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Post by Sarge on Sept 25, 2020 22:44:06 GMT -5
Pit hoppers.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2020 22:52:24 GMT -5
For real though, Mario is a run n gun. And Super Mario Land is a shmup with run n gun levels.
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Post by Ex on Sept 25, 2020 22:55:35 GMT -5
For real though, Mario is a run n gun. And Super Mario Land is a shmup with run n gun levels. And thus it was made so on this day of our Pixel, September 25th, 2020, within Hardcore Retro Gaming's bowels. May all upon the darknet bear witness.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2020 23:00:44 GMT -5
For real though, Mario is a run n gun. And Super Mario Land is a shmup with run n gun levels. And thus it was made so on this day of our Pixel, September 25th, 2020, within Hardcore Retro Gaming's bowels. May all upon the darknet bear witness. He runs and shoots fireballs. QED.
As far as SML:
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Post by toei on Sept 25, 2020 23:18:00 GMT -5
Counterpoint: all action games are RTS, because you always have to come up with strategies (such as "I'll shoot this guy first, then this guy") in real-time. Either way, RTS are just a subset of the main videogame genres, Win 'Em Ups, which includes roughly 99% of games.
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Post by Sarge on Sept 25, 2020 23:23:49 GMT -5
Heh, "Win-'em-ups".
In all honesty, there certainly was a shift that occurred from the early days of gaming, where winning wasn't the object, but getting a high score, and now, where seeing the credits roll is the goal.
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Post by Sarge on Sept 26, 2020 0:33:48 GMT -5
Y'all are doing it wrong. Here's the real Run and Gun.
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Post by Sarge on Sept 26, 2020 22:14:03 GMT -5
Man, I was gonna try to finish off Run and Gun, as per the above ( ), but as you might can guess, cheating AI kicks in. I could go into the fourth quarter with a lead, but then I got pasted. Didn't help that I was going against Chicago. Guess what era this was? Yep, I was dealing with Jordan and Pippen, even if the game never says it. Whee! Sorry, Sir Charles. I didn't get you that ring.
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Post by Xeogred on Sept 28, 2020 11:09:10 GMT -5
This has to be one of the goofiest games I've stumbled upon in awhile. I gave it about 20 minutes and it seems both alright and not so alright in ways. I thought this was maybe name dropped earlier in the thread but now I can't find anything. Fever dream?
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Post by Ex on Sept 28, 2020 23:05:24 GMT -5
Out Zone is an overhead run 'n' gun 1990 arcade game, developed by Toaplan, and published in Japan by Tecmo. In North America and Europe it was published by Romstar. Out Zone has never been ported to any home console. Set in the future 2097, an alien race from the planet Owagira threatens to wipe out humanity. Players assume the role of cyborg mercenaries recruited by the United Nations to overthrow the invaders. The player starts out with an automatic laser rifle, which fires in whichever of the eight directions the player moves. By picking up C icons, the player can switch to a more powerful spread gun, or laser gun, or voltage ball blaster. An energy bar acts the player's stamina. When it runs out, the player character's movement slows down, after which the player dies. Energy is refilled by picking up E icons. P icons dropped by certain enemies power up the player's various guns. +The decaying cybernetic graphic theme looks great. +Blistering frantic action doesn't disappoint. +Clever and consistently changing level designs. +Above average OST by Tatsuya Uemura. +Impressive and fun bosses. -Sometimes falls into bullet hell territory. -No ending, the game just loops and gets harder! -Falling into the numerous holes can get annoying. -Accidentally losing that spreadshot gun, for the 10th time. -Progress is checkpoint based, forget credit feeding to victory tough guy. Wow what a surprise Out Zone was. A lot of fun, and a lot of challenge. You really have to pay attention 100% of the time, and get into bullet zen to beat this one. Actually, I'm surprised Out Zone wasn't ported to Genesis, it would have been perfect on that platform. Also this game's included in the 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die book. If that means anything to anybody. I very much enjoyed Out Zone, its theme was well realized, the gameplay is tight, and thanks to the checkpoint system, it remained resistant to the end. This is one zone you should get into. I particularly recommend Out Zone to anayo and Xeogred . Ex's time to beat: 45 minutes Ex's rating: 8/10
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