[General Discussion] Top Down Shooters: A Lost Gaming Art Form

Raiden was always a bit too hard for me (really I felt like it was just a waste of quarters) but I played 19XX religiously, and finding MAME later on got me interested in a lot of the shooters that never made it to the states, like Do Don Pachi and Hotdog Storm.

I really like Ikaruga, but it's a shame it's on gamecube, since I traded it in a while back. I kept the game itself, since I plan on eventually getting a Wii, but most of my games are centered around playstation hardware, so it's just kinda inconvenient to have to switch systems.

It really is sad that these types of games don't see much play anymore. It's kinda like Symphony of the Night. Fantastic game, but no other developer thought that 2d was a winning formula except Capcom themselves.

Jam it back in, in the dark.