Post #1489916

2026-04-18 10:06 UTC

&quot;Xevious&quot; (1982) is often considered the father of vertical shoot &#39;em ups. It should probably share that title with a few contemporary games (e.g. &quot;Moon Cresta&quot;), but it&#39;s certainly one of the very first games immediately recognizable as such — although power-ups are nowhere to be seen yet. It looks simple at first, but the air-to-air and air-to-ground mechanics become quite challenging very quickly. The repetitive music really gets into your head. 😬 #retrogaming #arcade

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@carlosefr@mastodon.social 2026-04-18 10:19

Bandai Namco published a series of short videos titled "NAMCO Museum of Art" a few years ago, and one of them covers Xevious. It makes you feel as though you're experiencing fine art at the opening of a sparsely populated museum, while drinking some wine and eating hors d'oeuvres. 🧐 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vmy3REZ_Ps #retrogaming #arcade #art

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@luisfcorreia@mastodon.social 2026-04-18 10:11

@carlosefr@mastodon.social yeah, I 'invested' a lot of coins in both Xevious and Moon Cresta back in the day

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@benjamingeer@piaille.fr 2026-04-18 10:56

@carlosefr@mastodon.social That game had an irresistible mystique for me in the 80s, but it was also very frustrating!

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@jake4480@c.im 2026-04-18 15:46

@carlosefr@mastodon.social ha! That music. Yeah, it led to big later favorites of mine that are similar, like Gun Nac from 1990. Xevious is so great!! 🔥

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