Tinyus - An arcade quality Amiga OCS port of Gradius/Nemesis gets a beta release! (UPDATE)

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We've just received some brilliant news via the EAB forums if you've got an Amiga or emulator at hand, as if you've played pink^abyss's previous Amiga versions of Tiny Invaders, Tiny Galaga and Tiny Bobble, then as of right now you can play the latest beta version of his work in progress Arcade conversion of Gradius/Nemesis; a side scrolling shoot-em-up that was originally released as a Japanese coinop way back in 1986.

Tinyus - An arcade quality Amiga OCS port of Gradius/Nemesis is coming soon!

We've just received some brilliant news in our inbox from Saberman, as if you've played pink^abyss's previous Amiga versions of Tiny Invaders, Tiny Galaga and Tiny Bobble, then as of very soon you'll be able to play his latest Arcade conversion of Gradius/Nemesis; a side scrolling shoot-em-up that was originally released as a Japanese coinop way back in 1986.

Nemesis 3: The Eve of Destruction is patched up and looks great on the MSX2

It's a Monday and what a great start to the week as the sun is shining, it's warming up, and Toni Galvez@TonimanGalvez has recently tweeted us with a very special news announcement for the MSX2 with the release of the Nemesis 3 enhancement patch. Released originally in 1988-1989 this Shoot em up was developed and published by Konami exclusively for the MSX as the sequel to the epic game of Gradius and a spin off to Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou. This patch however excels the game to new heights with not just smooth scrolling but other note worthy enhancements too!

Nemesis - An enhanced Gradius blasts its way onto the MSX2

You may have played this sidescrolling shoot-em-up under the game's alternative title: "Gradius". It was a fairly faithful conversion of the Japanese coinop that was first released in 1986 and ported over to a number of systems such as the MSX. The game is classed as a side scrolling shoot em up, and puts you in control of the spaceship Vic Viper on a mission to destroy waves of enemies with a power-up system at your disposal. That same game has appeared in our news feed, but this time as an enhanced version available for the MSX2, that is also playable through your browser.

Super Hydorah - Locomalito's EPIC Shoot em up needs your Steam Greenlight votes

Possibly the last Steam Greenlight news update for today and one I think all of you might be interested in, is Locomalito's (Abylight Studios) epic looking Shoot em up ' Super Hydorah ' is now aiming for a Steam Greenlight success. From the same creator behind Maldita Castilla, Hydorah, l'Abbaye des Morts and the NES inspired platformer ' The Curse of Issyos ' comes a retro inspired game with all the features and in your face wave blasting action, that any R-Type or Gradius gamer will want to experience.

Galactic Wars - Frenetic, pretty SHMUP on the Pico-8

We love the Pico-8 here at IRN. For a virtual platform with such limited capabilities, the community is producing some outstanding games and demos, even ones made in a month... Today we have Galactic Wars, an entry in the 2017 1GAM (One Game A month)  for January - With its title screen we see a blatant homage to Galaga before we even start. Self proclaimed as inspired by classics like Gradius, Galaga or R-Type, It's humble origin doesn't mean it's short on class.

Salamander - Konami's Shoot Em Up improved on the MSX2

The weather is naff outside as it's cold and it's wet but thankfully to warm us up and push our adrenaline through the roof, is the recent improved MSX release of the great shoot em up game ' Salamander ', which was released in the late 80s from the Arcades as a spin off from Gradius by that famous company ' Konami'. Although Salamander was released on many other systems such as the Amstrad, C64 and ZX Spectrum, the MSX version did not feature smooth scrolling and now thanks to Victor an enhanced version with smooth scrolling and bug fixes was released but for the MSX2.

Gradius +2DMFGH - Mayday present classic Konami bullet hell SHMUP on the C64

You may have played this sidescrolling shoot-em-up under the game's alternative title: "Nemesis". It was a fairly faithful conversion of Japanese coinop: "Gradius". Mayday have cracked and trained the version featuring its original title. This release features a new title screen, high score saver, new documentation and cheats disabling collisions and infinite lives. Essential if like me, you could never beat mission 1.  Fans of the game may also be interested to know the excellent NES version will be included in the forthcoming Nintendo Mini NES.

XYDONIA - High quality shoot 'em up is a Kickstarter success

Glorious news today for the developers Breaking Bytes as not only is their fantastic looking retro inspired shoot em up ' XYDONIA ' a Steam Greenlight success, but they've also reached their Kickstarter goal of €20,000 with 5 days still to go. This is one game I'm very excited to get my hands on, as it gives us a taste of the blasting days of the 80's and 90's such as R-Type, Gradius or Project-X but adding in the developers own ideas to make this something rather special.

Z-Exemplar - Retro inspired ZX Spectrum R-Type aims for Steam Greenlight success

During the early part of this year we gave you the heads up over an awesome looking ZX Spectrum style shoot 'em up called 'Z-Exemplar' which is being developed by Suminell Studios for Android and iOS. Well that same title that has the look of an R-Type, Gradius and Nemesis clone has now appeared on Steam Greenlight and the developer hopes for a big thumbs up for a PC and MAC release.

Z-Exemplar - Retro inspired ZX Spectrum R-Type blasts it's way towards Android and iOS

Do we have a treat for you today, as Suminell Studios has announced the development of a ZX Spectrum styled shoot em up in a similar style to R-Type, Gradius and Nemesis for both Android and iOS based devices! Hopefully available at some point this year, 'Z-Exemplar' as the developer calls it, will take the greatness of our shoot em up past with bright, bold 8-bit pixels and blast it's way through an epic mission to conquer a galaxy of almost 1000 planets!