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Re: Shmupping essentials
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:14 pm
by RyaNtheSlayA
River Raid, Galaga, ThunderForce III, and something out of the Darius series (robotic fish yo)
Re: Shmupping essentials
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:14 pm
by o.pwuaioc
This thread is also very related:
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Re: Shmupping essentials
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:59 pm
by marurun
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.
Re: Shmupping essentials
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:06 pm
by Hobie-wan
TheRev wrote:G-Darius
Which is an anagram of Gradius.
Re: Shmupping essentials
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:24 pm
by TheRev
Hobie-wan wrote:TheRev wrote:G-Darius
Which is an anagram of Gradius.
MY MIND HAS BEEN BLOWN
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