Black Tiger

Killing some of the bosses from the arcade classic "Black Tiger" (aka "Black Dragon" in some versions).

The song is "Going Berserk" by Thyrfing

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Black
• Tiger
• Arcade
• Platform
• Dragon
• MAME
• Coin-op
• Going
• Berserk
• Thyrfing

[atomicsith]

holy shit....I've had a dreamlike image of playing this game as a kid...but i could never remember what it was called. This is truly amazing. I remember playing this game for over 40 minutes on one quarter, as a crowd of adults began to form around the machine ,just watching me play. I really need to play this again. BT was a staple of my childhood, thanks for uploading it.

[hollowspine]

Hell yeah man, Black Tiger is the pwnage! They actually have it for the PSP as part of a Namco best of collection, I'm seriously thinking about getting it.

[MetalheadsAbyss]

i have a question. i just boght capcon classics for my psp and this game is in it. how do you use the blue potions??????

[hollowspine]

I believe the potions you are talking about cure poison (when you turn purple and can't fire daggers). If you are poisoned and walk over one or buy one, it should work immediately.

[MetalheadsAbyss]

oh thanks bro, i thoght it was health. how dod you get 4 health bars? i dint see those in the store

[hollowspine]

You only get more health bars when you reach a certain score...there are some hidden bonus point items in certain wall sections (which appear when you hit them) that will greatly help you in that area.

[whointhewhatcares]

I used to play in the lobby of the Windsor University and a crowd of guys were around watching me play. I was the best...they loved me ;-) It's one of the best games I have ever played then and now. My real strength was GNG in that I RULED and its comparable to BT but I think a little bit more challenging on 1 quarter to finish.

One of my true arcade loves of all time, there are many but Golden Axe and sequel, and thanks to MAME and the boys that support it, it's playable again.

[scott2233]

I used to play this at a pizza parlor 4 blocks from my house. Brings back memories. Thanks for uploading it!

[AZWification]

@hollowspine Black Tiger was released for the Virtual Console this year!

[BloodyBay]

@Gaiden14 And here I was, hoping that I was the only person in history who could beat Black Tiger on one quarter. :)

I timed it, too. It took me 45 minutes and maybe a few seconds from kicking off Stage 1 to watching the third dragon's castle light up after his death. Faster speeds are possible, but I liked grabbing all the hidden power-ups.

Nowadays, it's like you can't beat a game without pumping at least $3 into it. Games you can beat on one play are products of a bygone age. :(

[rpm297]

You know how to tell what the baddest ass arcade games are? Look for the cigarette burns on the console. If the directions to the game are unreadable due to the number of cigarette scorches, then it's awesome. Double Dragon looked the same way.

For some reason i remember that from all the arcades I spent time in. Funny what one recalls from youth.

[ajkfrty7]

lol Black metal and black tiger.

[Gaiden14]

This is one of my favorites arcades games and video games in general.I played and beat both versions.The U.S version is called Black Tiger and the japanese version is called Black Dragon(this version was harder than the U.S)I was so good playing this game that I only need one quarter to beat it.This game is one of those game that you need to think before you move or jump and is a different game everytime you start a new game(sometimes they gave you more or less money,time,etc.

[Gaiden14]

@MetalheadsAbyss You buy the blue potion to prevent getting poison by the enemy,if a enemy (who poison you if he touch you)touch you will use the potion automatically and don't get poison by the enemy.

[cheromask]

OMFG This takes me back, played this game when i was 8 years old in a Peter Piper Pizza, and I always got my ass wupped, ROM TIME!!!

[mattylga]

Ahhh the good ol days!!

[mcossy]

Hell yes! You are talking about the upwards jump at the end of level 7. 22 Years ago I (and my schoolmates) got stuck at that place and never did it to the other side. The trick was easy, keep the joystick in diagonal! That was the only jump in the hole game that needed to be done with a diagonal jump. I found out that two years ago. DAMN!