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33. Fixeight ( Arcade, Toaplan V.2. board, 1cc completed on Euro/Jap versions)- Refer to pg.18 of this thread for more info. Awesome vertical run n gun with a ton of characters and varied stages. You have two main weapons ( can hold one at a time) and can pick up question marks for various items for each character. The color palette is very subdued, but I think this gives it a unique look. Soundtrack was a bit weak. There's also multiple scoring opprotunities and fast bullets( Japanese version mostly) to worry about. Defenitely give this one a shot if you enjoy arcade games. 8.8/10 My 1cc run of the Japanese ver is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z70fsfxr_wE35. Pacman & Galaga Dimensions (3DS)- This is a collection of Pac -Man and Galaga games, which includes Galaga, Galaga Arragement, Pac Man, Ms. Pac Man, and Pac Man Championship. Overall it's a nice package for getting your fix on pac man/ galaga on the go, but it could have had more content from other classic namco games, or championship dx. 6/10
36. Metal Slug Anthology- (Wii, MAME, Completed 1cc on 1, X)- This is the reason I bought a Wii, and I decided to revisit it a month or two ago. This contains all of the Metal Slugs released at the time ( 2006), and allows you to unlock art gallery, interviews, and music tracks through repeated playthroughs. My favorities on this collection are Metal Slugs 1,X,3 and 6. The biggest problem of the Wii port ( same for the PS2) is that the emulation is pretty off at certain points, and that the control schemes besides the sideways Wii remote aren't very good. If you're looking to clear the games on a 1cc, MAME is a far better option but if you like a collection on consoles, then stick with the PS2 version. 7/10
37. Metal Hawk- ( Arcade, Namco System 2 board ,1cc completed)- I played this game a year ago not getting very far, but this time it was a completely different story. It's mainly a shmup with a xevious style of gameplay, although the main difference is that your helicopter can change altitude and direction ( free roaming style) thanks to the sprite rotation and scaling supported as hardware features. You need to get a certain amount of points within the time limit in each area in order to advance to the next stage. The soundtrack is very good, offering a 80's hard rock backdrop with a mix of FM and lots of PCM songs that fit the game's style. The game is pretty short, but can quickly get difficult due to the agressive enemies and ground targets, along with a necessary knowledge of the controls. Graphics are also some of the best of 1988, and because of the scaling was planned to have a 32x port but was canceled. A very unique game for its time, and its the only game of its kind, so check it out if you can. 8/10
I was able to clear it (first in the West it seems) and here is my run here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8-cmKknc1Q38. Outzone (Arcade, Toaplan V.1. board,1cc, completed)- This is the prequel to Fixeight, although you have to worry about your energy bar instead of an invisible timer. The gameplay is mostly the same, but there is a greater amount of special weapons. The one weapon that will carry you through the game is the super ball, which spins in a ridicuolously huge area and can shoot projectiles across the screen. This game isn't too hard, but it can easy to screw up and lose a run on one part. 8/10.
39. Assault/ Assault Plus( Arcade, Namco System 2 board or Namco Museum Vol. 4, PS1, Plus Easy 1cc completed)- This is a game where you control a tank from an overhead perspective. It predates Metal Hawk by half a year, and has many of the same effects and soundtrack composers as Metal Hawk. The tank can flip over ( useful for dodging waves of shots), launch regular shots, ranged nuclear missles and use assault pads to damage far ranged enemies. The controls are a twin stick method with a fire button on the left stick, but on MAME you map the sticks to keyobard keys, or to buttons on the PS1 Museum port. There is a very interesting story in that you are reclaiming your home planet from an invasion by Earth's forces, and there are variety of different areas where your goal is to destroy different types of cannons in each area within the time limit. The main game is made up of 11 stages ( only have gotten through 5 on 1 credit), while Plus has ( an improved color palette and fixes the 0 sec glitch), an Easy mode with 5 stages based off the original version, and a Super mode with reworked stage layout that is 10 stages. The graphics are some of the best of 1988, and the soundtrack is pretty good, although imblanced ( due to the PCM sound driver being incomplete; this is fixed for the Namco Video Game Graffati soundtrack vol. 3). It's defenitely a very unique and challenging game, and its a shame that Namco never made an offical sequel. 9/10
