#aleste — Public Fediverse posts

Hey look. It's me again with another new video. Check out MUSHA. It's good, ya know? See the whole thing with some possibly insightful commentary! Or don't.

link: https://youtu.be/0ESiVDP4F5Q
#musha #aleste #shmup #pewpew #classicgames #retrogaming #segagenesis #megadrive

So, the last week or so has been quite the quest to play through as many of the #Aleste games as possible. In fact, as of last night, I finished all the games that are bundled into the Aleste collection that came out on 2020.

Of these, the #GameGear games were my favourite. #GGAleste 1 (Galvanic Gunner, not Game Gear) is a pretty cosy SHMUP, which starts much harder than it ends. In fact I think the first level is the longest, and japes you with a mid boss that could normally be an end stage boss.

You are quite fragile in this game, with no safety blankets unlike later games. One wrong move and your weapon power level drops by one, which can be a slippery slope to game over.

But nothing that a small bit of practice can't solve, or using the D-Weapon which gives you an orbiting projectile that destroys some enemy bullets!

Seriously, this was an absolute joy to play! Even on the harder difficulty setting!

#RetroGaming #ConsoleGames #VideoGames #RetroAchievements

@syx and if you just want to quickly try out some games, then you can also use #WebMSX emulator on #TheFileHunter's pages.
For instance, all #MSXdev game jam compo games are listed on: https://www.file-hunter.com/MSXdev/index.php?id=MSX
And a bunch of the more popular games such as #Aleste 2 are listed on: https://www.file-hunter.com/MSX/index.php?id=aleste2
There's also various #homebrew available: https://homebrew.file-hunter.com/

More about MSXdev: https://www.msxdev.org/
@bitsofbas

@cwebber
the #MSX had quite a few #SHMUPS, including a bunch of early #Konami, #Compile and #Falcom titles.

Some others you might like to try include:
- #Aleste 1 & 2, #AlesteGaiden
- #Gradius / #Nemesis (depending on the region) 1, 2 and 3
- #Parodius
- #SpaceManbow (there's also a pretty good #homebrew sequel #Manbow2)
- #Zanac, #ZanacEX
- #MKai's #Kyokugen & #PleasureHearts

Also worth mentioning is that the #MetalGearSolid series started on the MSX with #MetalGear and MG2: #SolidSnake