Old School Inspiration

Thought I'd do a post about some of the old classics that have inspired the development of Smith and Winston in its current form

First up, the classic Ikira warriors,  a vertically scrolling, shoot 'em up arcade game developed by SNK, and published in 1986.

Next up.....

Heavy Barrel an overhead run and gun released by Data East in 1987, I spent a lot of money on this one as a kid, trying to collect all the the parts to the eponymous 'Heavy barrel', a futuristic super weapon. 
The only arcade game I've ever completed mainly (ok wholly) due to a broken machine giving out unlimited credits.....

We might even squeeze some Space Harrier style Shenanigans 

There are others including many contemporary twin stick shooters, I'll probably stick a few of them in another post. But these are the ones that really kicked off S&W.

Clicking on the links will take you to the game's respective Wiki pages.