Nanostray: Cool GB DS Shmup

ST Dragon · 18 March 2005, 09:48

Reminds me of RayStorm & Ikaruga

http://www.nanostray.com/

keropi · 18 March 2005, 10:16

it looks amazing....

wlcina · 18 March 2005, 10:30

is it out or shareware or what ?

keropi · 18 March 2005, 10:51

it is for Nintendo DS...

wlcina · 18 March 2005, 11:20

ah :-/

Amiga1992 · 18 March 2005, 15:16

I don't understand how it could remind you of Ikaruga.

It actually looks more like Silpheed: The Lost Planet, which was absolute ARSE.

And that's got to be the big prize for "worst use of the second screen", ever. The concept behind it surely was "hey we need to fill this fucking screen, put some useless gfx in it". They could have put pr0n in it and make it entertaining.

amigaade · 18 March 2005, 15:36

After following your link I'm very impressed....nice shooter.
Sold me on a DS for this game alone.
At least using the 2nd screen for weapon selection/score etc stops the (already) tiny screen from becoming too cluttered.
thanx for the info.

Amiga1992 · 18 March 2005, 19:28

Following the link I notice it's been done by Shin'en (long life Abyss

), so this is just a sort of follow up to Iridion...

In any case, a 2.5D shooter that looks quite decent at least, but seems like it has too few shit going on on screen to make it enjoyable. Sorry, I'm all sold for manic shooters already.

Shatterhand · 19 March 2005, 04:57

I had already seen this before in the shmups.com forum... some weeks ago actually

The game looks like Raystorm.. even the "amount of stuff on screen".. it may be good.

What's funny is that the 1st time I saw screenshots of this game, it was that selection of thumbnails in the official page. I just thought "Why the heck did they take so many boring screenshots of those panels?" Just when I opened one screenshot, that it hit me that it was the 2nd screen!

Shoonay · 19 March 2005, 14:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

And that's got to be the big prize for "worst use of the second screen", ever.

Well now, how about letting the player actually "fire" from the second screen?
You know: one button for [fire primary weapon], second for [fire secondary weapon] and even third for [fire ultra destructive bomb thingy]
Imagine doing that, with the "pen" on Your good old DS

plasmatron · 21 March 2005, 22:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

Following the link I notice it's been done by Shin'en (long life Abyss

), so this is just a sort of follow up to Iridion...

In any case, a 2.5D shooter that looks quite decent at least, but seems like it has too few shit going on on screen to make it enjoyable. Sorry, I'm all sold for manic shooters already.

Shin`em!? WICKED!!! I loed the IRIDON series on GBA. There is not much to enjoy on GBA, but theese games rocked!
Also remember the wonderfull tunes by PINK.

You sayd it allready. ABYSS 4EVER!

ST Dragon · 22 March 2005, 08:36

GBA didn't have that many shmups & the ones it did, weren't that good.
Iridion I & II were just ok imho.

It had some PD shmups too.

Peanutuk · 22 March 2005, 11:27

Any decent titles for the DS would be nice, seeming as I've had the best two for nearly four months now...

Amiga1992 · 22 March 2005, 17:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peanutuk

Any decent titles for the DS would be nice, seeming as I've had the best two for nearly four months now...

I hope you are not looking only at the western market because the cool shit is coming out of Japan, as always.

Peanutuk · 22 March 2005, 18:11

Ofcourse I always keep an eye on all regions. However I hope that Nintendo may start releasing the more interesting foreign titles outside Japan especially as they launched the DS in the USA first , I see no reason, for example, why the 'Band Brothers' game can't be easily and quickly translated. I just don't want to be playing half a game because I cannot speak Japanese.

Amiga1992 · 22 March 2005, 18:37

Well, the markets are very different and usually jap games don't get transported onto the US. Some games are unplayable in japanse but others are not.

