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Free shmup OpenTyrian ported to Wii
You know what the Wii needs? More scrolling shooters. So severe is the Wii's lack of shmups, in fact, that a homebrewer called nuvalo has ported the open-source version of the classic shareware shmup Tyrian to the Wii. The vertical shooter Tyrian was originally released by Epic MegaGames (back when they were best known for things like Jill of the Jungle and the Jazz Jackrabbit games) in 1995, but has since been released as a free, open project. It was recently ported to the DS as well.Okay, so there are a lot of shmups on the Wii. But this one has the important distinction of being free. [Via DCEmu]
Free SHMUPs: OpenTyrian DS and World Reborn
What a great time to be a handheld shoot-em-up fan! On the commercial front, Nanostray 2 just hit store shelves and Ketsui DS is still on the way. Homebrew gamers had their lives changes by Super Wings's release last week, and now they have two more titles to play with -- OpenTyrian DS and World Reborn. OpenTyrian DS (v0.2) is a port of vertical-scrolling shooter Tyrian, originally a PC title. Players pick up cash while blasting their way through stages which they can then spend on ship modifications in between levels. There's a huge variety of upgrades available for purchase -- primary and secondary weapons (with 11 levels), "sidekicks," shields, energy generators, and even alternate ships. If you have a flaschart handy, you definitely need to try this one out.As for World Reborn, this horizontal-scrolling SHMUP (with an RPG leveling system) was originally intended as a commercial GBA release and even had a DS sequel planned for a minute, but the game never made it to the retail market. Though developer NeoPong (now defunct) had plans to publish World Reborn with DSI Games, that deal fell through, and the studio has decided to put up the ROM for free rather than pack it away in a warehouse, Indiana Jones-style. Jump past the post break for a trailer of the game. Read - Download OpenTyrian DSRead - Download World Reborn
