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Tiger-Heli on NES is one of those games that looks simple until you actually try it. You're in a little helicopter, and suddenly everything on the ground wants to kill you—tanks firing straight up, jeeps zipping around, turrets popping out of nowhere. The first time I played, I lasted about 20 seconds before exploding spectacularly.

It's got that classic arcade feel where you're constantly weaving through bullets, trying to remember where the tough enemies spawn. The bosses are these massive screen-eating machines that seem impossible until you figure out their patterns (hint: stay near the top when the battleship shows up). No fancy power-ups here—just your basic guns and occasional bombs that feel way too precious to waste.

What surprised me is how tense it gets even with the simple 8-bit graphics. That moment when you barely scrape past a wave of enemies with one hit left? Pure adrenaline. It's not as polished as later shooters, but there's something satisfying about its straightforward chaos. If you've ever lost hours to games like 1942, this one will scratch that same itch.