C64 horizontal shooters

[Jay]

Nice topic to which I have only two words to add.

Iridis. Alpha.

Jay

[mid]

take it you never owned one then?

Don't worry; it seems any 8-bit thread is incomplete without Muse Hunter reminding us all that he doesn't like the period.

[kernow]

8 bit rocked, maybe he was too young

[Kubrick]

Probably. In fairness, I guess you had to "be there" to appreciate the C64's awesome-ness.

Would love to try out some of those Thalamus shooters again to see how they hold up.

[JazzFunk]

Armalyte. Absolutely amazing shooter. Martin Walker rocked big time for a short while. Know it's already been said but blew me away at the time.

[Ish]

Don't worry; it seems any 8-bit thread is incomplete without Muse Hunter reminding us all that he doesn't like the period.

Whats not to like about 8-bit? I grew my first pubes during the 8-bit era and as such it will always have a special place in my heart.

[Roddie]

have vague recollections of a horizontal shooter called Poltergeist, great music if nothing else

and not horizontal, but Denarius is one of my favourite C64 shooters

[mid]

I'm quite sure Muse Hunter is capable of defending himself, but I do suspect it's partly a "you had to be there" thing, yes. These days, the graphics are so dated, and the number of titles you can get hold of in a matter of minutes at tap sites so large, that unless you're looking for something you remember rinsing first time around the appeal probably isn't that great.

Personally, I've a whole bunch of things that I'd rate above most modern stuff, however (though in the vast majority of cases I think shmups have dated a bit too much).