Peanutuk · 22 March 2005, 20:08

I know what you mean, Wario Ware is pretty much fully playable in Japanese, but any Japanese RPG is going to be pretty hard to play. We shall see.

plasmatron · 22 March 2005, 21:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peanutuk

I know what you mean, Wario Ware is pretty much fully playable in Japanese, but any Japanese RPG is going to be pretty hard to play. We shall see.

There is a lot of crap from Japan. Who needs all theese animal, doll girly shit stuff. I hope to see more japanese arcade stuff on the DS.

Peanutuk · 22 March 2005, 21:55

I agree! The grass always seems sunnier on the other side

The best of everything would do me, I don't care where it comes from.

Amiga1992 · 23 March 2005, 03:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by plasmatron

There is a lot of crap from Japan. Who needs all theese animal, doll girly shit stuff. I hope to see more japanese arcade stuff on the DS.

I love all that hamster bollocks man

From what Ive been told, Harvest moon r0x0rz

18 March 2005, 09:48	#1
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18 March 2005, 10:16	#2
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	it looks amazing....

18 March 2005, 10:30	#3
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18 March 2005, 10:51	#4
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	it is for Nintendo DS...

18 March 2005, 11:20	#5
wlcina Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Czech republic Posts: 580	ah :-/

18 March 2005, 15:16	#6
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	I don't understand how it could remind you of Ikaruga. It actually looks more like Silpheed: The Lost Planet, which was absolute ARSE. And that's got to be the big prize for "worst use of the second screen", ever. The concept behind it surely was "hey we need to fill this fucking screen, put some useless gfx in it". They could have put pr0n in it and make it entertaining.

18 March 2005, 15:36	#7
amigaade Zone Friend Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 23	After following your link I'm very impressed....nice shooter. Sold me on a DS for this game alone. At least using the 2nd screen for weapon selection/score etc stops the (already) tiny screen from becoming too cluttered. thanx for the info.

18 March 2005, 19:28	#8
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Following the link I notice it's been done by Shin'en (long life Abyss ), so this is just a sort of follow up to Iridion... In any case, a 2.5D shooter that looks quite decent at least, but seems like it has too few shit going on on screen to make it enjoyable. Sorry, I'm all sold for manic shooters already.

19 March 2005, 04:57	#9
Shatterhand Warhasneverbeensomuchfun Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro / Brazil Age: 41 Posts: 3,450	I had already seen this before in the shmups.com forum... some weeks ago actually The game looks like Raystorm.. even the "amount of stuff on screen".. it may be good. What's funny is that the 1st time I saw screenshots of this game, it was that selection of thumbnails in the official page. I just thought "Why the heck did they take so many boring screenshots of those panels?" Just when I opened one screenshot, that it hit me that it was the 2nd screen!

22 March 2005, 08:36	#12
ST Dragon Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: home Posts: 171	GBA didn't have that many shmups & the ones it did, weren't that good. Iridion I & II were just ok imho. It had some PD shmups too.

22 March 2005, 11:27	#13
Peanutuk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The North, UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,082	Any decent titles for the DS would be nice, seeming as I've had the best two for nearly four months now...

22 March 2005, 18:11	#15
Peanutuk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The North, UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,082	Ofcourse I always keep an eye on all regions. However I hope that Nintendo may start releasing the more interesting foreign titles outside Japan especially as they launched the DS in the USA first , I see no reason, for example, why the 'Band Brothers' game can't be easily and quickly translated. I just don't want to be playing half a game because I cannot speak Japanese.

22 March 2005, 18:37	#16
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Well, the markets are very different and usually jap games don't get transported onto the US. Some games are unplayable in japanse but others are not.

22 March 2005, 20:08	#17
Peanutuk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The North, UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,082	I know what you mean, Wario Ware is pretty much fully playable in Japanese, but any Japanese RPG is going to be pretty hard to play. We shall see.

22 March 2005, 21:55	#19
Peanutuk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The North, UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,082	I agree! The grass always seems sunnier on the other side The best of everything would do me, I don't care where it comes from.

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