Omg he's so cute

People who have heard about these kinds of games want to see them for what they are; trying to sand off pieces to appeal to "modern audiences" can actually alienate new players who wanted to try the games as-is, while not actually bringing in people who are otherwise turned off by them.

I've played Guardian Force pretty recently and I found it absolutely unplayable. And I'm usually not sensitive to these issues. But good for you if you didn't have this problem.

Ah, I see Guardian Force is STV! That probably explains also the Cotton games. Thanks!

I think it wildly depends on the game and the amount of time they spent on each? I had no issue with Elevator Action, I think Batsugun has pretty low input lag, but Guardian Force is completely unplayable, even to me who's not very sensitive to this.

Mad Crasher (SNK, dec 84)

Another one of the rare diagonal shooters, with a motorbike shooting and jumping over pits. It's not bad at all, original and interesting, although each enemy behavior seem identical.

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

What grates me when people suggest it as a beginner shmup is that no skill you learn by playing Ikaruga translates to other shmups. It's like suggesting Magic to someone who wants to get into board games.

It was and still is one of the shmups with the highest production value. Lots of non-shmup players are enamored with the music and concept, not so much with the level design or w/e. And they like that it's different specifically because it's different: they don't like regular shmups.

Because it's often cited as best shmup or as an entry point in the genre but it's a horrible suggestion, and mostly made by people who usually don't play the genre.

It's a cool game but it is very different, and there are better shmups imo.

Go Truxtin' 👍

There's a romhack and also a new version on the MD Mini.

1942 (Capcom, dec 84)

A vertical shooter with repetitive backgrounds and Galaga-like enemy formations, a powerup system with various effects, and large enemies. Nothing new but it all gels together, and the game is very successful in JP until 1987, and influential.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em7U...

Le mec derrière est TERRIFIANT on dirait de la mauvaise IA

ben... oui ?

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Zone Ranger (Activision, oct 84, Atari 5200)

Gameplay is like Asteroids but with an area to explore, teleportation portals, and even "dungeons". I must admit I didn't understand everything, but it looks well done and interesting.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qkR...

J'ai retrouvé le site pudding.cool/2017/03/film...
Dans la Reine des neiges, les pourcentages sont 57% de temps de paroles pour les hommes et 43% pour les femmes

Please read Oh Five's thread and comments, but yeah, the entire game balance has been affected too by the removal of the slowdown the game was built around. No adjustments were made to account for it, so it's now harder due to the iffy collision detection.