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Will we "uplift" animals to sapiency?
David Brin is guest blogging this week.
Greetings, oh developing sentient beings! Let me thank George Dvorsky for this opportunity to chatter with his blogizens and answer a few questions -- or else face some of the "reciprocal accountability" of which I am supposedly some kind of champion.
George selected a range of interesting topics, upon which I've arrogated opinions in the past. All are passionately interesting! Though I must keep each day's involvement here quite brief. Alas, life has become frenetic, with speeches and consulting work, my new inventions, and three active kids (the biggest project of all!) Because of this, I am forced to draw some lines, if only to save some time for writing!
So, for starters, those of you who don't know me can view a brief bio at-bottom...or else here. Also see my profile as a public-speaker/pundit. (I'll be appearing in DC and Phoenix, across the next few months.)
George intro'd today's topic:
Biological uplift describes the act of biologically enhancing nonhuman animals and integrating them into human and/or posthuman society. There is no reason to believe that we won't some day be able to do so; the same technologies that will someday work to augment the human species could also be applied to other animals. The big questions now have to do with whether or not we should embark on such a project and how we could do so in an ethical and responsible manner.
Recently on his blog, David Brin wrote, "[See] Developmental and ethical considerations for biologically uplifting nonhuman animals," by George Dvorsky... opining that we humans will soon attempt what I described 30 years ago, when I coined "uplift" in several novels that explored the concept from many angles. George's fascinating paper, might have benefited from more on the sfnal history of the idea. Before me, HG Wells, Cordwainer Smith, and Pierre Boulle depicted humans endowing animals with powers of intelligence and speech - though always in a context of abuse and involuntary servitude. Indeed, those cautionary tales may have helped ensure that it will be done openly and accountably, hence qualifying the tales as "self-preventing prophecies." Allowing me to be the first to ponder "what if we tried to do uplift ethically and well?"
All right. I am not a biologist. My training was in astrophysics and electrical engineering. But, as a science fiction author, I feel liberated to explore any topic, especially if I can gain access to real experts using pizza and beer! Hence, I got to know some people working in research on dolphins and apes. I was also, for a year, the managing editor of the Journal of the Laboratory on Human Cognition (UCSD). So (perhaps arrogantly) I felt free to speculate about humans modifying animals to make them intelligent partners if our civilization.
There are so many issues here.
1. Can we replicate - in other creatures or in AI - the stunning way that Homo sapiens outstripped the needs of mere hunter-gathering, to reach levels of mentation that can take us to other planets and invent symphonies and possibly destroy the world? That was one hell of a leap! In Earth I speculated about half a dozen quirky things that might explain that vast overshoot in ability. In my next novel Existence I speculate on a dozen more.
In truth, we just don't know. I frankly think it may be harder than it looks.
2. SHOULD we do such a thing, say, to dolphins or chimps. If someone tried to, they would be hounded and bombed by animal rights people. Even though - if the attempt were successful - the descendants of such apes or cetaceans would be glad it happened. Of course, there would be pain, along the way.
3. That pain and controversy was why I felt I could avoid the simplistic "idiot plot" that sucked in almost every other Uplift author, from Wells to Boulle. The notion that we would abuse or enslave such creatures has some deep metaphorical resonance -- and during a long transition they would not be our peers. But as a goal? A reason to create new beings? It really is kind of pathetic, as are the simplistic tales.
I wanted, instead, to explore what might happen if we took on such a challenge with the BEST of intentions! Wouldn't the new species have problems anyway? Problems that are much more subtle and interesting than mere oppression?
My own artistic fetish is always to show the New Thing being done openly, with all systems of accountability functioning and civilization and citizens fully engaged, aware and intelligently involved. The reason I do this is simple... because absolutely nobody else writing fiction or movies today EVER does that. Ever. At all. Hence, making that assumption always leads in refreshing and original directions.
4. Artistically, of course, it is wonderful to work with characters who come from an uplifted species. I get to stretch my imagination, and the reader's, exploring what sapient dolphins or chimps might feel and think, under the pressure of such development, tugged between both the ancient instincts of their forebears and the new template being imposed upon them by their "patrons."
And that will have to do. I welcome feedback & questions, but there's so little time. If you feel I've neglected you or if you have more to say, feel free to drop in at my own blog CONTRARY BRIN.
With cordial regards,
David Brin's bestselling novels, such as EARTH and KILN PEOPLE, have been translated into more than 20 languages. THE POSTMAN was loosely KevinCostnerized in 1998. A scientist and futurist, Brin speaks and consults widely about over-the-horizon social and technological trends. THE TRANSPARENT SOCIETY won the nonfiction Freedom of Speech Award of the American Library Association.
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Beyond a fictional trope, I don't really see the point of the uplift concept. An uplifted dolphin wouldn't be a talking dolphin, it would just be a synthetic sapience in dolphin shape.
Now, I can certainly see the value in creating synthetic sapients, but why make them doppelgangers of existing proto-sapients?
Here's a comment I found on Mac Tonnies' blog:
http://www.posthumanblues.blogspot.com/
I see nothing philosophically wrong with animal uplift, but the concept is freighted with some alarming anthropocentric baggage. "Uplifting" animals to function as peers might sound liberatingly utopian, but the very notion of "peer" suggests, at least to me, beings more or less like ourselves.
As a potential "patron" race, we're bound to project our own preconceptions of personhood onto the animal species in question; our future uplifted friends might very well thank us, but they'll be doing so in a singularly human-like manner (in which case we might be better off poring our energies into the development of sentient machines instead of pretending to be faithful to a given species' zoological source code).
Well-intentioned as they are, proponents of animal uplift labor under the dubious assumption that there's something innately wrong (or at least existentially limiting) about animal-hood. On the other hand, anyone who's had a close relationship with an animal is bound to question such certainty. Sure, it might be nice to jam with my cats about quantum theory, but I sense they're quite content in their feline-hood -- and who am I to deprive them of that?
I'd go so far as to propose that animals are already engaging us in a meaningful dialogue, although perhaps not the sort of dialogue depicted in Brin's canon. That we've yet to understand our fellow mammals on their own terms remains an emasculating reminder that perhaps our "patronage" is neither needed nor desired.
Another issue is long-term potential danger. There's every reason to think that an encounter with an extraterrestrial intelligence would be dangerous; encounters between culturally-different human populations have often been violent, with the more technologically advanced eventually conquering the less advanced, and intelligences who were not even of our own species would be even more alien.
