"The more you play, the more exciting it gets...!"
A bold claim! But were the promotional posters for Capcom's 1987 arcade platformer lying to us...? Find out here!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Tiger_(video_game)Wikipedia wrote:A barbarian hero jumps and fights his way through a variety of colourful, enemy-packed levels. The sprawling, eight-way scrolling, two-dimensional levels are packed with hidden bonuses to encourage and reward exploration. Though a percentage of these bonuses consist of dubious and often self-evident "advice", most come in the form of "Zenny coins", currency that allows the player to buy such items as an upgrade to their weapons and armour, keys for treasure chests, and anti-poisoning potions. Special items that reveal coins, upgraded armour, full vitality, extra lives, extra time, or simply bonus points may be found by attacking certain walls.
The Japanese version has a few changes that makes it more challenging than its American counterpart. Several of the "falling rock" obstacles were added in this version. Additionally, the prices of many of the items are higher. But perhaps the biggest difference is related to fighting the later bosses (the three dragons and the dual sword-wielding foes at the end of stages 5 and 7). In the American version, it is possible to duck and avoid taking damage when the bosses touch the player's character as long as one of their projectiles does not hit him. In the Japanese version, the player is not able to do this.
INSTRUCTIONS
Download the ROM from here : http://upload.drarok.com/uploads/21412-blktiger.zip
Drop it in your ROMS folder, run MAME and AUDIT ALL GAMES.
Press 5 to insert coin and 1 to start a game. (For more detailed instructions on running MAME see week 1)
Arrow keys control movement, a button for jump and a button for attack. (I don't think there are any more controls that this).
As always, highest score on one credit wins! Remember to take a screenie with F12 and post it here. Winner is highest score by 8pm next Saturday evening.
Seems like a fun little game this week. Ghouls N' Ghosts with a bit more substance, and rather comically they re-use the power up sprites from the 19xx games.
Enjoy!!
