Super Hydorah and Cursed Castilla EX Are Both Headed To Switch Thanks To GameMaker Studio 2

Thanks game maker!

Super Hydorah it the Gradius game you never knew you wanted.

@Kalmaro Are you being sarcastic? Both games look like knock-offs to me, R-Type and Ghosts 'n Goblins. I thought we got these announcements already, I'm sure I've heard of Cursed Castilla EX before. Maybe I seen it on 3DS.

Very cool. Locomalito has made nothing but amazingly good games.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE - Please tell me how a SHMUP at this day an age can do to NOT look like a knock off of another.

I'll give you the second one though, cause my bias for Ghost and Goblins.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Trust me, these are lovingly-crafted homages while still being their own games too--and they're both brilliant.

Locomalito is the real deal: https://inceptionalnews.wordpress.com/2016/01/23/the-awesome-games-of-locomalito/

Shmup overload . . . didn't think it was possible . . . .

This is great news. Super Hydorah received some really good reviews when it launched last year.As a huge fan of shoot-em-ups, this is a day one for me. As is Cursed Castilla.I was slightly envious when it came to 3DS as I don't have one and have said in the past I'd love to see it come to Switch. So yep, happy to know I'll have the chance to play it.

With the announcement of Game Maker support there should be a lot of announcements in the coming weeks and months.

Both fantastic, both should be physical. I've followed Locomalito for years and chatted with him long ago about porting his games to consoles. It's fantastic to finally see that happening.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE I'm actually curious if YOU are being sarcastic. They are allowing games to be ported to Switch with less effort. You need to stop trying to find the negative in everything.

Look pretty derivative, but I won't write them off entirely.

Two really good games!!! Keep 'em coming!

@crackafreeze I love 8-bit Killer.

I wish he was doing a collection for Switch!

The one negative I have to point out is that it seems as he makes his games commercially available, he then removes the free versions from his site, which I'm not a fan of as it means all the games he once gave away for free could technically disappear in that form forever as each of them becomes a commercial title--unless they're still floating around on some other download sites--and only people with money will get to play these great little titles in the future. That's not a step forward in the grand scheme of things imo--at least not from the perspective of the gamers and fans. I'd rather he still allowed people to download the free versions while also selling the other versions too--I don't believe one will automatically damage the other--but that doesn't seem to be the case. So download all the free versions of his games now while you still can!

https://locomalito.com/index.php

@OorWullie I think the Switch and it's library were literally made for you mate, you are loving life at the minute!

Glad I held off for castilla

And buying the other one for sure too

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@Kalmaro Thank you Gamemaker Studio 2 for yet more ports on Switch.

@MartyFlanMJFan I think so too pal. All I need now is SEGA and Capcom to announce they will be bringing their arcade classics to Switch and all my pre-launch hopes will have become reality. The Street Fighter Collection coming in May means Capcom are kind of already half way there.Just need those side scrolling beat-em-ups

Not sure if I'll buy either, but those trailers are perfect for their product....okay maybe I'll get the one that looks like Gradius. I'll never get over my Ghosts and Goblins PTSD though. 😋

Maldita Castilla on 3DS was awesome, definitely picking Super Hydorah.

BEST. NEWS. EVER? Probably!

@SLIGEACH_EIRE You do realize, it's not just ports, right? It's supporting the ability to export for Switch - which means it will be much easier to create brand new games, as well as ports, using Game Maker Studio 2. Regardless, why on Earth would have the ability to easily port your titles ever be a bad thing in any way? Simply don't buy said games.

That said, if you're using GMS2, one of the big perks of using the engine is that it is simple to export to many platforms. A developer creating something in GMS2, and intentionally limiting themselves by not creating a Switch version, would not be a very smart idea at all.

@Kalmaro he's probably the negative person I've ever come across!!

@crackafreeze Nice!

@Tigrinus1975 Dunno, you haven't seen me get going--I can get pretty negative when I want to. lol

The Psyvariar Restoration announcement is bigger news in my opinion, but any solid shmup announcement is welcome until final victory (M2STG and Cave support) is acheived.

