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229 games like Geometry Wars: Galaxies · 1971 – 2014

  • Why 79Form.32World.25Curated.82Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Taito · Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Windows +1

    ArcadeShooterSpaceshipAbstractHigh score

    Space Invaders Extreme combines the captivating essence of the original game with a stunning alliance of futuristic graphic design and cutting-edge audio. The gameplay experience has been developed to maximise on the consoles' abilities, of

    78 rating5 lists1 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 79Form.41World.25Curated.76Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Atari · Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +9

    ArcadeShooterHigh scoreVector graphicsSingle-screen level

    Tempest is a 1981 arcade game by Atari Inc., designed and programmed by Dave Theurer. It takes place on a three-dimensional surface, sometimes wrapped into a tube, which is viewed from one end and is divided into a dozen or more segments or

    58 rating13 listsOften paired

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  • Why 76Form.28World.29Curated.78Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Atari, Inc. · Android, Apple II, Apple IIGS +15

    ArcadeShooterSpaceshipHigh scoreVector graphics

    Asteroids is an arcade space shooter released in November 1979. The player controls a spaceship in an asteroid field which is periodically traversed by flying saucers. The objective of the game is to destroy both, asteroids and saucers. The

    82 rating26 lists1 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 74Form.25World.25Curated.77Lists.00Shooter · Abstract · Often paired

    Rez

    2001

    Sonic Team · Android, Dreamcast, PS2 +1

    ShooterAbstractVector graphicsAbstract art styleSensory overload

    A rail shooter with a heavy emphasis on audiovisual elements in which a hacker attempts to breach an AI integral for the continuation of the human race to prevent it from shutting down due to information overload.

    87 rating8 listsOften paired

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  • Timed Atari exclusiveWhy 74Form.49World.25Curated.60Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Atari Corporation · Atari Jaguar, MS-DOS, PlayStation +3

    ArcadeShooterSpaceshipAbstractHigh score

    Tempest 2000 is a tube shooter video game. Taking control of the claw-shaped Blaster spacecraft from the original game, the player has to survive and travel across multiple levels until the end in an intergalactic war, battling against a va

    70 rating7 listsOften paired

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  • Why 65Form.23World.25Curated.61Lists.00Shooter · Spaceship · Often paired

    Jetpac

    1983

    Stamper brothers · BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20 +2

    ShooterSpaceshipHigh scoreSingle-screen levelInfinite ammo

    The 'Acme Interstellar Transport Company' is delivering spaceship kits to various planets in the solar system throughout the Galaxy; and as chief test pilot, all you have to do is assemble the Rockets, and thrust on to your next destination

    86 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Why 46Form.45World.96Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Multidirectional shooter · Described alike

    Lucid Games · Android, Linux, PS3 +6

    ArcadeMultidirectional shooterShooterAbstractTwin stick control

    Enjoy the next chapter in the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise and battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter! The game has over 50 single player levels including Adventure and Classic Arcade modes, 3D

    85 rating2 lists8.5 h main storyDescribed alike

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  • Why 43Form.20World.25Curated.29Lists.00Shooter · Unlockables

    Q Entertainment · PS3, Xbox 360

    ShooterUnlockablesAbstract art styleSensory overloadAction

    Child of Eden is a multi-sensory shooter that will send players diving into a kaleidoscopic matrix of synchronized music and mind-blowing visuals.

    72 rating5 lists

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  • Why 43Form.23World.25Curated.27Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Nutting Associates · Arcade

    ArcadeShooterSpaceshipSingle-screen levelInfinite ammo

    Computer Space is a video arcade game released in 1971 by Nutting Associates. Created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney, who would both later found Atari, Inc., it is generally accepted that it was the world's first commercially sold coin-op

    39 rating1 list

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  • Xbox exclusiveWhy 43Form.24World.69Curated.16Lists.00Shooter · Spaceship

    Bandai Namco Entertainment · Xbox 360

    ShooterSpaceshipAbstractHigh scoreSingle-screen level

    Galaga Legions is an Xbox Live Arcade exclusive video game created by Namco Bandai Games. The title was developed by the same team who created Pac-Man Championship Edition. This game is also included in the Namco Museum Virtual Arcade colle

    66 rating2 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 43Form.16World.25Curated.32Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    ArcadeShooterHigh scoreSingle-screen levelAction

    Attention all Earthlings! Relentless alien hordes have been identified near you. Prevent the dangerous Space Invaders from landing on your territory. Use your cannon to defend against waves of descending alien invaders. Don't let them hit t

    3 lists

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  • Xbox exclusiveWhy 42Form.41World.25Curated.13Lists.00Arcade · Multidirectional shooter

