2D Shmups - History, Prospects?

Posted by simoniker on Tuesday August 5, 2003 @08:11PM from the bydo-empire-delighted-by-press dept.

Thanks to Gamers.com for their article discussing a brief survey of the 2D shoot-em-up (shmup) market. The article summarizes: "Shooters seem to have a very basic appeal, rewarding as they usually do indiscriminate destruction. They're also a pure example of the most basic of videogame challenges - simple, instantaneous, twitchy response... there are still a few gamers who seek classic shooting action, and a few companies willing to support them." It goes on to reference classic Japanese shmup companies such as Irem, Treasure, and Cave, and provide information on their former and current projects.

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real nerds . . . by patch-rustem · 2003-08-05 21:18 · Score: 3, Interesting

2D Shmups...
Real nerds write their own.

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1. Re:real nerds . . . by John+Harrison · 2003-08-06 01:10 · Score: 2, Interesting
  
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