Shmup genre mascot

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Re: Shmup genre mascot

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Shmups be reminding me of these:

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In Germany, we shoot Pink Bullets. In Japan, we offer Pink Sweets.
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Yeah, those ladies definitely have huge... shmups (OMG, the cheapest pun ever)

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Thunder Force wrote:Mascot of the old school: Space Invader. / Or ship from Galaga.

Mascot of the golden age: Vic Viper. / Raiden Mk-II ship. / Or Dobkeratops from R-Type.

Mascot of the modern age: Flourescent bullet.
As long as that bullet is Pink, I think you've hit the nail on the head.
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njiska wrote:
As long as that bullet is Pink, I think you've hit the nail on the head.
Seeing this quote and the Ibara/Pink Sweets girls on the same page made me LOL. Hell yes, I'm mature.
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Re: Shmup genre mascot

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The only icon i can think of that most people (shmup and non-shmup fans) can relate to being a shooter mascot is the alien from space invaders. Everyone knows that icon
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