History VideoGame / NAM1975

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* SNKBoss: Dr. Muckly and his superweapon predates [[VideoGame/FatalFury Geese Howard]] by a year, having his insanely precise projectiles putting players down, and [[PointOfNoContinues you don't even have chance to continue]] [[HaveANiceDeath should you lose all lives]].

''NAM-1975'' is a ''VideoGame/{{Cabal}}''-esque shooting game developed by Creator/{{SNK}} for the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo. Going by its serial number, it is notably the first game developed for the system.

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* PointOfNoContinues: Exaggerated. You can't continue nor have a 2nd player to join in once you reach the FinalBoss; if you lose all your lives at this point, you will be given the BadEnding[[note]][[spoiler:[[TheBadGuyWins Dr. Muckly will succeed in taking over and destroying the world with his laser weapon]] [[EvilLaugh as he laughs evilly]]]][[/note]] and your game will be over for real!

* [[spoiler:BittersweetEnding]]: [[spoiler: After foiling Muckly's plan, the war may be over but the hero bitterly states that "[[ShellShockedVeteran the hell continues]]".]]

* [[spoiler:TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt]]/[[spoiler:EarthShatteringKaboom]]: What happens if you [[EarnYourBadEnding get the Bad Ending]].
* FollowTheLeader
* FrickinLaserBeams

* [[spoiler:MadScientist]]: [[spoiler:Dr. Muckly]].

* MoreDakka

* RuleOfCool

* SovietSuperscience

* UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar

* [[spoiler:DownerEnding]]: [[spoiler: After foiling Muckly's plan, the war may be over but the hero bitterly states that "[[ShellShockedVeteran the hell continues]]".]]

* PointOfNoContinues: Exaggerated. You can't continue nor have a 2nd player to join in once you reach the FinalBoss; if you lose all your lives at this point, you will be given the BadEnding[[note]][[spoiler:Dr. Muckly will succeed in taking over and destroying the world with his laser weapon as he [[EvilLaugh laughs evilly]]]][[/note]] and your game will be over for real!

* PointOfNoContinues: Exaggerated. You can't continue nor have a 2nd player to join in once you reach the FinalBoss; if you lose all your lives at this point, you will be given the BadEnding[[note]][[spoiler:[[TheBadGuyWins Dr. Muckly will succeed in taking over and destroying the world with his laser weapon]] [[EvilLaugh as he laughs evilly]]]][[/note]] and your game will be over for real!

* PointOfNoContinues: Exaggerated. You can't continue nor have a 2nd player to join in once you reach the FinalBoss; if you lose all your lives at this point, you will be given the BadEnding[[note]][[spoiler:Dr. Muckly [[TheBadGuyWins will succeed in taking over and destroying the world with his laser weapon]] [[EvilLaugh as he laughs evilly]]]][[/note]] and your game will be over for real!

* PointOfNoContinues: Exaggerated. You can't continue nor have a 2nd player to join in once you reach the FinalBoss; if you lose all your lives at this point, you will be given the BadEnding[[note]][[spoiler:Dr. Muckly]] [[TheBadGuyWins will succeed in taking over and destroying the world with his laser weapon]] [[EvilLaugh as he laughs evilly]][[/note]] and your game will be over for real!

* [[spoiler:TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt]]: What happens if you get the NonStandardGameOver.

* PointOfNoContinues: The game doesn't allow you to continue if you fail to defeat the FinalBoss. The game disables the 2nd player slot in the final level to prevent one from using it to go around the continue restriction.

''NAM-1975'' is a ''VideoGame/{{Cabal}}''-esque shooting game developed by Creator/{{SNK}} for the NeoGeo. Going by its serial number, it is notably the first game developed for the system.

* DamselInDistress: Nancy Muckly. The moment you find her, [[spoiler:she tries to spill her father's evil plan and is KilledMidSentence for it]].

* HaveANiceDeath: All the bosses taunt you when you die against them, but the final boss does something ''far worse''.

* NonStandardGameOver: The game doesn't allow you to continue if you fail to defeat the FinalBoss.
** TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: The game disables the 2nd player slot in the final level to prevent one from using it to go around the continue restriction.

* ShoutOut: Many of the game's cutscenes homage (and at times, outright [[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/tracing/tracing4.htm trace over]]) shots from ''Film/FullMetalJacket'' and ''Film/ApocalypseNow''. So much to the point the game [[FanNickname is nicknamed]] ''Full Metal Jacket'': TheGame.

During the final months of UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar, two American soldiers, Silver and Brown, reenters the war to rescue Dr. R. Muckly, a US Army scientist who has been kidnapped by the Viet Cong along with his daughter Nancy.

* DamselInDistress: Nancy. She's also an ActionGirl, fighting alongside you once you rescue her.

* ShoutOut: Many of the game's cutscenes hommage (and at times, outright traces) shots from ''Film/FullMetalJacket'' and ''Film/ApocalypseNow''. So much to the point the game [[FanNickname is nicknamed]] ''Full Metal Jacket'': TheGame.

''NAM-1975'' was the first game by Creator/{{SNK}} for the NeoGeo.

This game is one of those ''VideoGame/{{Cabal}}'' [[FollowTheLeader clones]]. It's also rather unusual for a Vietnam War video game, because the [=VCs=] are equipped with anachronistic, not to mention sci-fi weapons or vehicles. No, really.

* ShoutOut: Many of the game's cutscenes reused shots from ''Film/FullMetalJacket''. So much to the point the game [[FanNickname is nicknamed]] ''Full Metal Jacket'': TheGame.

''NAM-1975'' is the launch title of NeoGeo.