The Making of Darius (1987)
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The Making of Darius (1987)
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Re: The Making of Darius (1987)
#2This is my second favorite arcade game of all time (after Robotron 2084). FYI anyone in the Chicago area should stop by Galloping Ghost Arcade, they have a fully-functioning Darius cabinet (and cabinets of a couple sequels as well)
So few people in the Chicago area are aware that the largest classic arcade in the world by far is in their area (they have ~1000 cabinets)
The game can be completed on a single quarter if you're good (I admittedly never reached this milestone) and the game has a perfect balance of enemy waves and powerups. The musical score is definitely a masterpiece of early custom hardware fm synthesis compositions.
Re: The Making of Darius (1987)
#3https://www.arcade-history.com/?n=darius&page=detail&id=585
I went fishing to find out why it was named Darius. (Nothing. It's the name of a planet targeted by a galactic empire in the game. lol) It piqued my interest since Japan also has a company named Mazda (both being ancient Persia themes). (Mazda's website says the name pick was a deliberate reference.)
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#4That's a great site. Full of articles like this one.
If you are interested in material like this, you might like https://www.reddit.com/r/TheMakingOfGames/
Re: The Making of Darius (1987)
#5https://www.arcade-history.com/?n=darius&page=detail&id=585 I went fishing to find out why it was named Darius. (Nothing. It's the name of a planet targeted by a galactic empire in the game. lol) It piqued my interest since Japan also has a company named Mazda (both being ancient Persia themes). (Mazda's website says the name pick was a deliberate reference.)
Yeah, Japanese creatives have always (well, for decades) loved naming things random western words they don't really understand. Be glad when you get "Darius" instead of "Bravely Default."
Re: The Making of Darius (1987)
#6https://www.arcade-history.com/?n=darius&page=detail&id=585 I went fishing to find out why it was named Darius. (Nothing. It's the name of a planet targeted by a galactic empire in the game. lol) It piqued my interest since Japan also has a company named Mazda (both being ancient Persia themes). (Mazda's website says the name pick was a deliberate reference.)
Yeah, Japanese creatives have always (well, for decades) loved naming things random western words they don't really understand. Be glad when you get "Darius" instead of "Bravely Default."
Technically "Darius" is an Asian name, not a Western name, because Persia is in Asia. Persia has been in "Asia" much longer than Japan has!
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#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, Japanese creatives have always (well, for decades) loved naming things random western words they don't really understand. Be glad when you get "Darius" instead of "Bravely Default."
Technically "Darius" is an Asian name, not a Western name, because Persia is in Asia. Persia has been in "Asia" much longer than Japan has!
Practically all of Asia is west of Japan anyway. So Persia is far, far west, and a part of ancient Western history along with Greece.
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#8I played Darius on an emulator recently and realized that the a particular bit of melody I've been singing in my head for decades came from this game.
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#9Also check out Parodius, Konami's self-parody "cute-em-up" (a wonderful subgenre that is a rabbit hole of its own):
Re: The Making of Darius (1987)
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Technically "Darius" is an Asian name, not a Western name, because Persia is in Asia. Persia has been in "Asia" much longer than Japan has!
Practically all of Asia is west of Japan anyway. So Persia is far, far west, and a part of ancient Western history along with Greece.
Persia, some of which is now Iran, is a part of Western history? Oh boy.