Fortunately, extraterrestrial intelligent species probably don't exist -- but why risk creating an artificial version of the same problem?
Superior AI will be incorporated into the human mind so that it enhances our own capabilities rather than forming a rival "species". Giving animals the intelligence to build a civilization of their own would inherently mean risking the latter course.
I personally believe the whole idea is flawed. I'm a rationalist and a pragmatist. If I do not have a sufficient reason to peruse something then I would not. I have never understood morality or ethics, my mind does not work along those principles, and I'm perplexed by the term "moral currency". I would not protest against animal uplift, however I believe we have more pressing concerns. Maybe one day in the far future, if a scientist feels bored then why not.
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One of the themes I found fascinating in Brin's Uplift Unvierse is the concept that cetaceans ALREADY have their own civilization and that it is very different from ours. Perhaps, Uplift might be a way for us to communicate - truly communicate - with dolphins or chimps, understanding there world view? I think Brin's Uplift concept is done with the idea of expanding the "client" species' minds - making tools that dolphins could use to compensate for the lack of hands/opposable thumbs... Humans tend to project our concepts onto everything with which we interact, so it's perhaps inevitable that our ideas would be imposed on the client races, at least at first. The very existence of the USA is proof that people can and do change their patterns of thought.
Brian Tarbox said...
As someone who worked with Akeakamai, the real dolphin who became a character in Startide Rising I feel I can comment on how different dolphins are. One example. We had a play choice experiment where we showed the dolphin two toys, she picked one and we gave it to her. She HATED it. One day we accidentally gave her the toy she had NOT picked...and she loved it. Given a binary choice she indicated the option she did not want. Totally valid, totally arbitrary, and it took the monkey-boys months to notice.
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Spurred on by public despair, Israeli advocates of a mass expulsion of Palestinians are gaining strength and legitimacy as the toll of Palestinian attacks inside Israel continues to rise.
Tourism Minister Benny Elon of the far-right Moledet party this week launched a campaign advocating "transfer," a euphemism for expulsion, which he says can also connote an agreed relocation of Palestinians.
In addition to Mr. Elon's push for transfer in a series of interviews on Israel's television channels and in major newspapers, Moledet has put up billboards in Tel Aviv saying that "Only transfer will bring peace."
The idea of a removal of Arabs - voluntary or otherwise - is almost as old as Zionism itself, but today it is taking on fresh legitimacy with the collapse of the Oslo peace process and the demise of the implicit bargain of land and eventual Palestinian statehood for peace.
Elon says that under conditions of war, Israel has the right to bring upon the Palestinians "another nakba," or catastrophe, similar to 1948, when an estimated 700,000 of them were expelled or fled during the Arab-Israeli war.
"There is great disappointment and confusion. People are saying we have had enough, we have seen wars and we have seen the Oslo agreement with all of its bloodshed," says Elon. "I want to remind them of this platform and to remove the taboo from public discussion. It is intolerable that the Arabs should think that, every time, they can drain our blood and then we will negotiate with them."
The transfer idea is dismissed outright by Likud Justice Minister Meir Shetreet, who often reflects centrist Israeli opinion. "It is unacceptable to us in every form. We want to live with the Arabs in peace and quiet," he says.
But significantly, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has not repudiated the idea of a mass expulsion. Sharon, says his spokesman, would like to expel the Palestinians, but does not believe this can be carried out under the present conditions.
"There is a difference between wishful thinking and realpolitik," explains Sharon's spokesman, Ra'anan Gissin. "If the Palestinians would have a change of heart and move elsewhere, OK, but Sharon realizes transfer cannot be done because of the stance of the Israeli public. What Elon is saying is not something that today seems possible."
Mr. Sharon appeared to endorse mass expulsions of Palestinians in October. In a Knesset speech, he lauded assassinated Tourism Minister Rehavam "Gandhi" Zeevi of Moledet, whose career was based on the transfer idea, as a true heir of Zionist founding fathers and vowed: "Gandhi, we will be victorious."
Ha'aretz newspaper called on Sharon Sunday to expel Elon from the coalition or else be tainted by "the disgrace of the transfer idea."
Intensified espousal of extremist solutions on the right is coinciding with increasingly strident voices at the other end of the political spectrum: doves who argue that it is the Jewish settlers, not the Palestinians, who should leave the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
They have been boosted by a protest letter from 50 reserve officers and soldiers who announced two weeks ago that they would refuse to serve in the West Bank and Gaza Strip because of moral difficulties with army practices.
Dozens more have since signed on to the letter, which derides the fighting as "the war for the peace of the settlements."
According to Israeli media, the number of soldiers refusing to serve had reached 147 at the start of the week. A Likud minister, Tzahi Hanegbi, has called for the soldiers to be stripped of their ranks and released from the army.
The heightened espousal of the "transfer" idea also parallels a surge of extremism within Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement and an increase in Palestinian support for Hamas, the Islamic Resistance Movement that advocates Israel's replacement by an Islamic state.
Mr. Elon is part of a seven-member bloc in the Knesset known as the National Union-Israel Beiteinu, among whose legislators statements of sympathy for the idea of expelling Arabs have been increasing in recent months. Right-wing rabbis allied to the settler movement have also issued a series of writings advocating expulsions and, in one case, levelling entire Palestinian villages as a deterrent to suicide bombings.
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Tom Segev, a left-wing commentator, says "the idea of transfer is very embedded in original Zionist ideology and was very much on the minds of some of the fathers of modern Israel, such as David Ben-Gurion. The idea has been very central, but usually it was not conceived of as violent."
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Classement général
À la suite du dernier contre-la-montre de cette édition, l'Allemand Jan Ullrich (Deutsche Telekom) conserve son maillot jaune de leader et augmente son avance sur le Français Richard Virenque (Festina-Lotus) avec maintenant plus de neuf minutes d'avance. Il augmente aussi son avance sur le troisième, l'Italien Marco Pantani (Mercatone Uno) avec près d'un quart d'heure d'écart.

Autre changement, grâce à sa victoire d'étape, l'Espagnol Abraham Olano (Banesto) gagne une place en doublant son compatriote Fernando Escartín (Kelme-Costa Blanca-Eurosport) et remonte à la quatrième place du classement général.

