Rolling Thunder (NES)

Rolling Thunder

Developer: Arc System Works
Publishers: Namco (JP), Tengen (US)
Platforms: NES, Unlicensed NES
Released in JP: February 18, 1989
Released in US: October 1989
Released in EU: June 18, 2020 (Namco Museum Archives Vol. 2)
Released in AU: June 18, 2020 (Namco Museum Archives Vol. 2)

This game has regional differences.

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As Albatross, rescue your fellow agent Leila from the forces of Geldra in Rolling Thunder!

Regional Differences

Japan	US

In the Tengen release the title logo moved down slightly to accommodate for the "Tengen Presents" text. In addition, the Namco logo was removed from the new game menu.

Sound

In Japan, Rolling Thunder uses the Namco 163 mapper (which adds extra sound channels, allowing for fuller sounding music and sound effects), while in the US release Tengen opted to have the game converted to run on its usual Tengen mapper. As such, the sound in the Tengen release had to be redone to compensate for the loss of sound channels.

The names for the songs are taken from the Game Sound Museum - Namcot-hen Vol 10 - Rolling Thunder mini-CD album.

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