Truxton

About the sound: The sound is the most frequently cited issue I've seen with this game. I don't own the arcade board, but it does sound different than what I'm used to on MAME. Like the emulation of the arcade game's synthesizers are different. I don't think it's bad, just different and not quite as good and perhaps missing some instrument sounds. Watching lets plays from the arcade hardware the sound is annoyingly thin, due to the fact that these games were designed to resonate in an arcade cabinet. The included lowpass filter goes a long way towards making this emulation sound more pleasant to the ear. Set it at around 2.5k order 2. Bottom line: Sound is quite acceptable, for me and it still sounds like Truxton. It also may have been improved with the last patch since the some of the complaints were made. About the difficulty: Another frequent complaint is the difficulty. I can't disagree that the game is very hard. For me though, it's a type of difficulty I find compelling. Even though I'm not super great at this game, it gives me the feeling that I could be if I just practiced harder. Truxton as a game is not perfect. It's not the prettiest or best sounding game around even under the best circumstances, IMO. But it such a legendary SHMUP for a reason. This version plays very smooth and has a lot of modern bells and whistles like leaderboards and practice modes to make it more compelling than just firing up MAME.

Excellent arcade game that I used to emulate in my pc when I was a kid. Those spaceship designs inspired a lot of my drawings in my childhood. I'm happy to buy and play it now almost 20 years later :) Also it's as tough as I remembered. Good thing that you can use assist tools to explore the whole game without spending your entire life mastering the game.

Truxton hits all my nostalgia buttons. It was my favorite shoot 'em up as a kid, playing Sega Genesis/Mega Drive at my cousins’ house. Here on Steam, for the first time I’m experiencing this faithful arcade version — better than the one I played back then and packed with customizations, including rewind mechanics and difficulty adjustments (essential for a game as tough as this). I wouldn't recommend the second game, though.