Thunder Blade[a] is a third-person shoot 'em up video game released by Sega for arcades in 1987.[8][1] Players control a helicopter to destroy enemy vehicles. The game was released as a standard stand-up arcade cabinet with force feedback, as the joystick vibrates. A helicopter shaped sit-down model was released, replacing the force feedback with a cockpit seat that moves in tandem with the joystick.[9] It is a motion simulator cabinet, like the previous Sega Super Scaler games Space Harrier (1985) and After Burner (1987).[8] The game's plot and setting was inspired by the film Blue Thunder (1983).
Versions were released for the Master System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, TurboGrafx-16, X68000, and ZX Spectrum. The Nintendo 3DS remake was released as a 3D Classic in Japan on August 20, 2014,[10] in North America and Europe on May 14, 2015,[11] and in Australia on July 2 of the same year.[12] The sequel, Super Thunder Blade, was released exclusively for the Sega Genesis.
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^ abAkagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). セガ社 (Sega); Sega; G (in Japanese) (1st ed.). Amusement News Agency. pp. 36, 131, 153. ISBN 978-4990251215. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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^Kalata, Kurt (28 July 2017). "Thunder Blade". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2023. Tag: Shoot-Em-Up: Rail
^Town, Jonathan (18 May 2015). "3D Thunder Blade Review (3DS eShop)". Nintendo Life. Hookshot Media. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^ ab"Sega's Wonderful Simulation Games Over The Years". Arcade Heroes. June 6, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
^Thunder Blade at the Killer List of Videogames
^Brian (August 7, 2014). "3D Thunder Blade hitting the Japanese 3DS eShop on August 20". Nintendo Everything. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
^Julian (May 12, 2015). "SEGA 3D Classics – 3D Thunder Blade – Part 1". SEGA Blog. SEGA. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
^Doolan, Liam (July 3, 2015). "3D Out Run, Thunder Blade And Fantasy Zone I & II Now Available On The eShop In Australia". Nintendo Life. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
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