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The first "Shmup" was Taito's "Space Invaders" from 1978 (it was so popular, that at one point it created a national 100-yen coin shortage in Japan). | The first "Shmup" was Taito's "Space Invaders" from 1978 (it was so popular, that at one point it created a national 100-yen coin shortage in Japan). | ||
− | Some of the more recognized games include Konami's "Gradius" | + | Some of the more recognized games include Konami's "Gradius" and "R-Type", as well as Namco's "Galaxian" and "Xevious", as they brought the genre into the modern era. |