So that's ten huge articles spanning the entire length of Power Dolls history, from its PC-98 beginnings through console spinoffs and its Steam-based end*, all based on first-hand experience with original materials! Come take a look! *for now... kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/power-dolls-...

Fancy footwork and fire-dancing. Quick reflexes are needed if you're to beat one of Sin & Punishment's spectacular bosses. One of the games I most looked forward most to playing after picking up our N64 last year. 📺: Sin and Punishment, Treasure, 2000. (NTSC-J N64)

Dariusburst: Another Chronicle EX+ is $11.99 on US eShop buff.ly/mXjfVIR US PSN buff.ly/TdzX8Gd

R-Type Dimensions III is up for preorder on Amazon ($39.99/$49.99) Switch 2 buff.ly/vZSQPtr Switch buff.ly/8geW1ay PS5 buff.ly/4z3iQmA #ad Switch 2 game is on cart

Alright, there's four days left on the Steam Winter Sale! My big PC Gamer roundup should be live on the last couple days, but in the meantime, here's a thread of stuff that fell JUST short of it. If this work has helped you, any tips via Paypal or Ko-Fi automatically go on more games to research.

"If it's not to your liking, there's like 499 other ACA games to pick from, try one of those" Not untrue but also buy (or at least play) Space Invaders. Have you tried scoring it? Have you ever cleared more than 2-3 screens? Have you tried speed scoring? I'm guessing no. It's more than you imagine

This week's Arcade Archives release, the 500th game, is Space Invaders. One shot at a time, take out the Invaders as they get closer and closer... Includes the black & white version with cellaphane / moon backdrop options and the colour version! Dreamwidth post! tepidsnake.dreamwidth.org/33681.html

Mateusz recommends 3D action-adventure game, Angeline Era, by Melos Han-Tani and Marina Kittaka (Analgesic Productions). Read our full review here: gameobserver.com/angeline-era... #AngelineEra

For "best niche feeds about my pet game genre obsession" it's a 3-way tie between @shmupdb.bsky.social , @stgshmups.bsky.social , and @shmuplations.bsky.social in case you haven't figured it out, posts about SHMUPs, artwork, interviews, new releases both indie and remastered.

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So, there's that whole 'recommend 50 indie games' thing going around. I'm very tired so I'm just going to link 750 that mostly cost money... store.steampowered.com/curator/4313... And 400+ more, mostly free. docs.google.com/spreadsheets... There's some crossover, but I think that's enough?

Finally cleared Defier Revolution! This was much harder than with the Sentinel ship. Expecting Redeemer to be around the same (maybe easier, please..?) #Sektori

When talking about games, one thing I've tried to actively delete from my vocabulary is 'It's not for everyone'. Because duh, nothing is. Instead, I want to say 'This is for people who love X or Y, but if you're expecting Z, you'll probably bounce off'. Specific understanding of tastes and appeals.

A random youtube video just reminded me of a pair of genuinely great freeware gems - Vacant Ark and Iwanaga, a pair of very Treasure-inspired experimental freeware shmups from a developer known only as Buster who just kinda disappeared from the scene. They are both very cool and hold up great today

Whenever I see a review mark an arcade game down for being short and built to be replayed, I immediately question every opinion that writer has ever held. It's like complaining that there's too many moving pictures in a film, or that a drink is too wet.

Nice. Very Star Of Providence-inspired shmup Austronautilus re-launched yesterday with a big new story-focused update, over three years from its original release. It's also in a discount bundle with Star Of Providence, so clearly D-13 dig it too. store.steampowered.com/app/1724120/...

Oh, there's also Sekitori, which looks like an excellent spin on the Geometry Wars formula. Not had a chance to play it early, but the developer has done some great stuff previously and I've got a good feeling about this one.

Got a couple arcade bangers out this week - I've played both, they're legit. Vertically scrolling shmup Birdcage, which has some Radiant Silvergun inspiration but is faster and more aggressive. And side-scrolling run n' gunner Neon Inferno. Contra meets Cabal with a 'shoot the background' button.

My Night Striker Gear article's now available for everyone to read! "It’s flashy and exciting and looks as at home on my PC as any other game released in 2025." kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/11/04/n...

New post out now! BIRDCAGE Mini-Devlog #5: Development History Join us in taking a look at the origin of "project BIRDCAGE" and its development over the years -- from the first tentative steps in 2017 to the upcoming release on November 18th, 2025! store.steampowered.com/news/app/215...

NIGHT STRIKER GEAR https://store.steampowered.com/app/3290390/

Shockwave Triggers vertical indie shmup by Shinu Real Arts with original anime style pixel art available on Steam 👀 store.steampowered.com/app/2912910/...

a very happy Bounty Star to all whomst celebrate!! store.steampowered.com/app/1497430/... Overland's entire programming and animation team powering this, with game design (and COMBAT) by AZTEZ madman Ben Ruiz !!

