However, not many will reach that level of mastery, and getting to it will require hours and hours of replays. It’s an effort to recreate an arcade experience, in other words.
You can follow Steel Assault’s development on its website where you’ll also find gifs and more screenshots that haven’t been blown up to ugly proportions.
http://www.siliconera.com/2014/12/13/battle-war-torn-america-nes-style-game-steel-assault/