Shmupping essentials
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RyaNtheSlayA
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Re: Shmupping essentials
River Raid, Galaga, ThunderForce III, and something out of the Darius series (robotic fish yo)
Older. Not wiser.
Re: Shmupping essentials
I think Galaga is the ultimate entry-level, accessible shooter, and it really opens the door to the genre. Defender is equally important to the genre, though perhaps the modern "ports" of it with more accessible control schemes are preferable to the arcade original.
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Hobie-wan
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Re: Shmupping essentials
TheRev wrote:G-Darius
Which is an anagram of Gradius.
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Re: Shmupping essentials
Hobie-wan wrote:TheRev wrote:G-Darius
Which is an anagram of Gradius.
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I never noticed that before. yet Darious is so, Un gradius. For one thing EVIL FISH WILL KILL US ALL. Plus the Messed up endings