Narc (video game)

Narc
Arcade flyer
Developer(s)	Williams Electronics Rare (NES)
Publisher(s)	Williams Electronics Acclaim (NES)
Director(s)	Nathaniel Davies
Designer(s)	Eugene Jarvis
Programmer(s)	George N. Petro Todd Allen Eugene Jarvis
Composer(s)	Brian L. Schmidt Marc LoCascio ("NARC Rap") David Wise (NES) Tony Williams (Amiga/ST)
Platform(s)	Arcade, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, NES, Xbox, PlayStation 2
Release	Arcade 1988
Genre(s)	Run and gun
Mode(s)	Up to 2 players simultaneously
Arcade system	Williams Z-Unit

Narc (stylized as NARC) is a 1988 run and gun arcade game designed by Eugene Jarvis for Williams Electronics and programmed by George Petro,^[1] Todd Allen, and Eugene Jarvis, with art by Jack Haeger, John Newcomer, and Lin Young. It was one of the first ultra-violent video games and a frequent target of parental criticism of the video game industry. The object is to arrest and kill drug offenders, confiscate their money and drugs, and defeat "Mr. Big". It was the first game in the newly restarted Williams Electronics coin-op video game division. Shortly before its release, Williams acquired the video and pinball divisions of Bally/Midway.

Narc was ported to the Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and NES. In 2005, the franchise was re-launched with a new game for the Xbox and PS2, which was released on March 22, 2005. A GameCube version of said game was planned, but was ultimately scrapped.