Shmups

Shmups

2D shooters in the vein of Space Invaders. Short for Shoot 'em Up.

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naked

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When a ship has not received any powerups.

no-miss

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When a player gets through a section or entire game without ever dying.

miss

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The loss of one of the player's lives.

one credit clear (1CC)

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When a player gets through the first loop without having to use a continue. In general, a person is not said to have "beaten" a game unless they 1CC it on default settings.

option

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A satellite of the player that will fire alongside them. Popularised by the orange orbs in the Gradius series.

peashooter

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The weak, default starting gun of a player's ship.

phase

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A specific section of a boss' attack pattern. Normally once a boss has taken a certain amount of damage they will move on to a new phase which brings with it new bullet patterns.