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DoDonPachi Dai-Ou-Jou is one of those arcade shooters where the screen fills with so many bullets, you’ll wonder how anything survives—including you. The first time I played, I lasted about 20 seconds before getting vaporized. But that’s the fun of it: learning enemy patterns, squeezing through impossible gaps in the bullet storm, and pulling off ridiculous last-second dodges.

The bosses are absolute monsters, throwing waves of attacks that feel unfair until you realize there’s actually a way through. And the soundtrack? Pure adrenaline—like someone wired your nerves directly into the arcade cabinet. If you’ve ever wanted to feel like a bullet-dodging demigod (or just enjoy getting wrecked in the best way possible), this is the game for you.

Just don’t blame me when you start seeing bullet patterns in your sleep.