The Vault Dweller
always looking for water.
When I first started playing games it was in the arcades. I would play anything, but my favorite were the side-scrolling shooters where you had some form of a vehicle and enemies approached from the top or sides as you moved up or to the right (though honestly it looked more like you didn't move and the background moved behind you). I have bad reflexes and I sucked at those games, but I couldn't stop playing them.
Nowadays arcades are largely gone from the neighborhoods I remember seeing them. It's easy to see why since it's much cheaper and convenient to play at home. Though I miss the atmosphere and more importantly the type of game. I've hardly seen any side-scrolling shooters with the exception of the Metal Slug series which happens to be one of the best ever in that regard...probably the best.
I can't blame companies for not making them anymore since I think the genre disappeared with the arcade crowds, but I wouldn't be surprised if some companies made a few to appeal to those who miss those times.
Seems I'm lucky at least once;
http://ps2.ign.com/articles/780/780163p1.html
Also feel free to comment not so much on the game as much as those older games and whether you played them alot. I remember not every playing one I didn't like though some were certainly more fun than others. Raiden, Aero Fighters, Galaga, and R-type stand out most of all.
Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller
*EDIT*
Amazingly in spite of that little screen for watching the game the 3-D graphics provided such realistic depth in that video I actually started feeling motion sick.
Nowadays arcades are largely gone from the neighborhoods I remember seeing them. It's easy to see why since it's much cheaper and convenient to play at home. Though I miss the atmosphere and more importantly the type of game. I've hardly seen any side-scrolling shooters with the exception of the Metal Slug series which happens to be one of the best ever in that regard...probably the best.
I can't blame companies for not making them anymore since I think the genre disappeared with the arcade crowds, but I wouldn't be surprised if some companies made a few to appeal to those who miss those times.
Seems I'm lucky at least once;
http://ps2.ign.com/articles/780/780163p1.html
Also feel free to comment not so much on the game as much as those older games and whether you played them alot. I remember not every playing one I didn't like though some were certainly more fun than others. Raiden, Aero Fighters, Galaga, and R-type stand out most of all.
Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller
*EDIT*
Amazingly in spite of that little screen for watching the game the 3-D graphics provided such realistic depth in that video I actually started feeling motion sick.
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