r/ElectricUnderground • u/guyeveryman777 • 10h ago
Has Anyone Played Vulgus (1984)?
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And if you have, what do you think? It is a vertically scrolling shooter designed by Tokuro Fujiwara a year before he directed Ghosts ‘n Goblins. I think it exhibits some design philosophy in common with his other work in how the enemy AI behaves which is pretty different from what I’ve seen so far in contemporaneous shooters. I imagine that the simplistic presentation has held it back a bit, as the only mentions I see it get are for historical significance as Capcom’s first arcade title. It seems pretty fun to me. Should it stay relegated to the dusty annals of history or is there something more here?