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ThunderCats (1987 video game)

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Lion-O begins the game equipped with the Sword of Omens (with the Eye of Thundera missing from the hilt) but has the option to switch throughout the game between the sword and a short range energy gun. In several levels, Lion-O would jump into a flying vehicle that can fire in a similar manner as the
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license, Elite Systems contracted Paradise Software to develop a game based on it; they also started to develop one internally, in case Paradise could not deliver in time for the announced Christmas release date. As the deadline neared, however, it became clear that neither game would meet it. Elite
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Curiously, there aren't any boss fights in the game; instead, completing the regular level just announces Tygra, Panthro, or Wilykit has been rescued (after certain levels) or Mumm-Ra has been defeated and the Eye of Thundera has been restored.
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Each level has a time limit to complete it; when it expires, Mumm-Ra appears and more goons and villains appear to make it tougher for Lion-O to finish.
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and maneuvers him through 14 side-scrolling levels to search for the missing Eye of Thundera.
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title. Paradise's game had the protagonist changed into Sir Arthur and pitched to
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Work on the two other games continued, but Elite had only intended to release one
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short range energy gun. The first four levels of the game are a part of the
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version was announced and advertised but was never released.
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that is based on the original animated television series
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When the game begins, the player is shown an image of
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Developer(s)
Elite Systems
Publisher(s)
Composer(s)
Rob Hubbard
Platform(s)
Atari ST
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Commodore 64
ZX Spectrum
Genre(s)
Action
Single-player
side-scrolling video game
ThunderCats
1987
Elite Systems Ltd

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