Jackal

Released by Konami in 1986, this action-shooting game puts players in control of a jeep as they infiltrate deep into enemy territory to rescue prisoners of war. The game’s exhilarating gameplay, in which players must annihilate enemies using weapons that fire in all directions while the screen forces a constant scroll, captivated gamers at the time. Widely known today as "Jackal," this title and its subsequent home console ports have cemented its place in history as a masterpiece of Konami's "run-and-gun" shooting genre.

In 19XX, the government of a peaceful nation received ominous reports that military personnel had been kidnapped by an enemy state plotting a dictatorship. Aiming to rescue the prisoners and destroy the enemy headquarters, the government dispatches the "Jackal" special forces unit, comprised of four elite soldiers forged through rigorous training, deep into enemy territory. Aboard their armored jeeps, they charge into the heart of enemy lines to take on the grueling mission of rescuing the hostages and annihilating enemy facilities.