
Xevious (1983): Namco's Arcade Masterpiece That Defined Vertical Shooters
Xevious arcade game history. Namco's 1983 vertical shooter that pioneered scrolling backgrounds, hidden secrets, and the shmup genre.
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Xevious arcade game history. Namco's 1983 vertical shooter that pioneered scrolling backgrounds, hidden secrets, and the shmup genre.

Former Cave developers bring their bullet hell expertise to exA-Arcadia's inaugural title, featuring bomb-centric gameplay, 1-frame input lag, and 10,000 simultaneous bullets.

CAVE's legendary bullet hell reaches its ultimate form with 1-frame input lag, four game modes, and full English localization on exA-Arcadia hardware.

ZUN's legendary bullet hell finally hits arcades with full voice acting, rearranged soundtracks, and exA-Arcadia hardware. This is peak danmaku perfection.

Shinorubi Pink Label launched on exA-Arcadia in 2023, completely redesigned from the ground up as a vertical bullet hell shooter with 1-frame input lag and 4K backgrounds.