im not 100% sure, this just comes too flose to my faint 30 year old memories, so it must be it.

@billkeithchannel 8 ай бұрын

One of the greatest *Rolling Thunder* style games with 2-player cooperation is *Magic Sword.* Each player could gain a computer controlled sidekick to help you. You can swap out your helper by rescuing a different henchman.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 8 ай бұрын

Yes that's another forgotten game in the past

@jamesnoble3502 9 ай бұрын

The most satisfying part of this game was getting a whole bunch of bad guys all lined up and holding down the fire button when you had a machine gun

@RobertCatiller67 10 ай бұрын

Another great video! I was curious about the history of this game and learned a lot!

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it! Thanks a lot

@jamesdixon6332 10 ай бұрын

Another great video, Patman. I've only played this on the NES when I was a kid. It was frustrating and I never beat it.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot, the home version for me was easier just because of the password feature

@chrislaustin 10 ай бұрын

Just finished the video, and I had no idea the Lynx version had been discovered, as for the longest time like 1 screen shot was all there was. That looks absolutely amazing(decent speed, killer graphics), and would have for sure been another great conversion for the Lynx, as for a handheld, it had some of the best arcade ports of the time. Hopefully one day the homebrew scene can pick that version up and see fit to finish it, as it's looks as nice as I always hoped it would have. Going to find it now so I can give it ago, as the wait has been way to long, just wish it was more than one level.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

It would be cool if the homebrew scene could finish it. Apparently the prototype that was discovered was of an earlier version that was dropped because it wasn't turning out very well. Looks pretty good to me.

@maxinsano7376 2 ай бұрын

I have about 80 Famicom games - only 2 are complete in box -- THIS is one of them. Great early arcade gaming memories with this game. Interesting to hear that it has enhanced sound over the NES. Great video.

@piteupitouche 10 ай бұрын

Use to love playing rolling thunder in the arcades in the 80'S ! I still have to finish it though. Going to start mame right now !

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Excellent have fun

@MistaMaddog247 10 ай бұрын

I've spent so many days and quarters playing this game at a local arcade as a teen, and was extremely happy when it came out on the NES. I didn't care how many visual glitches it had I just loved playing it at home. Even now when I play this game I have memories of hanging out at the arcade and pizza place next door chatting to the cute girls there... :)

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Your comments triggered a few memories for me :-)

@BlackArroToons 10 ай бұрын

I imagine Golgo13 might have been inspiration for this game character. I remember this in arcades and it was amazing to look at, but someone was always playing it with lines of quarters already booked on the cabinet. Very much reminds me of Shinobi's style, including the amazing Genesis Shadow Dancer. Great history of this unique game, thanks Patman!

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, although shinobi came out six months after this game did

@BlackArroToons 10 ай бұрын

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries That is cool to know, thanks Patman! So Rolling Thunder preceded Shinobi. :)

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Yes 🙂@@BlackArroToons

@paxhumana2015 10 ай бұрын

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries , the Golgo 13 games were pretty good on the NES/FDS. Surprisingly, they got away with little to no censorship in the West as well. I am still sad that its mangaka (manga/franchise creator) died recently, as Golgo 13 is on par with legendary characters like James Bond, Jason Bourne, Jack Reacher, Jack Ryan, and Alex Cross in Western fiction. Also, speaking of Jason Bourne, there is actually a pretty good video game prequel to The Bourne Identity that is called The Bourne Conspiracy that is for the PS2, Xbox, and PC. However, what makes that confusing is that the sixth novel in the Jason Bourne series is also called The Bourne Conspiracy and the events that are in that book are also completely different than the ones that are in the video game.

@dashalpha 10 ай бұрын

YES! I love the OG Rolling Thunder. I'll replay the first level all the time, love the music and the gameplay. This and probably Castlevania on the NES are two games I'll play the first level over again just about any time.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

It's a classic. Similar to Rastan where everything about the game is perfect from the graphics to the sounds to the controls

@5HlNOBI 10 ай бұрын

I think they may have literally used the same engine/template/framework from Rolling Thunder to create Shinobi. ...and I'm glad they did. I discovered Rolling Thunder after Shinobi, and I really enjoy RT, and the sequels. Thanks Pat!

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Shinobi came out around six months after this game so it's possible they were developed at the same time. I believe rolling thunder was the innovator though

@Toymortal 10 ай бұрын

Always a great day when a new Patman video hits the KZfaqs. Great memories of games brought back, always well researched and presented with that dry sense of wit. Would be great to one day learn more about the Patman behind the videos.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

How nice of you to say, thanks. Perhaps one day I'll do a behind-the-scenes video

@ErwalDeeas 10 ай бұрын

Another great vid about a classic game. Thanks Pat!