    PomPom Games · Xbox 360

    ArcadeMultidirectional shooterShooterSpaceshipHigh score

    Battle through line after line of the emperor's minion horde, destroying absolutely everything you can! Blast through bunches of robots, crush colonies of aquatic monsters, smash swarms of UFOs, and demolish devastating bosses. It's a conti

    77 rating3 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 42Form.14World.25Curated.32Lists.00Spaceship · High score

    SpaceshipHigh scoreActionAliensDestructible environment

    Space Invaders Revolution is a new take on the series, which marks a true progression over any version before it: New types of invaders, new rules and new ways to destroy them. Contains a faithful reproduction of the original arcade machine

    44 rating2 lists

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  • Why 41Form.37World.25Curated.13Lists.00Shooter · Spaceship

    Linux, Windows

    ShooterSpaceshipVector graphicsDeliberately retroAbstract art style

    Captain Forever was inspired by the 2007 freeware game Battleships Forever, which itself drew inspiration from the 2003 game Warning Forever. The player pilots a ship with the ability to be expanded by attaching 'modules' (such as lasers or

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 41Form.38World.27Curated.13Lists.00Shooter · Abstract

    Queasy Games · PS3, PlayStation Portable, Windows

    ShooterAbstractHigh scoreUnlockablesAbstract art style

    Everyday Shooter is an album of games exploring the expressive power of abstract shooters. Dissolute sounds of destruction are replaced with guitar riffs harmonizing over an all-guitar soundtrack, while modulating shapes celebrate the flowi

    82 rating4 lists9 h main story

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  • Why 40Form.36World.25Curated.13Lists.00Shooter · Spaceship

    Windows

    ShooterSpaceshipVector graphicsDeliberately retroAbstract art style

    Captain Forever was inspired by the 2007 freeware game Battleships Forever, which itself drew inspiration from the 2003 game Warning Forever. The player pilots a ship with the ability to be expanded by attaching 'modules' (such as lasers or

    1 list

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  • Why 40Form.30World.96Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Described alike

    Lucid Games · Linux, PS3, PS4 +5

    ShooterArcadeAbstractTwin stick controlAction

    Enjoy the next chapter in the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise and battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter! The game has over 50 single player levels including Adventure and Classic Arcade modes, 3D

    85 rating8 listsDescribed alike

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  • Why 40Form.36World.25Curated.13Lists.00Multidirectional shooter · Shooter

    Blitz Arcade · PS3, Xbox 360

    Multidirectional shooterShooterAbstractAbstract art styleTwin stick control

    An endless dual stick shooter in which you power-up forever!

    60 rating2 lists

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  • Why 39Form.15World.46Curated.21Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Gyruss

    1988

    Konami · Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200 +5

    ArcadeShooterSpaceshipSingle-screen levelAction

    Gyruss is a shoot 'em up video arcade game developed by Konami, and released in 1983. It was designed by Yoshiki Okamoto, who had earlier created Time Pilot for Konami. Gyruss was licensed to Centuri in the United States, and was ported to

    70 rating9 lists

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  • Why 39Form.20World.25Curated.22Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Nuon

    ArcadeShooterHigh scoreVector graphicsScience fiction

    Tempest 3000 is a remake of the Tempest arcade game and a sequel to Tempest 2000, written by Jeff Minter for Nuon. It was released on December 12, 2000. By 2003, the game had sold over 20,000 copies.

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  • Why 38Form.20World.25Curated.20Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Michael Abrash · MS-DOS

    ArcadeShooterSpaceshipHigh scoreSingle-screen level

    Space Strike is a commercial Space Invaders clone.

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  • Why 36Form.24World.13Curated.18Lists.00Spaceship · Abstract

    Dylan Fitterer · Windows

    SpaceshipAbstractHigh scoreAbstract art styleSensory overload

    Audiosurf is a puzzle/rhythm hybrid game created by Invisible Handlebar, a personal company created by Dylan Fitterer. It's track-like stages visually mimic the music the player chooses, while the player races across several lanes collectin

    82 rating3 lists9 h main story

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  • Xbox console exclusiveWhy 36Form.10World.25Curated.24Lists.00High score · Deliberately retro

    Windows, Xbox 360, iOS

    High scoreDeliberately retroActionScience fictionPuzzle

    HD remake of the Boulder Dash series featuring hundreds of new maps and new types of game modes.

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  • Why 36Form.10World.25Curated.24Lists.00High score · Deliberately retro

    Nintendo 3DS, Windows, Xbox 360

    ActionHigh scoreDeliberately retroScience fictionPuzzle

    HD remake of the Boulder Dash series featuring hundreds of new maps and new types of game modes.

