Where are my Arcade shmup fans at?

[DjQuick2008]

Ketsui is my new favourite only really found out about it via my SHMUP fb page what a banger.

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Just discovered my gaming build has this banger. Ive only been playing gamecube for about a year and a half was late to the party.

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Think this would do great with an HD remaster like sturmwind.

 

[supershredder]

This new game on Google play store called acecraft sky hero released. It looks like cup head, but is vertical. Just now playing through the tutorial, didn't know Google play games were quite this polished.

 

[DjQuick2008]

This is what peak shmup gameplay looks like.

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youtube videos of this game are cool

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I like Darius Gaiden.

I also love darius gaiden i got dariusburst EX cartridge in my switch

 

[Jdan-S]

I spend the most time playing SHMUPs on Steam nowadays. I have the well-known ones like Mushihimesama, Dodonpachi, Ikaruga, Dariusburst, etc. However, what I like about the platform is discovering indie titles.

The games I've enjoyed a lot include Crimzon Clover, Angel at Dusk, Danmaku Unlimited 2/3, and Escathos. But there's whole bunch of titles to explore: Trouble Witches, Blue Revolver, Wolflame, Mecha Ritz, and some are even free like Jigoku Kisetsukan and Terra Feminarum.

Outside of Steam, I like Kenta Cho's games, especially rRootage and Titanion. I also like X.X Gameroom's works, and my fave is Eden's Aegis.

With emulation, there are too many great games to list down! But when playing retro SHMUPs on the go, I prefer to do so on the RG ARC-D.

 

[Varyag]

Omg an emulation handheld with Saturn controls? this is amazing! Is it really good for arcade shmups? This seems perfect for those retro games. Now I want one!

I spend the most time playing SHMUPs on Steam nowadays. I have the well-known ones like Mushihimesama, Dodonpachi, Ikaruga, Dariusburst, etc. However, what I like about the platform is discovering indie titles.

The games I've enjoyed a lot include Crimzon Clover, Angel at Dusk, Danmaku Unlimited 2/3, and Escathos. But there's whole bunch of titles to explore: Trouble Witches, Blue Revolver, Wolflame, Mecha Ritz, and some are even free like Jigoku Kisetsukan and Terra Feminarum.

Outside of Steam, I like Kenta Cho's games, especially rRootage and Titanion. I also like X.X Gameroom's works, and my fave is Eden's Aegis.

With emulation, there are too many great games to list down! But when playing retro SHMUPs on the go, I prefer to do so on the RG ARC-D.
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[Jdan-S]

Omg an emulation handheld with Saturn controls? this is amazing! Is it really good for arcade shmups? This seems perfect for those retro games. Now I want one!

Despite the Saturn style controls, it's unfortunately not powerful enough for decent Saturn emulation (it handles PS1 really well though and can run DuckStation/SwanStation). I got it mainly as a Genesis/Game Gear/Master System device, and it's perfect for that purpose.

Controls are great. I use an 8BitDo M30 for shooters on PC/console, and this feels similar to that. And as the name implies, it's pretty good for arcade style games too like beat-em-ups and fighting games, especially with the Sega-style dpad.

 

[DjQuick2008]

I spend the most time playing SHMUPs on Steam nowadays. I have the well-known ones like Mushihimesama, Dodonpachi, Ikaruga, Dariusburst, etc. However, what I like about the platform is discovering indie titles.

The games I've enjoyed a lot include Crimzon Clover, Angel at Dusk, Danmaku Unlimited 2/3, and Escathos. But there's whole bunch of titles to explore: Trouble Witches, Blue Revolver, Wolflame, Mecha Ritz, and some are even free like Jigoku Kisetsukan and Terra Feminarum.

Outside of Steam, I like Kenta Cho's games, especially rRootage and Titanion. I also like X.X Gameroom's works, and my fave is Eden's Aegis.

With emulation, there are too many great games to list down! But when playing retro SHMUPs on the go, I prefer to do so on the RG ARC-D.
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that handheld is sweet gonna add it to my collection

 

[DanCalibur]

Finally did a no death run and the audio fails

 

[KenShjIN]

Darius gaiden
Raiden
Dodonpachi
Ikaruga
Radiant Silvergun

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

I'm worried by R-Type HD.

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

I’ve played more Layer Section than is good for my mental health.

Eh, who am I kidding? A Layer Section play a day keeps the doctor away, as they say!

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

I’ve played more Layer Section than is good for my mental health.

Eh, who am I kidding? A Layer Section play a day keeps the doctor away, as they say!
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Seeing it makes me wanna redo it.

