The more I talked about the old arcade game these past two days, the more I think of it. Uncle Xue still wants to reminisce about some of the classic shooting games of the year, although almost no one in the previous inventory of East Asian projects has watched (Xinsai ). . .
STG shooting games in the late 80s and early 90s are all over the streets, so what theme should we talk about today? Uncle Xue immediately thought of the prototypes of the two protagonists in the enlightenment game "Contra". Yes, they are the famous Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. After these two invincible earthlings became This is the default protagonist of many shooting games with realistic war backgrounds!
Although the prototype of Contra is the governor and Rambo, the characters in the game are obviously more like Rambo. Today we will talk about Rambo and the governor as Shooting games with the protagonist’s war background are all special shooting games that Uncle Xue remembers deeply in his childhood.
In fact, when we look back at the development process of the entire game industry, we will find that most games are related to the mainstream pop culture elements and the social and historical environment at that time. It is true that art comes from life.
Of course, in the 1980s, Uncle Xue, as a primary school student lying next to the arcade machine every day, didn’t feel much about these things, until one day a new game "Hungry Misfortune" came to the arcade hall, um, it was true. A strange name.
After entering the game, the two heroes with red and blue headscarves penetrated into the enemy's line and fired against the fully armed enemy army. Compared with most shooting games at that time, the horizontal version or The vertical version of customs clearance is different. This game provides a pseudo 3D effect behind the perspective, with wonderful graphics and sound effects, it is very popular,
Primary school in that era Who hasn't the boys and the kids running around at home with toy guns and playing war games? I used my mouth to simulate the effect of firing while running. In the past, I worked hard to simulate the effect of firing with a more realistic sound (satisfied face),
Speaking of the game, "Hungry" is a shooting game launched by KONAMI in 1988. The vertical pseudo 3D effect brings realistic battle scenes, which affects many subsequent games. The main weapon of the protagonist is a rifle, as well as enhanced grenade and bazooka. At that time, the outstanding sound and picture effects were very attractive. Those who have played this arcade game should have been in existence for a long time now.
The name of the game "Hungry Liu Mi" is said to be because the Japanese pronunciation is close to "Gurkha". Uncle Xue's Japanese foundation is zero, and it is impossible to distinguish true from false, but Gurkha The mercenaries are one of the world-famous foreign mercenaries. They are well-known for their strict discipline and bravery, and they are very loyal to their employers. They come from Gurkha Village, west of Kathmandu, Nepal.
The story of the game is the story of two brave special forces to overthrow the dictator of a certain country. It takes three consecutive customs clearances to see the end of the game. The difficulty of the game itself is not low. This also makes it difficult to see people who can pass the level in the arcade hall.
From the title screen of this game, it can be clearly seen that the prototype of the protagonist in the game is the protagonist of the "First Blood" series, Rambo, "First Drop" "Blood" was released in 1982. The protagonist is John Rambo, a member of the Green Beret Special Forces who participated in the Vietnam War. The image of this retired Vietnam War veteran American muscular tough guy supported the protagonist of countless real war background shooting games. .
Rambo and Contra
Rambo and Super Contra
In the movie, Rambo fights against corrupt police, Vietnamese soldiers, and Soviet troops in Afghanistan. In the game, the strongest fighters from human enemies to alien alien invaders have also fought all over again. Did not fail.
In 1989, TATIO specially launched "Rambo III". The game was adapted from Stallone's movie "First Blood 3" in 1988. In the movie, Stallone was almost against an entire army.
This time it is finally the real Rambo coming on the field and shooting face-to-face with the enemy instead of a fictitious special force. 1P is Rambo, Uncle Xue liked to play this game very much back then, although he never played the third level, Rambo’s main weapon in the game is a rifle, and the enhanced weapon rocket fired by bow and arrow, which also corresponds to Rambo’s in the series. Bow and arrow skills, looking at the image of Rambo in the game, the sense of substitution is still very strong,
and the level setting of the game is similar to "Contra", one level horizontal scrolling , One level of the vertical scroll of the vehicle, two ways to switch back and forth, the unit appears in the realistic place, the gorgeous explosion effect, it is so handsome to be explosive, it was definitely the top audio and video effect at the time,
The bottom of the closing is also very sensational. In the open desert, there are densely packed enemy infantry, chariots, helicopters and other enemy units. The first wave of bombing, and the last are usually large tanks and When the plane debuted, Rambo relied entirely on flesh and blood and had a whole army of hard steel on the front.