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Thanks my friend

@SirGriefALot 10 ай бұрын

I never played this game enough to be good at it, but every now and then I would see somebody playing it at the arcade that were good enough to make the game look easy.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

It's a tough one that's for sure

@KingofCrusher 10 ай бұрын

Rolling Thunder 3 was the bees knees back in the day, loved renting that game. The original was fun too, but 3 was a monster.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Yes, all three were really good

@zgboy23 10 ай бұрын

I played Thunder jaws as a kid at the arcade.I only remembers how it looks and nothing else ( I forgot the name). I am searching for this game for more then 30 years,and today I finaly find it.Omg its so unreal to watch this,so much nostalgia.Thank you for this.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad my silly little channel could offer some insight :-)

@cliffchampion5501 10 ай бұрын

Another episode that was absolutely fantastic! 👌

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks

@DrownedInExile 3 ай бұрын

Glad Layla got upgraded from damsel to hero in the sequel. I never played it back in the day, but hope the series makes a comeback.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 3 ай бұрын

They really should

@billkeithchannel 8 ай бұрын

For *Ghosts 'N' Goblins* I remember finding the headstone/frog secret. But eventually I did that trick and turned into the frog as the timer went to zero. That totally messed up the timer to flip to 255 minutes which in essence gave an unlimited amount of time. So you would use that to sit on the first board for as long as you wanted to racking up points and lives to help get through the rest of the game.

@geardog24 10 ай бұрын

I always wondered what Maboo was. An alien, demon wizard, or mutant mad scientist?

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

I always thought he was an alien growing up

@jyesucevitz 10 ай бұрын

the charterers movements seemed really fluid for the time. mostly in the enemy's body movements. turns out it's available for the Nintendo Switch. nostalgia has made me buy it. $7.99 isn't bad. ty.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

No that's a pretty good price. The animation was very fluid

@derekmann494 10 ай бұрын

I Loved the smooth animation of this game!! Thanks for the Elevator Action mention. I played a TON of that and nobody seems to remember it.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely, elevator action is one of my favorite games. Check out my history of elevator action video, I'm sure you'll love it

@mikeychainsaw9760 10 ай бұрын

I gotta catch up with your videos I dig ya break down on these classic games I grew up playing

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Thanks a bunch

@Djclyve 10 ай бұрын

U just reignited a part of my flatulent brain! Holy hell I played the hell out of the Commodore 64 version. I’m sure it’s on my raspberry pi... gotta play it tonight!

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

LOL, have fun my friend

@billkeithchannel 8 ай бұрын

When the game had just been released I and my buddy found a copy at the Colosseum Arcade at Cedar Point (Sandusky OH) and we spent hours that day playing the game. About 2 weeks later it started to show up in my local arcades in Erie PA. I don't remember how many months we played it before finding the box cheat that lets you walk behind a screen full of enemies without them attacking you.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 8 ай бұрын

That is awesome, I never knew about it back in the day

@iankempster7007 10 ай бұрын

This one’s a classic. Great video as always.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@stuartzoo 4 ай бұрын

You’re a good man Patman. And thorough.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 4 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton

@constancemerryweather525 10 ай бұрын

Loved this game! I remember going to the home of a arcade mechanic and he had games in every corner and Rollin’ Thunder was peeking out of a closet!

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

That must've been awesome

@vadergravy 10 ай бұрын

I had this on the Spectrum. Loved it though I never got far as a as a little 'un!

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

I thought the specter version wasn't as bad as some of the other ones

@lukehinkle9614 10 ай бұрын

Lieberman and Tipper Gore are on the case regarding those statues!

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

LOL

@retrogamer41_sepiamta 9 ай бұрын

I first played this game as part of Namco Museum Battle Collection for the PSP and enjoyed it. I even manage to beat it to the end. Definitely one of Namco's fun game of it's time.

