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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Gaming => Topic started by: PGit on January 14, 2004, 07:11:30 PM

Title: Shoot em ups
Post by: PGit on January 14, 2004, 07:11:30 PM

Can anyone tell me about the history of shoot em up games? For example what was the first scrolling shooter?

Title: Re: Shoot em ups
Post by: sir_inferno on January 14, 2004, 07:14:59 PM

school assignment or freetime?  :-D

oh yeah, are you talking about just on miggy's?

Title: Re: Shoot em ups
Post by: PGit on January 14, 2004, 07:22:34 PM

I'm interested in their history in general, not just on the Amiga.

It's for my own curiosity really

Title: Re: Shoot em ups
Post by: odin on January 14, 2004, 07:26:07 PM

Clickety-click (http://www.retro-games.co.uk/museum/shoot.htm)

Title: Re: Shoot em ups
Post by: lempkee on January 14, 2004, 07:34:38 PM

space invaders ??

Asteriods??

theese where atleast the 2 first REAL hits

Title: Re: Shoot em ups
Post by: Desolator on January 14, 2004, 10:07:09 PM

Space War on the PDP-1 (programmed in 1962) was the first shoot-em up, and also considered the first interactive computer game.

Title: Re: Shoot em ups
Post by: lempkee on January 14, 2004, 10:54:58 PM

1962??? JEEESUS!!

damn and we didnt celebrate 40 years of SHOOT EM UPS In 02 ;(

oh well..

Title: Re: Shoot em ups
Post by: HopperJF on January 15, 2004, 12:00:30 AM

20 years of the Mac this year
and Amiga next year   :-)

Title: Re: Shoot em ups
Post by: mugenakuma on February 05, 2004, 03:47:40 AM

Check out this link www.shmups.com

This place has everything you probably want to know about shoot em up games.

Title: Re: Shoot em ups
Post by: Mike_Amiga on February 05, 2004, 05:06:33 PM

I was never a massive fan of (non-platformer) shoot-em-ups. I devived some pleasure from the creative side of SEUCK on the C64 and later Amiga tho, and 2 player G-Force 2 was great fun!