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  • Why 36Form.27World.25Curated.13Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Cinematronics · Arcade, Vectrex

    ArcadeShooterSpaceshipHigh scoreVector graphics

    Starhawk is a 1979 vector arcade game by Cinematronics. Starhawk is a shoot 'em up with a fixed environment. The game was unique at the time as it presented the graphics in a pseudo-three dimensional way. Essentially, the game is a simple v

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 35Form.42World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ArcadeShooterUpgradeable weaponsSingle-screen levelTwin stick control

    Blast Factor is a physics-based action game which takes players into a fierce microbiological arena to guide a nano-machine against viral swarms. Proceed from specimen to specimen, waging microscopic war against an array of deadly viruses.

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  • Why 35Form.30World.25Curated.09Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Cinematronics · Arcade, Vectrex

    ArcadeShooterSpaceshipVector graphicsAction

    Star Castle is a 1980 vector arcade game by Cinematronics. The game involves obliterating a series of defenses orbiting a stationary turret in the center of the screen. The game was designed by Tim Skelly and programmed by Scott Boden. Tim

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  • Why 35Form.43World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Multidirectional shooter

    Zektor

    1982

    Arcade

    ArcadeMultidirectional shooterShooterVector graphicsAction

    You have to infiltrate eight space cities which are held captive by robots. Asteroids-style you fight the robot squadrons.

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  • Why 34Form.22World.52Curated.07Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Bandai Namco Entertainment · PS3, PS4, Windows +2

    ArcadeShooterSpaceshipHigh scoreTwin stick control

    The legendary hit arcade shooter returns with Galaga Legions DX! Featuring a new twist on the classic gameplay, slick new graphics and devastating weapon power-ups, the fate of the galaxy lies in your hands! Board your fighter and prepare t

    74 rating3 lists

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  • Why 34Form.24World.25Curated.11Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Atari, Inc. · Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200 +13

    ArcadeShooterSingle-screen levelNo dialogueAction

    As a regional commander of three anti-missile batteries, the player must defend six cities in their zone from being destroyed. The player's six cities are being attacked by an endless hail of ballistic missiles, some of them even splitting

    74 rating18 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 34Form.26World.00Curated.16Lists.00Shooter · Abstract

    Neves

    2007

    Yuke's · Nintendo DS, Wii

    ShooterAbstractAbstract art stylePuzzleStrategy

    Neves (ハメコミ LUCKY PUZZLE DS Hamekomi Rakkī Pazuru Dīesu?) is a puzzle game developed by Yuke's Media Creations for the Nintendo DS, based on the Japanese Lucky Puzzle, a tangram-like dissection puzzle. In the game, players use the stylus to

    71 rating2 lists

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  • Xbox console exclusiveWhy 34Form.25World.25Curated.11Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Tron

    1982

    Midway Games · Arcade, Xbox 360

    ActionArcadeShooterAbstractHigh score

    Tron is a coin-operated arcade video game manufactured and distributed by Bally Midway in 1982. It is based on the Walt Disney Productions motion picture Tron released in the same year. The game consists of four subgames inspired by the eve

    49 rating4 lists

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 34Form.26World.25Curated.10Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    TxK

    2014

    PlayStation Vita

    ArcadeShooterAbstractVector graphicsAction

    From the acclaimed designer of Tempest 2000 comes the system-shocking shooter TxK. The game draws on the spirit of the classic T2K, extending and enhancing it using the fantastic graphical power of the PS Vita system. TxK brings players new

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  • Xbox console exclusiveWhy 33Form.37World.25Curated.00Lists.00Multidirectional shooter · Shooter

    PomPom Games · Windows, Xbox 360

    Multidirectional shooterShooterSingle-screen levelTwin stick controlAction

    Mutant Storm progresses over 89 levels of twin-stick shooter mayhem! As you get deeper, you are ever more overcrowded with nasty beasties. This carnival of frenetic fun is showcased in a cutting edge graphics extravaganza.

    73 rating4 lists5 h main story

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  • Why 33Form.21World.25Curated.11Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Konami · Arcade, Atari 7800, Game Boy Advance +4

    ArcadeShooterSpaceshipVector graphicsScience fiction

    The player controls an aircraft, referred to in the game as a "Jet," and has to guide it across a scrolling terrain, battling obstacles along the way. The ship is armed with a forward-firing weapon and bombs; each weapon has its own button.

