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1882015 No.1882015[DELETED]  [Reply] [Original]

Would /vr/ call Xevious a classic?

>> No.1882023

>>1882015
Well, it is.

>> No.1882024

I don't see why not

>> No.1882029

>>1882015
It's the first top down shooter.

>> No.1882030
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1882030

The guy who made Xevious also made pic related

>> No.1882079

>>1882015
Of course! It's one of the earliest examples on a vertically scrolling shooter, and not only that, it's a blast to play nearly 30+ years later.

>> No.1882092

>>1882029
Wouldn't Spacewar technically be the first top down shooter? Xevious might be the first scrolling shooter though.

And yeah, definitely a classic.

>> No.1882126

>>1882030
i played that. it's more fun than it sounds/

>> No.1882151

best bgm ever

>> No.1882175

>>1882023
Maybe I should have asked if it deserves that status? It doesn't seem to be talked about or remembered as fondly as Namco's other hits.

I personally respect the multi-layer gimmick it introduced.

>> No.1882184

I vastly prefer the likes of Galaga and Stargate. Xevious may be one of the first scrolling shooters but it just doesn't have much going for it besides the scrolling.

>> No.1882227

>>1882184
I personally think that Defender 2 was a better game than Stargate.

>> No.1882712

>>1882015
Is there an ending to that game?

>> No.1882715

>>1882712
GCCX tried to see if there was, and no. There is not.

>> No.1882723
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1882723

It's colorful, but the repetitive music is annoying.. Overall I much prefer to play Galaxian and Phoenix, or later games like Terra Cresta, Dangar, and especially the Amiga game Hybris (it's heavily inspired by Dangar).

There's also an old (90's era) Unix/X11 remake of Xevious called "xbat":
http://www.big.jp/~eizo/xevious/xbat/index.htm
It's one of the few Unix shoot'em up games I enjoy, other than Maelstrom and XGalaga (but can't get that last one to compile anymore, and the SDL version isn't as nice).

>> No.1882725

How did MOTHER 2 get away with having the xevious music in the game´s arcade?

>> No.1882963

>>1882725
It's very subtle.

>> No.1883103

>>1882092
theres no up or down in space idiot.

>> No.1883168
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>>1882712
Yup.

>> No.1883191

>>1882963
What no it isnt.

>> No.1883219

>>1882015
Definitely a classic. Way ahead of its time. Still fun to play.

>> No.1883281

>>1882015
xevious ain't got shit on galaga

>> No.1883383

>>1883281
Gradius is better than both

>> No.1883387

I prefer Nichibutsu and Compile shooters, but Xevious isn't too bad. The "music" was overrated in its time. Some very nice visuals, though.

>> No.1883440

>>1883191
It's hidden under a bunch of other sounds

much like a real arcade