[コズミックゲート/Cosmic Gate] MASA-X Normal ALL CLEAR (Score: 385,240) [CC Commentary]

Cosmic Gate is the very first game introduced in Game Center CX series! This series is dedicated in replicating the technological progress of retro video games. Not necessarily the tech and design 1:1, but more about how trends pop up and evolve over time. Cosmic Gate on the 1st game within the Game Console console (lol) itself is said to be a port of the arcade game of the same name. So this MASA-X system is a port of that same arcade game on another platform, MASA-X, that expands the game further in exchange of not being faithful. Think of Capcom arcade ports on the NES.
Cosmic Gate is primarily a Galaga clone, really. The titular cosmic gate aside, its primary offering is its piercing shot power up! When it's gained, for each 3rd shot, you'll shoot out a piercing bullet! The multiplier goes up as it hits more enemies in a row! It makes the game addictively brisk!
I'd say this is the definitive version since here, it added bosses and it only has 16 unskippable stages instead of 64 stages. The fat is trimmed and this is the more compact version thanks to that. It's a cute, short clear if you're interested!
This is within Game Center CX 2's game shop selection. It's not a game required to progress the main campaign.
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Looks fun!