109 · IRON TANK
The Date: June 5, 1994. The United Forces are preparing for their final assault on the Normandy Coast.
The Mission: Establish a beachhead, break through the front lines, and infiltrate and destroy enemy headquarters.
SHOW NOTES
Iron Tank Gameplay
Colonel Ralf
TNK III Gameplay
Guerilla War
Show notes
- The Date: June 5, 1944. The United Forces are preparing for their final assault on the Normandy Coast.
- The Mission: Establish a beachhead, break through the front lines, and infiltrate and destroy enemy headquarters.
- Introductions
- Overview
- top-view action shooting game where you control a tank starting on the beaches of Normandy then advancing forward while fighting various enemies. You can also rescue POWs
- the player takes control of a commando named Paul and codenamed SNAKE (Colonel Ralf in the Japanese version, who also appeared in Ikari Warriors)
- Put simply this game is an updated Ikari Warriors 1
- Gameplay
- Controlling the Tank
- The turret will maintain its direction on the screen regardless of the tank's movements or facing
- Damage control
- Collision
- running over soldiers with the tank will add one point to the tank's health meter
- Collision
- Main Gun Options
- V - "Rapid-Fire"—Increases rate of fire. Player may hold down the A button.
- F - "Armor Pierce"— Shoots "through" walls & terrain features to hit enemies beyond them. This also doubles the shot's damage.
- B - "Bomb Shells"— Shots explode when they hit or reach maximum range. This also doubles the shot's damage.
- L - "Long Range"— Each shot's range is doubled (to almost the full screen's distance).
- Choose your path to the end
- Some paths are easier, but longer.
- Controlling the Tank
- This video game is based on SNK's 1985 arcade game TNK III
- Others believe Guerilla War influenced it (released in 87, but won’t come to the NES until 1989)
- EGL
- 27:10 - EGL ish