Death Smiles: Countdown to North America Invasion

segasonicfan · Post by **segasonicfan** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:10 am

I'm excited but very depressed as well. The shmup title I was creating with Skink was going to be/is the first-ever truly gothic shooter. but of course now it looks like Cave has beat me to the punch

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=14394

Skink kinda bailed on the project a couple months ago anyway so I can't be too upset. Plus, if someone is going to 1up my idea I definitely want it to be Cave (not that they knew about my game at all)

-Segasonicfan

RyanDG · Post by **RyanDG** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:01 am

Game has been given an official October release date (was that posted already? I know it was speculated...) at the Jamma show today...

http://img.am-net-bbs.com/show/am2007/p ... G_1744.JPG
^ Picture of their booth set up with AMI

http://cave-gameshow.cocolog-nifty.com/ ... _bb99.html
Cave's pictures released of the pre-show set up

No loligoth cosplay girls yet, but I'm expecting those to come out before too long.
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GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:27 am

Anyone else wanna ride the horses?

kemical · Post by **kemical** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:32 am

cool t-shirts

October release.. seems fitting!

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:52 am

Wow, best t-shirt ever!

and best artwork ever -

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:49 am

Mihara has posted some play impressions:

-It feels like a mix of Sidearms and "Cotton 480%".
-The game show version ends at Stage 4, and the difficulty was lowered compared to the final version.
-Most people who played it gave it high praise, so he said it's something you should definitely look forward to.

Radiant · Post by **Radiant** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:03 am

any videos of DS?

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:03 am

P_HAT wrote:
and best artwork ever -

i see a mike.. muchu muhu paaguu muchu muchu paaguu

*shudders*

oxtsu · Post by **oxtsu** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:46 am

day1 pics from dengeki online

hiya

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:56 pm

oxtsu wrote:day1 pics from dengeki online

hiya

I can't comment... she so cute... she so loli... she so goth...

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:41 pm

She's 13. Cave posted her Bio.

Where's the jail bait emoticon?

eight · Post by **eight** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:43 pm

Are there pics of the other girl? The one that's legal.

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:03 pm

GaijinPunch wrote:She's 13. Cave posted her Bio.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:11 pm

why cry.. you might aswell fantasize that shes 18 while youre at it?

not as if youd ever get to stick it to her anyways..

eight · Post by **eight** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:12 pm

It'd just FEEL WRONG! I suppose.

RyanDG · Post by **RyanDG** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:30 pm

More images and videos from Kobayan -

http://www.kobayan.jp/event/2007_am/am2007.htm
http://www.kobayan.jp/event/2007_am/douga/death-01.wmv
http://www.kobayan.jp/event/2007_am/douga/death-02.wmv

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:34 pm

sven666 wrote:why cry.. you might aswell fantasize that shes 18 while youre at it?

not as if youd ever get to stick it to her anyways..

lol, it was are joke

P.S.

[17:02] <SpooN-> this kind of marketing is only possible in japan o_O

elfhentaifan · Post by **elfhentaifan** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:38 pm

lol at your avatar p_hat
13 years old girls?

eight · Post by **eight** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:43 pm

Oh, legal bitch in the back!

Macaw · Post by **Macaw** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:59 pm

I wonder if they will put together another retarded promo vid like the Pink Sweets one.

That was fucked beyond belief!

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:13 pm

2eight

elfhentaifan wrote:lol at your avatar p_hat
13 years old girls?

! it's secret!

Macaw wrote:I wonder if they will put together another retarded promo vid like the Pink Sweets one.

That was fucked beyond belief!

YAY!

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:46 pm

EOJ wrote:It feels like a mix of Sidearms and "Cotton 480%".

I guess those "comparison" pics from earlier on in the thread were well-founded. Not like I mind, as I'd personally love to see a Cave "tribute" to the (later) Cotton games. Though unfortunately they probably neglected to add in a silly talking hat.

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:03 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esKEdGoamt0

Cave work with Michael Jackson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsgRMH3ill0

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:07 pm

the game looks awesome.

i love NES section-z.. one of my alltime favs, this looks like a cave take of that game = WIN WIN WIN!

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:10 pm

P_HAT wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esKEdGoamt0

Cave work with Michael Jackson

Last Stage: Horror in Neverland.

True Last Boss: Michael Jackson.

RotateMe · Post by **RotateMe** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:16 pm

I thought they didn't want to do another hori after Progear!?

Sorry if someone mentioned that before.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:17 pm

I definitely dig the game's look - nice designs, and great-looking weaponry and explosions, and easily-visible bullets, as per usual. I am semi-concerned with the fact that enemies seem to appear from all sides of the screen, most of the time with no warning...yeah, I know the game's got the whole Side Arms thing going, but it still scrolls automatically in one direction, and I don't think it'd kill the designers to give you a second's heads up before you get a popcorn enemy up the tailpipe, and the game becomes yet another headache-inducing memorizer...seriously, why do side-scrollers seemingly feel a need to do this?

Adigun A. Polack · Post by **Adigun A. Polack** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:30 pm

A new vid of a play of Cave’s latest game Death Smiles is found right here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTKNieb_KU

...and it is indeed their first horizontal shmup in about 7 years since Progear was originally developed for Capcom back then. I mean, sure this new game looks great and all, but they are usually better known for vertical ones... and there have been several hits already, one of which includes Espgaluda from 2003, I think.

!

nem · Post by **nem** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:52 pm

Absolutely loving the vids.

EOJ wrote:Mihara has posted some play impressions:

-Most people who played it gave it high praise, so he said it's something you should definitely look forward to.

Ugh, there goes my hopes of it bombing and me snagging the PCB cheap

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:04 pm

RotateMe wrote:I thought they didn't want to do another hori after Progear!?.

They never said that. They said it was a learning experience (and a lot harder than they anticipated).

From what I can tell from the video
A = left
B = right
A + B = power shot (ship slows down)
Let go of A + B - lock on area expands and locks on
C= Bomb

Death Smiles: Countdown to North America Invasion

Here is another vid of the new game in action.