Dariusburst is a hell of a gateway drug. I've been playing a ton of the original Darius and its revisions this last week, and I'm pretty sure they've given me Stockholm syndrome. In terms of the actual game design, it feels both antiquated and bad. Worse, each version of the first Darius is terrible for completely different reasons. But despite its flaws, I cannot stop playing this game.
So, here we go, a scrub clear of the X route. I stayed at Missile for Fatty Glutton, then started powering up afterward. Compared to Extra, all the bosses feel like they have tons more health, except maybe Octopus? Keen Bayonet and Iron Hammer feel like massive endurance matches compared to Extra, but the stages are fun to play, so I went with this particular poison. This was actually the first time I made it past Iron Hammer in my New Version attempts, and I was a bit surprised how much of a pushover Octopus was. No wonder people say X is easy!
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