Darius Gaiden 1994
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Completed
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Days in Journal
1 day
Last played
October 12, 2022
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A -> C -> E -> H -> M -> S -> X
A -> B -> D -> G -> K -> Q -> V
A -> C -> F -> J -> O -> U -> V'
Having played through this three times today I can safely say it goes hard. Pretty much a home run in every aspect, but most notably presentation and music. The bosses I suppose are a bit rough sometimes, there's not always a clear way to weave through attacks and sometimes you just have to throw out bombs on it. One of the final bosses in particular (I believe V') is very nasty. On an emulator though, you can honestly just spam credits and brute force your way through.
This is the first arcade version of Darius to really sell me. 1 looks ridiculous and isn't fun at all whereas 2 is way too hard on arcade versions, meanwhile this one gets just about everything right. That being said, the Genesis version of 2 is great too. Would strongly suggest both.
A -> C -> E -> H -> M -> S -> X
A -> B -> D -> G -> K -> Q -> V
A -> C -> F -> J -> O -> U -> V'
Having played through this three times today I can safely say it goes hard. Pretty much a home run in every aspect, but most notably presentation and music. The bosses I suppose are a bit rough sometimes, there's not always a clear way to weave through attacks and sometimes you just have to throw out bombs on it. One of the final bosses in particular (I believe V') is very nasty. On an emulator though, you can honestly just spam credits and brute force your way through.
This is the first arcade version of Darius to really sell me. 1 looks ridiculous and isn't fun at all whereas 2 is way too hard on arcade versions, meanwhile this one gets just about everything right. That being said, the Genesis version of 2 is great too. Would strongly suggest both.