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cosmo @cosmo0.fr · May 2

I'm going to do a history exploration of shmups, like I did with fighting games a few years ago.

I will play all shmups, beginning with the ones in arcades, starting from... 1962. It will allow me to see trends and some influences, and determine once and for all which is "the first shmup to do X".

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Robb from 81632bit @81632bitretro.com · 5h

Remember when the Oliver Twins were creative?

Now, they are just another pair of aging "techbros" looking to shit out slop for a quick buck. Truly pathetic.

Time Extension @timeextension.com · 17h

...and here's the first trailer... 😬

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Terarin @terarin55.bsky.social · 5h

The demo version of Blaze of Storm has been updated. Chiptune (MegaDrive/Genesis sound source) has been unlocked. You can select it from the options menu. Please give it a try!
store.steampowered.com/app/3513070/

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cosmo @cosmo0.fr · 18h

"hey I'm going to do a modern version of an early 80s classic, it should be easy, using all the modern tools we have now!"

(Several weeks later)

"Holy cow how did they do it?!?"

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 22h

It's a Ponzi scheme. And these people at our universities have got us involved.

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

"Many of the deals OpenAI has struck — with chipmakers, cloud computing companies and others — are strangely circular. OpenAI receives billions from tech companies before sending those billions back to the same companies to pay for computing power and other services." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How OpenAI Uses Complex and Circular Deals to Fuel Its Multibillion-Dollar Rise

Here are seven unusual financial agreements helping to drive the ambitions of the poster child of the A.I. revolution.

www.nytimes.com

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cosmo @cosmo0.fr · 1d

Megadeth all the way, I find Metallica pretty boring. Although I have no clue about whether either of these bands have bad people.

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Menotti Minutillo @menotti.bsky.social · 1d

ladies and gentlemen...we got him

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Felipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.social · 1d

So, today I'm announcing a new book project... and doing a call for papers: crpgbook.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/t...

It's an anthology of video game history outside the usual US perspective - an accessible & exciting panorama of different realities - and I'll pay 300 USD per article.

Please share :)

The Video Game History Expansion Pack – Pitch your story

Today I’m putting my money where my mouth is and launching a new project — a book focused on game history outside of the usual North American perspectives.

crpgbook.wordpress.com

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Kahn Lusth @kahnlusth.bsky.social · 1d

Le pote qui m'a envoyé ça sait pas d'où ça vient, par pitié dites moi qu'il y en a plus

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cosmo @cosmo0.fr · 1d

Vulgus (Capcom, may 84)

The very first Capcom game: a basic vertical shooter with two shots, and a rank system that you can drop down with various powerups. It was slightly popular back then, but today I think it's too basic.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=45EL...

Arcade Longplay [353] Vulgus

YouTube video by World of Longplays

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cosmo @cosmo0.fr · 1d

Oui clairement en écoutant une vidéo puis l'autre on passe d'une voix naturelle à Google Maps qui essaye de prononcer un nom de rue que même toi t'y arrives pas.

cosmo @cosmo0.fr · 2d

Xenotilt 😍
Capcom Arcade Stadium 😍

Too bad it's f*ing Limited Run aka "pay double to ship outside of the US" 🙄 and with them you never know if something will have a regular release elsewhere...

Nintendo Life @nintendolife.com · 2d

Round Up: Limited Run Games 10th Anniversary Special - Every Switch Announcement & Physical. (Repost)

Round Up: Limited Run Games 10th Anniversary Special - Every Switch Announcement & Physical

Now including Capcom titles

www.nintendolife.com

cosmo @cosmo0.fr · 2d

NICE

Time Extension @timeextension.com · 2d

Raiden Fighters Remix Collection Brings Three Classic '90s Shmups To Switch, PS4, and PS5 Early Next Year.

Raiden Fighters Remix Collection Brings Three Classic '90s Shmups To Switch, PS4, and PS5 Early Next Year

Raiden Fighters Remix Collection blasts off in Japan next February

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Association MO5 @assomo5.bsky.social · 2d

Découvrez en exclusivité la Vectrex Mini jouables en libre accès sur notre stand à la ParisGamesWeek !
RDV le 1er et 2/11, dernière occasion de tester cette nouveauté avant le lancement de la campagne Kickstarter le 3/11🕹️
Infos: parisgamesweek.com/fr
Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/185...

