NAM-1975

NAM-1975
Title screen
Developer(s)	SNK
Publisher(s)	SNK
Platform(s)	Arcade, Neo Geo CD
Release date(s)	April 1990
Genre(s)	Shooting gallery
Mode(s)	Single-player, 2 player Co-op
Input methods	8-way joystick, 3 buttons
Cabinet	Upright
Arcade system	Neo-Geo (46 Mbit cartridge)
Display	Horizontally oriented, 304 × 224, 4096 palette colors

NAM-1975 is a 1990 war-themed action shooting game released by SNK. It was the first game released for Neo Geo arcade and home platform.

Plot

"The roar of the helicopters overhead snaps us back into reality. We will never forget the nightmare of that summer..." these were the phrases that started the story of Silver & Brown (the names used to describe the two available players).

The game is set in a very fictional account of the final months of the Vietnam War. The story begins with the two soldiers entering to war to rescue Dr. R. Muckly, an ex-scientist of the American Army, who has been kidnapped by Northside Terrorists. Nancy Muckly, Dr. Muckly's daughter has also been kidnapped and is presumed imprisoned in the NAM interior.

However, as the game progresses, the armies learn that Dr. R. Muckly is a madman who is building a gigantic laser cannon to take over the world himself (the final boss battle was infamous for disallowing continues, except by modifying the DIP switch).

There are many references to many famous Vietnam War films in the game, such as Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket.

The Weapons

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NAM featured two types of weapons:

Shooting weapons

• Standard Machine Gun
• Balcan: a more powerful machine gun.
• Missile: a missile launcher that explodes, clearing enemies within its range.
• Fire: a flamethrower that scorches enemies within its path.

Throwing weapons

• Grenade: defeats enemies with a concussive blast.
• Spark Bomb: a more powerful grenade that triggers other explosions.
• Napalm Bomb: a grenade that clears all enemies from the area.

Techniques:

• Walk: Press Left or Right
• Run: Press Left or Right + Button
• Flip (Parry): Diagonal-Left or Diagonal-Right + Button

In addition, by saving a hostage, the hostage will help you by shooting at enemies.

External links

• NAM-1975 at the Killer List of Videogames
• NAM-1975 at MobyGames

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