Video Game General 6.5: Now with more surprise mechanics

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Soo looks like theyā€™re going with the full Mastered form. Fine with this.

I love how wholesome Sskurai is during these Smash Ultimate presentations. He called Mother Brain Mom, which had to be the cutest thing ever.

Also, the man did a Squad Strike with 5v5 with one character. Sakurai is the kinda dude that killed all the other Mavericks in Mega Man X first and saved Chill Penguin for last.

so faust is going back to his baldhead persona sorta i guess.

Faust is definitely bringing the creep vibe. I assume the heavy shadows was used to enhance that feeling, my concern is that the shadows were way overdone.

Shmup heads I need some recommendationsā€¦

My son saw me playing Batsugun yesterday and he was intrigued and joined in an was playing with me. However he is only 4 and probably couldnā€™t follow what was going on because so much crap is going on in that game and itā€™s pretty tough in later levels.

So Iā€™m wondering if anyone can recommend any shmups that are on the easier side that while I know wonā€™t be as easy as his Pat Patrol game on X1, it may be something he can actually follow and not just die constantly lol. Looking for arcade shmups on MAME.

Tough to make recommendations for that but my suggestion is to look at 80ā€™s era games. They are still tough but are before a billion bullets was the standard. Games like Twin Cobra/Kyukyoku Tiger and SameSame!.

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sheeeittttttttt, DBZ in video game form is better than the actual show, imo

:flushed: :boom:

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I would have said Parodius but thatā€™s about as tough as any regular shmup.

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Yea Parodius is tough, especially since you return to base power and a checkpoint when you die.

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That DBZ Kakarot clip is cool and all but it looks like itā€™s missingā€¦something? I dunno I feel like it skips from Gohan powering up to SSJ 2 to Cell spitting out 18 kinda fast. I miss having Cell slowly shit his pants by realizing how much stronger Gohan is.

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damnnnn, I shouldā€™ve known this would be the case since I doubt they got the old voices backā€¦ watching a dude stream this on Mixer right now and heā€™s on Namekā€¦ surely enough, Zarbon does NOT have the cool Aussie-sounding voiceā€¦ I figured this would be the case but the disappointment is still there big time on this issue :pensive: Thatā€™s not real Zarbon then as far as Iā€™m concerned.

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Been playing Blazing Chrome for the last 2 nights when I have gotten off work. It tries to be Contra Hard Corps 2 as it seems to have borrowed heavily from that gameā€™s art style. The big downside is that this game is really short, much shorter than Hard Corps and does not have all the divergent paths/bosses to go on, so I would recommend picking it up on sale. If this game had 5 or 6 more levels it would have been more worth it IMO.

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I did that for the PS1 MMX games lol

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Also stuff like the easier Konami shmups. I forget all the names but they have graphics more aimed at kids.

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I played that DBZ game for a bit last night. Feels like a lot of the other arena fighters(?) feelā€¦Iā€™d imagine. I never played one but it looks the same as those. Its pretty thats for sure. Sound is good. Running around and stuff works ok. Seems a pretty standard type game in the DBZ universe.

Iā€™d say, if you ever liked dragonball you should check it out. Its like playing the damn cartoon series.

I think youā€™re thinking of the Twinbee series. I played the one that was released here in the states as ā€œStingerā€ for the NES when I was a kid. Played with my brother and my dad in 2P all the time. I remember it being hard but fun. Definitely playable for kids who are gamers and itā€™s got 2P @purbeast

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Thanks for the shmup replies I will check them out.

I was just cleaning out a closet and found a bunch of my old shit that I may try to sell or toss.

Do you guys think an Xbox 360 Rockband drum set is worth even trying to sell or should I just trash it? Also got 1 guitar. And I found my Wii Fit board. I have no clue if those things are worth anything or not.

Send me the guitar, Iā€™ll pay for shipping.

But, really, donā€™t trash it. Donate it. Some poor kid will have a good time with that stuffs thanks to you.

Only shmup Iā€™m playing now is Sine Mora. Its mad easy as far as some people are concerned. Like its hard for me but for people that like these kinda games its easy.

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I agree, alot of 80s shooters to choose from, there a few early 90s stuff I might recomend as well.

Sonic Wings/Aero Fighters is good, especially 2
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Asteroids
Gunbird