    60 rating8 lists

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  • Why 32Form.30World.39Curated.00Lists.00Multidirectional shooter

    Linux, Windows, macOS

    Multidirectional shooter

    GridWars is a video game inspired by Bizarre Creations' Geometry Wars by Canadian developer Marco Incitti. The first version of the game was released as freeware on December 21, 2005 on Marco Incitti's Blitz Creations website. Although oth

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  • Why 32Form.18World.25Curated.13Lists.00Arcade · Abstract

    Atari Games · Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Arcade +10

    ArcadeAbstractHigh scoreAbstract art styleAction

    Marble Madness is an isometric platform game in which the player manipulates an onscreen marble from a third-person perspective. The player controls the marble's movements with a trackball, though most home versions use game controllers wit

    68 rating1 list

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 32Form.21World.13Curated.13Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Arcade, Atari 5200, Commodore 64 +1

    ArcadeShooterHigh scoreSingle-screen levelAction

    Satan's Hollow is a shoot 'em up arcade game released by Bally Midway in 1982, subsequently converted to the Atari 8-bit family, and in 1984 to Commodore 64.

    60 rating1 list

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  • Xbox console exclusiveWhy 31Form.32World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Cold Beam Games · Android, Linux, Windows +2

    ArcadeShooterSpaceshipHigh scoreAbstract art style

    Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music. Power up your spaceship and watch as the music boosts your firepow

    80 rating2 lists4 h main story

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 31Form.10World.38Curated.14Lists.00Shooter · Spaceship

    Gorf

    1981

    Dave Nutting · Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200 +8

    ShooterSpaceshipHigh scoreActionScience fiction

    Gorf actually consists in the Arcade version of five different types of space shooters. The first one ist basically is a Space Invaders clone. In the second one a formation of space ships is hovering at the top of the screen while single sp

    70 rating4 lists

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 31Form.19World.13Curated.11Lists.00Abstract · Deliberately retro

    Q Entertainment · PlayStation Portable

    AbstractDeliberately retroAbstract art styleScience fictionPuzzle

    The gameplay in Lumines II is very similar to its predecessor, Lumines. The object is still to move blocks of four different colored squares across the board; while trying to create a single square of the same color. This all must be done b

    74 rating2 lists

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 31Form.21World.25Curated.09Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Q-Games · PS3

    ArcadeShooterHigh scoreDeliberately retroScience fiction

    PixelJunk SideScroller is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up game developed by Q-Games for the PlayStation 3 as part of the PixelJunk series. It was released on the PlayStation Store on 25 October 2011 in North America and 26 October 2011 in Eur

    82 rating2 lists

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  • NEC console exclusiveWhy 31Form.10World.25Curated.16Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    R-type

    1987

    Irem · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Android +12

    ArcadeShooterSpaceshipHigh scoreAction

    R-Type is set in the 22nd century, and the player flies a futuristic fighter craft called the R-9a "Arrowhead", named for its shape, and because it is the ninth model in the 'R' series of fighter craft (but it is the first of the series to

    75 rating1 list

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 31Form.21World.25Curated.07Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Tim Skelly · Arcade, Atari 7800, Vectrex

    ArcadeShooterVector graphicsActionScience fiction

    Rip-Off is a vector shoot 'em up released in arcades by Cinematronics in 1980. It is the first shoot 'em up arcade game to feature cooperative gameplay and the first game to exhibit "flocking" behavior. The objective is to prevent computer-

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  • Why 30Form.31World.25Curated.00Lists.00Multidirectional shooter · Shooter

    Bolo

    1982

    Synergistic Software · Apple II

    Multidirectional shooterShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Upon startup Bolo requests a level number (1–9) and density (1–5); the game then generates a random rectangular maze containing six enemy bases. The higher the density specified, the more walls appear in the maze. The player controls a tank

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 30Form.30World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Multidirectional shooter

    Atari · Arcade, Atari 5200

    ArcadeMultidirectional shooterShooterTwin stick controlAction

    Agent X must progress through a series of floors to retrieve a set of stolen plans and destroy Dr. Boom's underground bomb factory. Avoid the explosives, bomb converters, forklifts, robot guards, acid pits, and death-ray shooting eyeballs.

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  • Why 30Form.26World.39Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Arcade

    ArcadeShooterVector graphicsActionScience fiction

    This 1981 vector graphics arcade game is available in both two- and four-player configurations. A top-down space shooter set within a bounded playfield, where the player maneuvers a ship using rotation, thrust and forward-firing controls (

    42 rating1 list

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  • Why 30Form.25World.46Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Arcade, ColecoVision

    ArcadeShooterSpaceshipVector graphicsScience fiction

    Space Fury was one of the many popular vector games developed in the early 1980s in the same model as the famous Asteroids game released by Atari in 1979. Space Fury was developed by Sega for the Sega G80 Arcade system, and was also release

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