Xevious is an old favorite of mine. The table-top arcade version was always covered in pizza grease at the local Pizza hut — and a small line of similarly greasy boys would be there waiting their turn. At the time, no one had seen anything like it. The scrolling effect with the rich colors were hypnotizing. The game is available now on GBA, but I don't like to carry that around too much these days. Bad back. Luckily, we'll soon be able to play the classic on our cell phones. Sure, the feeling can't possibly be the same as those days in Pizza Hut; but if Namco can preserve 1/3 of the original's magic, this will be a sure-thing purchase when its released this Winter.
