February 6th, 2011
Shoot the Bullet and take a picture, it’ll last longer
I’ve played a lot of arcade shooters in my time, from Galaga to the almighty Ikaruga. And as one would expect, the gist of all these games is to shoot, shoot, shoot and keep shooting until you get to the end. I like to think there’s more to these shmups than just endless, mindless shooting…but [...]
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January 3rd, 2011
Vorpal is all boss, all the time
As a consumer of most things arcade-shooter, when I saw Vorpal show up in the Indie store for a dollar, it was a pretty much a no-brainer. And for what it lacks in depth it makes up for with one simple red line.
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May 19th, 2010
Are all games worth at least a dollar?
I’m a cheap ass gamer. I make no apologies for it and I’ve praised the likes of cheap games before, but as I was browsing through the selection of Indie games on Xbox Live last night seeing all the $1 downloads, I asked myself if it’s possible that any game is worth a dollar.
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January 2nd, 2010
Making a shmup
I love me some arcade shooters - or shmups as they are often called. They’re fast, easy to play yet challenging to get good at. Regardless of platform I always seek out the shmups. Through emulators I have dozens upon dozens. With some vacation time I decided to try and make my own.