I like Xevious!

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Sat May 24, 2008 4:40 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRxLkp-aqIU

He likes Xevious.

Iapetus · Post by **Iapetus** » Sat May 24, 2008 5:34 pm

I enjoy watching fanaticism. I am not sure what this is, but it makes me laugh.

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sat May 24, 2008 5:45 pm

hmm... Lordstar should be reviewing his buyers' list soon.

Xevious is tedious and boring. (rephrase: hasn't stand the test of time)

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Sat May 24, 2008 5:58 pm

Super Laydock wrote:Xevious is tedious, boring and ugly. (rephrase: hasn't stand the test of time)

Fixed.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Sat May 24, 2008 6:02 pm

And the music is migraine-inducing, droning bullshit.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sat May 24, 2008 6:43 pm

I like zebius too! Where do I buy T-shiatsu??

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Sat May 24, 2008 7:28 pm

professor ganson's gonna come school you haters

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Sat May 24, 2008 8:02 pm

Yeah, fuck all that. Xevious is great. I've probably played the NES version about as much as I've played any other shooter.

I like how low simplistic and empty the world is, I like how your rank increases by missing ground targets, and I like the all the enemy types, particularly the black balls that explode into clusters of homing bullets.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sat May 24, 2008 8:38 pm

Xevious has R-Type-type status with me-- one of the towering giants of the genre. But some people are only into shmups for the heart-pounding thrills, and to them, I can see, these classics must seem completely pointless. That's fine. Shmups is a rich genre with something for nearly everyone.

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sat May 24, 2008 8:38 pm

Andi wrote:Yeah, fuck all that. Xevious is great. I've probably played the NES version about as much as I've played any other shooter.

I like how low simplistic and empty the world is, I like how your rank increases by missing ground targets, and I like the all the enemy types, particularly the black balls that explode into clusters of homing bullets.

Well, you're entirely entitled to that opinion.

I loved it too "back in the days" but after recently playing it again, I thought it was just... boring. (too slow a pace and nothing much happening to keep your attention).

I still like the game's music though.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sat May 24, 2008 8:38 pm

Hey guys, I was dead serious - I want that T-Shirt!

http://www.mars16.com/cgi-local/main.cgi?id=sg073b15s

Someone fluent in Japanese can help me? I don't see the "buy" button...

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sat May 24, 2008 9:14 pm

Yeah, that T-shirt is pure gold.

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Sat May 24, 2008 9:55 pm

I just figured out he was saying SOLVALOU

nimitz · Post by **nimitz** » Sat May 24, 2008 10:11 pm

yeah, japs "can't" pronounce the letter V

so-lu-ba-luu

actually solvalou means Sun-Bird (sol for sun, baruu for bird)

RoninBuddha · Post by **RoninBuddha** » Sun May 25, 2008 12:05 pm

possibly one of my favorite shmup related videos ever....

JoshF · Post by **JoshF** » Sun May 25, 2008 12:39 pm

That was awesome.

ANDOA GENEESHIS! ANDOA GENEESHIS!

ssfsx17 · Post by **ssfsx17** » Sun May 25, 2008 9:47 pm

That guy's other videos are scary

At least we know what he's talking about in this one

Bloodreign · Post by **Bloodreign** » Mon May 26, 2008 5:58 am

Nothing wrong with Xevious, I enjoyed it back then, I enjoy it now, very leisurely paced till those black balls start bursting into multiple bullets. The the intensity picks up.

Video's pretty entertaining as well, very nice t-shirt.

RoninBuddha · Post by **RoninBuddha** » Mon May 26, 2008 8:00 am

those rotating metal plates were like one of the first ZOMG ITS 3D! things