History VideoGame / IkariWarriors

''Ikari Warriors'', known simply as ''Ikari'' in Japan, is a classic ShootEmUp by Creator/{{SNK}}. Playing similarly to Creator/{{Capcom}}'s ''VideoGame/{{Commando}}'' released a year earlier, Ikari Warriors featured two ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}''-esque commandos, Ralf Jones and Clark Still[[note]]who for some reason, were renamed "Paul" and "Vince" in the U.S. versions until their presence in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' series[[/note]], who fight their way through hordes of troops, tanks, mines and helicopters to reach the village of Ikari. The arcade game featured a rotary joystick, which could be turned to have the hero fire in eight directions, while moving in any direction the player likes.

* RedAlaert: The [[https://youtube.com/shorts/bSJhXGzV8r8?si=xjJW1OePC1ms-Aab title screen]] has this blaring alarm playing as though a nuke is about to be launched or an enemy attack is imminent.

* NintendoHard: The original arcade game is teeth-gnashingly difficult, but the NES version is even ‘’worse’’ because it lacked a rotating joystick, so you can’t strafe or move backwards while firing. But the game is still tuned to make firing while moving forwards all but suicidal.

* NintendoHard: The NES version, especially, stands out as one of the most difficult games on the platform.

''Ikari Warriors'', known simply as ''Ikari'' in Japan, is a classic ShootEmUp by Creator/{{SNK}}. Playing similarly to Creator/((Capcom}}'s ''VideoGame/{{Commando}}'' released a year earlier, Ikari Warriors featured two ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}''-esque commandos, Ralf Jones and Clark Still[[note]]who for some reason, were renamed "Paul" and "Vince" in the U.S. versions until their presence in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' series[[/note]], who fight their way through hordes of troops, tanks, mines and helicopters to reach the village of Ikari. The arcade game featured a rotary joystick, which could be turned to have the hero fire in eight directions, while moving in any direction the player likes.

''Ikari Warriors'', known simply as ''Ikari'' in Japan, is a classic ShootEmUp by Creator/{{SNK}} featuring two ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}''-esque commandos, Ralf Jones and Clark Still[[note]]who for some reason, were renamed "Paul" and "Vince" in the U.S. versions until their presence in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' series[[/note]], who fight their way through hordes of troops, tanks, mines and helicopters to reach the village of Ikari. The arcade game featured a rotary joystick, which could be turned to have the hero fire in eight directions, while moving in any direction the player likes.

* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: The arcade version of Ikari III's ending is this where even though Ralf and Clark saved the President's daughter and fought their way through a terrorist organization, nobody will ever know about it. Subverted in the NES version where it's national news and they're public heroes.

* TotalPartyKill: When you die, your character is invulnerable and automatically walks forward until the middle of the screen. Normally, you can deal with threats, but in one position, he walks over a trigger that fires an enemy artillery shell that kills the character as soon as control is regained and invulnerability has worn off. [[ClassicVideoGameScrewYous Repeat for each remaining life]].

%%* UnblockableAttack

For tropes related to Ralf and Clark themselves, see the [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters King of Fighters character sheet]].

* RecycledInSPACE: ''Ikari Warriors'' is ''TNK III'' [-WITH A COMMANDO INSTEAD OF A TANK!-].

* StupidJetpackHitler: The Japanese version implies the South American insurgents are actually [[spoiler:[[ArgentinaIsNaziLand neo-Nazis]], and their leader is Adolf Hitler's cadaver]], wired into various computers and gun turrets.

Though the series itself died, its heroes live on: Ralf and Clark themselves eventually got a redesign and were included in the then-MassiveMultiplayerCrossover ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters '94''. They've stayed on that series as recurring characters, then in 2006, they returned to their RunAndGun roots when they appeared in ''VideoGame/MetalSlug 6''. They have since been mainstays in both series'.

This classic ShootEmUp by Creator/{{SNK}} featured two ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}''-esque commandos, Ralf Jones and Clark Still[[note]]who for some reason, were renamed "Paul" and "Vince" in the U.S. versions until their presence in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' series[[/note]], who fight their way through hordes of troops, tanks, mines and helicopters to reach the village of Ikari. The arcade game featured a rotary joystick, which could be turned to have the hero fire in eight directions, while moving in any direction the player likes.

* BlindIdiotTranslation: As seen under AWinnerIsYou, the ending to the NES version was mistranslated in truly spectacular fashion -- and an UpToEleven version of the Japanese arcade original's ending, which was similarly mistranslated, but much shorter:

** Amusingly enough, [[UpToEleven the opposing enemy army also relies on nothing but their fighting skills]], with a few exceptions.

* NintenoHard: The NES version, especially, stands out as one of the most difficult games on the platform.

* [[OneBulletAtATime One Explosion At A Time]]: the original game sometimes has two enemies throw a red grenade, but they only explode one after another rather than at the same time.

* [[spoiler:StupidJetpackHitler]]: The Japanese version implies the South American insurgents are actually [[spoiler:[[ArgentinaIsNaziLand neo-Nazis]], and their leader is Adolf Hitler's cadaver]], wired into various computers and gun turrets.

* UnblockableAttack

** A mild case with the first arcade game, which just had a short text message congratulating you on saving whichever DistressedDude appeared in your region; not a great ending, but also not too out of the ordinary for the time.

* [[spoiler:StupidJetpackHitler]]: The Japanese version implies the South American insurgents are actually [[spoiler:neo-Nazis, and their leader is Adolf Hitler's cadaver]], wired into various computers and gun turrets.