Thanks for playing! Yeah, Gradius and R-Type were two of the three big inspirations. Each time I say it, but I think this might finally be the jam I actually update afterwards. There were a few enemies and levels that I didn’t get in (as well tuning the weapons and abilities). I don’t know what it is, but I love the old snake style monsters in classic shmups made of circles and you have to blow them up to short them so at the very least, I need to get that it.