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Giveaway of the Day Forums » Tag: Gradius - Recent Posts http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/tags/gradius Giveaway of the Day Forums » Tag: Gradius - Recent Posts en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:15:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 Whiterabbit-uk on "Week 62 - Free Games for the Weekday - Arachnos & Zeldarius" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6573#post-67999 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:03:05 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 67999@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks rO. Arachnos' graphic looks excellent. Downloading now :) reverseOrder on "Week 62 - Free Games for the Weekday - Arachnos & Zeldarius" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6573#post-67985 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:49:16 +0000 reverseOrder 67985@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Here are two shmups. Arachnos is similar to Gradius with lots of configuration options. Zeldarius is what you get when you combine Zelda with a spaceship game. <hr /> Arachnos Arachnos is a really nice Gradius style spaceship shooter. You have all the standard weapons from Gradius including "Multiples", which are orbs that float by your ship and act as additional guns. There are multiple levels that have different graphics and end in a big boss battle. Some levels have a scrolling section where you can scroll the screen up and down. This game also surprised me by having enemies sometimes appear behind you. But they always indicate this with an arrow. I also recommend checking the Config menu. This game has lots of configuration options. You can restart from an unlocked stage, difficulty level, lives and starting equipment. This game has two game modes. Item mode is when enemies drop powerups that immediately upgrade your ship when collected. Capsule mode is similar to Gradius where enemies drop capsules and you can select what powerup you want by pressing a key. This game also has a really neat ability to record a replay. At any point when watching the replay, you can press Esc and select "Play Here" to start playing the game at that point in the replay. Screenshots: <img src="http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy260/reverse_Order/gotd/shmup/Arachnos1.jpg"> <img src="http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy260/reverse_Order/gotd/shmup/Arachnos2.jpg"> The creator also uploaded videos on Youtube, viewable here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/bootansoft#p/u" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/user/bootansoft#p/u</a> Default Controls: Arrow Keys - Move Ship Z - Shoot X - Activate Powerup in Capsule Mode Shift - has multiple functions: 1. Normal/Laser Shots Freeze mode - Freezes the Multiples Spacing mode - Changes Spacing of Multiples 2. Double Shots - Arrow keys change direction of 2nd shot Space/Esc - Pause F2 - Show fps Download (7.3 MB): Notes: - The game may start with an error message, just click Yes - Fullscreen only works if you run the game using Windows 98 compatability mode (right click on the game, select properties, then compatibility) <a href="http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3946.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3946.html</a> <hr /> Zeldarius Zeldarius is a very fun combination of Zelda and a shmup that was created using Game Maker in 2002. Most of the graphics and enemies were taken from the nes Zelda games. It's also interesting how each enemy wave is timed to the music. But it's Zelda and a shump, what more can you ask for? <img src="http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy260/reverse_Order/gotd/shmup/Zeldarius.png"> Controls: Press Space to start the game Arrow Keys - Move A or C - Shoot D or B - Use a bomb Esc - Quit Game F1 - Help screen F5 - Quicksave F6 - Quickload Items: Heart - collect to replenish your health Heart Container - increase max health Rupee - extra life Ring - boomerang weapon upgrades Bombs - use to kill all enemies on screen Potion - temporary multishot sword upgrade EASTER EGGS: (posted by Anonymous on TIGSource) Warp in Mission 1 - Toward the end of Mission 1, many tornadoes will move across the screen horizontally. Find the one moving more slowly than the others (it moves left to right) and touch it with your ship. You will warp to Mission 3. 30-life code - At the title screen, before pressing to start the game, press the following keys: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, ‘b’, ‘a’. Then press to start the game. You should have 30 lives at the beginning of Mission 1. Note that you cannot use this code and the 9-bomb code at the same time. 9-bomb code - At the title screen, before pressing to start the game, press the following keys: ‘u’, ‘p’, ‘w’, ‘a’, ‘n’. Then press to start the game. Every new life you get should start with 9 bombs. Note that you cannot use this code and the 30-life code at the same time. Missing-man formation - If you beat Mission 6 with fewer lives than you started the game with (3 or 30, depending on whether you used the 30-life code), the group of five planes will fly a “missing man” formation. Perfect mission reward - If you finish any mission without letting a single enemy escape destruction, you will get a “Perfect” message on the screen and start the next mission with the maximum number of boomerangs. Download (<1 MB, click STAHNI): <a href="http://plnehry.idnes.cz/arkady/zeldarius-vesmir-plny-oblud-d1y-/clanek.A020825_102904_bw-plneHry-arkady_bw.idn" rel="nofollow">http://plnehry.idnes.cz/arkady/zeldarius-vesmir-plny-oblud-d1y-/clanek.A020825_102904_bw-plneHry-arkady_bw.idn</a> or <a href="http://www.freewebz.com/gmgateway/games.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.freewebz.com/gmgateway/games.html</a> Pookie on "Week 51 - Free Games for the Weekday - G-Type" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6096#post-63392 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:40:58 +0000 Pookie 63392@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks reverseOrder, I also like space shooters. Whiterabbit-uk on "Week 51 - Free Games for the Weekday - G-Type" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6096#post-63387 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:43:54 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 63387@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Nice one rO. Love space shooters of all types. (Probably due to all those Gemini and Apollo missions from my childhood and youthful days). :) reverseOrder on "Week 51 - Free Games for the Weekday - G-Type" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6096#post-63385 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:19:07 +0000 reverseOrder 63385@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ G-Type is a fantastic Japanese spaceship shooter that combines elements from Gradius and R-Type. You have the powerup system from Gradius and the indestructible force pod from R-Type. The Gradius style powerup system uses a list of powerups that shows the currently selected powerup. Collecting a powerup item advances the selected powerup to the next item. Pressing the X or Shift key allows you to buy a powerup. You can also buy powerups for the force pod which is nice because it cannot be destroyed so any powerups you buy are permanent. There are 5 levels and two difficulty settings, easy and normal. The levels and enemies are based on both games. Normal mode is when the game starts going crazy. You do not begin with the force pod powerup, enemies shoot more frequenty, and some of the levels and bosses are completely different. So I recommend starting on easy then playing normal after. When you beat easy it allows you to start with up to 16 extra lives (default max of 9). If you beat normal you also unlock hard mode which is even more insane. This game is really amazing, I highly recommend it. Controls: Note: Press Ctrl or Z to start the game. Arrow keys - move Z, Ctrl - fire, hold to charge weapon X, Shift - Activate powerup C - Detach/attract/attach force pod V - hold for rapid fire Space - Pause F2 - Reset Esc - Quit Videos: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1Z3IFqXRJA">G-Type Level 1 & 2 Easy</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcdp1gN5-3Y">G-Type Level 1 Hard</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea8B80sCx0g">G-Type : The Hole of Inferno</a> (Secret Level) Note: the video is wrong, The Hole of Inferno is unlocked after beating normal mode. Downloads (5.77 MB): <a href="http://www.acid-play.com/download/g-type/" rel="nofollow">http://www.acid-play.com/download/g-type/</a> or <a href="http://www.pcgaming.ws/viewgame.php?game=g_type" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcgaming.ws/viewgame.php?game=g_type</a>