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[Nuclear Pacman]

While shopping at a local place called Disc Replay (which appears to be a chain), I picked up Operation Thunderbolt for $12 loose. Man this game brings back memories, I hadn't even realized it was ever ported to a home console at all. So to my delight, I was kind of taken by surprise when I saw this sitting in the glass case, and they had 2 copies of it.

My initial reaction that I thought to myself was "is that seriously Operation Thunderbolt the arcade game?". I know some of you are probably like, 'yeah duh didn't you know this was on SNES?'. Anyway, I didn't know the rarity, but I took a flier on $12 what the heck. I'm not concerned with the price or rarity, I was just glad to have this treasure after what has been decades since I've played the arcade original. It is quite a nice port, after I've spent some time with it today. I'm equally surprised and delighted that it supports the SNES Mouse for controls! I don't have one, but now I have a reason to seek out that mouse, I can imagine this game is da bomb with that, as I'm already getting frustrated with the slow movement of the crosshairs using a control pad.

Man, what a great game, and a great feeling to play this again. I had thought of this game over the years and always lamented how I wish it were ported, and the whole time I was completely oblivious that it made its way to the SNES. I could swear that I searched it out at one point or another, but I must not have obviously.

[Austin]

Never played this one, on the SNES nor in the arcades. Definitely one I wouldn't mind trying though, Operation Wolf is a classic.

[ComputerSpaceFan]

I am still planning to pick this one up now that I have the Superscope.
I am willing to bet shooting at this game with the 'Scope will be a just as fun as it is playing Terminator 2 or Tin Star (awesome by the way, I recommend them both).

[Nuclear Pacman]

I don't know that it supports the superscope. In the option menu, there are only options for adjusting the sensitivity of the Mouse, and different control pad configurations.

[Austin]

Nuclear Pacman, on Mon Nov 7, 2011 6:13 PM, said:

I don't know that it supports the superscope. In the option menu, there are only options for adjusting the sensitivity of the Mouse, and different control pad configurations.

I think that on some games the Super Scope option doesn't even appear unless it's plugged in.

[Nuclear Pacman]

Austin, on Mon Nov 7, 2011 6:23 PM, said:

Nuclear Pacman, on Mon Nov 7, 2011 6:13 PM, said:

I don't know that it supports the superscope. In the option menu, there are only options for adjusting the sensitivity of the Mouse, and different control pad configurations.

I think that on some games the Super Scope option doesn't even appear unless it's plugged in.

A quick Bing search gave me this wikipedia info, and Operation Thunderbolt is not listed as a compatible game.
http://en.wikipedia....the_Super_Scope

[Austin]

It's listed there for me at the link you provided:

Games compatible with the Super ScopeBattle Clash
Bazooka Blitzkrieg
The Hunt for Red October (it is used for bonus games)
Lamborghini American Challenge (it accesses a different game mode from the normal one)
Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge
Operation Thunderbolt
Super Scope 6 (bundled with the hardware)
T2: The Arcade Game
Tin Star
X-Zone
Yoshi's Safari

Of course, it could be wrong. The SNES Mouse document used to say it was compatible with DOOM, which it was not (Wolf 3D, yes, DOOM, no, unfortunately). Actually, it probably still does, ha..

[Nuclear Pacman]

Doh!
I had to have looked right at it and it just didn't register in my brain. You're right, it's right there.

[Austin]

Nuclear Pacman, on Mon Nov 7, 2011 6:49 PM, said:

Doh!
I had to have looked right at it and it just didn't register in my brain. You're right, it's right there.

Curious to know if it actually works though. I'm pretty sure Tin Star is one that doesn't give you the scope option without it plugged in, so that might be the case for Operation Thunderbolt as well.

[ComputerSpaceFan]

Austin, on Mon Nov 7, 2011 8:02 PM, said:

Nuclear Pacman, on Mon Nov 7, 2011 6:49 PM, said:

Doh!
I had to have looked right at it and it just didn't register in my brain. You're right, it's right there.

Curious to know if it actually works though. I'm pretty sure Tin Star is one that doesn't give you the scope option without it plugged in, so that might be the case for Operation Thunderbolt as well.

Tin Star I do have and although there is no menu option to enable the Super Scope, if you turn on the SNES with one plugged in (or at least the receiver for the scope plugged in I should say) the game automatically enables it.

[Austin]

Nice, good to know!