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Tiger-Heli
| Title | Tiger-Heli |
|---|---|
| First release | 1985 |
| Developers | Bitwave Games, Micronics, Toaplan |
| Publishers | Acclaim Entertainment, Bitwave Games, Pony Canyon, Romstar, Taito |
| Platforms | Arcade, NES / Famicom, PC (Windows), PlayStation |
| Genre | vertically scrolling shooter |
| Players | 1–2 players |
| Co-op | No |
| Releases | Arcade: 1985-01-04 (NTSC-U) NES / Famicom: 1987-10-01 (NTSC) |
| Wikidata ID | Q3285256 |
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
Arcade Database ADB
| MAME romset | tigerh |
|---|---|
| Title at ADB | Tiger-Heli (US) |
| Manufacturer | Toaplan / Taito America |
| Year | 1985 |
| Genre | Shooter / Flying Vertical |
| Players | 2 |
| MAME driver status | GOOD |
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 ·
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Box art
Box art (front) 1
Box art 3
Screenshots 6
Logos 2
Artwork 2
Commons 1
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”)
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