North & South is a combined strategy-action game developed by Infogrames and ported to the NES by Kemco. Based on the Belgian comic Les Tuniques Bleues, it recreates the American Civil War: players move Union or Confederate armies across a turn-based US map, then fight real-time side-view battles with infantry, cavalry, and artillery, plus platform-style fort and train raids. It supports two players.
How To Play North & South
Control
Action
D-Pad
Move the map cursor and select states; move and position units in battles
A Button
Confirm selection; attack, fire cannon, or charge in battle
B Button
Cancel; jump or secondary action in action sequences
Select
Options
Start
Confirm turn / pause
About North & South
Release date
NES (NA): September 21, 1990 · NES (EU): 1990 · NES (JP): 1990 (original Amiga/Atari ST: 1989)
Developer
Infogrames (original); Kemco (NES port)
Publisher
Kemco (NES)
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES); originally Amiga, Atari ST, plus many home computers
Genre
Strategy / action (war)
Series
Based on Les Tuniques Bleues
Modes
Single-player, multiplayer (2-player)
Also known as
North & South: Wakuwaku Nanboku Sensō (Japan) · Les Tuniques Bleues – Nord et Sud
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