Classements annexes

Classement par points
A la suite du contre-la-montre où les leaders du classement n'ont pas marqués de points, l'Allemand Erik Zabel (Deutsche Telekom) est toujours en tête du classement par points. Avec 320 points, le porteur du maillot vert devance le Français Frédéric Moncassin (Gan) de 111 points et l' Italien Mario Traversoni (Mercatone Uno) de 137 points. Jan Ullrich (Deutsche Telekom) bénéficie de sa deuxième place d'étape pour revenir dans le top 5.

Classement du meilleur grimpeur
Au terme de ce contre-la-montre plutôt plat, le Français Richard Virenque (Festina-Lotus) conserve la tête du classement du meilleur grimpeur. Il devance toujours le leader du classement général l'Allemand Jan Ullrich (Deutsche Telekom) de plus de 230 points. L'Italien Francesco Casagrande (Saeco-Estro) suit toujours en troisième position avec plus de 260 points de retard sur le leader.

Classement du meilleur jeune
Toujours leader du classement général, l'Allemand Jan Ullrich (Deutsche Telekom) l'est également au classement du meilleur jeune. Après une étape sans écarts en tête de classement, il devance toujours l'Autrichien Peter Luttenberger (Rabobank) avec 45 minutes d'avance et le Néerlandais Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) de plus d'une heure.

Classement par équipes
L'équipe allemande Deutsche Telekom profite du contre-la-montre finale pour conforter son avance sur sa dauphine en tête du classement par équipes. Elle devance toujours l'équipe italienne Mercatone Uno et l'équipe française Festina-Lotus qui bénéficie du tir groupé de ses coureurs (quatre d'entre eux sont placés de la sixième place à la neuvième) pour récupérer du temps sur les leaders. Ces deux dernières se retrouvent respectivement à 31 minutes et 47 minutes de la tête.

Notes et références

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BOSS E ZO FUKUOKA, A New Attraction in Fukuoka
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BOSS E ZO FUKUOKA is the newest addition to Fukuoka's PayPay Dome.
The opening of the new restaurant has been postponed for some time, but it will finally open on July 21, 2020.
Sometimes, I hear like this.
Fukuoka has food but no leisure activities…
Fukuoka is fun at night, but there's nothing to do in the daytime…
Fukuoka's only tourist attraction is Dazaifu…
In the midst of all this, a new tourist attraction, BOSS E ZO FUKUOKA, has come onto the scene.
Can we really enjoy it?
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BOSS E ZO FUKUOKA, located next to the dome
Team Lab Forest
V-World AREA
3 Superb View Brothers
"Tsuri(fishing) ZO" sliding alone from 60m above the ground
Bouldering and climbing "Nobozo" at 50 meters above the ground
"Sube ZO", Japan's first tube-shaped slider
Other Attractions of E ZO FUKUOKA!
Enjoy baseball at the "Oh Sadaharu" Baseball Museum
HKT48 and Yoshimoto Kogyo's theater is attached to the site
The First Goumet Store in Japan Gathers
Access to BOSS E ZO FUKUOKA and where is the parking lot
E.ZO FUKUOKA is a New Sightseeing Spot in Fukuoka!
I came to the quiet Fukuoka PayPay Dome which is home of Softbank Hawks, a Baseball team.
Originally, the professional baseball game should have started in spring and the dome was supposed to be bustling with activity.
The professional baseball season has somehow started, but there is still a period of no audience in the dome because of Coronavirus.
In the midst of all this, the newly completed BOSS E ZO FUKUOKA is right next to the Fukuoka PayPay Dome.
It's right next to the dome.
It's almost directly connected to the terrace of the dome, and I could to enter the entrance directly from the terrace.
As you enter the entrance, you'll see a large display.
It's futuristic and cool!
BOSS E ZO FUKUOKA is a seven-story building with a name of "E・ZO FUKUOKA" meaning "Exciting Entertainment Zone".
The name "E・ZO" means "Exciting Entertainment Zone", and each floor has an exciting entertainment zone.
RF Spectacular 3 Brothers (Sube ZO, Tsuri ZO and Nobo ZO)
6F & 7F V-World AREA
7F Yoshimoto Fukuoka Daiwa Securities/CONNECT Theater
6F Event Hall
5F teamLab Forest
4F Oh Sadaharu Baseball Museum
3F MLB café FUKUOKA, The FOODHALL
1F HKT48 Theater
Let's see if it's really an exciting entertainment zone!
First of all, I went to "teamLab Forest" on the 5th floor.
It's a new museum created by TeamLab.
It is divided into "Catching and Collect Forest" and "Forest of Movement", with a total of 10 artworks on display for you to experience.
This time, I experienced the "Catching and Collect Forest".
Once inside, there was a fantastic space with plants and animals projected on the entire wall and floor.
The name of this place is "Catching and Collect Forest".
As the name suggests, you can catch and collect them.
If you download the special app "Catching and Collecting Forest", you can use your phone to catch them.
When you find an animal, use the app's camera to aim at it and throw a light arrow into it.
When the arrow hits the animal, it disappears from the wall and enters your phone. 'Captured successfully!'
I thought, "Hey, what a pity…" but the rule is that the animal has to be released and released back into the forest.
When I released it, I was relieved to see that the dwarf pangolin, which had disappeared once, had reappeared with a bang.
Animals registered in the Encyclopedia can be seen in the smartphone even after they leave the TeamLab Forest.
It makes me want to go collecting animals.
If you succeed in releasing the arrows, you can now use the nets.
If you use your phone to release the net at the shrimp, the net will appear at your feet!
When you do this, you get absorbed in it.
I also got absorbed in catching fish and hunting animals, losing track of time.
It's a world where you can get moved by just walking around, but once you start using the app, you get swallowed up in this world.
As a 32-year-old boy, I was obsessed with finding animals, setting up arrows and nets, and releasing them into one creature after another.
It was fun.
By the way, the creatures react when you touch them and run away when they notice humans.
In other words, you can do something like this, drive the creatures to the corner of the wall and catch them.
It's fun after all.
This time, I only experienced the "Catching and Collect Forest", but the other "Forest of Movement" is a fun where images and the real world are linked together.
I hope you will experience it for yourself.
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Admission to the TeamLab Forest
Adults (age 16 and up) 2,200 yen
Children (4-15 years old) 800 yen
Free for children under 3 years old (must be accompanied by a parent or guardian).
