Sort of standard spaceship game.

**Calavera** · 01-15-2010, 04:56 PM

Hi guys, what better way to start posting than with a question?

I'm looking for a sort of old game, I remember it was coin op, thou.

The style was very much like 1942 (meaning, it was a "vertical plane game") but instead of grabbing power ups, you could break these chests and inside them you had parts that would "upgrade" your ship. I believe that after two or three parts you were a full robot or something.

*crosses fingers*

**samejamesbond** · 01-15-2010, 04:58 PM

Gradius maybe, I'm not that sure.

Welcome to RU.

**joz** · 01-15-2010, 04:59 PM

I have no idea but it sounds like fun. I like all of those vertical shooter games!
Welcome to RU buddy!

**RU Joe** · 01-15-2010, 05:16 PM

Calavera:
Welcome to RU, the best place on the net.
The game you are describing sounds like it could be
Halley's Comet (US) »

I recommend going through the list of games, and trying them out since I found games from long ago whose names I had forgotten by doing this.

**Demon-Mask** · 01-15-2010, 08:53 PM

I'm not sure.
Welcome to the jungle... well actually the site.

**samejamesbond** · 01-15-2010, 09:30 PM

Well we do have fun and games...

**DrunkN** · 01-15-2010, 11:25 PM

You can have anything you want, but you better not take it from me.

**ZedIsDead** · 01-16-2010, 01:26 AM

Could this be it?

Terra Cresta (YM3526 set 1) » Coin Op

**Dudebro** · 01-16-2010, 03:19 AM

Welcome to RU Calavera. I have no idea what game you're thinking of. Can you remember anything else about it?

**Slime Slayer** · 01-16-2010, 07:11 AM

whoops

**Calavera** · 01-16-2010, 01:47 PM

Thanks a lot for the welcome guys.

I've been looking at the game you named and it looks like Terra Cresta, but it's not that one. Either way, thanks a lot for the help. I believe I'm gonna spend some time playing that one =P

**Kong** · 01-16-2010, 02:38 PM

Here's some vertical shooters you can try.

Terra Cresta
Xevious
Vs. Super Xevious
Xevious - Namco Classics Collection Vol.1
Espial
Mega Zone
Regulus
B-Wings
Fire Battle
Scion
Vulgus
Zaviga
Exed Exes
HAL21
Heavy Metal
Argus
Darwin 4078
Super Real Darwin
Gardia
Slap Fight
Tokio
Valtric
Bermuda Triangle
Chouji Meikyuu Legion
Terra Force
World Wars
Armed Formation
Asuka & Asuka
Sidewinder (Arcadia)
Xenon (Arcadia)
Dangerous Seed
Galaxy Gunners
Master of Weapon
Acrobat Mission
Thunder Dragon
Thunder Dragon 2
Turbo Force
Dogyuun
Flying Tiger
Grid Seeker
Sand Scorpion
Sky Alert
Super Spacefortress Macross
Macross Plus
Varth
Batsugun
Daioh
Fire Barrel
Mad Shark
Mahou Daisakusen
Shippu Mahou Daisakusen
Nostradamus
Ryu Jin
Samurai Aces
U.N. Defense Force
V-Five
War of Aero
Eight Forces
Gunbird
Gunbird 2
Rapid Hero
DonPachi
DoDonPachi
Bee Storm - DoDonPachi II
R-Shark
Ultra X Weapons
Varia Metal
Air Attack
Battle Garegga
Hotdog Storm
Sengeki Striker
Shienryu
Cyvern
Battle Bakraid
Giga Wing
1945k III
Dimahoo
Mission Craft
Psyvariar
Psyvariar 2
Vasara
Vasara 2
G-Stream G2020
XII Stag

**Kugyince** · 01-16-2010, 03:28 PM

Try Exed Exes.

**RU Joe** · 01-23-2010, 11:40 PM

Hey Calavera, could it be: Mag Max » Coin Op
because you do pick up pieces for your ship that eventually make a robot.
At any rate, it looks like a good game to me.

**UltraTaco** · 02-01-2010, 08:37 PM

Maybe Strikers 1945(it's in this site btw)

**Dudebro** · 02-01-2010, 08:47 PM

Welcome to RU UltraTaco.

**samejamesbond** · 02-01-2010, 09:14 PM

Welcome to RetroUprising UltraTaco, I hope you like it here.

**tanc24** · 02-01-2010, 09:17 PM

Calavera, does the game start out with you as a blue flying robot? The robot can also temporarily morph back into 3 separate space ships, I believe.

It has the landscape of Terra Cresta, but the ship is how I described above. If that sounds right, the game is on this site. Unfortunately, I can't tell you the name.