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I've seen that Ikaruga video before, but I just noticed something. Early on in the video, when one of the ships is being blasted by the huge laser, it presses him up against the wall, but he doesn't die.

Now that I look closer, yeah, at around 0:46, he takes his hand off the 2P controller, leaving his ship being blasted by the laser. He should have died there.


Anyways, I might have missed something in this thread, but how could no one have mentioned Gigawing or Mars Matrix. I've only played them through MAME, but they're both tons of fun.

Gigawing was pretty interesting with the four different ships, and how the level progression changes depending on the ship you choose. Also, the reflecting shield was an awesome game mechanic in single player, but became pretty broken in two player, since each player could shield the other.

Mars Matrix, on the other hand, was one hell of a hard game (at least to me). Very cool how you had 3 different shots all available from one button (tapping quickly, tap every 2 seconds or so, and hold down).

I usually suck at shoot 'em ups, but I really love them. For a genre that changes so little with every game, I have a lot more fun playing them than most other games.

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Originally Posted by MrMonkeyMan

You don't die from running into the edge of the screen in Ikaruga. Give it a try.

Whoa, you're right. I've always avoided them since I thought they were treated the same way as any wall. I doubt it'll help me out too much, but maybe it'll come in handy at some point. Thanks. Likewise to DarkComet and Elixir. You guys can get a thumbs up as well.

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