Big Bang Mini

ARCADIA · Post by **ARCADIA** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:50 am

shmup?

eretsua · Post by **eretsua** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:28 am

not quite sure if it's a stg but that fourth screenshot has won me over.

edit: the description reminds me a bit of fantavision.

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:28 pm

eretsua wrote:not quite sure if it's a stg but that fourth screenshot has won me over.

edit: the description reminds me a bit of fantavision.

That's why they hid it, I presume.

Wow. This does seem a bit like Fantavision.

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:35 pm

Fantavision on the DS is just a great idea altogether.

Post by **Ghegs** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:37 pm

Not a shmup as such, so moved to OT.

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:59 pm

According to this, you destroy waves of enemies with fireworks, trying to chain explosions together. If you allow EEE, I don't see why this won't fit.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:47 pm

Ghegs wrote:Not a shmup as such, so moved to OT.

I thought this was supposed to be a vertical shmup. Has anyone played it yet?

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 8:03 pm

There's a demo of the game on the Nintendo Channel this week. IMO, it is a shmup, though a rather unique one. Everything is done with the stylus. Shots can be fired from anywhere on screen via short motions with the stylus. If they miss, they explode into bullets that need to be avoided. Movement is also done with the stylus and the "ship" is this diamond thing (that looks different depending on the levels).

The game is action rather than puzzle based and waves of enemies to shoot down appear on screen. The goal of the levels is to collect stars that drop from the enemies after they are defeated. Once the bar is filled, the level is complete. The game also has bullet patterns that are often fired from the enemies.

I like what I tried of the demo, though I would have preferred to shoot while moving. The game has an experimental fell to it, which I like. I also like how the demo comes with free homing missiles.

bVork · Post by **bVork** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 3:38 am

I'd say this is definitely a shmup. It takes a while to get used to not being able to move and shoot at the same time (and, incidentally, the way you can fire bullets from anywhere rather than just near your ship).

The demo is a lot of fun and I'm definitely going to be picking this up, as it will only be $20.

One thing I do wonder is how the scoring will work. There didn't seem to be any sort of scoring whatsoever in the demo.

kengou · Post by **kengou** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:13 am

I just saw some vids of this, it's most definitely a shmup. I suggest this topic get moved.

Also has anyone tried it yet? Does it have a scoring system? The bullet patterns look fun, although it seems annoying that you can't shoot and move at the same time.

t0yrobo · Post by **t0yrobo** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:34 am

I like the presentation. I hope someone here buys it so they can write a decent review, it looks like a fun game, and cheap too.

Post by **Ghegs** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:39 am

The people have spoken.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:50 pm

Thanks, Ghegs. I'm hoping this retails at $19.99. I won't hesitate in that case.

honorless · Post by **honorless** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:01 pm

professor ganson wrote:I'm hoping this retails at $19.99.

It's already out, and yes, it's $19.99.

Might be a bit tough to find, though; seems like Best Buy is convinced it's coming out next week, and a lot of GameStops didn't bother getting copies unless you pre-ordered.

sfried · Post by **sfried** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 8:27 pm

I think it was slightly delayed to give it fancier box art, but it should be out now...

mjclark · Post by **mjclark** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:22 pm

OOOOhhhh!!!Playing this now and it's fun fun fun with a capital PH.
Touchscreen only and you fire missiles from anywhere on the screen and just move your ship to pick up falling stars and avoid debris.Only get one life mind-if your ship is hit then it's game over
Flicking away with that stylus makes me feel like I'm in a DS advert

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:46 pm

At $20 this is definitely a must-buy. I'll be looking out for it this weekend.

mjclark · Post by **mjclark** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:43 pm

OOOhhhh!I found a sweet spot: http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=24332
Anyone else playing this and finding anything interesting

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:02 am

Yep, I like. A bit laid back so far, but I expect things will heat up soon. Very creative.

Inkvisitor · Post by **Inkvisitor** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:46 pm

It's finally available for purchase!

Review here http://www.destructoid.com/destructoid- ... 0040.phtml

I ordered it for 25 canadian earthbucks, a much better deal than the 35USD play-asia wants. They don't even have it in stock and should be ashamed.

http://www.videogamesplus.ca/product_in ... s_id=15253

robthebanks · Post by **robthebanks** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:27 pm

Bought it! Tons of fun, keeps me away from my ketsui ds and touhou ds addictions...

Its design is very polished and innovative... Also, it gets really challenging towards the end, and theres unlockable modes including a scoring option...

antron · Post by **antron** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:30 pm

are those Viewtiful Joe characters?

robthebanks · Post by **robthebanks** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:46 pm

I know this is a little off topic, but does anyone here play the DS (work in progress) release of touhou?

mjclark · Post by **mjclark** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:34 pm

robthebanks wrote:I know this is a little off topic, but does anyone here play the DS (work in progress) release of touhou?

Cool!Didn't even know Touhou DS existed til your post but it's lotsa fun-just downloaded it

robthebanks · Post by **robthebanks** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:42 pm

Yeah, I think its only at ver 0.3 as of now, but I'm craving bullet hell on my ds... Perhaps a homebrew shmups on the DS thread is needed

mjclark · Post by **mjclark** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:49 pm

I downloaded v0.7 yesterday but yes that thread is definitely needed!

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 4:56 am

Just picked up Big Bang Mini and also really enjoying it--super addicting gameplay. It is not at first very challenging, but there's lots of options and since the controls are unusual, it is good that they aren't just tossing tons of crazy shit at you right away.

I think for some the build in difficulty might be too slow, but I guess once you have beaten through the earlier levels there's nothing forcing you to play them again.

So yeah, my thoughts right now is that while this is a long way from a perfect shooter, it is one helluva lot of fun.

Diebythesword · Post by **Diebythesword** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 7:49 am

I liked the demo a lot. Need to get me it now!

robthebanks · Post by **robthebanks** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 7:54 pm

Finally beat the main portion, now working away at the score attack!

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 3:43 am

Today, dated 2/6/2009, went down to my local Best Buy store to see if they had gotten any copies of Big Bang Mini and they had only two copies ripe for the taking. So naturally, I scooped up just one for my DS gaming collection. ^_~

I like how Ignition Entertainment really went out on a limb to include lenticular animation effects for the DS gamebox slipcase jacket...it has a total of five frames of very cool & colorful fireworks exploding type of animation. Really impressive and eye-catchy, especially for a DS game. It retails for a mere $19.99 USD at Best Buys across the USA. Better grab a copy while it's still available for now. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~