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[vdub_bobby]

Halloween is over, so put away the scary masks and get out your pistol. Yes, it's time for Rolling Thunder!

Post a score and let's get this thing rolling!

Please post any tips you may have - best tip gets 1 bonus point! Only scores for games played from the beginning will count! No continues and no passwords.

And if anyone has a link to the manual, please post it.

This week's competition ends next Tuesday (November 6) morning at approximately 9:00 am PST. Short week, so don't wait to play.

This week's scores:

56,370 PressureCooker2600 (+10 pts +1 pt for best tip)
23,370 LarcenTyler (+8 pts)
18,600 Blackjack (+6 pts)
17,200 vdub_bobby (+4 pts)
11,200 Artlover (+2 pts)


Twin Galaxies High Scores

113,880 Mr. Kelly R Flewin


Overall standings:

1. PressureCooker2600 (39 pts)
1. gdement (39 pts)
3. vdub_bobby (34 pts)
4. LarcenTyler (26 pts)
5. Blackjack (22 pts)
5. Artlover (22 pts)
7. rjchamp3 (18 pts)
8. theKLT (10 pts)


Game Info

Coin-op released by Atari in 1986; ported to the NES by Tengen in 1989.

Other platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum

Sequels: Rolling Thunder 2 (Coin-op - 1990, Genesis - 1991), Rolling Thunder 3 (Genesis - 1993)


Tips

PressureCooker2600:

Quote

Learn your enemies. Know what they do, how they move, if they use weapons, etc. It helps decide your plan of action.

Always fire a shot or two ahead of you because you will always hit someone.....most of the time. Helps against those dynamite guys and pistol guys.

NEVER pass up an ammo room. Bullets are your lifeline.

Edited by vdub_bobby, Wed Nov 7, 2007 9:44 AM.

[PressureCooker2600]

Time to fight the Ku Klux Klan!!!

Man....it's been awhile since I played this and I forgot how much of a blatant rip-off Code Name: Viper is of this game. Same style graphics, same gameplay mechanics, same amount of life, etc.

[PressureCooker2600]

24400

Tough one. Extra men are very hard to come by.

[Blackjack]

Opening salvo...

18,600

Some of the ones that pop out of the doors right as you get there are damn near impossible.

[Artlover]

11,200

[vdub_bobby]

17,200

Impossible to get a screenshot. Hard as heck, too.

[PressureCooker2600]

30,990

I can do better. I just gotta play a little more......

[PressureCooker2600]

56,370

Better.

Those flying owls later on in the game are a bitch to get past!!!

[LarcenTyler]

23,370

I still remember when the convenience store across the street from my dad's apartment had this game. I eventually learned how to get to Area 3 on one credit. But that doesn't make it any easier!

[PressureCooker2600]

May be a little too late to help anyone but here are some tips......

Learn your enemies. Know what they do, how they move, if they use weapons, etc. It helps decide your plan of action.

Always fire a shot or two ahead of you because you will always hit someone.....most of the time. Helps against those dynamite guys and pistol guys.

NEVER pass up an ammo room. Bullets are your lifeline.

[vdub_bobby]

We're going to go one more day; I just didn't have time today to do anything with this. Sorry.

[vdub_bobby]

Ok, better late than never. We're done! Hope you had fun runnin' and gunnin' as a super secret agent!