@Ralizah

Well, it wouldn't be necessary to make games that are derivative of Gradius and G'nG if Konami and Capcom would actually react to fan demand in reasonable ways.
But as things are now, i think it's a legit decision to try to deliver something that appeals to fans of those franchises. Also, while particularly Super Hydorah looks downright comically derivative, both of these games are pretty solid.

@Shiryu As soon as I started that video above I screamed GRADIUS!!! Looks fantastic.

Both look really fun and I don’t normally play shooters but the shooting one looks really fun .

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Is there a problem with more potentially good games?

YESSSSSS CURSED CASTILLA!!!!!!! So frustrated when that came out for 3DS and not Switch. Literally actually more excited for that than Kirby now. BUT NOT as much as Battle Pincess Madelyn. Love G 'n G style games.

Abylight? I though these were Nicalis games as they were shown on the Nicalis coming soon for Switch list.

I have cursed castilla ex for vita, but i haven't played it yet. Trying to work on my backlog. I have a long weekend coming up so i will have to try and finish the game!

@EmirParkreiner Oh, sure. I absolutely recognize these games are filling a niche. I just think they look, to use your word, "comically derivative." These look like straight up ROM hacks, versus something like Battle Princess Madelyn that seems more like an homage, but still brings something new to the table.

But if the price is good, I'll probably nab them anyway, as I love retro games. Even derivative ones.

Super Hydorah blew me away when played on the Vita so Day 1 here! As for CC I did pick up the physical release for Vita but not sure. Ghosts & Goblins and Ghouls and Ghosts both kick my derrier.

The list of great, great games both available and available soon via eShop is crazy. What a 'console'.

Never played Super Hydorah but love the crap out of Maldita Castilla, absolutely deserves a Switch release.

I've played the original freeware Hydorah a few years ago and absolutely hated it. Dropped it in the second level. And normally I like hard games and bullet hells, but this one got me.
I guess I won't be getting Super Hydorah on the Switch; it's much easier to throw in frustration than a PC.

Nice! I didn't get Castilla on 3DS, but now both of these are definitely on my list of future Switch purchases.

@roadrunner343 True, it could be used for something new but the majority of the games coming to Switch are ports.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE These are 3rd party releases. A port is more like Captain Toad or Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze. It can't be helped if the Switch wasn't around or capable of running these games when they first came out. It can now so thus they get brought over.

It seems you look at any 3rd party game as a port unless its system exclusive. If a game comes out for all 3 systems and PC at once, which ones are the ports?

@impurekind The original freeware versions of Maldita Castilla and Hydorah have slightly different names and are still available from the website. They haven't been removed. https://locomalito.com/maldita_castilla.php https://locomalito.com/hydorah.php

@OorWullie Every time another Shmup is announced for the switch I always scroll down to see your response.

That reminds me, Nuclear Throne is a GMS project. I know Switch has Enter the Gungeon, but for some reason, it never resonated with me like Nuclear Throne did. I hope GMS2 Switch support means that's coming in the near future.

Now that Gamemaker Studio has support for the Switch... Can we expect Hyper Light Drifter ?????
The Switch is really becoming my go-to platform for smaller titles.

Getting both of these day one for sure.

yay for cursed castilla ex

Cursed Castilla EX has 3D effects on the 3DS, so I most likely will just get that version.

@Hikingguy Wow Life force brings back some good memories. I loved that game. Keep the shoot em ups coming.

@youkoaoshi People who limit themselves to a platform unpopular with big developers simply don't know the phrase "multiplatform release"
Although it implies that all versions of the game are worked on more or less simultaneously. AAA titles usually come out on PC, XBO and PS4 on the same day.

@brianvgplayer God, you're right! How the hell did I miss that they were still there in the list?

Cheers.

And my apologies to Locomalito for making that mistake.

@SmaggTheSmug Yeah, I understand the difference myself I just was trying to understand his line of thinking. I just can't limit myself to only one platform per generation. I have always loved Nintendo and it's systems but I need more than one console.

@Aurumonado That made me smile,cheers.It's a good time to be shoot-em-up fan