In fact, this shooting game from the perspective of the protagonist was the first thing Uncle Xue saw. It is the AK used by the two protagonists on the game poster of TAD’s "Warriors" (CABAL)
. This game is a rare game with Soviet soldiers as the protagonist. The game tells the story of the battle between two Soviet soldiers and the German army.
In this game, the protagonist needs to eliminate enemy units through the aiming box in a fixed scene. At the same time, avoid the attack of enemy units.
Some fans call this more special shooting game style "like CABAL" style,
"Warriors" in In 1990, there was a sequel "Warriors: Blood Brothers",
just changed the story background to the American West Indian style,
1989's "Blasting Duke",
"Science Fiction Shooting" Shimen"
This kind of "CABAL" style game was still very popular at the time.
In 1987, when there was not much time difference from "Warriors" and "Hungry", there was a shooting game with submachine gun peripherals in the arcade hall. This is TAITO's "Wild Wolf Action". "At that time, the arcade halls with such machines were all large luxury arcade halls,
The machine gun peripherals and huge The combination of the screen and the audio really gives the player the illusion of being on the battlefield.
The game screen was also very good at the time. YouThe plot of the play tells the story of a military coup in a South American country. The former president and US embassy officials were imprisoned by the coup army. The US President ordered the CIA to launch "Operation Wild Wolf", recruiting outstanding mercenaries Roy Adams and Hardy Jones to start hostage rescue operations. s story.
In fact, from the AK rifles of the enemy soldiers in the game, and the final BOSS Soviet-made Mi-24 gunship, it can be seen that this is another insinuation with cold war factors. The Soviet game,
Soviet Mi-24 gunship
According to the vague description in the game, it corresponds to the real time The prototype of the historical event is probably the military coup that took place in Chile on September 11, 1973. However, inconsistent with the event, Salvador Allende, the pro-Soviet elected president who carried out reforms, finally committed suicide and the government was overthrown.
Chile’s commander-in-chief, general, and pro-American Augusto Pinochet began his dictatorship. Although he was a military dictator who came to power through a military coup, Pinochet did With the help of American economic experts, successful economic reforms were carried out and the Chilean economic miracle was created.
Although during the dictatorship, Pinochet implemented a high-pressure policy and arrested more than 30,000 people, but in 1980, Pinochet formulated the Chilean Constitution and After the defeat of the public elections in 1988, Pinochet, who held military power, surrendered power calmly.
This is also a legend.
At the end of the game, you are commended by the President of the United States, and then continue your second-week tour.
Back to our strongest fighter Rambo, this classic image, in fact, SNK used it in the first generation of "Anger" as early as 1986,
The protagonists of "Anger" are still two naked fighters with red and blue headscarves. Although the game is made from the image of Rambo, But in the late SNK KOF Fighting King series, these two protagonists are clearly Ralph and Clark,
According to the color of the turban corresponding to the corresponding roles,
By the way, the sequel to "Anger", "The Wrath Circle: The Road to Victory", after Ralph and Clark returned victoriously, they found that their motherland was foreign Star forces invaded, and the two men headed into outer space naked with rifles and grenades. . . SNK is also big enough.
Our other strongest governor of the earth also appeared many times in the Contra series
In 1990, CAPCOM's "Wolf of Battle 2", the governor also came to the scene,
"Wolf of Battlefield 2" is also a very good shooting game, CAPCOM in those days is simply fun,
The game screen is very detailed, and it supports up to 3 players at the same time, a variety of weapons, a variety of vehicles that can be boarded, all are this "Wolf of Battlefield 2 "What attracts me is that I stayed next to this machine every day at that time, hoping to see masters pass the level, and I can look at the levels behind.
Shooting games where three players play at the same time are indeed rare in Uncle Xue’s impression. Most of them are two people, and the protagonist’s firepower range in the game is very wide. When 3 players play at the same time, the firepower coverage is good, but most of the domestic arcade machines back then supported two players.
"The Wolf of Battlefield 2" was later ported to SMS, MD, PS and other platforms.
Today’s article is over here. Today is not a systematic review of a series or a manufacturer’s work, but a review of several classic shooting games with real war backgrounds that were more characteristic. For a moment, and most of them are based on the two strongest people on earth, the governor and Rambo. I hope that today, when shooting games have long since fallen, some old players can recall the golden age of shooting games.
This review certainly cannot include all games based on the governor and Rambo. You are welcome to add and reminisce about these two strongest people on earth and those childhood The simple happiness that our game brings us.
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