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Ikari Warriors is a vertical scrolling shooter developed by SNK and released in 1986. It first launched on arcades, then was ported to multiple home platforms including the NES. Its protagonists, Ralf Jones and Clark Still, later joined *The King of Fighters* series. Players control the two soldiers to fight through enemy lines and reach the village named "Ikari". They will face numerous enemy soldiers, tanks and helicopters. Various weapons and items like machine guns, grenades and drivable tanks add diversity and strategy to the gameplay. A key feature of *Ikari Warriors* is its rotary joystick control, which lets players move and aim independently — a novel design at the time. It also supports two-player co-op, allowing friends to fight side by side. Thanks to its unique gameplay and high difficulty, *Ikari Warriors* gained global popularity and became SNK's breakthrough hit in the international market. Its success spawned sequels *Victory Road* and *Ikari III: The Rescue*, cementing its status in the shooter genre.