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[hardcore-gaming-101]

Hybris Battle Squadron

Way back in 1988 the Amiga was only beginning to carve out its niche in Europe as the home gaming computer. Sure, it had the power, but nobody really had any idea how to utilize it to the fullest. For example, the shoot’em-up genre was rather underutilized – sure, there was Xenon 1, which was okay, and Zynaps, which was also rather okay, but the remaining dozen games were… just not very good. That, however, was soon to change as Cope-Com, a completely new studio founded by two young people from Denmark, released their very first game, Hybris. 

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[kinsie]

2017 Clipshow: On Euroshmup Strats

Yholl: see, the thing you have to learn about Jets N' Guns

Yholl: is that the universe is comprised of bears

Yholl: angry bears

Yholl: any contact with any surface will result in the bears reaching out and clawing your ship to shreds in a split second

Yholl: you must avoid the bears at all costs

Yholl: Eventually you can get bear-repelling shields, but that takes a while