TurboGrafx!
So sometimes I watch shmuppers shmup on the YouTubes. Mainly I do it to look around the backgrounds (which you can't do while you're playing yourself) and at the enemy characters, to try to glean some inspiration. But also I like watching skilled players play.
Well, in the TurboGrafx-16 (PCEngine in Japan) version of Salamander (which is similar to Life Force but different), the victory screen shows a very interesting Vic Viper.
Beyond the fact that those are clearly 16x4 wedges on the front, there are the lower rear stabilizers.
When I first built this Vic Viper a few years ago, I debated on whether to include the lower winglets or not, since you don't see those on the Vic Viper ever. But then I saw THIS picture, and now I realize I wasn't even being original! It's just straight canon.
Anyway, for those of you who are math inclined, this year is an anniversary.
TurboGrafx!
So sometimes I watch shmuppers shmup on the YouTubes. Mainly I do it to look around the backgrounds (which you can't do while you're playing yourself) and at the enemy characters, to try to glean some inspiration. But also I like watching skilled players play.
Well, in the TurboGrafx-16 (PCEngine in Japan) version of Salamander (which is similar to Life Force but different), the victory screen shows a very interesting Vic Viper.
Beyond the fact that those are clearly 16x4 wedges on the front, there are the lower rear stabilizers.
When I first built this Vic Viper a few years ago, I debated on whether to include the lower winglets or not, since you don't see those on the Vic Viper ever. But then I saw THIS picture, and now I realize I wasn't even being original! It's just straight canon.
Anyway, for those of you who are math inclined, this year is an anniversary.