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Konami's Gradius series has been credited with a great many things, not the least of which was its undeniable influence in the shoot 'em up genre. Along with R-Type, the franchise helped define a generation of shooters that not only thrilled us, but also inspired other such fine side-scrollers as Salamander and Parodius. Unlike other popular genres of the 1980s, however, the "Shmup" category hasn't evolved much past its original roots, and finding a good shooter that isn't played in the first-person perspective nowadays is close to impossible.