Gaming History 101

This is going to be a really short blog post with some videos, so those of you who like flashing lights and hate these word things will be in heaven.  “Bullet Hell” shmups (also referred to as “danmaku” by the Japanese and fans of the genre) usually refers to vertical perspective (based on vertical raster effects from arcade monitors of the 70s, 80s and 90s) where a single ship is more concerned with dodging bullets rather than enemies.  Sure, enemies still play their part, but they prefer to do it from a distance.  It’s pretty hard to bump into an enemy in early bullet hell titles, but thanks to developers like Treasure and Cave, those rules are quickly broken.

Bullet Hell, get it?

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