I had been thinking about picking up a copy of Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth for the Nintendo 64 for quite a while, but I was never really in a rush to do so. I'm a fan of vertical scrolling shooters, but I prefer the pixel art style from the 8-bit and 16-bit era more than a polygonal 3D style.
As far as I'm aware, this game was the only vertical scrolling shooter to be released on the N64, which isn't surprising since the system went so heavy on 3D games. It was as if the 2D genre nearly died on home consoles during this time.
Anyway, I managed to find a sealed copy on eBay for basically the same price as a used copy (beat up copies, in fact), so I had to jump on it. Not a bad find if you ask me. I hope to get a playthrough posted this year.
