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

Rolling Thunder

Title	Rolling Thunder
First release	1986
Developer	Namco
Publisher	Namco
Platforms	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, NES / Famicom, ZX Spectrum
Genres	platformer, shooter game
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Arcade: 1986-01-01 NES / Famicom: 1986-11-09 (NTSC-J), 1989-01-01 Commodore 64: 1987-07-15 Amstrad CPC: 1988-01-01 ZX Spectrum: 1988-01-01 Amiga: 1988-01-01 Atari ST: 1988-01-01 (PAL)
Wikidata ID	Q2746198

Navigating heavily guarded hallways and secret passages as an agent of the WCPO, players must utilize firearms to combat an underground conspiracy. Starting with only a handgun, you progress through side-scrolling environments to locate and rescue the captured agent Leila.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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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 (Q2746198) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (c64/rolling-thunder) · last updated 2026-10-01 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amiga/rolling-thunder) · last updated 2026-09-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (nes/rolling-thunder) · last updated 2026-10-26 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (zxspectrum/rolling-thunder) · last updated 2026-10-07 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amstradcpc/rolling-thunder-2) · last updated 2026-10-22 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (8743) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (2054,98757) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (7386) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (47696) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (41627) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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TheGamesDB (90922) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (rthunder) · last updated 2026-10-05 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`rthunder`
Title at ADB	Rolling Thunder (rev 3)
Manufacturer	Namco
Year	1986
Genre	Platform / Shooter Scrolling
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Namco); 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 2026-10-05 05:05 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

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

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (22): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Namco · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (5): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Namco · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Namco · internal use only.

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Videos

Amiga 500 Longplay [330] Rolling Thunder

World-of-Longplays · Amiga version · longplay · 31:32auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

ROLLING THUNDER (ZX SPECTRUM - FULL GAME)

Zeusdaz - The Unemulated Retro Game Channel · ZX Spectrum version · longplay · 22:28auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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