Play Raid on Bungeling Bay Online

Raid on Bungeling Bay came out for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1984, published by Brøderbund. It was one of those early NES titles that felt ambitious for its time, putting you in the cockpit of a helicopter with a lot of ground to cover. The game didn't have the polish of later releases, but it offered a kind of open, destructive freedom that stood out among simpler arcade-style games.

You pilot a helicopter and must defend your aircraft carrier from enemy forces by systematically destroying six factories on a large, scrolling island. Each factory you bomb produces more aggressive enemies, like tanks, jets, and patrol boats, which all home in on your carrier. You refuel and rearm by landing on your ship, a brief but tense moment of vulnerability. The pacing is relentless; you're constantly managing threats from all sides while hunting down the next target. It feels like a desperate, one-copter war against an entire military complex.