Midnight Resistance                             Manufacturer: Data East               Year: 1990 Descpription: Midnight Resistance is a 1990 arcade game produced by Data East. The arcade used a 3D joystick (a normal 8 way joystick that could also be twisted as a dial) to allow the player to aim independently of his direction of movement, which was notable at the time. The player takes control of a commando who is out to rescue his kidnapped family, including his scientist grandfather who is being forced to create a weapon which will give the antagonist of the game, known only as "the Commissar", the power to take over the world.