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As the spiritual predecessor to the future Horror sub-genre and the first reported game to receive a parental advisory warning (and you thought it was Mortal Kombat!), Splatterhouse is a significant point in video game history.  By today’s standards, fighting crucifixes and zombies as a Jason Voorhees-esque maniac might seem tame, but this marked a step towards opening darker-themed mature content to players.  Ultimately, we have Splatterhouse to thank for letting video games become more than a teenager’s delight.

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A demonstration video I made yesterday using the magic of debugging. Shows Hibachi’s bullet patterns. All I have to say about it is holy shit.

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Divided into two parts because YouTube sucks and has a 10 minute limit. More of the same. This time I make it to the level 3 boss!

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The second in my series of Let’s Play! Donpachi. I get a little farther, but still no luck. This is going to be a very long road. Video after the break.

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Donpachi is a danmaku shmup, also known as a bullet hell or curtain fire shooter. It’s hard (compared to other shooters) but very rewarding. This Let’s Play series is obviously on it.

A Let’s Play! is a sort of walkthrough where instead of guiding the player, the leader plays the game and offers commentary or simply shows the game. In my case, I wanted to both chronicle my attempts to beat Donpachi on a single credit, and to showcase some excellent music.

This first attempt is set to Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who. Video is behind the break. Hope you enjoy!

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If somebody came up and told me that there was a game that combined my love of hammer throwing and danmaku shmups, I would vibrate with glee and pay that person exorbitant amounts of cold, hard cash. Well, in actuality, that’s not true. I’d laugh at them, tell them that hammer throwing is boring, and that no danmaku can eclipse Giga Wing, Touhou, or Ikaruga. And I was right.

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