Truxton II; 10/10 rare, 10/10 fun and a game I bought drunk
Truxton II; 10/10 rare, 10/10 fun and a game I bought drunk
https://youtu.be/9SEWE5y5WN4
Sober me thanks drunk me for deciding "why not" when I saw a not terribly priced copy of Tatsujin Oh on eBay some years back. Def not a decision I regret...even if I was surprised I made it in the first place lol
Of Toaplan's shmups it's still my personal fav
Sober me thanks drunk me for deciding "why not" when I saw a not terribly priced copy of Tatsujin Oh on eBay some years back. Def not a decision I regret...even if I was surprised I made it in the first place lol
Of Toaplan's shmups it's still my personal fav
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In b4 another battle over YouTube shilling
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Re: Truxton II; 10/10 rare, 10/10 fun and a game I bought dr
lol I can assure you this thread will generate approximately (checks YT stats on external views via website list)....3 views! lololbigbadboaz wrote:In b4 another battle over YouTube shilling
Trust me, I don't post fun shmup talk for the views here...because they don't exist
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Diehard GameFan reviewed it.
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still drunk10/10 fun
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Another great video bacon! I guess I'm Daddy Warbucks because I'm rolling with the PCB, but man, this game is hard as fuck.
As for Gamefan, LOL
First they said Truxton's named changed to Tatsujin as the sequel, not that was actually the Japanese name and this one is Tatsujin Oh! I assume they didn't know what they were talking about. Also, one of the reviewers would rather be playing Silpheed?
As for Gamefan, LOL
First they said Truxton's named changed to Tatsujin as the sequel, not that was actually the Japanese name and this one is Tatsujin Oh! I assume they didn't know what they were talking about. Also, one of the reviewers would rather be playing Silpheed?
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Gamefan was simultaneously the dumbest and the greatest game magazine of all time. They'd do all kinds of stuff like the above, their editing standards were non-existent, and they started as an import games shop and you have to read those reviews half wondering if they're just trying to offload a couple of FM Towns they got in.XtraSmiley wrote:As for Gamefan, LOL
First they said Truxton's named changed to Tatsujin as the sequel, not that was actually the Japanese name and this one is Tatsujin Oh! I assume they didn't know what they were talking about. Also, one of the reviewers would rather be playing Silpheed?
But they were also the only (English language) magazine in the early to mid 90s constantly championing 2D, championing RPGs, reviewing obscure import stuff, not wasting anybody's time with licensed game coverage, and actually recognizing that shmups existed during gen 5. They wrote like people who actually enjoyed video games (the scan above is from super early in their existence, before they'd developed their house style). I feel like their later editor, ECM, might have done as much to popularize the term 'shmup' as anyone else, his tenure occurring during the rise of the FPS genre displacing space ship shooters as the default owner of the term "shooter." I'd never even heard it before he wrote about it.
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Pretty sure I remember people talking about "shoot'em ups" (and "beat'em ups") as early as the 80s. And that's not even from english language media.
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I specifically mean the contraction "shmup." The longer "shoot 'em up" probably goes back as far as the genre does. According to this guy the term first showed up in a Commodore 64 magazine from 1985: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/th ... ical-studySumez wrote:Pretty sure I remember people talking about "shoot'em ups" (and "beat'em ups") as early as the 80s. And that's not even from english language media.
But despite being an avid reader of literally every console mag I could get my hands on, I never heard the term until ECM wrote about it.
I hated it TBH. STG is so much cooler.
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Not to turn this into a GF thread, but I agree with you. They were loose and sloppy, and it's easy to look back and laugh now, but they were great, they DID seem to actually play and enjoy games, and yes, they DID seem to want to sell some stock at times!Sengoku Strider wrote:Gamefan was simultaneously the dumbest and the greatest game magazine of all time. They'd do all kinds of stuff like the above, their editing standards were non-existent, and they started as an import games shop and you have to read those reviews half wondering if they're just trying to offload a couple of FM Towns they got in.XtraSmiley wrote:As for Gamefan, LOL
First they said Truxton's named changed to Tatsujin as the sequel, not that was actually the Japanese name and this one is Tatsujin Oh! I assume they didn't know what they were talking about. Also, one of the reviewers would rather be playing Silpheed?