Click here for the official TeamLab Forest website.
The 6th and 7th floors are home to the "V-World AREA", a state-of-the-art facility with a total of 16 types of virtual content.
There are 10 types of virtual content, the first of in Kyushu.
At first glance, it looks like a game center, but it's not just an arcade.
Take this Beat Saver, for example.
This is the first machine in Kyushu.
The player wears a VR device and holds a controller in both hands.
The controller turns into a sword in the VR space.
▲Reference.
Players slash blocks flying forward with their two-handed swords to an exhilarating rhythm!
Cut! Cut! It's the next generation of sonic games.
Another one that stands out is this "Photon Bike".
This is a racing game that you can enjoy in VR.
I tried it out myself, and it was amazing.
It really feels like riding a motorcycle.
Putting on the VR device, the race starts in a different world.
It's so much fun, dodging obstacles and flying through big jumps!
Not only does the bike shake, but the wind also comes out.
It's an immersive experience like no other game I've played and I'm hooked.
Next time I go, I'll definitely give it another try.
There are other interactive games that you can touch and enjoy on the big screen.
There was also a game called "BUG HUNTER" in which you project your own image on the screen and enjoy being the player.
Missiles were being fired one after another from my head while I was standing.
Since my own image is displayed in the screen, the shock of being attacked by an opponent is a little bigger and more emotional.
Once you enter, you can play as much as you want during the time limit.
I think even adults can have a lot of fun.
It's great for a date.
It was truly an exciting entertainment zone.
V-World AREA Price
2 hour ticket
Over 23 years old 2,800 yen
13-22 years old 2,160 yen
1,620 yen for children under 12 years old
30-minute ticket
Ages 13-22: 800 yen
Under 12 years old 500yen
V-World AREA's official website is here
Now, the last stop is the rooftop level.
It's the "3 Superb Views Brothers", where you can enjoy the view while enjoying the attractions.
The naming is unique.
Let's take a closer look at each of them.
"Tsuri(fishing) ZO" is a one-person hanging rail coaster installed on the roof of a building, and it is the only one of its kind in Japan.
It is the only one of its kind in Japan, and it is the only one of its kind in Japan.
The ride starts at about 60 meters above the ground and slides down a 20-meter vertical course.
The view looking down on the roof of the Fukuoka PayPay Dome.
It was very powerful.
On the day I went to cover the event, it was raining hard and I wasn't able to experience it, but there was a video.
#つりZO を堪能する松田選手をじっくりご覧下さい!#sbhawks #ezofukuoka #福岡 #エンタメ pic.twitter.com/FGGwIwejbl
— BOSS E・ZO FUKUOKA/ボス イーゾ フクオカ【公式】 (@EZOFUKUOKA) June 26, 2020
It looks like a great coaster for those who love screaming machine, that's for sure.
Fishing ZO fee
1,500 yen per session (Age: 13-64 years old)
Nobozo ZO is a rooftop climbing and bouldering facility.
The height of bouldering is 3m, so it's for children, and adults can challenge the 9m high climbing.
Climbing up another 9 meters from the rooftop, you can enjoy the spectacular view while you are climbing.
The highest point is about 50m above the ground!
It only takes about 3 minutes to climb, so try it!
NoboZO fee
Climbing: 900 yen (flat rate for adults and children)
Ages 7 years old and up, 20kg to 150kg
Bouldering: 50 yen (flat rate for adults and children)
Ages 4 years and up, less than 150 kg
It is a tube-shaped slider that wraps around the building of BOSS E ZO FUKUOKA.
I've been curious about Sube ZO since I arrived at BOSS E ZO FUKUOKA.
A tube coming out of the building.
The length of the tube is about 100 meters and it slides down to the ground in about 30 seconds.
I couldn't go to "Fishing ZO" and "Nobo ZO" because of the heavy rain, but I could go to "Sube ZO" somehow.
I wonder what kind of world is waiting for me…..
At last, my turn has come, so I'm going to go!
*Special permission has been obtained for this photo.
The view from inside the tube was amazing and "wow", but soon I got in the spiral section, a magical space full of illumination and music!
When you lay down, it slides slowly, and when you wake it up, it slides faster.
I wanted to take a good, safe video, and to be honest, I was a bit scared, so I laid my body down too much.
Sube ZO fees
1,000 yen per session (flat rate for adults and children)
Age 10 to 64 years old (consent of a parent or guardian is required for children under 12 years old), height 130cm and over.
There are many more attractions in BOSS E ZO FUKUOKA.
Here's a summary of what else there is to see and do at BOSS E ZO FUKUOKA.
"Oh Sadaharu" Baseball Museum was originally inside the dome, but it has been revived as E ZO FUKUOKA.
It is not only a museum that showcases the appeal of Oh Sadaharu, the current chairman of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, but it is also a fun place to teach children about the fun of baseball.
At the Oh Sadaharu History Zone, visitors can learn about the history of the world's home run king, and at 89 Park, they can enjoy a variety of attractions.
For example, at this attraction, "Hawks DASH," you can run a game with the Hawks players.
Other attractions include the "Reed Challenge" where you can experience a professional baseball game and the "Pro Level Pitching" where you can experience the speed of a professional baseball player's pitches up close.
All of these attractions were created with Oh's passion for baseball in mind, "I want people to enjoy baseball.
I think it's great for parents and children who love baseball!
I want to stay here and play with my boys.
Admission to the Oh Sadaharu Baseball Museum
Adults (16 years and older) 1,800 yen
Children (10-15 years old) 900 yen
Admission is free for children under 9 years old as long as they are accompanied by a parent or guardian. Discounts are available for the disabled.
BOSS E ZO FUKUOKA is scheduled to open with the HKT48 Theater (tentative name) on the first floor and the Yoshimoto Fukuoka Daiwa Securities/CONNECT Theater on the seventh floor.
With both HKT48 and Yoshimoto Kogyo's permanent theaters located in the same building, the theater will play a major role as a source of Fukuoka's entertainment.
The Yoshimoto Fukuoka Daiwa Securities/CONNECT Theater will open on July 31, 2020, and the opening date of the HKT48 Theater is currently undecided.
In addition, an event hall on the 6th floor is also available for various events, ranging from art to subculture.
At BOSS E ZO FUKUOKA, you can enjoy gourmet dining at the first restaurants in Kyushu and in Japan.
MLB café FUKUOKA, located on the third floor near the entrance, is the first American dining restaurant in Kyushu and is certified by the MLB.
You can enjoy the atmosphere of a major league baseball game with the Fukuoka branch's limited edition menu, which is inspired by the authentic American stadium menu.
Also, "The FOODHALL" on the 3rd floor is a food hall floor with a variety of tenants.
It is the first time in Japan, the first time in Kyushu, and many other attractive tenants are here.
The FOODHALL's tenants are as follows
・TRATTORIA IL LUPINO (Italian dining for the first time in Japan)
・WINE BAR IL LUPINO (Cafe & Bar, first store in Japan)
・CHATTERBOX EXPRESS (Singapore cuisine, first store in Japan)
・Ebi(shrimp) soba Ichigen (ramen, first store in Kyushu)
・Yakiniku Akaniku Nikugato (Yakiniku and meat dishes, first store in Kyushu)
・Kyoto Tempura Hanaikada (first tempura shop in Japan*)
・Kyushu Hakata Daikichi Sushi (first store in Japan to open a conveyor belt sushi restaurant*)
・Nikuyama Shokudo (first meat dish in Japan*)
This is the first store in Japan to open as the first store of a new business type or brand for an existing restaurant.
Please come and experience new food at "BOSS E ZO FUKUOKA".
Please come and meet the new food at BOSS E ZO FUKUOKA
BOSS E ZO FUKUOKA is directly connected to the deck of the Fukuoka PayPay Dome, and it's only a 0-minute walk from the Fukuoka PayPay Dome.
By Subway
Get off at Toujin-Mchi Station on Fukuoka City Subway Kuko Line, and it takes about 15 minutes to get there on foot from Exit 3.
It is a 3-minute walk from the Kyushu Medical Center bus stop, a 6-minute walk from the Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk bus stop, and a 9-minute walk from the PayPay Dome bus stop on Nishitetsu Bus.
BOSS E ZO FUKUOKA
Address: 2-2-6 Jiyogohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka
Opening hours: 11:00-22:00 (weekdays), 9:00-22:00 (Saturdays), 9:00-20:00 (Sundays and holidays)
Click here for the official website of BOSS E ZO FUKUOKA
BOSS E ZO FUKUOKA is a new spot next to the Fukuoka PayPay Dome.
To be honest, I thought it was a bit of an exaggeration to call it a new tourist attraction in Fukuoka, but it was actually a lot of interesting content and an extraordinary experience.
This building certainly lives up to its name of "Exciting Entertainment Zone" and I think it's a great place to visit!
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Photo: Sylvain Gaboury/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images.
Since Jenna Lyons left J.Crew in 2017, the retailer has seen a revolving door of executives entering and swiftly leaving its C-suite. Post-Lyons, the brand sorely needs a turnaround to bolster and maintain its position in the retail space.
Well, J.Crew may have just taken a step in the direction, adding a new designer to its roster that signals a return to its roots.
On Tuesday, Business of Fashion announced that the brand has tapped Chris Benz to lead the design teams for both womenswear and Crewcuts, the children's brand. The company is still looking to add a chief executive, so Benz will report to the leadership team in the CEO's office in the interim. The current head of men's design, Dan Winkworth, will also report to the leadership team.
Benz joins J.Crew from Bill Blass, where he was the creative directer since 2015. The move to J.Crew is a full-circle moment for Benz: It was his first job after graduating from Parsons School of Design, and he designed under then-creative-directer Jenna Lyons for a year beginning in 2005. He would leave and launch his own namesake line in 2006, which he closed in 2012.
"J.Crew is where I started my career and I have always loved the inspired mix of things – colour and pattern, texture and quality – that defines it," Benz tells BoF in a statement. "I look forward to innovating on the brand's essential classics to create an eclectic American style that is both polished and unique, and revives J.Crew as a destination where everyone can find something special."
"We are thrilled to welcome Chris back," chief administrative officer Lynda Markoe tells BoF. "His creative aesthetic and refined perspective on the brand is the perfect complement to the heritage of J.Crew and will allow him to evolve our women's collection in a way that is authentic and relevant."
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Dec. 21, 2012 has arrived and we're still here!
End of world theories started months ago because the Mayan calendar ended today.
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(CNN) — 1 in 10 – People around the world who believe the world might end in 2012, according to a May poll by Reuters.
3 – Different types of calendars used by the Mayans.
5,125 years – Length of the Mayan "Long Count" calendar.
144,000 – Days in a b'ak'tun, a cycle in the Mayan calendar which restarts around December 21. That's about 394 years.
52 million – Tourists expected to visit Mexico during the "Year of the Maya" in 2012, according to the Mexican Ministry of Tourism.
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36 – Percentage of Americans who believe increasing severity of recent natural disasters is a sign of the apocalypse.
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Good Stuff Sports is a chance for young sports fans to hear from athletes, writers, podcasters, coaches, and others in the world of sports who have a story to share.
When I was younger, I was a sports lover, and I learned an immense amount by reading about my heroes like Bo Jackson, Charles Barkley, and Magic Johnson. I watched my heroes like Jim Kelly, Bruce Smith, and Thurman Thomas continue to play even after Super Bowl setbacks. I still vividly remember reading Magic's free throw advice: "Concentrate, bend the elbow, and hopefully swish." As I put the pump back, I got the idea for the Good Stuff Sports Podcast.
Good Stuff Sports is a show that features athletes and others in the sports industry and their stories. What do they love about their sport or athletics in general? How important is practice? We'll hear stories about not giving up, and of the hard work that goes into seeing results. What are the moments and highlights that stand out in their careers? Join me, Mike Mason, as I get to know a side of sports that kids can listen to and be inspired by.
Good Stuff Sports #24 – Dr. Jen Welter
Nov 25, 2019 | Episodes, Good Stuff Sports
Happy Thanksgiving! Getting the opportunity to speak to the ground breaking and barrier smashing Dr. Jen Welter was a privilege. We talked about football, and never letting an obstacle stand in the way of our dreams. Dr. Jen was the first female coach to work on an NFL sideline. She played tackle football, and we got into a fairly in depth conversation about the difference between having football instinct and being coachable. It was so interesting to hear about how her education has helped her to be a successful coach. Make sure you check out when Dr. Jen is coming to your town to lead a football clinic.
Good Stuff Sports #23 – Talon Athletics
It's time for a lesson in GaGa! The sport of champions that so many grew up playing at summer camps. Talon Athletics is going to bring the joy and competition of GaGa to you. It's time to get in the pit for some rage in the cage! Talon Athletics hosts GaGa tournaments and camps, so check them out. Armond and Scott know what they're talking about and they'll make you a GaGa believer!
Good Stuff Sports #22 – Jonathan Horton
This is the coolest. I talked to Jonathan Horton who is an author, speaker, ninja warrior, and medal winning Olympic gymnast. It was amazing to hear Jonathan's story and talk about his athletic achievements. We talked about his book, 'If I Had Known: Life Lessons...
Good Stuff Sports #21 – Bob Katz
Sometimes things don't work out the way we plan. That's the case for EZ the main character in Bob Katz's "EZ And The Intangibles". It's a basketball story, but more so it's a story of resilience that young athletes will relate to and learn from. Bob and I talked about hoops, refereeing, youth sports, and about his book. If you have a young athlete in your home they will enjoy this conversation and Bob's book.
Good Stuff Sports #20 – Joel Salvino Survived The Wild West Trail
Joel did it! He hiked the entire Wild West Trail.
Good Stuff Sports #19 – Frank Gallo
I had a blast talking with Frank Gallo from Rolie Polie Guacamole about his bands brand new song 'Ay Batta Batta'. The band's first new single since 2014! It's the perfect soundtrack to your World Series viewing. It'll get the littlest little leaguer and the biggest big leaguer pumped to swing the bat and catch some fly balls! Frank and I had a wide ranging chat about training for the New York Marathon, Primus, and the greatness of Randy 'Macho Man' Savage.
To hear more from Frank you can always go back to episode #134 where I talk to Frank and his dad Lou about their 'Like Father Like Son' project.
Good Stuff Sports #18 – Mila Manevska
Team Handball! It's an Olympic Sport and it is so fun to play. I talked to Mila Manevska from the DC Diplomats who taught me all about this incredible sport. You'll really understand how this is a global sport and why so many people really love to play the game!
Good Stuff Sports #16 – Hiker Steve
If you need inspiration to get outdoors and see the world then you have got to check out Hiker Steve. He's all about helping people cultivate their passion for being outside. In many cases it's a family affair for him too. He loves to hike with his son. Be sure to check out his website to stay updated on everything that he's up to. He shares many beautiful photos and is a very good social media-er.
Good Stuff Sports #15 – I Like to Ride My Bike (Lisa and Mike)
Lisa and Mike like to go on vacation. Don't you? The main difference is that Lisa and Mike like to go on bicycle vacations. They ride their bikes everywhere! They've even started bringing their kids along. They document their trips of their Youtube Channel. You'll learn a lot from hearing how they prepare and be super jealous of some of the places that they've been!
Here's a special treat – Mike also has a career as a musician for kids! He's the guy behind two kids albums, Howdy Tunes and Rainbow Songs You won't want to miss that part of the conversation as well as sticking around for his song 'Gigantosaurus'.
Good Stuff Sports #14 – Joel Salvino (The Wild West Trail)
Have you ever done any long distance backpacking or hiking? I've tried a little, with no success. Joel Salvino on the other hand loves it! So much so that he's trying to create a new connected trail system called the Wild West Trail in the Idaho area that would be the HUGE! I learned a ton during this talk about supplies and gear. Get outside and hike.


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Cardi B Says Jussie Smollett May Have "F**ked Up Black History Month"
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Many people are split on the alleged attack on Jussie Smollett. The Empire actor claims he was attacked by two MAGA supporters in late-January, who doused him in an unidentified liquid while shouting racial and homophobic slurs at him.
Cardi B, who is often vocal about issues in society on her social media platforms, spoke out against the reports that Smollett potentially orchestrated the attack.
"I'm really disappointed in him," she said in an Instagram Live video. "I feel like he f**ked up Black History Month, bro. Like, damn. I'm not gonna say, yet. Until he say it out his mouth that it was fake and the sh*t was staged, I don't want to completely blame him, because somebody I was talking to they said police in Chicago are racists…"
She continues by stating that there's a possibility that the police may be trying to frame the actor, who maintains his innocence amidst damning reports. However, she said that it's "f**ked up" if he is indeed lying to the public.
"Then you gave Donald Trump immunity to f**kin' laugh at n***as and sh*t. Make mothaf**kas look bad," she concluded.
Watch her comments.
Cardi B gave her opinion on the Jussie Smollett case on Instagram live. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/6AYU7cT5nL
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Humans, Characters, Slugslingers,
Shane Gang
Shane Gang Member
Trixie's Slugs
Bluster, Arachnet (maybe Spinner), Polero
Renegade Ultra QLC
Favorite Mecha Beast
Boomer (BOOM-R)
Shane Hideout
Leaf Green
Unnamed Parents
"The World Beneath Our Feet Part 1"
Beatrice Sting, more commonly known as Trixie, is no slouch on the Slugslinging field, and her blaster packs a mean Slug punch! She is a member of the Shane Gang, along with Eli Shane, Kord Zane and Pronto. Trixie's always a bulls eye, but when it comes to battling or a slug-duel, can also spot a smart strategy for the team.
Trixie is generally a kind and thoughtful individual. Although she likes to keep an eye out for unusual Slugs, she always got her head in the game and can often spot an exit or a smart strategy when the team is caught up in the fight.
She has a strong sense of justice, as Trixie says that she would try to keep the peace since Will Shane had vanished because slingers came and terrorized her home cavern. Trixie decides to spread the news of what is happening in Slugterra, good and bad, and she faithfully helps Eli gain fame as the new Shane. She makes Slugisodes that involve filming and teaching people about Slugs and how to care for them, as well as how to battle. Her dream is to make a documentary film about Slugs and their little society they have together.
Trixie is extremely loyal to the Shane Gang and will help all of them while needed, especially the leader, Eli Shane. Although he is keeping secrets from them, Trixie always manages to convince him to tell them their secrets as they are "family". She has a strong bond with her slugs and cares about them. She treats the Shane Gang as her family as well and thinks of all the other members as her siblings or such.
Trixie is also seen to be slightly short-tempered, especially with Pronto. She also has a reckless attitude similar to Eli, but on a much smaller scale. Not much known is about her past, but she seemingly lived with parent(s). She tends to think more realistically than the gang and states that she doesn't believe in myths and legends unless she sees it. She also likes to annoy Pronto, such as poking him.
As a young teenage girl, she has a skinny, slender build and is slightly shorter than your average person. She is seen to be fit and athletic, and much stronger than she appears. Trixie has fire-red hair that's tied up in two pigtails and long bangs that cover the right side of her face, as well as grassy green eyes.
Trixie wears a short green shirt on top of a black undershirt as well as lightly armored shoulder pads. She can attach her Blaster to her belt when not in combat, as well as keeping her jars there so she could use her Slugs in battle. There is the Shane Gang Emblem on her belt as well. She wears light grey skin tight pants, and a black band around her thigh on her left leg, along with light black knee pads. She wears dark blue boots as well as dark grey biker-like gloves.
In "King of Sling", Trixie is seen to be wearing a hat and a new outfit in order to disguise herself to help the King of Sling.
History and Show
There is not much known about Trixie's past, other than the fact that she had lived on her own home cavern with her parents. Apparently, her home was terrorized by slingers with bad intentions which caused her to try to be her home cavern hero. She apparently became a slinger at one point in her life and left her home cavern to start an adventure of her own.
Meeting the New Shane
Trixie first appears when she helps Eli defeat a goon harassing a passer-by, unaware that he was the new Shane. She meets Eli again who accidentally stumbles into her shot. They became friends, although Trixie dismisses him as "no competition" and refuses to train with him, although she helps him spar against Kord and gives him a vital piece of information that helps him defeat Shockwave.
Eli gains Trixie's respect and she become steadfast friends with Eli, Pronto, and Kord. She defeats her part of the qualifiers and defeats the King of Sling. Most of her battles were off-screen, but like Eli she had a winning streak until one point in the tournament where she lost and was eliminated. Trixie accompanied Eli when Dr. Blakk attempted to recruit him and was shocked at what happened with a Ghoul Slug. She watched and encouraged Eli in the finals and was appalled when his opponent, John Bull, used a ghoul slug to knock down Eli.
After the tournament, she comforts Eli as he reminisces about Slugslinging with his father. Together, she joins up with Eli, Pronto, and Kord to form the official Shane Gang to combat Dr. Blakk. A cry for help stems their first mission together.
Trixie is an extremely smart slinger, who is able to exploit weaknesses in other slingers by simply watching them for a long time. Although not as powerful as Eli, her cool-headed personality can help her take out enemies Eli couldn't beat. She is shown several times to be more level-headed than the other members of the Shane Gang, often spotting things that are bluntly obvious that the other members of the Gang aren't able to recognize. She has shown to have several leadership qualities and is able to strategize plans of attack or defense when Eli is absent, acting as a temporary leader until he returns.
As shown on screen, Trixie seemed to have learned to fight in hand-to-hand combat. She is able to take out Blakk's goons with no problem and seems to be slightly faster than the other members of the Shane Gang. Trixie is flexible and has above than average reflexes. Although appearing as a small teen girl, she can overpower a full-grown adult without too much effort. Despite her lack of strength, she is shown to be quick and to-the-point with her attacks, making up with her speed and small size. She is also seen being able to carry and shoot Kord's blaster even though it was much bigger and heavier than an average blaster, although falling down after shooting a slug.
With Eli being the leader, Kord being the engineer and Pronto being the tracker, Trixie is rolled as the Substitute Leader.
Although none of her parents are seen, Trixie mentions her mother when talking about the Surface in the episode, A Distant Shore.
Her favourite Slugs are Bluster, Arachnet, and Polero.
The Renegade Ultra QLC is her favorite Blaster and only known Blaster, although in Club Slug, she mentioned wanting to get a new blaster.
BOOM-R is her favorite Mecha-Beast, nicknamed Boomer.
While fans like to interpret Trixie and Eli having a special relationship, there is little evidence in the show to back this up. The only evidence are in The Return and Light as Day where she hugs Eli, relieved to see him alright.
Trixie appears more in the Slugisodes than any other member of the Shane Gang.
She has hugged Eli two times, once in The Return and another in Light as Day.
Trixie gets very angry when she loses her camera, or when someone steals it.
As seen in A Distant Shore, Trixie is very good at video games.
In Slugterra: Slug It Out! Trapsie's clothes are similar to Trixie's disguise from the The New Kid Part 2.
Trixie's promo art shows her with a Boon Doc in her blaster.
Her favourite food is something called "Undercorn Fritters".
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SamManta586 wrote: I'm pretty sure it's her full name, just that it's never used in the show. You could ask Slugterra Yep.	 2015-11-17T01:45:18Z
Slugterrafangirl
On the offical Slugterra website it says her name is Beatrice.	 2015-11-30T21:31:35Z
trixies past what happened to her parents
SamManta586
I don't know about Kord and Pronto, cause they're adults and we know enough about their past to put it together really. Eli yeah, ca...	 2015-09-06T22:26:55Z
Flitter2
Yeah. I guess.	 2015-09-07T10:27:11Z
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Topic: Why do you not play shmups?
Author Topic: Why do you not play shmups? (Read 1837 times)
Why do you not play shmups?
Up for a genuine chat about this, there's no accusatory tone at all. I love them and I wonder why there's relatively little interest here/anywhere because they're probably the most rewarding games I play. They used to be massive and probably many people associate video games with shmups of some description, but they have clearly fallen out of favour.
I wonder, though, given the massive surge in interest of retro and retro-inspired gaming, why shmups haven't had a comeback[size=78%]. [/size]I'll be honest, I've only really been into them for about eighteen months and so I can still remember how I used to feel about the genre. It's too hard, too niche, the bullet hell stuff looks like a prank, high scores are meaningless, you just have to learn where the safe areas are, they're pure memorisation, it's just moving left and right at the bottom of the screen, they're all the same, they're all too complicated.
I wonder then, why don't you play shmups?
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Musician that pretends to work in IT
Re: Why do you not play shmups?
I spent a lot of time playing through the Spectrum version of R-Type many years ago, and the same with R-Type Delta on the PS1 and R-Type Final on the PS2.
Ordyne was fun in the arcade too.
I find them shit and boring.
seepage
throwing a dog at some goblins
I liked the arcade version of 'Spacewar!' and 'Galaxian', was rubbish at 'Defender' and 'Robotron' was just beyond the pale.
