I once played this vertical scrolling starship game (like Raiden, Tyrian, Ikaruga, etc.). I can’t remember what year it was I played it, or even what system I played it on. All I have to go on is that you’re in space (part or all of the time), and that one of the weapons is this lightning gun that shoots three beams (don’t know if this is its original form, or upgraded), and if it hits something it’ll stay locked onto it (I believe this lightning gun is portrayed on the box art or title screen or something).
Raiden Trad, maybe? IIRC, one of the weapons is a purple laser that locks on to a target, while arcing around the screen and doing damage to whatever other victims it touches.
No, it’s not that. The weapon is blue, it looks like a bolt of electricity, and the weapon (as I remember it) had three beams, in a |/ configuration. Each bolt only hits one enemy at a time; if something interrupted the bolt it would become the weapon’s new target.
Not sure if it will help or not, but you can go to www.mame.net and look at the list of games. They have over 4000 old games available, and maybe the name will ring a bell for you.
I guess it’s either Truxton or something very similar to it. The lightning weapon looks about right. The box art is similar too, although my memory of it is a little bit different. But, you know how time can distort memories…
