20 Arcade Games That Prove 1986 Was A Landmark Year For Gaming

9. Ikari Warriors – SNK

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Top down run and gun shoot ‘em ups started with Taito’s Frontline, were made popular by Capcom’s Commando and then taken to the next level by SNK’s Ikari Warriors. 

Added to an already winning formula were the addition of a second player, for some great co-op action, and tanks that could be climbed into, turning you into an all-out war machine. 

The lead characters from Ikari Warriors would later make up a key part of the roster for SNK’s much-celebrated King Of Fighters series.

 
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