Interesting article about history of rank in StGs

[Rastan78]

Came across this blog that discussed various significant or unique rank systems. It starts all the way back with Bosconian and Xevious.

http://khex.blog42.fc2.com/blog-entry-809.html

Japanese only, so it's helpful to be fluent in Google translate gibberish. Also some painfully low contrast colored text/background issues. Highlighting the text via select all sorted that out for me.

[BIL]

Nice find! I'm hoping Bosconian gets in on the recent ACA releases, always found it curiously under-repped around here. (outside of Yuzo Koshiro and Hideya Nagata's face-meltingly good X68k OST)

[it290]

From the Google translated article:

Eye for an eye, tooth for an eye, force for force. According to the teachings of the Code of Hammurabi, the super-strong mantis shrimp is crushed with the power of rapid fire. This is the charm of Darius Gaiden.

Have truer words ever been spoken? I doubt it.

[BIL]

Crusty Hammer fucked around and found out.

[Rastan78]

WARNING!!
A huge battleship
Hammurabi's Titanic Lance
Is approaching fast.

Spoiler