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Tiger Heli 5 Screw NES cartridge: the early 5-screw shell of Acclaim’s 1987 port of Toaplan’s helicopter shooter. Fire missiles at tanks and gunboats, collect side helicopters and clear the screen with bombs. Loose cartridge only, no box or manual. Ships within 2 business days.
| Platform | NES |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Ljn Games |
| Condition | Loose Cartridge |
| Availability | In stock |
This listing is Tiger Heli 5 Screw, an early-shell copy of the vertically scrolling helicopter shooter that Acclaim published for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in September 1987. Micronics handled the NES port of Toaplan's arcade game. You get the loose cartridge only, with no box or manual.
You pilot the Tiger attack helicopter against tanks, gunboats, artillery and other enemies. Your short-range missiles hit air and ground targets. Bombs are the panic button: each one destroys enemies and their bullets within its blast range.
Shooting the cross-shaped bunkers can give you an extra bomb or a smaller helicopter that joins your formation for more firepower. You start with three lives. Extra lives come at score thresholds or from destroying ten diamond-shaped blocks, and a hidden continue option lets you resume from the last stage you reached.
Wikipedia and PriceCharting spell the name Tiger-Heli, with a hyphen. Many store listings drop it.
Early NES cartridges were held together with five small slotted screws. Later shells used fewer screws. Price guides such as PriceCharting list the 5 screw Tiger Heli cartridge as its own entry, separate from the standard copy. The game itself is the same. We sell the standard Tiger Heli listing on its own page, so check the photos here to see the exact cartridge and shell you will receive.
Browse every title in our NES games section. For more air combat, try the Top Gun 5-screw cartridge or 1943: The Battle of Midway. Read the full history of Tiger-Heli on Wikipedia.
What is the difference between this and the standard listing?
This copy has the early 5-screw shell. The game on the cartridge is the same Tiger-Heli Acclaim 1987 release.
Who made the NES version?
Toaplan created the arcade game. Micronics ported it to the NES, and Acclaim published it in North America.
Will it work on my NES?
It is an NES cartridge made for the original Nintendo Entertainment System.
Does it include the box or manual?
No. This listing is the loose cartridge only.
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Loose is the game cartridge only. Complete (CIB) includes the cartridge, the original box and the manual. Brand New is factory sealed. Choose one above; options shown in grey are not in stock right now.
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