Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Guerrilla War

Title	Guerrilla War
First release	1987
Developer	SNK
Publisher	SNK
Platforms	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, NES / Famicom, ZX Spectrum
Genre	shoot 'em up
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
Releases	ZX Spectrum: 1988-01-04 Commodore 64: 1989-03-01 (NTSC) NES / Famicom: 1989-06-01
Wikidata ID	Q2042716

Sentient Software delivers a vertical-scrolling shooter where up to two players navigate through rivers, swamps, and forests. Players must secure strategic firing points and collect powerups to combat an oppressive army. The combat focuses on clearing paths through enemy-filled environments to rescue prisoners and overthrow a dictator.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q2042716) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (c64/guerrilla-war) · last updated 2026-09-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (nes/guerrilla-war) · last updated 2026-10-25 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (zxspectrum/guerrilla-war) · last updated 2026-10-05 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (85215) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (99886) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (1299) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © SNK · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (13): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © SNK · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © SNK · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © SNK · internal use only.

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Videos

NES Longplay [071] Guerrilla War (US)

World-of-Longplays · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 50:01auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

Guerrilla War (NES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

NintendoComplete · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 48:21auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:43 UTC

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