Vulgus
Title screen
| Developer: | Capcom |
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| Director: | Yoshiki Okamoto |
| Music: | Ayako Mori |
| Art: | Masanori Kimura |
| Release date: | Arcade: May 1984 |
| Next game: | 1942 |
Vulgus (JP: バルガス) is a vertically scrolling shoot em' up developed and published by Capcom in 1984. It is the first game created by Capcom.
It has been ported through various compilations, such as Capcom Classics Collection for the PS2 and Xbox.
Contents
Gameplay Overview
Controls
Vulgus is a 2 button game. There's no true stage system (though backgrounds do gradually change).
- A button: Fires the player's main weapon.
- B button: Fires the player's missile.
Items
Enemies drop powerups at random. A Sakichi spawns when all letter icons are picked up and the player's missile stock is full.
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Pow Adds +1 to the player's missile stock. Up to 15 missiles can be stocked. |
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S Reduces enemy speed. |
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D Reduces enemy bullet speed. |
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E Reduces enemy spawn rate. |
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Sakichi Small star icon that gives a 10k bonus. |
Extra Lives
On default settings, extends are every 40k (20k for the first life). Keep in mind only 4 lives can be kept at a time.
Loops
Vulgus loops endlessly. Upon completion of a loop, the game increases in difficulty.
Strategy
WIP
Version Differences
There are two versions of Vulgus:
- vulgus. Referred to as "Set 1" in MAME.
- vulgusa. Referred to as "Set 2" in MAME.
Leaderboard characters
- vulgus: 10 characters.
- vulgusa: 3 characters.
Checkpoint milk
In vulgus, if missiles aren't used throughout the loop, the final boss (Vulgus) will give 50k points every time it is destroyed. When the player dies, they get sent back to a checkpoint placed before Vulgus, allowing them to gain an extra life, die, and repeat the process several times. In vulgusa this can only be done once, as the player will spawn into the second loop if they attempt the process again.
