Shmups (Shoot 'Em Ups) |OT| THE FULL EXTENT OF THE JAM
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Hiroshi Iuchi posted his year-in-review blog a few days ago. Google translate gives us his Ubusuna tidbit:
Anyone plan on getting the special edition of the Darius collection on Switch? It's absolutely predatory that half the games are locked behind a $160 special edition but I love Darius so the joke's on me.
It's been a while since I've bought anything directly from Amazon Japan. Does Amazon Japan charge you when the product releases or the moment you make the pre-order?
It's been a while since I've bought anything directly from Amazon Japan. Does Amazon Japan charge you when the product releases or the moment you make the pre-order?
They charge when the item ships.
That news about half the games being gated by the special edition is wild, lol. If they overestimate the demand for the special edition like M2 did with that weird disc-less Garegga PS4 set, the price should crater similarly and put it in impulse range for me. I'm gonna wait and see.
That news about half the games being gated by the special edition is wild, lol. If they overestimate the demand for the special edition like M2 did with that weird disc-less Garegga PS4 set, the price should crater similarly and put it in impulse range for me. I'm gonna wait and see.
I have no idea, but I doubt it.
I think there's a big difference between that Garegga set (which I do intend to buy at some point <_<) that doesn't have the game and a special edition with most of the Darius series on it (notably, G-Darius is still absent). I'm not taking any chances.
Edit: I just learned that if you pre-ordered the game last year on Prime Day, you get a code for the Game Boy version of Sagaia. Unbelievable.
I think there's a big difference between that Garegga set (which I do intend to buy at some point <_<) that doesn't have the game and a special edition with most of the Darius series on it (notably, G-Darius is still absent). I'm not taking any chances.
Edit: I just learned that if you pre-ordered the game last year on Prime Day, you get a code for the Game Boy version of Sagaia. Unbelievable.
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The price isn't going to crater, Taito's done similar crazy expensive Darius LEs in Japan and they always sell. The last one they did was literally just Arcade Archives Darius on a disc with a bunch of soundtracks and it cost almost as much. Japan doesn't give nearly as much of a shit about that sort of thing.
Wow that sucks..
I did my Darius order thru Amazon JP a long while back and in looking now, whatever version I bought signed me up for Amazon Prime in Japan. I've apparently been paying for that monthly, and the version I got was somehow also gated behind Prime.
So yeah, now I'm afraid to cancel my Prime that can't be used until I get the game. You'd think orders ordered BEFORE Prime Day would qualify.
I did my Darius order thru Amazon JP a long while back and in looking now, whatever version I bought signed me up for Amazon Prime in Japan. I've apparently been paying for that monthly, and the version I got was somehow also gated behind Prime.
So yeah, now I'm afraid to cancel my Prime that can't be used until I get the game. You'd think orders ordered BEFORE Prime Day would qualify.
You're damn right it is! Not my best run, I've nearly doubled my score since, but just watch a couple of minutes and you'll see how much fun it is to play.
The guy behind it released a really fun top down shooter recently called "Area 4642" which is great, but perhaps a tad overpriced. You'll blast through it in an hour without dying much if you're any good, and I didn't feel the urge to replay it. Definitely grab it when it's on sale though. It's amazing, feels just like an arcade game but with mouse and keyboard controls.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/948100/AREA_4643/
The guy behind it released a really fun top down shooter recently called "Area 4642" which is great, but perhaps a tad overpriced. You'll blast through it in an hour without dying much if you're any good, and I didn't feel the urge to replay it. Definitely grab it when it's on sale though. It's amazing, feels just like an arcade game but with mouse and keyboard controls.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/948100/AREA_4643/
It does look kinda fun but maybe a bit too bullet hell for me so I'll probably pass (for now). Nice playing though. And I've has Area 4642 wishlisted on Steam for a while now but didn't know it was the same developer. It looks good.
Allow me to pimp my old OT in case you haven't seen it. :P
Allow me to pimp my old OT in case you haven't seen it. :P
The developer of the 1945 series has a bunch of arcade shmups on Switch: 1945 1 and 2 with 3/1999 coming soon, Gunbird 1 and 2, Sengoku Ace and Sengoku Blade, Dragon Blaze and a couple others.
Ikaruga's there, obviously, and Psyvariar Delta will hit the overseas eShop very soon which is another unique arcade game from the same era,
For Neo Geo shmups, I recommend Pulstar (more R-Type-y) and Blazing Star (more modern/score-focused) or Aero Fighters 2 or 3.
Regular Arcade Archives has a bunch of late-80's shmups,, I'd recommend Omega Fighter and Star Force. PS4 Arcade Archives has a bunch of Konami/Taito games that aren't yet on Switch, sadly. R-Type and Image Fight are coming, at least.
R-Type Dimensions EX showed up recently, it's a decent 2.5D remake of the first two R-Type games.
Ikaruga's there, obviously, and Psyvariar Delta will hit the overseas eShop very soon which is another unique arcade game from the same era,
For Neo Geo shmups, I recommend Pulstar (more R-Type-y) and Blazing Star (more modern/score-focused) or Aero Fighters 2 or 3.
Regular Arcade Archives has a bunch of late-80's shmups,, I'd recommend Omega Fighter and Star Force. PS4 Arcade Archives has a bunch of Konami/Taito games that aren't yet on Switch, sadly. R-Type and Image Fight are coming, at least.
R-Type Dimensions EX showed up recently, it's a decent 2.5D remake of the first two R-Type games.
I finally received the Psikyo Collection Vol 1 & 2 for the Switch that I ordered from Play Asia almost 8 weeks ago.
I've ordered about a dozen things from Play Asia over the years and I usually received them within a few weeks... is this a new trend with Play Asia or did I just get lucky over the years?
I've ordered about a dozen things from Play Asia over the years and I usually received them within a few weeks... is this a new trend with Play Asia or did I just get lucky over the years?
Waiting for a ACA/HAMSTER/Psikyo sale on eShop this year. ACA releases had sales almost every year on platforms such as PSN I saw, hope Switch owners get to join in.
Although there were a few ACA Neo Geo games on sale on eShop about 6 months ago, I already had them in my library. A few classic arcade games to join them would do very nicely.
Although there were a few ACA Neo Geo games on sale on eShop about 6 months ago, I already had them in my library. A few classic arcade games to join them would do very nicely.
Anyone pick up/interested in Demon's Tilt? I learned about it from a dedicated episode of the great Electric Underground shmup podcast. It's basically a pinball and shmup hybrid, owing inspiration to games like Dodonpachi and the Crush pinball series on the TG16. Looks pretty great to me as a fan of both genres but I dunno how many of you folks like pinball. It seems like the gameplay itself is very pinball-y but some of the scoring and visual sensibilities are very shmup-y. Looks like some people are talking about it in the Pinball community thread. The game's in early access right now with more features to come. I tend to hold off on EA titles but I'm pretty tempted to get in on the game now. Here's the release trailer:
