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You weave through flak and fighter swarms in a beat-up P-38, holding fire to charge a desperate invincible dash when the screen fills with bullets. One life, no mercy—just that sweet relief when your last-ditch loop attack barely saves you.
1944: The Loop Master came out in arcades in 2000, developed and published by Capcom. It was part of that late wave of arcade shooters, a time when developers were still pushing for complex patterns and dense action on dedicated hardware before the scene shifted more to home consoles.
You pilot a fighter plane through a series of side-scrolling and vertically-scrolling stages, aiming to survive long enough to confront a boss at the end of each one. The core mechanics involve a standard shot, a limited-use screen-clearing bomb, and a unique loop maneuver; by charging your shot, your plane performs a quick, invincible somersault that also destroys any bullets it touches. The game is notoriously difficult, demanding precise movement and careful management of your special attacks to navigate the relentless enemy fire. It feels like a constant, tense calculation of risk and reward, where a single mistake can end a run.
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