@shah_fil 10 ай бұрын

I was a little too young to play Rolling Thunder at the time of its arcade release but Rolling Thunder 3 on the Sega MegaDrive was pure magic for me back then.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

All three of the games are excellent

@dieinfire920 10 ай бұрын

Another game that borrowed heavily from Rolling Thunder but nobody never mention this connection ( in regards mechanics and gameplay style), is Sunsetriders. Instead of entering office doors, you enter bars, barns, and ejem… h*okers’. In arcade never made far past the caverns. But got to finally finish the game when I rented the Tengen for the nes.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Yes there were a lot of games the borrowed from this template

@Morbid0007 10 ай бұрын

I have 'Rolling Thunder' on an Arcade1Up cabinet; lots of fun.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Yes, it's great

@la8208 10 ай бұрын

As hard and frustrating as this game was it was still awesome. The theme music is some of the best in gaming. Sounds like something out of a James Bond movie.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

To me this game is like Rastan. Everything about it is perfect from the controls to the graphics to the music

@la8208 10 ай бұрын

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Yes. Games of this era all had that simple yet tight feel on what they were. Rygar, Shinobi, etc.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Exactly@@la8208

@jeffwolcott7815 10 ай бұрын

14:10 A flamethrower, underwater. All right.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

LOL

@SomeOrangeCat 10 ай бұрын

There's a very Lupin the Third-esque look about the player sprite. Ironically, while the character artwork looks nothing like Lupin, he is holding a Walther P-38. The female player sprite in RT 2 even looks like Fujiko Mine. Right down to the size of her...gun.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

LOL, I'll have to take a closer look :-)

@SomeOrangeCat 10 ай бұрын

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I swear I've seen Fujiko Mine wear that exact outfit in one of the OVAs too.

@jyesucevitz 10 ай бұрын

this was one of my faves. my local bowling alley had small string of about 6 to 10 arcade machines at a time. SFII being the big one, but Rolling Thunder was a great game.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Yes it was, I always enjoyed it

@MultiDanzig 10 ай бұрын

I hope you do a documentary on Atari cloak and dagger. The whole limited production of arcade cabinets and the non released game for the home console is a great mystery! Plus they released the movie

@MiTBender 10 ай бұрын

Second

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Yes that would be cool

@jaydub7386 10 ай бұрын

I love your videos.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton

@williamcrowe2576 10 ай бұрын

I might draw a fan poster of this game someday.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

If you do tag me and I'll check it out

@williamcrowe2576 10 ай бұрын

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Right.

@giannagiavelli5098 2 ай бұрын

The sound design is unbelievable that's what made it so fun

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 2 ай бұрын

That song is still rattling around in my brain

@ZeeCH_Music 9 ай бұрын

Today I learned that this game has so many versions, I played this on SNES back in the days maybe I was 4 that time I can't read yet.. but people around me called this game "James Bond" , I searched "James Bond" game last year but it was different result. I tried downloading Namco Museum on my Nintendo Switch and saw this game and learned its called "Rolling Thunder". awesome game needless to say. Thank you for the documentary!

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, it never came up for the super Nintendo only the original Nintendo. There were Also two games for the Sega Genesis

@jasonz7788 10 ай бұрын

Thank you

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@Fastbikkel 10 ай бұрын

W00t. One of my alltime favo's.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

One of mine as well, enjoy!

@KTJohnsonkidThunder 10 ай бұрын

I definitely loved this game, especially for the pacing. As far as Code Name Viper (NES), it definitely took a lot of liberties and inspiration from this game. Despite being a Capcom title, it was actually developed by Arc System Works, the same company synonymous for Guilty Gear & BlazBlue, and currently owns the back catalogue from Technōs Japan.

@JinzoCrash 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, people forget Capcom did a lot of bootleggy things early in their career.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

From what I read arc developed both rolling thunder and codename Viper on the NES and shared some of the code and design between the two.

@billkeithchannel 8 ай бұрын

The NAMCO Arcade kit using a projector instead of a screen is available now at Big Lots! for $299 in a full color box. It has a 50Watt 2250 lumen LED bulb. The same unit is also available in a plain brown box for $199. They also have an arcade kit with NFL Blitz that has 3 different versions of the game. I say kit because you have to assemble the cabinet using the particle boards and mount the game controllers provided.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 8 ай бұрын

That sounds pretty awesomeIn a great deal as well

@billkeithchannel 8 ай бұрын

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries They also have an NFL Blitz cabinet kit with all 4 versions that uses an LCD screen.

@AntonioRodriguezSilver 10 ай бұрын

Ooh, Rolling Thunder. Nice! I love this series and its knockoffs such as Code Name Viper! We also have it to thank for inspiring Sega to do Shinobi. Man, old school Namco was just amazing!

