Toaplan’s classic flies again.
Toaplan’s Tiger-Heli is rightly regarded as one of the most influential shmups of all time, so it’s somewhat surprising that it hasn’t been ported to more home consoles. For many years, Micronics’ much-maligned NES port was the only way to experience it outside of the arcade, and while it has made its way onto several compilations in subsequent years, the lack of ’80s ports is curiously at odds with Tiger-Heli’s sizeable impact on the genre.
One console which really could have done with a port of the game back in the day was the Atari 7800, which struggled to replicate the commercial performance of its forerunner, the 2600. Thankfully, Atari and Plaion – with assistance from the super-talented programmer Bruno Steux – have corrected this oversight a few decades down the line.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
Toaplan’s classic flies again.
Toaplan’s Tiger-Heli is rightly regarded as one of the most influential shmups of all time, so it’s somewhat surprising that it hasn’t been ported to more home consoles. For many years, Micronics’ much-maligned NES port was the only way to experience it outside of the arcade, and while it has made its way onto several compilations in subsequent years, the lack of ’80s ports is curiously at odds with Tiger-Heli’s sizeable impact on the genre.
One console which really could have done with a port of the game back in the day was the Atari 7800, which struggled to replicate the commercial performance of its forerunner, the 2600. Thankfully, Atari and Plaion – with assistance from the super-talented programmer Bruno Steux – have corrected this oversight a few decades down the line.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
