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NewMameUser
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Re: konami shmup death mechanism - suggestion
01/03/24 11:57 PM


> what game is this?
>
> i've never played a konami shooter where *everything* wasn't lost on death. "hard to
> recover from losing all upgrades" is the universal criticism to their titles.

*now* it starts to make sense ! (somewhat)

Yes, a lot of shmups make you lose your power-ups on death, essentially 'forcing' you to finish the game on a single life.

If I recall correctly, 'R-Type' from Irem does the exact same thing, for example.







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* konami shmup death mechanism - suggestion jopezu 01/02/24 09:08 PM
. * Re: konami shmup death mechanism - suggestion NewMameUser  01/02/24 11:00 PM
. * Re: konami shmup death mechanism - suggestion Nate  01/03/24 12:22 AM
. * Re: konami shmup death mechanism - suggestion jopezu  01/03/24 09:25 PM
. * Re: konami shmup death mechanism - suggestion NewMameUser  01/03/24 11:57 PM
. * Re: konami shmup death mechanism - suggestion NewMameUser  01/03/24 07:58 PM

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