<s>
Thundercade	B-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Twin	B-Application
Formation	I-Application
and	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
SETA	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
's	O
manual	O
describes	O
a	O
story	O
,	O
casting	O
players	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Operation	O
Thundercade	B-Application
,	O
a	O
special	O
forces	O
operation	O
battling	O
against	O
the	O
nuclear	O
threat	O
of	O
Atomic	O
Age	O
Terrorist	O
Organization	O
of	O
Miracali	O
(	O
AATOM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Thundercade	B-Application
on	O
their	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
1987	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
seventh	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
