Another game from Dooyong. Seems like it's going to be as easy as Blue Hawk, but the bike section in the latter half of the game gets pretty tough. Simple, kind of fun.
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#55 Boogie Wings (Data East, 1992)
This is Recap's ideal game. A game entirely about how detailed and clever the 2D graphics are. Lots of small items for your gimmicky plane's hook to grab and (attempt to) throw to often very little effect. This is one of those games where rapidfire is cheating, since having the delay set in the low single digits will create a huge radius of near-invincibility. Even without that special attack the stages have very long stretches of nothing to do except look at the graphics. It is obviously the only thing they had in mind. If you do crash your plane, then the game becomes hard. Game Boy-sized run n gun man set loose in a big arcade world where anything can kill you. As added defense you can pilot/drive/ride many vehicles or animals that just make me wish I was back in the autofire-handicapped plane.
Don't be fooled, this game is crap. Throwing an elephant isn't 0.001% as satisfying as you'd think. Screen far right: lots of junk "traps" or scenery to just shoot. That is at least half of the game.
This is Recap's ideal game. A game entirely about how detailed and clever the 2D graphics are. Lots of small items for your gimmicky plane's hook to grab and (attempt to) throw to often very little effect. This is one of those games where rapidfire is cheating, since having the delay set in the low single digits will create a huge radius of near-invincibility. Even without that special attack the stages have very long stretches of nothing to do except look at the graphics. It is obviously the only thing they had in mind. If you do crash your plane, then the game becomes hard. Game Boy-sized run n gun man set loose in a big arcade world where anything can kill you. As added defense you can pilot/drive/ride many vehicles or animals that just make me wish I was back in the autofire-handicapped plane.
Don't be fooled, this game is crap. Throwing an elephant isn't 0.001% as satisfying as you'd think. Screen far right: lots of junk "traps" or scenery to just shoot. That is at least half of the game.
Play Mazinger Z for score (use melee attack exclusively) and it becomes RETARDEDLY HARD.
Also, thats what, 3 NMK games you've done so far? (Thunder Dragon, Black Heart, Hacha Mecha Fighter) I look forward to the rest!
And c'mon, don't tell me you didn't notice that Black Heart is almost the exact same thing as Hacha Mecha fighter but with different graphics! Damn I love NMK.
Also, thats what, 3 NMK games you've done so far? (Thunder Dragon, Black Heart, Hacha Mecha Fighter) I look forward to the rest!
And c'mon, don't tell me you didn't notice that Black Heart is almost the exact same thing as Hacha Mecha fighter but with different graphics! Damn I love NMK.
We have to find the kind of people who make superplays for games in the lower rung of this list. I can't attain that kind of self-loathing.
so long and tanks for all the spacefish
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#54 Desert War (Jaleco, 1995)
This has one too many things in common with D-Force, and that is switching between planes... to save (sometimes burning) people after you blow up their trucks. That's not how shooters go. Or dodging repetitive obstacles like gigantic pipes placed at the height of your helicopter. Saving soldiers serves a secondary purpose of refueling your helicopter. Refueling your helicopter.
The stages are linear but you have to scroll manually, so the huge hitbox is often too far into the top of the screen. The shooting element is just one step above D-Force's exploration mode, but you don't get any exotic birds to shoot.
This has one too many things in common with D-Force, and that is switching between planes... to save (sometimes burning) people after you blow up their trucks. That's not how shooters go. Or dodging repetitive obstacles like gigantic pipes placed at the height of your helicopter. Saving soldiers serves a secondary purpose of refueling your helicopter. Refueling your helicopter.
The stages are linear but you have to scroll manually, so the huge hitbox is often too far into the top of the screen. The shooting element is just one step above D-Force's exploration mode, but you don't get any exotic birds to shoot. 
#52 Nebulas Ray (Namco, 1994)
Kind of Rayforce inspired (visually and in exaggerated bullet/background wobbling). Stages are seriously lacking action up to about stage five. This game is all about graphics and it ranges from pre-rendered ugliness to neat looking gasoline rainbow backgrounds. Not pictured: the ugly stages.
Kind of Rayforce inspired (visually and in exaggerated bullet/background wobbling). Stages are seriously lacking action up to about stage five. This game is all about graphics and it ranges from pre-rendered ugliness to neat looking gasoline rainbow backgrounds. Not pictured: the ugly stages.
My TOP 30 for this era would have the following:
- Raiden DX
- Viewpoint
- Hyper Duel
- Batsugun
- Xexex (JPN Ver.)
- Gundhara
- Layer Section/ Rayforce
- Raiden 2
- Cybattler
- R-Type Leo
- Gokujyo Parodius
- DonPachi
- Tatsujin Oh
- Pulstar
- Strikers 1945
- Mahou Daisakusen
- Shippu Mahou Daisakusen
- Eco Fighters
- Chariot (Three Wonders)
- In The Hunt
- Detana!! Twinbee
- Varth
- Darius Gaiden
- Last Resort
- Metal Black
- Gunnail
- Mad Shark
- Twin Bee Yahhoo!
- Viper Phase 1 (New Ver.)
- Cotton
... not in any particular order but Raiden DX would be no.1 for me... it would be interesting to see what you put ahead of the rest; so I could adjust my opinion-meter accordingly!
- Raiden DX
- Viewpoint
- Hyper Duel
- Batsugun
- Xexex (JPN Ver.)
- Gundhara
- Layer Section/ Rayforce
- Raiden 2
- Cybattler
- R-Type Leo
- Gokujyo Parodius
- DonPachi
- Tatsujin Oh
- Pulstar
- Strikers 1945
- Mahou Daisakusen
- Shippu Mahou Daisakusen
- Eco Fighters
- Chariot (Three Wonders)
- In The Hunt
- Detana!! Twinbee
- Varth
- Darius Gaiden
- Last Resort
- Metal Black
- Gunnail
- Mad Shark
- Twin Bee Yahhoo!
- Viper Phase 1 (New Ver.)
- Cotton
... not in any particular order but Raiden DX would be no.1 for me... it would be interesting to see what you put ahead of the rest; so I could adjust my opinion-meter accordingly!
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It would be so nice if we could get a list of this era.j^aws wrote:My TOP 30 for this era would have the following:
- Raiden DX
- Viewpoint
- Hyper Duel
- Batsugun
... not in any particular order but Raiden DX would be no.1 for me... it would be interesting to see what you put ahead of the rest; so I could adjust my opinion-meter accordingly!
For me, it might just be Gunbird 1994 that takes the no 1 spot.
You can do a search in MAWS and vary parameters to get results for that era:D wrote:...
It would be so nice if we could get a list of this era.
For me, it might just be Gunbird 1994 that takes the no 1 spot.
http://www.mameworld.net/maws/
... It's a start anyway; you might have to filter through some sub-categories to get decent results...
"All that matters really is taste. He might like the game, he might not." - Anonymous