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Title: Vertical games and multiplayer
Post by: Dougmeister on November 30, 2006, 02:37:17 pm

Is it true that most (all?) vertical games are played by taking turns?

At the moment, in my caffeine-deprived state-of-mind, I can only think of horizontal games that allow multiple players at the same time.

Please correct me with actual titles, or a website that lists them in such an order.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Vertical games and multiplayer
Post by: leapinlew on November 30, 2006, 02:46:23 pm

Lots of those flying games are simultaneous multi-player - 1942 style.

Title: Re: Vertical games and multiplayer
Post by: Dougmeister on November 30, 2006, 02:56:39 pm

Ah.  Forgot those.  Thanks.

Anything else?

Title: Re: Vertical games and multiplayer
Post by: javeryh on November 30, 2006, 03:29:26 pm

Running a quick search in maws for vertical simultaneous 2 player games yields 410 results.  Lots of clones and different versions of the same games though...

Title: Re: Vertical games and multiplayer
Post by: u_rebelscum on November 30, 2006, 05:57:10 pm

Doing the same search as above, except parents only, resulted in 210 games.  Most are shooters - flying, but there's shooting - walking, sports, and some puzzles. 

FWIW:
- Some of my fav's are like Ikari: vertical 2 player rotary games.
- A bunch of the puzzles, above, are mature Qix like, if that matters to you.

Title: Re: Vertical games and multiplayer
Post by: shardian on December 01, 2006, 06:35:24 am

Contra and Super Contra come to mind as vertical 2 player that is not flying.

Title: Re: Vertical games and multiplayer
Post by: deadkenndys1105 on December 01, 2006, 08:13:59 am

For the most part vert games alternate.  To bad that I love bumping player 2 in 1942.

Title: Re: Vertical games and multiplayer
Post by: Ninten-doh on December 01, 2006, 02:32:04 pm

Quote from: u_rebelscum on November 30, 2006, 05:57:10 pm

- Some of my fav's are like Ikari: vertical 2 player rotary games.

Yup, me too.  Heavy Barrel, Guerrilla War, etc.  Doug, keep in mind that these require rotary sticks of course.   ;D