[TAS] Arcade Rampart by Natetheman223 in

This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see tasvideos.org/...
TAS originally published on 2024-04-13
Rampart is a tower defense game that was developed for the arcades by Atari Games and later ported to various systems such as the SNES, Game Boy Color, and the Commodore 64. It is a precursor to the modern tower defense subgenre, where you construct defenses to ward off hordes of enemies from overtaking your towers. Here, your objective in single-player mode is to keep control of your towers by constructing walls around them and placing cannons in the areas you control to destroy enemy ships that rain down cannonfire on your territory. The level ends when either a certain number of ships have been destroyed or none of the towers can be surrounded by walls anymore, usually due to destroyed terrain.
In this run, Natetheman223 ( tasvideos.org/... ) chooses to play the single-player mode at its highest difficulty, known for being nigh-unwinnable, and narrowly beats all of the levels in record time.

[@MythicMagus]

Man. That last level is brutal. Seems like that's when the game really started going after your quarters.

[@edward9487]

What I think is so good about the game is the fact it has an almost sandbox-like nature, but you still have to strategize and take your time effectively, especially in the case of walls and cannons. You want to maximize bonuses, yes, but you also want to survive to the end.

[@FoldinBoxes]

The "Ready Aim Fire" voice sounds like Peter Weller (Robocop)

[@dycedargselderbrother5353]

Dead or alive you are castling with me.

Jesus christ, how many enemy boats you need and how many cannons to take them out?
No wonder why i couldn't reach that far when i played this, congratulations Natetheman223 for destroying this game!

[@darklordojeda]

Tas can barely beat rampart. I don’t feel so bad about never getting past the first area.

[@sarcasticguy4311]

Don't feel bad at all. The arcade version is brutally difficult even on the easiest difficulty.

[@Natetheman223]

fun game, wish I had people to play it with

[@sarcasticguy4311]

1:06 How I always imagine myself surrounding castles but it never happens.

[@MylstarElectronics]

Let's _WARFARE!!_

[@Mrshoujo]

Great on the Atari Lynx.

[@M-V-P-87]

Rampart (NES) 😍

[@catstealer419dominion7]

Played on Sega Genesis, slightly different music and sound effects. Could not beat the island level.

[@efa666]

Let's stay on topic and keep the comment sections about Rampart.

[@sarcasticguy4311]

I swallowed my gum. Not because of your comment. I just thought everyone would like to know.

[@efa666]

@@sarcasticguy4311 I misread your comment and thought you swallowed something else, it made me swallow my gum.

[@sarcasticguy4311]

@@efa666 Best thing is, there's more gum.
Oh yeah. Rampart or something.

[@graduator14]

is this the first RTS?