"horizontal shmup with boss" competition

Edge · Post by **Edge** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:43 pm

On shmup.dev there had a competition running. the "horizontal scroller with BOSS". It is about a one-level horizontal shmup with a boss.

I think some games turned out to be pretty good.

You can download most entries in their threads:

http://www.shmup-dev.com/index.php?board=31.0

(To the mods: I hope it is ok, if i link to another board(?))

Post by **Ghegs** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:19 pm

Edge wrote:(To the mods: I hope it is ok, if i link to another board(?))

No! You're destroying our very tight-knit exclusive inbred secret-society interdimensional space-lizard group image here! A pox on you! Why, I oughta ban your ass so fast your feet won't touch the ground. Proverbially speaking of course, since, y'know, this is the Internet and all. But I digress.

Of course it's okay.

I only had a chance to check out the screenshots thread. Any recommendations on what the best ones are?

Edge · Post by **Edge** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:30 pm

I haven't tried all of them but those should be checked:

-Prototype (great looking R-Type clone)
-Velocity the bee (Cute'em Up)
-Critical Blast 2 (pretty Gradius clone)
-Cyberspacee Assault (haven't tried it yet, bullet hell game with some innovative gameplay)

You could also try out Vezgard, I hear a someone calling himself edge (what a stupid name) was working on this one... :p

Post by **Shatterhand** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:02 pm

Oh, shame I missed that. I'd like to take part on it.

Well, I am developing a vertical shmup now. When there's a "Vertical with a boss", let me know

the2bears · Post by **the2bears** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:28 am

I've been following most of the entries as they've come in the last few days, and there really are some gems there. I'm pleasantly surprised at the quality.

Definitely Prototype is worth checking out, as is Shmester5000. The others mentioned already are good too. Some neat ideas and implementations.

Bill

Edge · Post by **Edge** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:16 pm

Any of you brave enough to enter a highscore battle on the entries?!?

I'm looking for some rivals, don't let me take the "World records" so easily.

Competition entry highscore rankings: http://www.shmup-dev.com/index.php?topic=509.0

stratos · Post by **stratos** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 2:48 pm

Ghegs wrote:No! You're destroying our very tight-knit exclusive inbred secret-society interdimensional space-lizard group image here!

Ok boss, I've updated my signature

mice · Post by **mice** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:09 pm

What the...there's like, a million entries...

Now I know how to spend the weekend.
Way cool! Thanks!

stratos · Post by **stratos** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 2:08 am

Edge wrote: You could also try out Vezgard, I hear a someone calling himself Edge (what a stupid name) was working on this one... :p

Congrats, Edge

If I have some spare time, I'll try out. I think that there are too few good horis these days, so if you're in hori development, have my symphaties

I was wonder... I like so much Raizing games (the Garegga like ones, Battle Garegga and Batrider), but also horizontal shmups like Thunderforce or Einhander; so what if someone developed an hori with Garegga bomb'n'suicide mechanics? Let me know what you think about, I'm planning to open a discussion about that in shmup chat.

Scuse for the slight OT

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