1987 · SETA Corporation · Arcade · Shoot 'em up

Thundercade

Nintendo console exclusive

A nuclear powerplant has fallen into the hands of terrorists and you pilot a motorcyle equipped with machine guns that can be improved along the way. Make your way through difficult terrain and battle against loads of terrorists on foot, in cars, tanks and submarines who will try to stop you. Reach the plant and shoot all the terrorists to save the day.

Released: 1987
Platforms: Arcade NES Nintendo Switch 2
Genres: Arcade Shoot 'em up Shooter
Developers: SETA Corporation
Publishers: Sammy Corporation
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: Japan

About

Thundercade, released in Japan as Tokushu Butai U.A.G., is a 1987 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed by SETA and published by Taito for arcades. A version for the Nintendo Entertainment System from Sammy Corporation was released in 1989.

Hamster Corporation released the arcade version as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, as well as their Arcade Archives 2 series for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in October 2026.

Keywords

modern warfare
shoot 'em up
modern military
vertical scrolling

Media

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Gameplay

Players control a motorcycle equipped with sidecar cannons and backed up by a B-7 bomber. There are four levels in the game: an unnamed city, the terrorists' military base, the woodland regions, and the fortress containing the nuclear power plant. Bosses include a submarine along with other screen-filling enemies.