# What kind of shooter do people like?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-kind-of-shooter-do-people-like/152168>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [June 21, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-kind-of-shooter-do-people-like/152168 "2005-06-21T20:31:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![dominicaninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eada6e/32.png) [@dominicaninja](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dominicaninja)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-kind-of-shooter-do-people-like/152168/1 "2005-06-21T20:31:18Z")

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I’ve noticed some Flash shooter games use the keyboard for movement and the mouse to control the crosshair for aiming. I think this is really cool, but what about the old-school way of aiming like in Contra/Super Metroid where you can aim in 7-8 directions? Do people still dig that or is that just ancient history? What do you guys think?