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The guide to this game may have been rewritten - possibly because what I had originally written pertained to the "old" version - but I still feel I should point out that Rough Ranger and Crime City also feature similar gameplay to it...
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(The guide to this game may have been rewritten - possibly because what I had originally written pertained to the "old" version - but I still feel I should point out that Rough Ranger and Crime City also feature similar gameplay to it...)
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{{nihongo|'''''Rolling Thunder'''''|ローリングサンダー}} is a side-scrolling action game produced by [[Namco]] (now known as [[Namco Bandai Games]]) originally released in [[1986]] as an arcade game which ran on the Namco System 86 hardware. It was distributed internationally outside Japan by [[Atari Games]]. Rolling Thunder was later released for various computer platforms in 1987 and the [[Famicom]] in 1988.  This is the first game in the [[:Category:Rolling Thunder|Rolling Thunder trilogy]]. It was followed by two sequels: [[Rolling Thunder 2]] ([[1990]]) and [[Rolling Thunder 3]] ([[1993]]). The [[Capcom]] game [[Code Name: Viper]] and the [[Sega]] game [[Shinobi]] also feature similar gameplay to this series.
'''Rolling Thunder''' is a [[run and gun]] arcade game that was released by [[Namco]] in [[1986]] and licensed to [[Atari Games]] for US manufacture and distribution. It runs upon Namco System 86 hardware, and was later converted for the [[Sinclair ZX Spectrum]], the [[Commodore 64]], the [[Amstrad CPC]], the [[Atari ST]], the [[Commodore 64]], and the [[NES|Nintendo Family Computer]]. It was also featured in [[Namco Museum Encore]].
 
The player takes control of "Albatross", a member of the WCPO's (World Crime Police Organization) "Rolling Thunder" espionage unit. Albatross's mission is to save a missing female agent named Leila Blitz from a secret society named Geldra located in New York City.  Albatross must travel through two different segments or "stories", both comprised of five stages, for a total of ten game stages. On each stage, Albatross can enter doors, to hide and take cover from enemies, as well jump over to higher or lower floors with rails, including stairs.  Albatross begins this game armed with a standard-issue pistol, which can be substituted with a fully automatic assault rifle that allows for continuous firing by holding down the firing button. Albatross can gain ammunition for either weapon, by entering doors which are marked "bullets" or "arms". Despite the presence of a life meter, Albatross can only take two physical hits from the enemy: a single hit drains half of the meter, and he will be killed instantly when struck by a projectile attack such as enemy bullets or lasers. (However, all bullets can be blocked by your own).


The player takes control of Albatross, a member of the WCPO's (World Crime Police Organization) "Rolling Thunder" espionage unit. Albatross's mission is to save a missing female agent named Leila Blitz from a secret society named Geldra located in New York.  Albatross must travel through two different segments or "stories", each composed of five stages, for a total of ten stages. On each stage, the player can enter doors to hide and take cover from enemies, as well jump over to higher or lower floors with rails, including stairs. The player begins the game armed with a standard-issue pistol, which can be substituted with a fully automatic assault rifle that allows for continuous firing by holding down the shoot button. The player can find ammunition for either weapon by entering doors which are marked "bullets" or "arms". Despite the presence of a life meter, the player can only take two physical hits from the enemy: a single hit drains half of the meter and the player is killed instantly when struck by a projectile attack such as enemy bullets or lasers.
This is the first game in the [[:Category:Rolling Thunder|Rolling Thunder trilogy]]. It was followed by two sequels: [[Rolling Thunder 2]] ([[1990]]) and [[Rolling Thunder 3]] ([[Sega Genesis]], [[1993]]). The [[Sega]] game of [[Shinobi]] ([[1987]]) and the [[SunA Electronics]] game of [[Rough Ranger]] ([[1988]]), along with the [[Taito Corporation]] game [[Crime City]] ([[1989]]), also feature similar gameplay to this series, except that they were all released before the second one.


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Image:Rolling Thunder ARC title.png
Image:Rolling Thunder ARC title.png|Title screen.
Image:Rolling Thunder cabinet.jpg|Atari's upright cabinet.
Image:Rolling Thunder high score table.png|Default high score table.
Image:Rolling Thunder gameplay.png|First stage of the game.
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