strangely got hooked on this while playing it on an actual cabinet today at a pretty cool game expo, normally at these events i dont sit down and finish a whole game but i couldn’t stop myself from finishing this one twice over. what other shmup has you flying along the front of a claw machine game where tokens fly at you, or has you tear apart a crude interpretation of space invaders followed by blowing up the motherboard behind said game? its an extremely endearing yet ruthless perspective on the chokehold arcade games had on the market during the 90s. its a battle against the past. claw machines and miniature race cars vs small children who wield the power to eviscerate galaxies. its their tastes that define popularization. game tengoku laughs in the face of danger, effortlessly transitioning between vast contrasted worlds while you maneuver your way around giant stuffed animals and intergalactic space jets. the credits? who needs em. blast each and every name to pieces. i really need to get into more cute em ups cuz shit like this never ceases to grab me. this one should be recognized among the likes of harmful park and cotton. play it if youre a fan of the genre.