First published at 15:35 UTC on June 22nd, 2021.
This video combines footage from the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, NES and Arcade versions of the first area of the Rolling Thunder run and gun classic. This time, though, I have added footage from the C64 version as well.
The arcade version of Rollin…
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This video combines footage from the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, NES and Arcade versions of the first area of the Rolling Thunder run and gun classic. This time, though, I have added footage from the C64 version as well.
The arcade version of Rolling Thunder was released in 1986 and is absolutely one of my all time favourite games of all time. The C64, Speccy and NES home conversions followed in the next couple of years.
The arcade and NES versions are a joy to play, smooth and responsive. Alas, the same cannot be said for either the ZX Spectrum or C64 version; as both are compromised in some way.
For a more detailed comparison of all the versions highlighted in this video, check out my article here: https://www.travelsthroughgaming.com/post/showcase-reel-rolling-thunder-1986
Timestamps for each of the versions are:
Commodore 64 - 00:00
ZX Spectrum - 00:29
NES - 01:01
Arcade - 01:39
All versions - 02:21
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