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Yes they were

@arsenalxa4421 10 ай бұрын

I first played Rolling Thunder 3 as a rental from Blockbuster on my Sega Genesis. I never played the first or second game. Well, i did play the second game on an emulator courtesy of a shipmate when I was at VLS C School. I've honestly inly ever beaten the third game. The thing that drew me to 3 was the music, as well as the heavy anime style it had.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Those were the staples of the series to be honest. The game is similar to Rastan were everything works together perfectly. The graphics, the sound and the music are all excellent

@albertorkenbjorken 10 ай бұрын

totally watching this during a wicked thunderstorm

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

LOL, fantastic

@retropalooza 9 ай бұрын

Look at the karate kid 2....dancing to elvis in the city, working air base...craziness

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 9 ай бұрын

LOL

@Barcrest 10 ай бұрын

I was sure you did this previously but still a good watch.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

I did but if you read the description the old video was from four years ago and only 10 minutes with extremely poor audio. This one was 31 minutes and lots of new information

@Barcrest 10 ай бұрын

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries oh yeah, i wasnt being critical just wondering if i was going a bit forgetful in my old age. 4 years ago, didnt realise i had been watching for that long. I always love your videos man.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

@@Barcrest No I didn't take it that way at all. Thanks

@Xmahina 10 ай бұрын

With all the variety of gaming content on KZfaq, it's still hard to find a great game historian. like and then watch the material!

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

That is awesome, I appreciate the nice words. Thank you so much

@defblinders9585 4 ай бұрын

I remember a fast food joint had this back in '88. I remember watching this older black guy play because he was the only one I ever saw get past level 4. I got it for NES a few years later and never could beat the final stage.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 4 ай бұрын

I couldn't make it very far in the arcade version either. Did much better with the NES title

@angelriverasantana7755 10 ай бұрын

NES Rolling Thunder fact! The port was made by Arc System Works of Guilty Gear and Blazblue fame. In conjunction, the clone, Code Name: Viper was also developed by ArcSys and using a good chunk of the RT port's programming as a basis, with Capcom doing the graphics and music (For example, Yoko Shimomura did some of her first work with Code Name: Viper)

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

That's very interesting, and makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the info

@gochasingwaterfalls9970 10 ай бұрын

I used to rent the tengen NES version quite a bit when I was a kid, I always loved the death animations of the enemies

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

I used to rent a lot of games as well and this was one of my favorites

@jamesnoble3502 9 ай бұрын

I used to rent NES RT from my local video store so many times my friend asked me why I just didn't BUY the stupid game😂

@M2Mil7er 3 күн бұрын

I loved the look of this game. It would've made a sweet anime cartoon in the style of something like G Force / Battle of the Planets.

@Billy4Hopwood 10 ай бұрын

So cool from Hopwood 😊

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Billy

@joshuachristian5443 9 ай бұрын

The first thing I noticed when playing it on NES was how long his legs were. Thought it looked silly. Later I would learn that in Japan, long skinny legs are the mark of a hero. Just as big muscles are in a Canon film. Love this game.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely,, it's a classic

@StevieDrawStuff 10 ай бұрын

It's on my arcade 1 up ms. pac man multi and I love it. Played it a ton as a teen in the day

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Excellent

@anaihilator 8 ай бұрын

My top arcade game back on the day

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 8 ай бұрын

One of mine as well, I love the music especially

@Raphael_De_La_Ghetto 10 ай бұрын

I would’ve thought Lupin the 3rd would’ve been the biggest manga/anime influence 🤷🏽‍♂️

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

It's entirely possible but those three were the main ones

@unorthdoxcleric6953 10 ай бұрын

Superb game and loved completing it on a Pandora.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Nice one!

@Sensei.shonuff 10 ай бұрын

I remember Rolling Thunder 3 for Genesis having some of the best in game music id ever heard

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Yes it was good but I will always love the original thheme the best

@jeffkoensgen5488 10 ай бұрын

One of the most underrated games that there is.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

I agree

@djvoid1 10 ай бұрын

Crime City needs to be acknowledged as an unofficial sequel. Brilliant game

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

That's a good one although the player didn't go in and out of doors. It is a Spinoff of Chase HQ however

@PixelzNcreatureZ 10 ай бұрын

I recently picked up the Famicom/NES and Genesis Parts 2 & 3 in the same month 😁

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Excellent, all good versions

@nobodyimportant8859 10 ай бұрын

Super ranger looks like generic versions of Mario and Luigi shooting generic versions of speed racer

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

LOL good call

@baileywatts1304 10 ай бұрын

It's worth noting that Codename: Viper was published by Capcom but the game was made by the folks at Arc System Works, the same crew that Namco had hired to port Rolling Thunder to the famicom a year earlier. Maybe they were using it as a chance to make the sequel that wasn't out yet.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

I had read that arc developed both versions but I couldn't verify it so I didn't mention it. Thanks for the info

@Grouncontrol 9 ай бұрын

I played the hell outta the nes version when I was in my early 20’s back in the early 90’s. Never beat the game tho, but, I was stunned when I eventually played the arcade version, and saw just how close the nes version was in comparison. Sure, some of the enemy colors aren’t the same, and there are far less enemies on screen at once, but, it’s still a challenging game on the nes, just the same.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely, the NES version turned out extremely well

@wheresmyclicker 10 ай бұрын

Ugh man between this and Rampage these were my 2 favorite arcade games at my local bowling alley as a wee little shit.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

LOL you sound like me :-)

@johnnygrind77 10 ай бұрын

Speaking of the 60s, I just watched a video of a playthrough where someone hacked Super Mario Bros. 2 to be The Beatles' Yellow Submarine. They redid the music in the game to resemble Beatles songs and everything!

