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Shooting Gameside Vol. 3

シューティングゲームサイド

The only shmup-dedicated magazine ever published; 13 volumes ran Oct 2010 to Jun 2015.

Year

2011

Publisher

Micro Magazine

Kind

Magazine

Pages

159p

Language

Japanese

ABOUT

The third issue of Shooting Gameside, published by Micro Magazine in September 2011. Its lead feature marks the thirtieth anniversary of Galaga with a Namco shooting special, and prints the official chronology of the UGSF (United Galaxy Space Force), the shared future history that Namco uses to connect Galaxian, Galaga and a long line of later games. For players interested in how Namco retrofitted a single universe onto three decades of arcade releases, this issue is the primary printed source.

The rest of the issue is characteristically eclectic. A themed feature rounds up magical-girl shooting games, covering Trouble Witches Neo and the iOS version of Deathsmiles among others. Reviews and coverage take in Star Fox 64 3D, Steel Diver, Darius Burst Another Chronicle EX, Eschatos and Strania. Game music pages feature k.h.d.n. and the Konami veteran Motoaki Furukawa, and the doujin section covers Neo Aquarium, EFFY and Diadra Empty. It runs to 159 pages.

IN THIS ISSUE

Lead feature: Galaga 30th anniversary and the UGSF concept, with the official UGSF chronology
Magical-girl shooting game feature
Star Fox 64 3D
Steel Diver
Darius Burst Another Chronicle EX
Trouble Witches Neo
Deathsmiles (iOS)
Eschatos
Strania: The Stella Machina
Game music: k.h.d.n., Motoaki Furukawa
Doujin: Neo Aquarium, EFFY, Diadra Empty

DESCRIPTION

A great reversal. The specialist shooting game magazine that stakes its counterattack on the wider universe.

Translated by this site from the publisher's Japanese blurb.

GAMES IN THIS BOOK

Dariusburst: Another Chronicle EX 2011 Pyramid

Trouble Witches Neo 2011 Adventure Planning Service

Deathsmiles 2007 CAVE Interactive

Galaga 1981 Namco Limited Galaga Remix 2007 Tose Galaga 30th Collection not in the index yet スターフォックス64 3D not in the index yet スティールダイバー not in the index yet エスカトス not in the index yet 星霜鋼機ストラニア not in the index yet ネオアクアリウム not in the index yet ディアドラエンプティ not in the index yet

DETAILS

Series

Gameside Books vol.3

ゲームサイド編集部

ISBN

978-4-8963-7371-4

WHERE TO GET IT

Amazon Japan $6.55 eBay Amazon US Amazon Canada

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