4Stack #85 — answers & breakdown

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

The sixteen cards in this puzzle were: Touhou, DoDonPachi, Ikaruga, Mushihimesama, Gradius, R-Type, Darius, Einhänder, Cave, Treasure, Psikyo, Toaplan, Bomb, Chaining, Rank, Grazing.

The four stacks

Bullet hell series

Touhou, DoDonPachi, Ikaruga, Mushihimesama

Horizontal shmups

Gradius, R-Type, Darius, Einhänder

Shmup developers

Cave, Treasure, Psikyo, Toaplan

Shmup jargon

Bomb, Chaining, Rank, Grazing

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