Play Ningen Heiki - Dead Fox (Japan) Online

Game Overview

Ever stumble across Ningen Heiki - Dead Fox while digging through old NES games? It’s one of those Japan-only releases that makes you wonder why it never made it overseas. You’re thrown into this frantic, screen-filling shooter where your mech can flip between a nimble jet and a tanky robot on the fly—and you’ll need both forms to survive. The jet zips through bullet hell, while the robot just plows through enemies like they’re made of paper.

At first, I kept dying because I’d forget to switch forms at the wrong moment (that third boss is a jerk). But once it clicks, there’s something really satisfying about nailing the rhythm of dodging as a jet, then transforming mid-air to punch a tank into scrap. The music’s got that classic NES energy—all screechy synths and adrenaline—and the difficulty doesn’t pull punches, but it never feels cheap. If you’ve got a soft spot for weird, inventive shooters, this one’s a time capsule worth cracking open.