Vulgus (バルガス) is an interesting vertically scrolling shooter developed and published by Capcom in Japan in 1984, and was later released in North America by SNK the same year. The game has the distinction of being Capcom's debut video or arcade game. The game is also included in Capcom Classics Collection and is now available as freeware.
The player controls a spaceship with a single objective: destroy incoming enemies. The vessel has two differen...
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Vulgus (バルガス) is an interesting vertically scrolling shooter developed and published by Capcom in Japan in 1984, and was later released in North America by SNK the same year. The game has the distinction of being Capcom's debut video or arcade game. The game is also included in Capcom Classics Collection and is now available as freeware.
The player controls a spaceship with a single objective: destroy incoming enemies. The vessel has two different weapons: a primary weapon with infinite ammo and a limited supply of bombs. By picking up the "Pow" icons, which sporadically appear throughout the levels, the player can replenish supplies. In contrast to most other titles of this genre, the game does not have distinctive levels. Instead, the background alternates between the surface of a planet and a space field. The game repeats with increased difficulty until the player has lost three lives. Thus the game can be considered, in terms of gameplay, somewhere between a fixed shooter and a...
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