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Mecha Ritz: Steel Rondo is a Japanese Retro Shmup Reborn

Once upon a time, shmups (AKA shoot ’em ups) were so prolific they caused currency shortages. Such is the power of video games! Space Invaders started the mania back in 1978, revolutionizing the shoot ’em up genre and becoming a national obsession for the Japanese before charming US audiences. With its success, others naturally followed: Gradius (1985), R-Type (1987), DoDonPachi (1997) and Ikaruga (2001) continued to define the …

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