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

Heavy Barrel

Title	Heavy Barrel
First release	1987
Developer	Data East
Publisher	Data East
Platforms	Apple II, Arcade, DOS, NES / Famicom
Genre	run and gun
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	Yes
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Arcade: 1987-01-01 DOS: 1989-01-01 (NTSC-U) NES / Famicom: 1990-03-02
Wikidata ID	Q3129137

Infiltrate an underground nuclear missile site to eliminate a terrorist leader using a top-down run and gun perspective. Players start with an unlimited laser gun and limited grenades, searching for crates to unlock with keys. These crates provide improved weaponry and grenade powerups necessary to secure the Heavy Barrel weapon and complete the mission.

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 (Q3129137) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (apple2/heavy-barrel) · last updated 2026-10-12 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

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

TheGamesDB (15078) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (111350) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (352) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (hbarrel) · last updated 2026-10-03 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`hbarrel`
Title at ADB	Heavy Barrel (World)
Manufacturer	Data East Corporation
Year	1987
Genre	Shooter / Walking
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Data East Corporation); 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 2026-10-03 17:28 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

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

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Data East · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Data East · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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

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Videos

Arcade Longplay [634] Heavy Barrel

World-of-Longplays · Arcade version · longplay · 28:29auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

Heavy Barrel (NES) Playthrough

NintendoComplete · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 23:48auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

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