With the November 18th release of BIRDCAGE approaching, we're on the look out for reviewers! If you're a writer, content creator or podcaster and would like to cover the game, we'll soon have a number of review codes to give out. So please get in touch, either here or at [email protected] 🕊️🥚

One thing a lot of my friends missed from other social media platforms was interacting with venerable Japanese game devs. To that end I've made a list of folks I know are here, focusing on devs whose games you will have heard of. Please share and tell me who I'm missing! go.bsky.app/5R1tEtT

Oh heck yeah, there's a 60fps patch for Anarchy Reigns on RPCS3, and apparently online multiplayer is working too. One of Platinum's most underrated for sure, and now given the spit and polish it deserved. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Eqo...

Ultrakill is still deep in early access with no official editor or community browser. And yet, some of the stuff the community have already made is mindboggling. Super easy to play all this stuff too. Step 1: Get the Thunderstore Mod Manager. Step 2: Get this mod. Step 3: Browse levels in-game!

It's time. Final Exam Season is upon us. Today! In about THREE HOURS (3 PM PT)! The sun begins to set on our first full Sokoban Semester as we start VOID STRANGER: a game that, afaik, is about the difficulties of pushing blocks whilst having fat cans. And there are secrets, probably. See you then!

On one hand, I'm happy that a company like 8ing keeps going and evolving... on the other hand, at what cost? Sadly, this is the reality of the industry and fighting against it is a lost cause. Feels like the moment animation changed from handmade to digital only.

I'm a little sad that Clover Pit is the game by Panik Arcade/Matt Godwarf to be a breakout hit, when Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom and Project Starship X flew under the radar. Check those out if juicy, chaotic games (3D platformer and roguelike shmup respectively) are your thing more than gambling.

How to draw Mala Petaka NPC/Enemy sprites without wasting too much time: ❌️ Using genAI ✅️ Don't give them feet, so I don't need to draw more frames for their walking animation #GZDoom #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #boomershooter #fps #retrofps #classicfps

Hard to believe it’s already #SteamAutumnSale season! #RaindropSprinters is 50% off and a great deal—please give it a try! I’m hard at work on a new game right now, so your support means the world to me! Thanks! store.steampowered.com/app/2566020/...

hey! played (or plan to play!) the new BIRDCAGE demo? please consider leaving a review on its store page and let us know what you think! store.steampowered.com/app/2618150/...

This 2002 press release of 'celebrity testimonials' for the PS2 is an absolutely incredible time capsule.

From bravewave.net/interviews/t...

i wish more of us could cherish the quality of bigger indie game releases that have come out even in just this past week because i promise it won't always be this way. even with everything happening in games world the quality of some of the best stuff stays incredibly high

If shmups aren't your thing, this might be the best intro to Touhou? It covers several of the main stories from Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (the 6th, and first for Windows) onwards, adapted into the format of the Super Robot Wars games. And according to most SRW fans, it's better than most SRWs.

this japanese blogger is so hype for the english language release of fantasy moon wars that they translated their past blog about the game for fans abroad

The WORLD-EGG has begun its descent! Our sword action shooting game BIRDCAGE, launches on PC; Tuesday November 18th. Play our new DEMO on Steam, right now! store.steampowered.com/app/2618150/...

Oooh, gonna be trying this soon. It looks more than a little bit Radiant Silvergun, which is a VERY seldom imitated classic.

Also because it's for sickos and the dev didn't mention it: It's a goddamn Alien Soldier-like. Even does a name-drop in the demo!

Genuinely powerful words to live by.

ZOE Begone! is OUT NOW on PC and consoles! 🥳🥳🥳

Devil Blade is an utterly gorgeous and absolutely essential modern shmup: kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2024/07/22/d...

All aboard for an Alundra revisiting thread. 🔥 A young adventurer sets sail for the island of Inoa, its people troubled by nightmares and unable to connect with the gods they worship.

Fantastic thread, could've been a better blog/article than most of what game journos/video game essayists are doing right now.

Elepaper Action aka Read or Die: The Video game. Master Yomiko Readman's various paper-powers to defeat legions of robots and soldiers who look suspiciously like those dudes from Rolling Thunder. Doujin fans should give this a whirl. It's quite charming! #retrogaming

This convo I had highlights the difference in what "respect your time" means in games. A lot of players want to trade time for in-game progress. It's purely transactional: 1 hour = 1 progress But I want to feel like my actions matter i.e. what I do with time creates progress, not time itself.

I don't wanna blow any one particular person up but seeing some "Why did the dev of this hard game release another hard game this is unfair to unskilled players like me" going around and I'd just like to ask "why the fuck did you buy did you buy the game??????" like you can make decisions!!