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SHOCK TROOPERS
Developer SNK CORPORATION, Dotemu
Shock Troopers is a 1997 run and gun video game developed by Saurus and published by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade platform. Gameplay involves taking command of one or three soldiers in an eight-way shooter. A second game in the series, Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad, followed up in 1998. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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29 of 29 · most liked firstIn the Neo Geo game Shock Troopers, one of the playable heroines goes by the name Marie Bee. This is a reference to the manga Suna No Bara aka Desert Rose, where two characters introduce themselves using their codenames 'Marie' the Rose and Killer 'Bee'.
unlabelledView post →An older commission for @dreadlockedcipher.bsky.social of Big Mama from the Neo-Geo game Shock Troopers! #BigMama #ShockTroopers
unlabelledView post →This is the kind of batshit crazy that I love. This makes absolutely no sense in the most beautiful way. And these new $90 game re-releases will work on my OG NeoGeo AES? C'MON MAN. Shock Troopers? Twinkle Star Sprites? MOTW? You're killing me here!
unlabelledView post →Shock Troopers (ショックトルーパーズ) by Saurus and SNK is a 1997 retro arcade and Neo Geo game.
unlabelledView post →I'm thinking about trying to stream every neogeo game at some point down the line b/c I have a big blindspot on non-fighting games, but everything else I HAVE played (Neo Turf Masters, Metal Slug, Shock Troopers) has been awesome lol
unlabelledView post →Angel from the game Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad. One of those games from the Neo Geo console that I never had the chance to play before. Good thing it’s on Switch. #shocktroopers2ndsquad #fanart
unlabelledView post →youtu.be/oyIahRTeg38 - tune of the day: I know common consensus is that Shock Troopers 2 is less interesting than the first game, but it absolutely nails the First Stage Effect - the first level song is absolutely the best song in the game.
unlabelledView post →Some Druze Shock Troopers from Infinity (the miniatures game)
unlabelledView post →Do you give your systems funny names? I always have. My PC is named Ronald, and my Switch is Reginald. The game I'm downloading is Shock Troopers, btw.
unlabelledView post →Mine are Ghost pilot Captain Tomaday Shock Troopers That metal slug game That puzzle bobble game Windjammers But really im not too fussed about the Neo geo :) xx
unlabelledView post →Shock Troopers 2 is a good game but I feel like the first one is better!
unlabelledView post →It's rare to find games satisfying to score attack these days. Shock Troopers is another game I've seen to be similarly technical, risky, but rewarding
unlabelledView post →Had a run through Shock Troopers this morning, one of only two arcade games I've ever managed to 1cc (the other being Sega's Fantasy Zone). More achievable than Metal Slug due to the dodge roll invulnerability, this is a really fun game with loads of replayability due to different path choices.
unlabelledView post →29) Shock Troopers 2nd Squad | Steam This is a pretty disappointing follow up. It feels as though nothing about the game was retained from the original aside from the core gameplay; the pre-rendered sprites are worse than the original ones, there are far less characters and the music is forgettable
unlabelledView post →28) Shock Troopers | Steam I had a blast with this one. It's essentially top down Metal Slug; and thanks to the great music, intuitive controls, and varied characters the game always kept things fresh, even if it's tough as nails. I also liked the different routes and the super expressive pixel art
unlabelledView post →Honorable maybe-non-SNK Neo-Geo mentions: - Matrimelee - Waku Waku 7 - Daraku Tenshi non-fighting games: - Shock Troopers 1 & 2 - Money Idol Exchanger - Magical Drop 1 / 2 / 3 - Twinkle Star Sprites - Windjammers and the greatest fighting game of all time - Neo Turf Masters
unlabelledView post →Over here it’s: CyberLip, Metal Slug 1 and 2, Blazing Star, Puzzle Bobble, Shock Troopers, and that rally game.
unlabelledView post →I can speak a bit for the Neo·Geo. Money Idol Exchanger and Magical Drop 3 are fun little puzzlers. Twinkle Star Sprites is a neat duel take on a vertical shmup. All the Metal Slugs, Shock Troopers (kind of like Commando on steroids), and the legendary SNK fighting game series.
unlabelledView post →Shock Troopers for NeoGeo is my favorite "Run & Gun" shooter of all time. Great classic 2d graphics. Great gameplay. 8 characters! Multiple routes through the game. Crazy good Jungle-ish soundtrack reminds me of Street Fighter: 3rd Strike. Old school fan site. :-) bbh.marpirc.net/shocktherapy...
unlabelledView post →I liked Shock Troopers 1 but 2 kinda sucked. But yeah we definitely need to see Clark and Ralf in a new game, I would like to see Leona as a playable character too.
unlabelledView post →And the game wouldn't be happening at all without inspiration from games like Shock Troopers, Time Crisis, Super Smash TV, Enter the Gungeon and Xeno Crisis. No game is made by one person. We're shaped and helped by an entire community that's constantly passing the baton.
unlabelledView post →One of the most obvious ways to communicate this is branching paths. Star Fox 64, Fight N Rage, Shock Troopers, all these examples make it painfully obvious that there's more game to play without making an individual playthrough long.
unlabelledView post →Operation Logic Bomb is an amazing game where you play Space Cobra vs. a bunch of Zaku and Invid Shock Troopers. It also becomes Operation Y'all Don't Want Non This Smoke when you get the ricochet gun
unlabelledView post →Not as peak of a top-down shmup as Shock Troopers but that game doesn't have Mecha King Arthur
unlabelledView post →I’m really, REALLY upset that I went 38 years on this Earth not knowing about Shock Troopers on Neo-Geo. The game is INCREDIBLE. I’m even more angry that it has been available on Switch for only $8 since March 9, 2017.
unlabelledView post →Shock Troopers is easily my fav neogeo game
unlabelledView post →Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad OST - Stage 4 Theme Game: Gunvolt 2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fCK...
unlabelledView post →Played a bit of "Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad" on my JP Neo-Geo Mini and got to stage 4. It's a tough game, but also one of the better shoot 'em ups that I've played and the pre-rendered visuals look great.
unlabelledView post →Holy shit. Just seeing gameplay clips and the like, #ShockTroopers on #NeoGeo has always looked up my alley, and now you're telling me it has a #drumandbass OST too!? Where has this game been all my life? 😂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIeCBYguSsk #VGM
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