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Sunny @sunnysytam.bsky.social · 2d

Making the warnings warninier. Finally pretty happy with the stage design now #wyverultra #danmakuunlimited #shmup #gamedev #IndieGameDev #scifi

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Dr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🎃 @hilaryagro.com · 3d

A writer tried dating alt-right men as an experiment to learn about them. There is so much going on here I don't even know where to start

www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/...

I told him that I was born in Russia and was a writer. He showed me a list he’d written of his favourite desserts in the city. It was a sober hobby he’d started during the pandemic, going to restaurants by himself, sampling sweets. He made a lot of lists, he said, most of them food-related. I asked what other kinds he made.

“Lists of lies liberal white women tell about Donald Trump,” he replied.

Suddenly, his leg was shaking. He grabbed the edges of the table and raised his voice: “White, liberal women are a plague on our society.”

He proceeded to drink 11 iced coffees.

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cosmo @cosmo0.fr · 2d

Cobra Command / Thunder Storm (Data East, may 84)

Another Laserdisc shooter where you just move a target across the screen and hit directions; it stands out with its cool "anime" look. It was popular at the time, and is one of the rare LD game still fun today.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7E7...

Arcade Laserdisc: Cobra Command (1984 Data East)

YouTube video by Old Classic Retro Gaming

www.youtube.com

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cosmo @cosmo0.fr · 2d

Hole Land (Tecfri, apr 84)

A hybrid of whack-a-mole and gallery shooter, with quite a lot happening all the time. It's pretty fun, but I imagine that at the time, it must have looked almost retro compared to all the scrolling that was going on.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5tW...

[Arcade High Score] Hole Land - 467,200

YouTube video by Zerst

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cosmo @cosmo0.fr · 2d

If you want to take a look I've been playing all shmups (that I can find) and I include videos of each.

www.cosmo0.fr/retrogaming-...

Les shmups / shoot'em up / STG » Critiques & tests de jeux

Encore un style de jeu qui date de bien avant les jeux vidéo : on n’a pas attendu ceux-ci pour chasser pour le fun, tirer sur des cibles en terre cuite, ou avec des carabines à plomb dans les foires. ...

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cosmo @cosmo0.fr · 2d

It was my childhood console but I didn't play a lot of good games back then.

Today I'd say something like: Streets of Rage 2, Shinobi 3, Flicky, Wonder Boy Monster World, mmhh... There's also a lot of games I haven't really replayed for years like Landstalker, Chiki Chiki Boy...

Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 3d

Happy birthday to my favourite 16-bit console. ⚡💜

What are some of your favourite MD/GEN games, peeps? Let's get the love going afresh.

cosmo @cosmo0.fr · 2d

Let me know if you find what you were looking for, or if you have any more details - style, era, platform...

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MercuryCDX @mercurycdx.bsky.social · 2d

I got a number of favorites, in no particular order, and more than what I'd fit in a post here, but let's see...

- Gain Ground
- Streets of Rage 2
- Super Fantasy Zone
- Puyo Puyo Tsuu
- Phantasy Star IV
- Monster World IV
- Shining Force
- Gunstar Heroes
- Golden Axe
- Slap Fight MD
- Gauntlet IV

Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 3d

Happy birthday to my favourite 16-bit console. ⚡💜

What are some of your favourite MD/GEN games, peeps? Let's get the love going afresh.

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Sean Jordan, Video Game Researcher @greatestgames.bsky.social · 3d

As we watch the big publishers collapse on themselves or seek money from corrupt sources, I'd argue it's time to let AAA gaming go.

Every now and then, legacy publishers may put out a cool new blockbuster.

But we're far better off supporting the mid-sized and smaller publishers making good games.

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cosmo @cosmo0.fr · 3d

I still think the Xbox 360 was powerful enough and later generations have mostly been a huge waste of power.

Sean Jordan, Video Game Researcher @greatestgames.bsky.social · 3d

Nintendo's strategy of targeting lower-spec hardware and then conquering limitations with good art design seems like it ought to the prevailing philosophy going forward.

For many gamers, the original Switch is still good enough.

That's very telling about what gamers expect today!

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Sean Jordan, Video Game Researcher @greatestgames.bsky.social · 3d

We've reached a point where added graphical fidelity doesn't make games better.

It's very hard for most people to tell the difference between games created 5 years ago and today.

There's a lot that can be done with current hardware that just isn't being tried. That's the real opportunity.

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Sean Jordan, Video Game Researcher @greatestgames.bsky.social · 3d

I'm not against AAA games. I just think the model has become unsustainable because the way those games are built is about huge teams rather than making good use of development resources to create memorable experiences.

When most of the games people play are 6-10 years old, AAA seems misguided.

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