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

It’s also one of the only shooters on Saturn that a mortal man like me can afford lol X,(

Also, it’s one of the best uses of sprite scaling I’ve ever seen, because it feels like a world that has real depth, which on a 2D plane is very commendable.

 

[Onionstarz]

I love them but i really really SUCK at them

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

I love them but i really really SUCK at them

Me when Fighting Games:

 

[DjQuick2008]

Never heard of layer section till this good stuff i never had a saturn but i have heard the SHMUP quality on the system is legendary

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

Never heard of layer section till this good stuff i never had a saturn but i have heard the SHMUP quality on the system is legendary.

Absolutely.

Layer Section is on PC at least.

 

[DjQuick2008]

Absolutely.

Layer Section is on PC at least.

nice one ill try and find it some of my handhelds have saturn included ive played radiant silvergun

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

So, Layer Section is the Saturn port of a Taito arcade game called Rayforce. But that’s the Japanese name. Unlike a lot of other shmups, IT GOT A U.S. RELEASE! The name over here was Galactic Attack. Since it got a release outside Japan, its price secondhand didn’t explode like other shmups did on the system, even though it’s truthfully about as common as many of those other games.

Point is: it’s a great game with some of the best sprite scaling I’ve ever seen and a lot of great features. You can even disable the UI at the push of a button to make the screen feel less cluttered!

 

[DjQuick2008]

Layer section is really pricey on steam ill wait for a sale.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

One day I'll try the Saturn version of Thunder Force V (I played the PSX one) as well as Terra Diver.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

Sometimes I like to go back to the roots, the genesis, the basis of the genre. Without Xevious, Galaga nor Space Invaders we wouldn't be up here.

I like comparison videos to see how different they are

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

Sometimes I like to go back to the roots, the genesis, the basis of the genre. Without Xevious, Galaga nor Space Invaders we wouldn't be up here.

I like comparison videos to see how different they are

Galaxian and Galaga are both fun. I’m not a Xevious fan though! The pace isn’t right, and I feel like I’m just spoiled by how far the genre changed in the following years. I respect it a lot though!

Fun fact: Famicom Galaxian is one of the most important third party games of all time. Its existence on the Famicom early into the system’s life legitimized for many people that this was THE system to get, rather than a cool piece of tech with Nintendo games. It was already popular, but the promise that all your favorite games from other developers would come to it? That did a lot for people. Doesn’t matter the region, people have always just wanted one box that plays all the games they could ever want.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

Galaxian and Galaga are both fun. I’m not a Xevious fan though! The pace isn’t right, and I feel like I’m just spoiled by how far the genre changed in the following years. I respect it a lot though!

Fun fact: Famicom Galaxian is one of the most important third party games of all time. Its existence on the Famicom early into the system’s life legitimized for many people that this was THE system to get, rather than a cool piece of tech with Nintendo games. It was already popular, but the promise that all your favorite games from other developers would come to it? That did a lot for people. Doesn’t matter the region, people have always just wanted one box that plays all the games they could ever want.

Xevious can be tedious mostly because of the bullets blending with the background (like in Battle Garegga) and how the ship is slow as hell (like Rayforce but feels more sluggish).

Let's remember that the Famicom was basically the Neo Geo of the 8-bits era by showcasing almost arcade accurate games in its early life (until the middle to late NES which delved further from Arcades while the PC Engine took the place of the 8-bits arcade machine).

The N64 having little to no third party devs hurted the console so hard despite its power and how it had masterpieces yeah...


Wasn't there another sequel to Galaxian/Galaga? I think it was Gaplus or Galaxian 3?

Edit: yes, the Gala- franchise got plenty! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Galaxian_video_games

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

Xevious can be tedious mostly because of the bullets blending with the background (like in Battle Garegga) and how the ship is slow as hell (like Rayforce but feels more sluggish).

Let's remember that the Famicom was basically the Neo Geo of the 8-bits era by showcasing almost arcade accurate games in its early life (until the middle to late NES which delved further from Arcades while the PC Engine took the place of the 8-bits arcade machine).

The N64 having little to no third party devs hurted the console so hard despite its power and how it had masterpieces yeah...


Wasn't there another sequel to Galaxian/Galaga? I think it was Gaplus or Galaxian 3?

Edit: yes, the Gala- franchise got plenty! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Galaxian_video_games

Yup! Plenty of Galaga games!

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So, a fun fact:
GameBoy Space Invaders has a little secret. If you put it into a Super GameBoy, it has the entirety of the SNES version of the game inside of it.

A super cool feature that turned what would have otherwise been a standard port into a notable game inside both the GameBoy and Super Famicom libraries.