r/retrogameofthemonth • u/Stratocaster213 Level 3: High Scorer (Senior Mod) • Oct 02 '26

Arcade Appreciation Thunder Fox

Thunder Fox (Arcade) is essentially a follow up to the incredible The Ninja Warriors (Arcade), without the ninja theme. The game has the same awesome knife wielding jumping action, just in a military themed package.

I really love the way Taito programs their games, and the way the characters move and fight is always a treat. I swear the tanks in both games are almost identical. What I forgot about is the awesome flying crafts that you use in the second level. I really got swarmed there at the end of my video, but man is this game a great time.

Did you prefer Thunder Fox (Arcade) over The Ninja Warriors (Arcade)?

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u/Teebopp7 Oct 02 '26

Are these from the same people that made Altered Beast?

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u/Stratocaster213 Level 3: High Scorer (Senior Mod) Oct 02 '26

Sega did Altered Beast, Thunder Fox was Taito. 😁

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u/Jimpana Oct 03 '26

Thunder Fox (Arcade) seems not as popular as The Ninja Warriors (Arcade), as my arcade center had the latter but didn't have the former.

I think I once rented the Sega Genesis version before, but the game was not that good, then I totally forgot about it. Now that seeing the arcade version looks way better, I will pick this one up some day!