Among all the STG's I've played, none have captured what I love about arcade game design quite like Raizing's 1996 masterpiece, Battle Garegga. Today I'll do my best to explain what makes this game so special to me, why it's a game you should consider trying out for yourself, and why limited life systems are good, actually
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Track List:
Pac-Man Arrangement - Toy Box World
Super Monkey Ball - Space
Guilty Gear X2 - The Midnight Carnival
Battle Garegga (Perfect Edition) - Degeneracy
Battle Garegga (Saturn Arrange) - Subversive Awareness
Battle Garegga (Original Arcade) - Tunnel Vision
God Hand - Devil May Sly
Battle Garegga (Perfect Edition) - Blood Brothers in the Dawn
Battle Garegga (Original Arcade) - Bluescape
Source List:
Arcades in the 80's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoV7xS3QYG0
NUTS FOR NINTENDO special on ABC news 20 20 from 1988: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt4KG9ib8S4\
【SS】レイディアント シルバーガン - SATURN 1CC ALL 13624990Pts (Radiant Silvergun): https://youtu.be/5SC0eAWxXRA?si=roBmCRbADtW0PIDh
What Capcom Didn't Tell You About Resident Evil 4: https://youtu.be/zFv6KAdQ5SE?si=pVyDG7XxhscP_4rw
Sweet Home Critique | How JRPGs Created Survival Horror: https://youtu.be/1pAGrxPW9E0?si=zQuKQk4fraWTPL_9
Shinobu Yagawa (Arcade Group Technical Leader) [CAVE]. Translated by blackoak: https://web.archive.org/web/20201125162720/https://www.shmuptacular.com/articles.html/interviews/shinobu-yagawa-arcade-group-technical-leader-cave-translated-by-blackoak-r9/
獣道III バトルガレッガT3-神威／Kemonomichi 3 Battle Garegga T3-Kamui: https://youtu.be/T8qoAib42Mw?si=kaAWwiGnPZfXfe3a
sometimes mike talks: https://www.youtube.com/@sometimes_miketalks
Battle Garegga Meme: https://twitter.com/razabonko/status/1724739731609858289
Learning Resources:
Battle Garegga Shmups Wiki: https://shmups.wiki/library/Battle_Garegga/Strategy
Shmups Forum Guide: https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=351
Battle Garegga Q&A: https://youtu.be/Pz1kXyXOz_4?si=afFDRF6yeitbcBxj
So, You Want to 1CC.. Battle Garegga?: https://youtu.be/pP21jromQuI?si=dn3Ppp3DFKTyH8mb
Social Media
evil bird app: https://twitter.com/LukeGirardx
written reviews: https://backloggd.com/u/LukeGirard/
All unsourced footage is my own and is free to use by anyone who needs it.