Fast Striker - NG:DEV.TEAM's new NeoGeo shmup released !

[Christuserloeser]

With nearly 3500 units sold, Neo Geo port LAST HOPE is one of the most successful Dreamcast indie games out there, and the game's authors NG.DEV.TEAM now are back with a brandnew Neo Geo MVS arcade shmup reminiscent of Capcom's Dreamcast classic Mars Matrix:

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FAST STRIKER (http://www.faststriker.com/) features six stages with over 40 unique enemy types, 3D backgrounds, and very detailed CGI bosses.

The game emphasizes on scoring so there are three very different game modes of varying difficulty (NOVICE to MANIAC) utilizing entirely different scoring systems. The video shows beta footage of the MANIAC mode.

Game Features
6 Stages
3 Game Modes: Original/Maniac/Novice
Elaborate Scoring System
Up to 180 Enemy Bullets Simultaneously on Screen
40+ Fully Animated CGI Enemies
6+ Huge Fully Animated Boss Enemies
3D Scrolling CGI Backgrounds
Constant 60 fps
Difficulty Rank System
Internet Ranking via Code
Full use of 1560 Megabits (the biggest Mbit count of any NEO GEO game to date)
25+ mins Full Digitized Stereo Soundtrack
In-System Software Updates via USB Port
Released in two variants: 1. SHOCKBOX LE (Only licensed for private use, includes Soundtrack CD)
2. ARCADE / GAMECENTER MVS KIT (Licensed for commercial use)
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/8218/faststrikermvsprelimina.jpg

[Basile]

Will Fast Striker be released for Dreamcast too ?

[Christuserloeser]

There's no official statement on whether or not the game will be ported to Dreamcast, but between you and me: Yes, I am sure this game will see a Dreamcast port :)

[kojiro7]

Hope someone will hack it to run on mame

[Christuserloeser]

Oh come on! If you spent three of four years working on a new game for your favorite console, you surely wouldn't want to see it hacked for MAME right at its release, would you ?

I mean... What kind of comment is that ?

[Fuseki]

It wouldn't be put into MAME, even if it was an older game, since it isn't a coin-op. Now, if it WERE a coin-op, the team would give it a few years to become a "non-revenue-producing" game before they'd emulate it. I left the MAME team years ago so I forgot the timeframe that they use; I think it's 4-5 years, maybe...?

As a quick example, the Golden Tee golf games were emulated back in the early 00s and Aaron released a driver to run them on the MAMEDEV list, but they didn't see an actual public release until around 2004 or so. The initial driver was pretty slow if I recall, on my old C500...

[Christuserloeser]

There is a home version and a coin op version.