# PLAY RETRO 222: NARC

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Podcast: [Play Retro Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/play-retro-show-4624804)
Published: 2026-06-25T00:58:58+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/play-retro-show/episodes/play-retro-222-narc
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Duration seconds: 3537

## Resource

NARC (1988) brought digitized graphics, massive explosions, and War-on-Drugs satire to arcades in one of the most controversial games of its era. Players take on the roles of narcotics officers Max Force and Hit Man as they blast their way through a criminal empire using machine guns, rocket launchers, and sheer excess. We explore the arcade original and its many home ports, with a brief look at the 2005 reboot that attempted to bring the franchise into the modern era. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/BwBewmod2QU  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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