Episode 3 : Cabal 1988 Tad Corporation

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Welcome back to the Brainstorm Emporium Gaming. Usually soldiers running away from the battlefields are good soldiers for the next war but Tad Corporation didn't like this attitude. In the 1988 they worked around the clock to create Cabal... stay with me, don't run away!!!
Cabal (カベール, Kabēru) is a 1988 arcade shooter video game originally developed by TAD Corporation and published in Japan by Taito, in North America by Fabtek and in Europe by Capcom. In the game, the player controls a commando, viewed from behind, trying to destroy various enemy military bases. The game was innovative for the era, but only a mild success in the arcades, and became better known for its various home conversions. In 1988 more and more people start to have their own console at home, like the epic commodore 64, the spectrum, the Amiga and so on.

Cabal has one-player and two-player-simultaneous modes of game play. Each player assumes the role of an unnamed commando trying to destroy several enemy military bases. There are 5 stages with four screens each. The player starts with a stock of three lives and uses a gun with limitless ammunition and a fixed number of grenades to fend off enemy troops and attack the base. The commando is seen from behind and starts behind a protective wall which can be damaged and shattered by enemy fire. To stay alive, the player needs to avoid enemy bullets by running left or right, hiding behind cover, or using a dodge-roll. An enemy gauge at the bottom of the screen depletes as foes are destroyed and certain structures (which collapse rather than shatter) are brought down. When the enemy gauge is emptied, the level is successfully completed, all of the remaining buildings onscreen collapse, and the player progresses to the next stage.
So let's take a look from the beginning, the initial screen present the game and shortly after a.. statement from Mr.Sessions that...back to the game! At this point I introduce my coin into the slot, I'm gently but urged to press player one button and the level start. And again this is a short play and I'm not an expert in this game. By the way , I remind you that you have the opportunity to like the video and to subscribe to my channel, thanks for watching.

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