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Front Line

TitleFront Line
First release1982
DeveloperTaito
PublisherTaito
PlatformsAtari 2600, ColecoVision, NES / Famicom, ArcadeADB
Genreshoot 'em up
Players1–2 players
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingE Everyone
Releases
ColecoVision: 1983-05-04
Atari 2600: 1984-01-01
NES / Famicom: 1985-08-01
Wikidata IDQ1040033

Dense jungles, deserts, and rocky terrain slow movement as the player navigates a vertically scrolling battlefield. Using a machine gun and grenades, you must fight through enemy tanks and fighters to reach and destroy a central fortress. Occasional abandoned tanks provide additional firepower to help clear obstacles during the mission.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q1040033) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
REG-Vault (atari2600/front-line) · last updated 2026-10-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (nes/front-line) · last updated 2026-10-25 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
TheGamesDB (4003) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (28698,86264) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (26876) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Arcade Database (ADB) (frontlin) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only
Arcade Database ADB
MAME romsetfrontlin
Title at ADBFront Line (AA1, 4 PCB version)
ManufacturerTaito
Year1982
GenreShooter / Walking
Players2
MAME driver statusGOOD
Front Line – Flyer
Flyer
Front Line – Marquee
Marquee
Front Line – Cabinet
Cabinet
Front Line – Title
Title
Front Line – In-game
In-game
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Taito); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:16 UTC · filled here: platform
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (12): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Taito · internal use only. REG-Vault page
Box art, Logos, Artwork (4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Taito · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Screenshots (1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Taito · internal use only.
Sprites
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Videos
ColecoVision Longplay [017] Frontline
World-of-Longplays · ColecoVision version · longplay · 13:01auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC
NES Longplay [863] Front Line
World-of-Longplays · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 12:00auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC
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