Is Darius part of the Gun Frontier/Metal Black cannon?

TKGB_Mental_Gear · Post by **TKGB_Mental_Gear** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:10 pm

I found it very hard to believe but it seems Gun Frontier and Metal Black are cannon to each other, or so that's how I read it from many sources. I couldn't help it but Darius seems to play a bit like Metal Black, or Metal Black seems to have some similarities to Darius.

Well whatever the case, is Darius related to the two games mentioned?

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:44 pm

Think about it the other way around, that is: Is GF/MB(pGF2) apart of the Darius canon?

In short, no. I've heard that MB was supposed to be the next Darius game but for reasons I don't know, it went ahead as we know it today. I think it had to do with the darker side to the game itself, with the planet (Darius) being in ruins.

DJ Incompetent · Post by **DJ Incompetent** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:50 pm

Your blue beam that counters the red beam.

Found in Metal Black, G Darius, Border Down...

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:10 pm

DJ Incompetent wrote:Your blue beam that counters the red beam.

Found in Metal Black, G Darius, Border Down...

All programmed (but MB) by Hiroyuki Maruyama (founder of G.Rev). G-Darius is the only Darius game to incorporate this laser battle issue. Probably since Maruyama only worked on G-Darius. Actually, he didn't work on Metal Black, but it obviously drove his inspiration to G-Darius and Border Down.

Here's some more info on Metal Black and it's relationship to Darius.
http://shmups.classicgaming.gamespy.com ... /page2.htm

shinsage · Post by **shinsage** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:10 am

I haven't heard anything about it but I wouldn't be surprised if it was part of the Darius universe.

Post by **Ghegs** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:36 am

A bit more discussion on the subject here.

beam · Post by **beam** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:43 pm

Here you go
Mainly about Gun Frontier and Metal Black but there's some Darius informations.