History VideoGame / NARC

The player controls members of N.O. (Narcotics Opposition), officers code-named "Max Force" or "Hit Man" as they wage war on drugs. And we do mean war. The entire game consists of shooting drug dealers and other crooks with machine guns and rocket launchers ''en masse.'' For a bit of variety, sometimes you run them over with your car instead. Your ultimate goal is to defeat the man behind the entire operation, "Mr. Big". Naturally, the players do this by making him explode. Turning the murder-factor UpToEleven was essentially the only way to make teenagers pay attention to a game with an anti-drug message.

* CanonDiscontinuity: EugeneJarvis has all but disowned the remake.

''NARC'' is notable for being the first 32-bit arcade game, using the TI TMS34010 processor.

** "Wasting him" IS the only option against Joe Rockhead: he'll kill you if you try "busting" him.

* CarFu: In the third stage, you can run over some of the bad guys on that stage.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: So... why exactly does Mr. Big turn out to be a disembodied big giant head that shoots fire out of its eyes?

''NARC'' contains examples of:

* CanonDiscontinuity: EugeneJarvis has virtually all but disowned the remake.

The player controls of N.O. (Narcotics Opposition) officers Max Force or Hit Man as they wage war on drugs. And we do mean war. The entire game consists of shooting drug dealers and other crooks with machine guns and rocket launchers en masse. Sometimes you run them over with your car. Your ultimate goal is to defeat the man behind the entire operation, "Mr. Big". Naturally, the players do this by making him explode. Turning the murder-factor UpToEleven was essentially the only way to make teenagers pay attention to a game with an anti-drug message.

''NARC'' was an ArcadeGame released in 1988 by Williams Electronics where one or two players take part in the War on Drugs.

* MisterBig: Mr. Big might as well be the TropeNamer.

* CompletelyMissingThePoint: One of the reasons ''Midway Arcade Treasures 2'' (which includes this game) got an M rating is because of "drug references"[[note]] Which implies glorification of drug use...like the remake does[[/note]]. The game's mentioning of drugs (including Mr. Big's operation being called "K.R.A.K.") is used strictly for educational purposes (namely to remind game players that DrugsAreBad).

''NARC'' was an ArcadeGame released in 1988 by Williams Electronics where one or two players take part in the War on Drugs... literally.

** [[color:blue:Max Force]]
** [[color:red: Hit Man]]

* SmashMook: Joe Rockhead, a PCP addict who's super-strong and can lift dumpsters to hurt you. He takes a LOT of bullets or one rocket to bring down--don't even THINK about trying to "Bust" him as he will manhandle you if you get within physical-grab range.

** Amusingly, the remake reverses this by treating drugs as ''powerups'' (for instance, crack temporarily makes you a "[[IncrediblyLamePun crack]] [[DudeNotFunny shot]].")

* AnimatedAdaptation: Max Force was one of the main heroes in the Acclaim's ''Power Team'' cartoon, while Mr. Big and his lackeys (Dr. Spike and Rocko) were the main villains.

''N.A.R.C.'' was an ArcadeGame released in 1988 by Williams Electronics where one or two players take part in the War on Drugs... literally.

''N.A.R.C.'' contains examples of:

* CompletelyMissingThePoint: One of the reasons Midway Arcade Treasures 2 (which includes this game) got an M rating is because of "drug references"[[hottip:*: Which implies glorification of drug use...like the remake does]]. The game's mentioning of drugs (including Mr. Big's operation being called "K.R.A.K.") is used strictly for educational purposes (namely to remind game players that DrugsAreBad).