moozooh wrote:Q: Recommend me a good videogame-inspired movie (not an adaptation like Tomb Raider, and not a documentary like King of Kong). I've already seen Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and it was pretty great.
A: I'll do this: Meals on Wheels, aka Spartan X (the name of Kung Fu/Master as it was released in Japan) and a ton of other names. Kinda counts. It's less of a "licensed game" than most licensed games, anyway.
Alternatively there's the actual movie "Kung Fu Master!" (also known as Le Petit Amour), to which all I can say is "Do all women fall in love with a boy, or just those without sons?". Yes, it is also related to the game, and probably fits your original question better than the above.
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dunpeal2064 wrote:What do you think was the most insperational shmup overall? If this is too hard, then do 1 vert and 1 hori.
A: I'll do this, and the original question: Space Invaders.
Seriously though (actually I'm not kidding but whatever, Space Invaders is too obvious), Gradius and R-Type. I believe they both have (had) an equal impact on video game developers (and players)
at large and the enduring popularity continues to this day. I think Gradius might have a
slight edge but only due to the amount of related games and merchandise that has been produced versus R-Type. I believe that the NES Gradius is what really got to people, despite being one of the less interesting ports of the game (this is no Contra); I believe the SNES R-Types are what got to people, perhaps Super R-Type moreso.
Also I'm putting out Salamander because it's a vert
and a hori and because quite a few people turn to that game. I know IKD and YGW both did.
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I can't answer CIT's, but I do have a question: What sort of shmups do you think deserve proper printed soundtrack releases?
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