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Black Tiger

Black Tiger, known in Japan as Black Dragon, is a 1987 action game released for the arcades by Capcom. A barbarian hero jumps and fights his way through a variety of colourful, enemy-packed levels. The…

1 August 1987

Black Tiger is an arcade developed by Capcom, released 1 August 1987 on Wii, Amiga, Amstrad CPC and Arcade.

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What Black Tiger is

Black Tiger is an arcade game developed by Capcom and released in 1987. It is available on Wii, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Black Tiger, known in Japan as Black Dragon, is a 1987 action game released for the arcades by Capcom. 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…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Black Tiger launched on 1 August 1987, within three weeks of Metroid and Double Dragon.

Released around the same time: Metroid, Double Dragon.

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When did Black Tiger come out?
Black Tiger was released on 1 August 1987 for Wii, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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