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Steel Thunder

Lead an elite tank crew in one of four frontline U.S. tanks of the Cold War era, including the M60A3, M48A5 Patton, M3 Bradley CFV, and the devastating M1A1 Abrams. Assume the roles of Commander, Driver, and…

31 December 1988

Steel Thunder is a simulator developed by Accolade, released 31 December 1988 on Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

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What Steel Thunder is

Steel Thunder is a simulator game developed by Accolade and released in 1988. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Lead an elite tank crew in one of four frontline U.S. tanks of the Cold War era, including the M60A3, M48A5 Patton, M3 Bradley CFV, and the devastating M1A1 Abrams. Assume the roles of Commander, Driver, and Gunner in an indomitable war machine that rolls out of the west like steel thunder.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Steel Thunder launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Steel Thunder come out?
Steel Thunder was released on 31 December 1988 for Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

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