Emotional Support Peacock
I used to like shoot 'em ups until The Boston Crab started calling them schmups and since then I think they are just for nincompoops.
I fucking love them and would play loads of them.
Never come out in this country, though, do they?
Quote from: Emotional Support Peacock on April 10, 2019, 06:22:15 PM
'Shmups', they're not fuckin German or something. I actually prefer 'shooting games' or STGs but that's not the common nomenclature. Shoot 'em ups is fine.
Quote from: Kelvin on April 10, 2019, 07:08:43 PM
Sadly not so much. I would massively recommend Rolling Gunner on the Switch via the Japanese eShop, though. It's immense. Ex-Cave dev made it, he worked on Dodonpachi SaiDaiOuJou and Deathsmiles II. It's bloody brilliant. Here's my stage one best run if you're interested. Not actually seen any vids online with a better stage one score. I love how it accelerates from 9m to 56m in about ten seconds.
https://youtu.be/JI05nsny2Mo
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Someone with a fresh soul!
Shmups schmups.
The insufferable fans put me off.
I know I'm a dickhead and that but is the community seen as that annoying? I didn't think so. As I say, genuinely really interested (for my own sake, admittedly) why they're not of much interest to most people who otherwise really love games and from different genres. The bullet hell influence on Undertale, for example, would seem to be fundamental but I don't see loads of people saying that it turned them onto the genre. Likewise, Yoko Taro is a big fan and Nier:Automata had various shmup influences and elements but it doesn't seem to have triggered much interest beyond those particular minigames, etc.
I do genuinely love shmouops, for what it's worth. Easily one of my favourite genres, although more for the mindless, rhythmic annihilation of it all*, and less for the learning of patterns and grinding out high scores etc. They're just a very easy genre to pick up and play for a little while with your brain switched off - at least the ones I like and in the way I like to play them.
I have huge respect for the amazing runs people like you can do, Bosto. I loved seeing your very obvious progression in Ikuragua's playbacks, for example. It's just not what I play them for.
*https://i.imgur.com/Fjc54zM.jpg?fb
I enjoy them but mostly the ones with creative use of terrain or evolving enemies like Gradius or R-Type - if it's just straight-up bullet curtains I'm not as interested. I like the early Raiden games, very precise and rewarding.
Quote from: The Boston Crab on April 10, 2019, 09:21:50 PM
I'm joking lad, just some #bantz
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whats the best snes shooting things up game? having a go on r-type at the moment
Quote from: PlanktonSideburns on April 10, 2019, 10:05:24 PM
Super Aleste is one I played recently and it was genuinely really good. Like, compares favourably with the better modern stuff.
fuck me super aleste is menty
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Wild Guns is good (is like Sin and Punishment).
QDRPHNC
Because after the division, GTA 5, red dead 2, etc, a shmup on rails like battlefield 1 is boring.
Thanks, man. In the grand scheme, I got good at the easiest stage and hardly played the game beyond that as you know, but it was one of the most satisfying things I've felt from any game. There is a certain overlap with the Souls stuff, repeating the same thing again and again and again until you get it. I totally understand how most people would find that quite a weird boring, grind though.
For the spectacle of destruction and almost switching off, if you do ever get the chance to play any of the Cave bullet hell stuff (Dodonpachi, etc.) they can totally be played that way and Dodonpachi Daioujou is the one which really opened my eyes at Arcade Club. I'm sure I've mentioned it before. They also have Ketsui and Armed Police Batrider cabinets (and Ikaruga) so if you ever find yourself over that way, I'd definitely recommend them as just perfect examples of the TOTAL FUCKDOWN side of the genre, if you want to play for survival.
Boston, are there any good ones that play like rhythm games where you have to shoot or move on the beat of music? A bit like how Tetris Effect worked? I would love that.
I'd say nothing that I can think of. I've always thought that Ikaruga has a certain rhythm game element to it with the polarity switching and timing your missiles and stuff but it's certainly not linked to the music. It just requires certain similar skills.
Have you played Crypt of the Necrodancer, by the way? That sounds very similar to what you're asking but in a different genre.
Oh, Rez Infinite? Child of Eden? They're not shmups as such but they're both very much synaesthetic kind of games.
Quote from: Timothy on April 11, 2019, 09:27:24 AM
No shooting on your part, but Just Shapes and Beats is a game built around dodging through enemies, barriers, bullets and attacks , all coordinated to music. I've just finished playing it myself, so I'll try to remember to upload some example levels later.
« Last Edit: April 11, 2019, 12:42:49 PM by Kelvin »
That's a really good call, too. I enjoyed that.
I would say Axelay personally, whilst its half verticle and half horizontal its generally quite R-type like in style, excellent soundtrack as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIT03mDqX5Y
Wil look the games up, thanks Boston and Kelvin!
Axelay is brutally hard, I found, even for the already-rough genre.
Best SNES shmup imo is R-Type 3. Which is, er, also brutally hard. But also cool AF.
I've been playing Summer Carnival 92 Recca in bed at night recently, it makes me so angry I cry myself to sleep.
The manay, joost the manay
I keep returning to Sine Mora EX. I don't know if that counts as a real shmup or not. It's challenging but not punishingly hard and the screen isn't constantly filled with projectiles although sometimes it is. Feels like an entry point to the genre to me and it's on the switch so er check it out.
Quote from: madhair60 on April 11, 2019, 01:59:34 PM
Been many years since I played it but I remember Axelay having a pretty good difficulty curve only getting really tough more towards the end.
More specifically R-type wise I'd repeat from the previous shoot em up thread the recommendation for Pulstar on the Neo Geo, supposedly the original Irem team beside R-type working on and IMHO the best followup on it having more polish and not too much in the way of puzzle style levels. Made in the pre renders sprite era as well so I think holds very well visually.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHkRiKPhito
Quote from: Timothy on April 11, 2019, 01:43:13 PM
Just thought I'd post a few levels that give you a sense of what Just Shapes and Beats is about. I'm not convinced that, of the roughly 40 levels, all of them capitalise on the concept as well as they could, but the ones that do are excellent.
Also, in case you didn't realise, there is an actual story mode, with regions and a recurring villain, around which many of the levels are themed. You then get some more abstract levels mixed in, and 10-15 unlockable levels on top of that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkAC9r8LJFM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--4XYvuEnBM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGu39Eo9JYA
and an early boss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lknnr-ypMg


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