Help me figure out which shmup this is :)

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Noite
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Help me figure out which shmup this is :)

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The very first shmup I played (this must've been around 1995-96) was this DOS hori shmup with a red and a blue ship. IIRC most if not all of the stages took place in a volcano setting and all the different weapons powered up when you got another item pickup of the same type, I remember there was a special pickup with the letter S which gave you some extra firepower too. I also think the final boss was a ghost of sorts, in a closed room, brown background I think.

I'm aware this is reaaaaaally vague, but I'm hoping someone remembers that game, would be nice to play it again for nostalgia sake :) I'll try to remember more details in the meantime, and thanks in advance for any help provided!
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Red and blue ships, and three weapons sounds like Raiden II, which got a PC port around that time. Doesn't have a volcanoes and ghosts though.
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CIT wrote:Red and blue ships, and three weapons sounds like Raiden II, which got a PC port around that time. Doesn't have a volcanoes and ghosts though.
Thanks for the reply but nope, that's not it :( the one I'm talking about is horizontal :)
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Maybe Fox Ranger or Stargunner?
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Wow.

I havent heard sound effects like that in some time.

Ahh, I remember games like this.... though I never had this one in particular.
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T-hawk wrote:Tubular Worlds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd-YOADEfQk
That's exactly it! Thank you so much :D Off to reminisce now!
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I have to say thanks to, because I played this game in the mid 90's and I have in recent years tried to remember the name of that game, but could not remeber it.
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