Question: How is Phalanx so badass?

[noiseredux]

when I first scrolled past it, I thought for a moment that "Cluster-F" was some kind of weapon in Phalanx (I've never played.)

it's not, but it should be.

[hashiriya1]

But the cover art is so awesome! How could you have a conversation about it and not talk about the awesome art?

It's alright I guess.

[dsheinem]

This thread reminded me I've been meaning to play Tiny Phalanx for quite some time, and so I threw it on a little while ago. It's a fun, nice looking little shmup.

What? You've never heard of Tiny Phalanx?

Here's the cover art:



And you thought the SNES cover art obscured that there was a shmup inside...

[noiseredux]

^I have no idea what that means.

[dsheinem]

^I have no idea what that means.

I am referring to Tiny Phalanx. It's the sequel to Phalanx.

[AppleQueso]

but you posted the box art to Zero Divide

[dsheinem]

but you posted the box art to Zero Divide

I am well aware.

[AppleQueso]

this is probably a hilarious joke that's flying over mine and noise's heads

[pepharytheworm]

Tiny Phalanx is in the game Zero Divide. Read this for more info.
http://www.racketboy.com/retro/sony/ps1 ... n-ps1.html

[noiseredux]

I'll be damned...

“Tiny Phalanx” (Zero Divide)

Somewhere within the coded confines of this long-forgotten 3D fighter, the developers, for whatever reason, saw fit to hide a bite-sized side-scroller that’s pretty much exactly what the title suggests – a “mini” reimagining of the 16-bit shooter Phalanx. While only three stages long, it plays almost exactly the same as its inspiration, featuring several of the latter’s weapons, enemies, and backdrops – the graphics have been slightly improved, however, and you now have a supply of bombs to save you in a pinch. While it’s definitely nothing mind-blowing, especially if you already have the original on the SNES or GBA, it’s definitely one of the more interesting “hidden” games out there, and at least an encouraging sign that even developers working during the era when it was “3D or Nothing” still had some love for sprite-based gaming. To access Tiny Phalanx, while the Zero Divide disc is booting up, hold the Start and Select butto