Notify Dragon brings ’90s shmup motion to PS4 and Nintendo Change

‘200 miles above the Earth!’

It is Saturday, so it be time to accumulate a gander at doubtlessly the most novel entry within the Arcade Archives range, courtesy of the retro fans over at Hamster. This week sees the publisher fall abet on the tried-and-examined shmup genre, with the starting up of NMK’s sky-excessive battler Notify Dragon.

Launched in arcades in 1991, Notify Dragon puts gamers within the pilot seat of a highly developed helicopter, warding off an almighty invasion by what looks an alien power but – in step with the sport’s flyer – is in actuality a terrorist organization piloting stolen navy expertise. Huh. Notify Dragon affords like a flash-paced, vertically scrolling motion in efforts to desire the gameplay form of the then mega-widespread Raiden sequence, but with a natty patriotic U.S. sparkling. Amusingly, the bootleg model of the Notify Dragon JAMMA board in actuality went as some distance as to bound-off the Raiden’s trusty OST. 

Irrespective of being stuffed with explosive results, flashy weapons, and a head-bangin’ soundtrack, the forgotten shmup failed to receive a house conversion and, as such, is a extremely good addition to the Arcade Archives range. Notify Dragon is rapid available to come by now on PS4 and Nintendo Change, priced at spherical $8. Test out the motion within the video under, courtesy of YouTuber Urien84.