Bangai-O Spirits reminds us that not every modern game needs to have Shakespearean storytelling to be grand.
GameEnthus Podcast ep284: 2D on 64 or Charitable Revengeance This week Andre(@NewOtakuMan5000) f ounder of Real Otaku Gamer joins Tiny(@Tiny415), Mike(@Ass aultSuit) and Aaron(@ Ind1fference) to talk about: RealOtakuGamer, FollowFriday, Escape Room, Trash, Ted DiBiase, RetroCon, Arnold Palmer, The Simpsons, South Park, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Louie, Good4Gaming, Extra Life, Sega Master System, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Cybernator, Robotech, Armored … Continue Reading →
Didn't listen to the podcast. I just thought it was funny that the picture of the girl is Tootie from the Facts of Life. "2D", get it? It made me laugh, and realize how old I am that I know of such things.
1up: Say farewell to DS with a daily look back at its 25 greatest games. One a day until the 3DS arrives!
I didn't like Bangai-O Spirits. its too "mission" based. I like Bangai-O on the N64. it has some sort of story on there, and it wasn't a "mission" based game. the levels had multiple sections with a boss. from what i played of the DS one, its one room most of the time, with bots to destory
The GUFU Blog writes: "SHMUPs or Shoot-em Ups, are some of the oldest video game genres in existence. It’s true. Even before games like Ultima and Wizardy – shooters preceded them all. It all started in 1978 with the release of Space Invaders. A revolutionary game by the Japanese developer known as Taito which still makes arcade boards and other video games. More than 30 years later since the release of the original. Now, in the year 2010.
The genre has became one of the least accessible and is literally never mentioned in mainstream video games. Even Rogue-like fans who recently got The Dark Spire and Shiren The Wanderer are laughing at fans of the shooter genre. Here is a blog totally dedicated to the dying genre. I will include some recommendations for beginners, hybrid shmups, and what I think are the best games and developers in the genre. Before I begin, these are merely my opinions and shouldn’t be considered anything more than that."
