#code name: viper

[thirtytwoelvismovies]

Code Name: Viper | Capcom | Nintendo Entertainment System

Capcom’s Code Name: Viper (1990) was one of those games I rented a few times as a kid and absolutely loved. But I’ve been burned by nostalgic memories (Back to the Future 2 & 3) and was apprehensive when revisiting it recently. Will it hold up?

Turns out it’s still a hella lot of fun, almost a side-scrolling platformer take on Metal Gear (which came out the same year) and has a really really engaging soundtrack. I made it to the third stage but the game is really unforgiving: you can only take two hits before losing a life, and it appears the snipers can take you out with just one hit. This will definitely require a “use infinite energy” code on the Game Genie next time I try it.

Apparently the game is a riff on Rolling Thunder, which I’ve never played. Which do you prefer?

[masquedepusta]

"Vous vouliez dire... Rolling Thunder?!"

[theactioneer]

Code Name: Viper (Capcom, 1990)

[theactioneer]

Super Morial Arms label (1998)

Actionote: “Bootleg version of Code Name: Viper ‘starring’ Van Damme.”

[masikus]

Here’s “The Viper Shuffle” off of my on-going project “20 Nights, 20 Beats”.  Samples used from the track "Area 03 and 04" off of the Code Name: Viper OST.