Arcade Video game published 27 years ago:
Heated Barrel (c) 1992 TAD Corp.
A cartoon style shoot-em'up featuring four wacky western characters: Howdy Pardner, a tough rootin 'tooting' sheriff with a big gun, Chi Chi Gringo, a boomerang toting bearded Mexican, Little Plum, a stereotype Indian brave and Billy Six Guns, a willy quick-on-the-draw roving Clint Eastwood type chap. These four hombres have pledged to rid Dodgem City of outlaws, ne'er-do-wells and, erm, ghosts. Each character has their chosen weapon which may be powered up by collecting the right item until the stage is set for a feast of doom and death.
- TECHNICAL -
Main CPU : Motorola 68000 (@ 10 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM3812 (@ 3.579545 Mhz), OKI6295 (@ 8 Khz)
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Players : 4
- TRIVIA -
Released in November 1992, Heated Barrel is TAD's last arcade video game.
After this game was finished, TAD disappeared (February 05, 1993).
- UPDATES -
The US version is slightly different, it has the 'Recycle It, Don't Trash It!' and 'Winners Don't Use Drugs' screens.
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