NES Works #082: Defender II & Iron Tank
Added 2021-08-18 12:00:04 +0000 UTCHAL makes its publishing debut here, and SNK makes its developing debut, and the results are... pretty good. I don't think many people would mistake either of these releases for top-tier classics for the platform, but there's a lot to like about how these arcade conversions make their way to NES. At the very least, they're a lot more faithful than Double Dragon!
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Oooo…Life Force teaser Watching this makes me wish there had ever been a rotary joystick for a home console back in the day. I still have never touched this kind of control. Looks like you can at least do a twin stick situation in SNK 40th collection, which I may now have to purchase.
Colbin Erdahl
2021-08-23 19:46:32 +0000 UTCWhat I appreciate most about Iron Tank is that it apparently served as a stepping stone for SNK's Famicom / NES development team to produce Crystalis, my favorite game on the platform (after SMB3). Several graphic assets / tiles used in Iron Tank were recycled or slightly repurposed for Crystalis, and both share some similarities in design. Great soundtracks for both, too, though apparently they had different composers.
James Jackson
2021-08-19 05:01:56 +0000 UTC