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Wow that sounds incredible. Thanks for the tip

@goushen6066 10 ай бұрын

I spent so many quarters playing this game back in the day. This game had a sequel too.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

I cover all three games in the franchise as well as the various knockoffs and conversions

@jamesmoss3424 10 ай бұрын

Rolling Thunder is great I will play the arcade game first and I like to see a movie version of this game. 😀👍🎮

@nehemiahpouncey3607 10 ай бұрын

Actually there is a movie called rolling Thunder from the 70's. The hero even fights badguys Too.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Have fun

@jamesmoss3424 10 ай бұрын

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries ok.😀👍🎮

@kenwheeler3637 10 ай бұрын

I never came across it in the Arcade but I've put many hours into the NES port. The sequels on the Genny are also quite enjoyable. 25:40 Is that a secret agent or the Six Million Dollar Man? 😁

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

LOL, now I cannot un-see that. Sure looks like Lee Majors to me

@anthonychobotdoespopcultur7762 10 ай бұрын

Awesome

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Thanks

@anthonychobotdoespopcultur7762 10 ай бұрын

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries you're welcome

@njp4321 10 ай бұрын

Not being familiar with your channel, when I saw the title of this video I was shocked and excited at the idea that someone might be releasing a ported and remastered version of Rolling Thunder. Fortunately my disappointment was only brief at realizing my misunderstanding, since this is a great video about one of my all-time favorite games.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

Sorry, I said in the description how the original video was only 10 minutes and recorded with cheap microphone. I wanted to remaster the video and give it the proper respect it deserves. So with an extra 20 minutes and tons of new information I thought it would be a good time to do an all new video

@njp4321 10 ай бұрын

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries No reason for you to be sorry at all! I apologize that my comment was worded in a way that made it sound like a criticism. That honestly wasn't my intent, and looking back at things now, the mistake was entirely on my end. It was 3 AM or so and I was apparently a bit punchy, and my reading comprehension wasn't at its best. I think I misinterpreted the title because I was reading what I wanted to read at the time, not because anything you wrote was misleading. In any case, it is a great video, and I really appreciate the depth you went into on such an old game that is dear to my heart. Thanks for the response, and once again, my apologies for not waiting until I'd had some sleep to leave a comment.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

@@njp4321 No I didn't take it that way at all and sorry if it sounded like that. Sorry if it was a bit confusing. I'm glad you enjoyed the channel, thanks

@SRDhain 10 ай бұрын

I used to play this a lot in the arcades, but couldn't get to the second loop. I think i saw someone finish it once and i suspect he might have used up a sizeable amount of coins in the process. The music & f/x are spot on and keep you going along. The sequel i did play, and whilst the sonics & graphics were an improvement, the feel pf the original had been diluted in the playability.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

The original game was the first of its kind which is why it made such an impression on me. I do like the follow-ups but the first one is the best in my opinion

@SRDhain 10 ай бұрын

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries couldn't agree more .

@RgxSnowy 10 ай бұрын

I remember playing RT on NES as a kid it's was fun and challenge but RT3 on the sega all time favorite

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

All three games turned out fantastic

@mickael486 7 ай бұрын

great video can you do a history of Binary Domain?

@chinito77 10 ай бұрын

As a child, I always thought the bad guys were aliens. They melted away like the aliens from the War of the Worlds TV show.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 10 ай бұрын

LOL that's true

@rakido7388 6 ай бұрын

It was common knowledge that in the 1980s, many software companies that were contracted to make home computer versions, didn't do separate ST and Amiga versions, either through lack of time, or money. What they'd do, is write the ST version, and then make the barest minimum changes to make it work on the Amiga. Yes, the Amiga version would use basically the same software sprites and scrolling as the ST version, with hardly any blitter usage. The CPU in the ST ran about a MHZ quicker than the Amiga, this is why it appears slightly smoother.

@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 6 ай бұрын

Yes, I have seen it far too often for the Amiga version gets the shaft over the Atari ST.