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Heavy Barrel

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Also known as
Johnny Turbo's Arcade: Heavy Barrel Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel ヘビーバレル 霹雳神兵 헤비 배럴

A top-down shooter where you infiltrate a missile base, collect keys to assemble a powerful weapon, and stop terrorists.

Heavy Barrel was originally released in arcades in 1987 by Data East. The NES version was released in North America in March 1990 by Data East USA. The legacy year 1987 refers to the arcade release, not the NES version.

About Heavy Barrel

Heavy Barrel is a top down shooter where players take on the role of operatives tasked with preventing a nuclear missile launch. The mission involves infiltrating an underground fortress that has been captured by a terrorist army.

Progress requires locating six keys scattered throughout the installation. These keys unlock storage lockers containing parts of a disassembled super weapon, the Heavy Barrel, which is essential for confronting the terrorist leader. The game can be played by two people simultaneously in a cooperative mode.

Heavy Barrel Screenshots

7 images
Title Screen
Japan Title screen
Intro
Starting mission
Fighting soldier...
tanks...
and helicopters.