UN Defence Force vs Aliens? YES PLEASE!
0🕹 UN Defence Force Earth Joker
📛 Alternate Names: Earth Joker
📅 Release Date: 1993
🔫 Genre: Vertical Shoot ‘Em Up
👨 🏻 💻 Developers: Visco
👨 🏻 💻 Publishers: SNK
🔢 Max Players: 2
⁉ Cooperative: Yes
🕹 Game Introduction:
Earth’s last hope? The UN Defence Force! In Earth Joker, you fight an alien invasion with high-powered aerial warfare and heavy arcade action.
🕹 Game Description:
Fly state-of-the-art warplanes in this fast-paced vertical shooter. Each pilot has a backstory, special abilities, and custom weapons to fight back alien domination.
🎴 Game Play:
👉 🏻 Choose from 4 unique characters/ships
👉 🏻 Blast enemies, collect power-ups, and avoid bullet hell
👉 🏻 Boss fights are massive and intense
👉 🏻 Co-op lets two players dominate the sky
📕 Background & History:
Developed by Visco for SNK hardware, it was one of the lesser-known shooters of its time but impressed players with flashy graphics and variety in ship types.
🐣 Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs:
👉 🏻 Hidden bonus points for destroying environmental structures
👉 🏻 A secret warp zone exists in later levels
🐱 💻 Hacks:
👉 🏻 MAME tweaks allow invincibility and autofire modes
👉 🏻 Unlocked difficulty settings available via DIP switches
🎉 Trivia:
👉 🏻 Each ship/pilot has their own ending
👉 🏻 Originally planned as part of a larger series that never materialized
👉 🏻 Known in Japan simply as “Earth Joker”
👓 Lonster's Review:
One of the coolest vertical shmups I’ve ever played. It’s underrated, fast-paced, and that co-op option takes it to the next level. Total arcade sleeper hit.
🌟 Legacy:
Though not mainstream, Earth Joker has found new love among SHMUP fans and emulator players for its layered gameplay and visual flair.
✨ Cultural Impact:
It reflects early ‘90s arcade experimentation with narrative and character variety within shoot ‘em ups.
💭 Lonster's Final Thoughts:
If you love Raiden or Strikers 1945, this one’s for you. Earth Joker is criminally underrated and ready for rediscovery.
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