But they were also the only (English language) magazine in the early to mid 90s constantly championing 2D, championing RPGs, reviewing obscure import stuff, not wasting anybody's time with licensed game coverage, and actually recognizing that shmups existed during gen 5. They wrote like people who actually enjoyed video games (the scan above is from super early in their existence, before they'd developed their house style). I feel like their later editor, ECM, might have done as much to popularize the term 'shmup' as anyone else, his tenure occurring during the rise of the FPS genre displacing space ship shooters as the default owner of the term "shooter." I'd never even heard it before he wrote about it.
I loved them. GF and EGM were my go to magazines. Nintendo Power as a distant third!
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I mean its a good investment because the game is so damn hard you could play it for decades and still not be good! lololXtraSmiley wrote:Another great video bacon! I guess I'm Daddy Warbucks because I'm rolling with the PCB, but man, this game is hard as fuck.
As for Gamefan, LOL
First they said Truxton's named changed to Tatsujin as the sequel, not that was actually the Japanese name and this one is Tatsujin Oh! I assume they didn't know what they were talking about. Also, one of the reviewers would rather be playing Silpheed?
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I don't see the appeal of this game at all. I has great presentation... But that's it?
Only played until some point of the second stage though, but had enough and quit. 10-15 min of uninteresting waves after waves... super repetitive and too long. The first boss was better, more intense, but at the same time it had some near invisible attacks that didn't help either. I was bored or frustrated 95% of my time with it XD.
Can't imagine having to repeat that every single run. Hope it gets better later on and you play it with save states.
EDIT: After playing it more (and using save states in order not to repeat the first 10 min every time) I kinda dig it now. It's too long for what it offers and the difficulty is quite unbalanced, but has some memorable moments.
Only played until some point of the second stage though, but had enough and quit. 10-15 min of uninteresting waves after waves... super repetitive and too long. The first boss was better, more intense, but at the same time it had some near invisible attacks that didn't help either. I was bored or frustrated 95% of my time with it XD.
Can't imagine having to repeat that every single run. Hope it gets better later on and you play it with save states.
EDIT: After playing it more (and using save states in order not to repeat the first 10 min every time) I kinda dig it now. It's too long for what it offers and the difficulty is quite unbalanced, but has some memorable moments.
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4th boss is a wall to me.SPM wrote:Hope it gets better later on and you play it with save states.
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And then after that's the beginning of stage 5, which is another huge wall. Definitely not getting past that in one piece without save state practice.pieslice wrote:4th boss is a wall to me.SPM wrote:Hope it gets better later on and you play it with save states.
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Sure, but people ask 'if it's serious...' when you confess to playing them.Sengoku Strider wrote: I hated it TBH. STG is so much cooler.
EGM could always be relied on to deliver NeoGeo reviews, it got harder to find them at one stage but they would cover it.EGM were my go to magazines. Nintendo Power as a distant third!
To be honest, it was an exciting time back then.
My all time favourite was Superplay and I still have a full set - makes me proud
tatsujin-ou wise: yep - it's fantastic. Has that look and feel to it: it's a punisher and makes you feel like your 'in it' and on your own.
The music is great and has some fantastic tracks that make you want to rock out like a spast. It's a keeper.
Sadly, last time I tried my PCB it 'White Screened' and I haven't found anyone to fix it as yet.
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LOL.MintyTheCat wrote:Sure, but people ask 'if it's serious...' when you confess to playing them.
"I got a new STG!"
"Oh...did we just shake hands? You used sanitizer, right?"
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An easy way to tell them apart :
STGs originated with Space Invaders
STIs originated with the Kardashians
STGs originated with Space Invaders
STIs originated with the Kardashians