>>11947607
The first vertically-scrolling arcade shooter by Namco was Xevious, released in 1982 by Masanobu EndÅ part of pic related which includes my favorite and for me most correcr versions of galga and galaxians down to the correct distinctive firing sound of galaxians. After space invaders galaxians was probably my favorite classic vertical shoot up up until 1942 came along in the arcades. My favorite classic horzontals are in order, defender, scramble amd r-type. Honorable mentions to galga, phoenix and tempest. While I appreciate games like psyvariar and deathsmiles, ikaruga, galaga legions etc more modern efforts, the screen of movement for me never watched the clean simplicity of space invaders with its base sound or the wonderful galaxians. My favorite ports are typically to the spectrum because I admire the skill in coding for small memory systems, so ports like z spectrum R-Type, pheenix and penetrator, although the best Taito and Capcom ports for material like space invaders and 1942, 1943 are for the PS2, the best namco is pic related as is the same platform for the best midway
If I have to mention a game that some of you may not have prayed and is mislabeled as a platformer, it would be baraduke