23 September 2016, 00:07 | #1 |
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Does this thing have a name?
You'll find them in many side-scrolling shoot 'em up games, but do they actually have a common name? POD? SAT? Gizmo? |
23 September 2016, 00:13 | #2 |
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23 September 2016, 00:13 | #3 |
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Yes, some kind of Pod. In R-Type it's called "the Force". The Z-out it's a "Drone".
http://rtype.wikia.com/wiki/Force Last edited by Retro-Nerd; 23 September 2016 at 00:18. |
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23 September 2016, 00:55 | #5 |
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Gradius calls that sort of thing an "Option", although options tend to trail behind the player instead of sitting in front of you blocking bullets
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23 September 2016, 11:24 | #6 |
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I have nothing useful to add. I just wanted to say nice job pointing out exactly what you were referring to. That's genius!
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23 September 2016, 11:58 | #7 |
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Bumper?
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23 September 2016, 20:03 | #8 |
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For shmups enthusiasts, this is called " Pod ", while "Force" is acceptable because of R-Type. But it's usually "Pod" indeed.
The Shmups glossary on the shmups.com forum is offline for some reason, but that's how this is explained there. an "Option" or a "Multiple" like the Gradius/Nemesis series is different, it doesn't attach to your ship and usually doesn't absorb bullets. Multiple its accepted because thats how Nemesis ( USA/PAL version of Gradius) calls it. But most people refer to it as Option indeed. You also usually can have only 1 pod at time while you may have lots of options. Last Resort (an arcade gamy by SNK) for example has a POD you can move around, but you can also fix it in a position and it does absorb bullet. Since you can only have one and it does absorb bullets, it's a POD, not an OPTION. Videogame Theory its a lot of fun |
24 September 2016, 20:00 | #9 |
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What about the ones that are sort of attached to the side? On R-Type they are called BIT I think. They absorb bullets and also shoot them.
(I Know, I should know this as I am one of the shmups.com people, but go on, pitchfork me . I'll look into the glossary being offline btw) |
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24 September 2016, 21:53 | #11 |
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Orb is something that orbits you, isn't it? Like in Cybenoid or Cybernetix.
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24 September 2016, 22:22 | #12 |
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Yeah maybe... Orb / sphere whatever
...according to the interweb definitions: Orb: a spherical object or shape. Sphere: a round solid figure, or its surface, with every point on its surface equidistant from its centre. |
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