History VideoGame / Hydorah

* NotSoDifferent: The BigBad objects with this line after you call him a tyrant.

* DummiedOut: The game data contains sprites for a monster called Charybdis, which was presumably supposed to appear in the Path of Scylla.
** In ''Super Hydorah'', it's not only added back in, it gets its own stage.

* In ''Super Hydorah'', the weak point stays open on the third phase, so you no longer need to wait.

It got an UpdatedReRelease in ''Super Hydorah'', Released in 2017 for UsefulNotes/Steam, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XBoxOne and in 2018 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch. This adds a few new levels, bosses, and power ups.

In 2017, it got an UpdatedReRelease in ''Super Hydorah'', Released on UsefulNotes/Steam, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XBoxOne and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: When told in No Mercy that they're gonna have to essentially be a OneManArmy in the midst of a space battle, the pilot responds with, "[[GenreSavvy I'm a shoot-em-up pilot]], colonel!"

''Hydorah'' is a freeware horizontal ShootEmUp that takes after classic arcade games, namely games like ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Xexys}}'', ''VideoGame/RType'', and ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}''. Needless to say, it is [[NintendoHard somewhat difficult.]] Pick it up [[http://www.locomalito.com/juegos_hydorah.php here]] - you'll be glad you did.

''Hydorah'' is a freeware horizontal ShootEmUp that takes after classic arcade games, namely games like ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}'', ''VideoGame/{{XEXEX}}'', ''VideoGame/RType'', and ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}''. Needless to say, it is [[NintendoHard somewhat difficult.]] Pick it up [[http://www.locomalito.com/juegos_hydorah.php here]] - you'll be glad you did.

** And besides the homage to shmup heroes described above, the game features [[http://www.locomalito.com/images/cool_stuff/yomar.png Yomar]] from MazeOfGalious as a background element at one point.

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: Rather than exploding normally as on land, your bombs will simply make a splash and disappear when dropped into the waters of the Path of Scylla.

* ShoutOut: Beside the evident inspiration from several classics of the ShootEmUp genre (''Hydorah'' looks almost like a lost Konami game from the early 1990s), there are also a couple of references to ''{{Turrican}}'': one of the special weapons is an energy wall named "Turri Wall", and the [[BossRush parade of bosses]] of No Mercy includes the iconic giant fist.

''Hydorah'' is a freeware horizontal ShootEmUp that takes after classic arcade games, namely games like ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}'', ''VideoGame/{{XEXEX}}'', ''VideoGame/{{R-Type}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}''. Needless to say, it is [[NintendoHard somewhat difficult.]] Pick it up [[http://www.locomalito.com/juegos_hydorah.php here]] - you'll be glad you did.

* OneHitPointWonder: [[spoiler: After beating the game, you become a Two Hit Point Wonder]]

* GodEmperor: Hydorah is a god, and appears to be ruling the Meropticons. [[{{Dune}} Also, it looks suspicious worm like.]]

* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: The planet Meropticon, a black rhomboid-prism-shaped planet (that smacks of being artificial) that seems somewhat reminiscent of [[{{Hellraiser}} Leviathan]] and is the stronghold of the evil god that rules it, Hydorah.

* AwesomeAndPractical: The Scort again. While it does provide additional firepower its main use is to absorb shots above and below you. This is incredibly useful to the point that some levels and BeamSpam bosses go up many times in difficulty if you try them without it.

''Hydorah'' is a freeware horizontal ShootEmUp that takes after classic arcade games, namely games like ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}'', ''VideoGame/{{XEXEX}}'', ''VideoGame/{{R-Type}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}''. Needless to say, it is [[NintendoHard somewhat difficult]] - it's not quite BulletHell, but it's definitely not going to roll over and let you beat it. Pick it up [[http://www.locomalito.com/juegos_hydorah.php here]] - you'll be glad you did.

''Hydorah'' is a freeware horizontal ShootEmUp that takes after classic arcade games, namely games like ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}'', ''VideoGame/{{XEXEX}}, ''VideoGame/{{R-Type}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}''. Needless to say, it is [[NintendoHard somewhat difficult]] - it's not quite BulletHell, but it's definitely not going to roll over and let you beat it. Pick it up [[http://www.locomalito.com/juegos_hydorah.php here]] - you'll be glad you did.

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:The boss from the two {{BreatherLevel}}s rescues you at the end after your ship is damaged by the [[LoadBearingBoss collapse]] of Meropticon. In the best ending, he takes his child to visit a monument to you.]]