Top Gunner 1986
Also known as Jackal
- Released
- October 15, 1986
- Anniversary
- Turned 40 on October 15
- Genres
- Shooter · Racing · Arcade
- Platforms
- Arcade · Commodore C64/128/MAX · ZX Spectrum · DOS · Amstrad CPC
- Developer
- Konami Industry
Where to buy
- Physical
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Rescuing prisoners of war from enemy territory in an armed jeep is the job in this run and gun arcade game from October 1986, known in Japan as Jackal. Two players can play together, and a second player can join at any time, in jeeps numbered on their hoods. An eight way joystick steers, and two buttons attack: one fires a machine gun turret that always shoots upward, the other launches grenades in the direction the jeep faces. The grenade launcher can be upgraded to a missile launcher and then up to three more times, for longer reach and shrapnel that spreads in two or four directions, while the machine gun is weaker but faster. A jeep with a friend riding along is still a fun arcade idea today.
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