Golgotron: Talking ‘bout my generation
“In one sentence, Genetos would be called an evolutionary, cross-generational shmup. The game starts with a Space Invaders motif. White, squid-like aliens methodically drop towards you as you move left and right while being able to shoot two bullets-per-screen (Space invaders couldn’t process any more in 1978) at them. Once you blast enough Invaders into pixel dust you encounter a mutation; the level’s boss. Beat him and you advance to the next level (I know, I’m as surprised at that as you are); modeled after Galaxian. Level 3 is in the style of Galaga, and keeps advancing in levels modeled after the next evolutionary step in the Shoot-em-up genre.”
Written at Golgotron
