Found it on the cheap over at klov and had to get it. Toaplan just hit their stride when they made this in 1987 - the same year they dropped Hishou Zame (Flying Shark, Sky Shark) - and it has to be one of their all-time best.
The graphics and OST are exceptional for 1987 they and really shine on the 29" monitor in my Astro City. The sound effects themselves are awesome, with very addictive explosions and shot sounds.
The gameplay is so fluid after a time that you totally zone out and get totally sucked into the game. Some sections are pretty intense and require some deft movements and the satisfaction from clearing them really drive you to keep playing.
I started playing when I got home from work and made it through stage 3 pretty quickly on one credit, never having done that before in mame. I kept pounding away, even burning some chicken I was cooking because I ended up playing a credit when I should have been watching the stove.
On my last run, I made it pretty far into stage 5 and then made a few costly errors and couldn't recover. I destroyed my old high score of ~280K to set a new high of 639,950.
Super fun game and easily had on klov for under $50 (mine was $35 shipped) - a steal for burgeoning Toaplan fans.
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$35 shipped?!?! ZOMG!
You know you have an addiction when you ignore the body's need for food, drboom! The first step is admitting you have an addiction...etc...
Might have to fire this up in MAME tonight! Thanks!
Yup. Some good deals over at KLOV. Worth checking up on from time to time.
And yes, I think I am addicted. :) My dinner last night was a protein bar and some crackers. Mostly cause I could eat them while I played...
but.. didn't the night you first get your cab.. you ordered a pizza and finished the entire thing without even realizing it?
Perhaps I'm remembering incorrectly.
Um, yeah. I did eat a whole pizza that night. Funny thing was, I got the pizza, ate bites in between games of ESPGaluda and out of nowhere, all the pizza was gone. I didn't feel full until about ten minutes later. And damn, I was REALLY full at that point.
Kind of embarrasing, but also kind of impressive, as long as my girl doesn't read this post...
OMG I spend Sooo much coins on that game...
I used to finish it +3times in a row.
For that particular game I developed "vibro hand" so that I could press darn fire button at FTL speed for hours :)
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