Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Capcom's 19xx series of shmups has always been highly regarded for the frantic action it brought into arcades. Though many home ports of games in the series failed to live up to the expectations of fans, Naxat's conversion of 1943 Kai doesn't just meet them, it exceeds them!

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