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Never_Scurred
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by Never_Scurred Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:17 pm
What area of the screen is considered the danger zone in shmups?
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BulletMagnet
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by BulletMagnet Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:31 pm
Um...wouldn't "the end where most of the enemies come from" be the case for almost any shmup? I've let a few silly topics slide recently, but I think I've about filled my quota on that front...
captpain
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by captpain Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:54 pm
What part of a gun is considered the danger zone of the gun
lgb
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by lgb Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:35 pm
Top of the screen. Applies for dangun. And 1944. And touhou.
worstplayer
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by worstplayer Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:51 pm
Pink area.
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jonny5
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by jonny5 Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:50 pm
GrimoreLibrarian wrote: The space that the bullets occupy.
lolz
Never_Scurred
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by Never_Scurred Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:10 pm
LOL
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mr_m0nks
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by mr_m0nks Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:17 pm
the place where you are just before you die
SFKhoa
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by SFKhoa Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:26 am
GrimoreLibrarian wrote: The space that the bullets occupy.
THIS.
For a moment, when I saw "danger zone", I had this weird image of Stuart from MadTV.
The Coop
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by The Coop Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:35 am
Never_Scurred wrote: What area of the screen is considered the danger zone in shmups?
Not sure, but I'm on the highway to it.
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sikraiken
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by sikraiken Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:38 am
If you are good enough, there is no such thing as a danger zone.
