Previous Show Notes: 093009 - 100709 - 101409 - 102109 - 110609 - 111109 TONIGHTS SHOW Will Consist Of! [ Click on Banner for Unofficial Seeding Below ] -Or- [ Click on Here for Tournament Talk on the Forums ] 8BitX Presents:A Game A Week Segment: Iron Tank [NES] [ Click above banner for Iron Tank Game Info ] & [ Click here for here for the Iron Tank Game Box ] WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO STEEL STERLING NEXT! *Click on picture to see new Steel Sterling Comic*   Oh yes! Its that time once again. 8Bitx.com takes 64 games in a particular genre, ranks them in seeds, and unleashes them in a tournament March Madness style in which you the listeners vote on to crown which game is #1 and will be in our 8BitX Hall Of Fame which includes Contra [NES] & Street Fighter II [SNES]. Here is an Unofficial Seeding list of some of the games you should find in this upcoming tournament. Discuss with us if you agree, disagree, or are even missing a game you feel should be in here.   [ 1 Seed ] Mario 64 Super Smash Brothers N64 Zelda: Ocarina of Time N64 Final Fantasy VII PSX Goldeneye N64 Metal Gear Solid PSX Twisted Metal PSX Resident Evil PSX [ 2 Seed ] Chrono Cross PSX Castlevania: Symphony of the Night PSX Silent Hill PSX WCW/NWO Revenge N64 Gran Turismo PSX Zelda:Majora's Mask N64 Mario Kart 64 PERFECT DARK N64 [ 3 Seed ] Panzer Dragoon SS Final Fantasy Tactics PSX Castlevania 64 Wayne Gretsky's 3d Hockey N64 Conker's Bad Fur Day N64 Paper Mario 64 Donkey Kong Country 64 Tekken 2 PSX [ 4 Seed ] Turok: Dinosaur Hunter N64 Wave Race 64 N64 Sonic CD SS Street Fighter Alpha 3 PSX Contra: Legacy of War PSX Mario Party N64 Banjo Kazooie N64 Jet Moto PSX [ 5 Seed ] Bushido Blade 2 PSX 1080° Snowboarding N64 Diddy Kong Racing N64 Star Fox 64 Mortal Kombat Trillogy PSX Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire N64 Rayman 2 N64 Ken Griffey Jr N64 [ 6 Seed ] Megaman X4 PSX Doom 64 Yoshi Story N64 Battle Arena Toshinden PSX NiGHTS Into Dreams SS Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee PSX Jet Force Gemini N64 Virtua Fighter SS [ 7 Seed ] Tomb Raider PSX SimCity 2000 SS WWF Smackdown 2: Know Your Role N64 Pilotwings 64 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron N64 Vagrand Story PSX Knockout Kings PSX Mystical Ninja: Staring Goemon N64 [ 8 Seed ] Virtual-On SS Parappa the Rapper PSX Jade Cocoon PSX Suikoden PSX PaperBoy 64 Pokemon Stadium Blast Corps N64 Excite Bike 64   Any games we forgot feel free to tell us on our forums or in the live chatroom. Remember, only 64 games can get in so if you want one in give us a reason why, the game it should replace, and what you feel the seed it should get. Don't forget the 1 seed plays the 8 seed, 2 plays 7, 3 plays 6, and 4 plays 5, so if we have to squeeze it in an 8 seed it may go up against one of the giants and suffer a humiliating death, but you never know, it may create an upset and become a Cinderella Story.   [ IRON TANK "Menu"]   from: wikipedia.org Iron Tank: The Invasion of Normandy (known as Great Tank in Japan) is a 1988 top-view action shooting game produced by SNK for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is based on SNK's 1985 arcade game TNK III (which was released as TANK in Japan). Set during the invasion of Normandy, the player takes control of a commando named Paul (Colonel Ralf in the Japanese version, who also appeared in Ikari Warriors), as he mans the titular Iron Tank to infiltrate the German stronghold. STORYLINE From the NES Iron Tank instruction manual : The Date: June 5, 1944. The United Forces are preparing for their final assault on the Normandy Coast. The Mission: Establish a beachhead, break through the front lines, and infiltrate and destroy enemy headquarters. To spearhead the invasion, they have chosen Paul, from Command Unit 88 - a secret unit known as "Iron Snake." An experienced combat veteran with special forces training. Paul has been called a Man of Iron. But to succeed in his mission, Paul will need the full firepower of the United Forces' mightiest fighting juggernaut: the Iron Tank!   [ Back to Iron Tank Menu ] Images below are from the actual Iron Tank Nes Manual From : Nesfiles.com [ Pages 10 - 13 ] [ Back to Iron Tank Menu ]   This was the first time I actually heard of and sat down and played it. I saw it on ebay, I saw it was a SNK game, looked up a little bit of youtube gameplay coverage, and said I must own this and play it at least once. So thats what I did, thanks to the good ole SNK Logo I knew I was in for something good. The action is tough, the music is what you would expect out of this company, and the graphics are pretty good for the nes game of its time. The only knock I thought I would throw against this game is that the enemies are so difficult because they come at you, but your tank is so much slower than them and you have to rotate the tanks cannon around while drving with awkward controls. Other than that, thanks to the password feature, this game is fun to play and one you can go back to. I recommend this game to everyone. DIFFICULTY This game is probably one of the most difficult games between your tanks slowness, the angles you have to switch your tanks cannon to shoot enemies, and the enemies themselves who seem faster than you. Their weapons also take you down quickly with alot of bullets they fire simutanously and not so much in a pattern. They also like to come after you and crash directly into you taking alot of damage. Thanks to the password feature the frustration of this difficulty allows you to actually play the game. GRAPHICS The graphics in this game are very good for its time. The background paths you walk switch often enough that you don't get board with the background and are very clear to see. The sprite/animations are amusing enough that they don't get old when enemies die, just when you do :( MUSIC SNK never lets you down for background music, and neither does this game. Although its really one beat throughout the war, it never gets annoying. The only sound effect I cannot stand is when you are recieving a call on the radio for a message. Its loud and sounds like something you would here if you are about to die, and its only as annoying because it lasts a good while as you move up the map and since you die alot you will here it everytime reminding you of your previous death. GAMEPLAY! 111309 Day 1 - 6:25PM - 6:47PM = 22 Mins #1 Password: 1637316 Score: 24100 -First time playing, impressed, trying to figure out all the weapon upgrades and whatnot. I died by pretty much find out what is what. #2 Password: 3446390 Score: 57600 -I beat a boss. I got past the begining map part and made it to the red bridge and died. #3 Password: 0412815 Score: 43500 -I beat a second boss with 2 hits and upgraded weapons, and he actaully rammed his tank into mine and exploded. At that point I thought that was me who was dead. 111409 Day 2 - 5:24PM - 5:49PM = 25 Mins *Used Password: 0412815 Password: 0405110 Score: 2600 -I got to the boss level that was a Giant Wall with 4 gun turrents and died. Very difficult due to the turrents not firing in a pattern and rapidly. Password: 0407657 Score: 44000 -Got to the boss level Giant Wall again but was only able to kill 2 turrents. Password: 7389636 Score: 37500 -Finally beat the Giant Wall boss level, then died at another boss level that was a huge tank who just ran over me. I didn't know his pattern of movement and I ='d squished. Password: 7389636 Score: 15500 -Still couln't beat the Tank Boss level. I have figured out his pattern of movement, he will go down next time! 111409 Still Day 2 - 7:48PM - 8:08 PM = 20Mins *Used Password: 7389636 Password: 5368996 Score: 45400 -Beat another big wall boss and died slightly after on the train tracks area, 3rd level on the right side of the map. Password: 4350895 Score: 84500 -Got a little bit further up to the train tracks, rescued 4 hostages. Password: 4348356 Score: 74800 -Got up tot he Train boss but died instantly, too many enemies around him shooting at you. 111609 Day 3 - 5:50PM - 6:10PM = 20 Mins *Used Password: 4348356 Password: 4348356 Score: 84500 -Got to the boss train again but it is too hard to even get a shot off on it without all the bastard enemies shooting at you. Choosing a different path this time. Password: 4348323 Score: 78700 -Decided to go left rather than die at the train boss again, got pretty far but my last life I died by electric fence. Password: 4350906 Score: 7500 -Death by electric fence again. It takes so much power away from you and sometimes while fighting enemies you lose track of its pattern. 111709 Day 4 - 5:24PM - 5:46PM = 22 Mins *Using Password: 4350906 Password: 3343165 Score: 16800 -Got further but still stuck on the electric fence part, there are many to get past with lots o' tanks shooting at you. Password: 2332266 Score: N/A -Finally got past the electric fence part. Crossing bridges that remind me of the boardwalk with water around you and submarines that fire bullets that chase you, annoying and deadly. Password: 2325085 Score: 16500 -From dying previously I got further enough up they started me in the middle bridge area. This time a Giant plane out of nowhere dropped bombs from above and destroyed me. Password: 1309603 Score: 14500 -Again I advanced a little further up the boardwalk due to a nice starting spot. Died on the boardwalk again by random submarines, tanks, and the stupid plane that drops bombs on your slow little tank.