Also check out Parodius, Konami's self-parody "cute-em-up" (a wonderful subgenre that is a rabbit hole of its own): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parodius http

Also check out Parodius, Konami's self-parody "cute-em-up" (a wonderful subgenre that is a rabbit hole of its own): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parodius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parodius https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYgYHffJ6aQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYgYHffJ6aQ