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Tiger-Heli

TitleTiger-Heli
First release1985
DevelopersBitwave Games, Micronics, Toaplan
PublishersAcclaim Entertainment, Bitwave Games, Pony Canyon, Romstar, Taito
PlatformsArcade, NES / Famicom, PC (Windows), PlayStation
Genrevertically scrolling shooter
Players1–2 players
Co-opNo
Releases
Arcade: 1985-01-04 (NTSC-U)
NES / Famicom: 1987-10-01 (NTSC)
Wikidata IDQ3285256

Pilot the Tiger-Heli through enemy defense lines to destroy the military headquarters of Cantun. Players navigate vertical scrolling stages, destroying tanks, ships, and aircraft carriers while shooting crates to acquire heat-seeking missiles and impact bombs. This two-player shooter requires precise movement to fly between the stratosphere and ground level to avoid incoming fire.

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 (Q3285256) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
REG-Vault (nes/tiger-heli) · last updated 2026-10-26 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
TheGamesDB (21019) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (387,108642) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Arcade Database (ADB) (tigerh) · last updated 2026-10-06 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only
Arcade Database ADB
MAME romsettigerh
Title at ADBTiger-Heli (US)
ManufacturerToaplan / Taito America
Year1985
GenreShooter / Flying Vertical
Players2
MAME driver statusGOOD
Tiger-Heli – Marquee
Marquee
Tiger-Heli – Cabinet
Cabinet
Tiger-Heli – Title
Title
Tiger-Heli – In-game
In-game
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Toaplan / Taito America); 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 2026-10-06 05:08 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Acclaim Entertainment · internal use only. REG-Vault page
Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Acclaim Entertainment · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Acclaim Entertainment · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Image: User:Piotrus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Musée Mécanique 022.JPG”)
Sprites
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Videos
NES Longplay [570] Tiger-Heli
World-of-Longplays · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 17:34auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
Tiger Heli Arcade (Playthrough/Longplay)
By Urien84 Longplays · Arcade version · longplay · 15:46auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
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