Titan Warriors
Vulgus never got a sequel, but one almost manifested on the NES. Titan Warriors (or Neo Vulgus) was nearly complete to the point that two playable prototypes have been found and released, one back in 2007 and the other as recently as Christmas day of 2024 by Frank Cifaldi of the Video Game History Foundation. As for the game itself, it manages to diverge significantly from Vulgus despite its sequel status. Instead of cannon ammo and the various enemy-related items, your ship can now find genre standard speed-ups and power-ups such as a powerful laser and shots that bounce off walls. You can also find two pods that you can send out horizontally to cover more space similar to R-Type, which is immensely helpful since Titan Warriors is a faster-paced game.
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