Red Baron, from the freedom and peace-loving nation of birds, Bird Land, faces off in the skies with his rival Blue Max in this side-scrolling shooting game. Defeat the many enemies that await you as you complete your mission, using moves like the loop-the-loop to shoot down enemies from behind. Fly low to pick up bombs placed in the stage and drop them on command posts, warships or other designated targets to destroy them. Then land safely at base to proceed to the next mission. Read More »
Beware of enemy fire, though - it will cause you to crash, unless you’re able to recover by rapidly pressing the buttons. You can even play with a second person and fly simultaneously, sometimes helping each other and other times competing against each other. Prepare yourself and take to the skies, but make sure that the catchy background music (which became an instant classic when this game was originally released) doesn’t distract you from your goal.
Sun, 18 May 2008 by Marcel Van Duyn
1. DEMON212
28 Mar 2008, 13:46 GMT
Side scrolling Xevious?
2. Tony
28 Mar 2008, 14:40 GMT
Is this the first Sunsoft game for the VC? Maybe they will put out Blaster Master and Batman
One can only hope
3. Drake
28 Mar 2008, 15:18 GMT
Super Fantasy Zone (Also coming soon) was also developed by Sunsoft, so we should be seeing more Sunsoft games soon.
4. Marvel_Maniac
28 Mar 2008, 15:28 GMT
Good, because the gaphics on this sort of... suck.
5. Sharecrow
28 Mar 2008, 15:49 GMT
@Tony - I would love to see Batman. Blaster Master too...
6. Adamant
28 Mar 2008, 16:58 GMT
Haha, I love the American cover art. So incredibly unfitting for such a cute game.
Never was a big fan of this, though. It's okay-ish.
7. Bass X0
28 Mar 2008, 17:48 GMT
when i was a young kid, i used to play games based on the packaging artwork alone. if it looked cartoony, I'd play it. if it looked grown up and serious, i wouldn't.
8. Pocketim
29 Mar 2008, 23:38 GMT
The box-art is worse then Megaman!
9. Herandar
31 Mar 2008, 13:31 BST
My favorite NES game!! Woo-hoo!!
10. KhaoShar
31 Mar 2008, 22:37 BST
This is suposed to be 'The Legendary Red Baron'?! If the late Herr von Richthofen could see this he'd do barrel-rolls in his grave, I tell you
Even in times of the NES there would have been better way to honor WW1's reckless heroes in theyr flying coffins.
11. Herandar
01 Apr 2008, 13:07 BST
Well, the Red Baron didn't bomb the Statue of Liberty or fight off Alien UFOs, did he? This is a very fun game, unconcerned with the realities of war and aerial combat.
12. KhaoShar
11 Apr 2008, 02:09 BST
Well, I don't know about UFOs (maybe 'foo-fighters' were not only a phenomena of WW2?), but I think it's safe to say that no hunting airplane in WW1 was able to cross the atlantic ocean to attack Lady Liberty on it's own.
13. Tony
16 May 2008, 20:51 BST
1942 or Sky Shark this is not:(
Maybe soon
14. PoisonRamune
19 May 2008, 15:31 BST
One of my favorite NES (and arcade) games... I remember playing this with my dad quite a bit as a kid. I think I'll be getting some points later today to get this guy.
15. riggah19
20 May 2008, 00:12 BST
Horrible review, I usually agree but this is horrible. Game should have 4/5 stars.
16. ICEknight
20 May 2008, 01:54 BST
"Is this the first Sunsoft game for the VC?"
This is from Namco.
17. angel m. rivera collazo
20 May 2008, 12:49 BST
this is a very good arcade game in a decent port. 4/5 stars.
18. Drake
21 May 2008, 14:17 BST
You're fine to disagree with my score, but all reviewers here pretty much agree that this game isn't worth it anymore.
19. DEMON212
21 May 2008, 21:50 BST
Another really good review
20. ballkirby1
22 May 2008, 01:14 BST
looks like it has a fun co-op.
21. master of retro
22 May 2008, 05:24 BST
I've been looking for a WW1 game.
22. DrewBledsoe
01 Jun 2008, 21:36 BST
This is one of those many titles that if you played it as a kid, you'll have fond memories of it today. However if this is your first time playing it.....you'll probably find that it seems dated and repetitive.
I just discovered that there are 26 different levels, and if you destroy the mother ship on the final stage you get a "happy ending." Levels 8,16, and 24 are the bonus target levels.
Also there is a hidden continue feature. After you die, if you hold left and down on controller two at the title screen and hit start on controller one, you'll start from the last level you died on.
23. Kreegs07
12 Jun 2008, 18:27 BST
This review did not do this game justice. I had so much fun playing this game with my dad or a friend. It is a fun arcade game that is one of the better 2 player co-op experiances that doesnt take up your whole afternoon. The music is damn catchy though. It is a good laugh when your buddy crashes into the enemy base or ship!
24. Ricardo91
03 Jul 2008, 04:01 BST
so much for the Virtual Console's triumphant return...
25. Corbie
24 Oct 2008, 06:22 BST
Unless you just have fond memories of this from the 8-bit era, you'd probably better pass. This game gets repetitive very quickly. I think a 2/5 was fairly generous. And this is coming from someone who actually owned this game back in the NES days.
26. tatemon555
10 Jan 2009, 11:58 GMT
I disagree with the review!!!
It's my fave Namco game (ya, thats right, more than Pac-Man), and it plays perfectly, has unique ideas, and is loads of fun.
27. MrLopez
30 Jan 2009, 20:55 GMT
OMG you go left!!!
28. Kreegs07
15 Mar 2009, 16:40 GMT
Ok I just played this game yesterday with a friend and we had so much fun. Seriously this game is great for two players so you better have a friend around
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