G Darius

Manufacturer: Taito
Year: 1997
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Shooter
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Color

Conversion Class: Namco System 11 - JAMMA
Number of Simultaneous Players: 2
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Joint
Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player
Controls:

Joystick: 8-way
Buttons: 2 [Fire|Capture Ball]

Sound: Amplified Either (Mono or Stereo)

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G Darius Description

A new twist on the standard 2D shoot-em-up genre. All the backgrounds and enemies are in 3-D, and the unique "capture ball" system allows the player to capture almost any enemy craft and use their powers.

Game Play

The format of this game is much like the previous installments of the Darius series. The Capture Ball system was actually introduced in Darius Gaiden but was only used to a minimal extent. Captured enemies can either be detonated like a "bomb" in most games of this type, damaging all enemies nearby. Alternatively, they can be used to fire a special "Alpha Beam" which cuts through everything but gold-colored objects and bosses. Each boss has the capability of firing its own version of this beam at the player. When both beams meet they will interrupt each other's path. Depending on how rapidly the player presses the Fire button, one beam will grow and overtake the other. Very dramatic!

VAPS Arcade Census

There are 6,978 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 4,014 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 65,113 machines (3,796 unique titles).

Uncommon - There are 17 known instances of this machine owned by G Darius collectors who are members. Of these, 17 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Wanted - No members have added this machine to their wish list.

This game ranks a 11 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. [More Information]

Trivia

The names of all the stages in this game begin with the letter "G."

Legacy

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G Darius (Arcade, 1997)
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