Where are my Arcade shmup fans at?

[DjQuick2008]

Just bought DoDonpachi Resurrection and Ghost blade HD 2 absolute whopping good games. Im going nuts on Resurrection with close to 600 hits.

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Zanac on NES, and Zanac Neo on PS1 rule! I know not arcade but the music on the PS1 game is nice.
Deathsmiles and Espgaluda 2, just found one Cave did that I never played Guwange.
Air Zonk
Lords of Thunder
Galaga, supposedly there is a newer one Galaga Assault, but I have never come across this machine.
I have heard Devils Engine on switch is nice, never tried it because everyone says it is hard.
Anything Darius as long as you get the arcade ports, the smooshed on one screen isn't the way it was originally intended.

I just got deathsmiles on steam will blast it tuesday.

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Just got 835 hits on DoDonPachi Resurrection game is insane.

 

[DanCalibur]

I'm going for a no death run on Gradius 1 (PcEngine), still no success but I'm having a blast.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

I'm going for a no death run on Gradius 1 (PcEngine), still no success but I'm having a blast.

This version is better than the NES one imo.

 

[DanCalibur]

This version is better than the NES one imo.

I picked this one because they said it was the easiest

 

[supershredder]

Just bought DoDonpachi Resurrection and Ghost blade HD 2 absolute whopping good games. Im going nuts on Resurrection with close to 600 hits.

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I just got deathsmiles on steam will blast it tuesday.

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Just got 835 hits on DoDonPachi Resurrection game is insane.

You will love deathsmiles. I first saw this game at the arcade before it released to 360. It was arcade ufo in Austin, TX. I knew once I played that Port Town level that the game was going to be a huge success. That OST is one of the best game soundtracks ever easily top 10 of all time, up there amongst the PC Engine CD games where all the heavenly OSTs reside. I still haven't 1cc it yet, I gave it a decent attempt a few years back. I might try to devote some time to getting my achievement. I made it to the final stage, but it goes on for so long that it gets very nerve racking to resource manage the bombs.

 

[DjQuick2008]

Have this set up ready to buy tuesday.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

I'm surprised that 3D Shmups like G-Darius and R-Type Delta with dynamic 3D angles weren't done more often.

Maybe it's not as visibly good or arcade players want a normal angle.

 

[Varyag]

I'm going for a no death run on Gradius 1 (PcEngine), still no success but I'm having a blast.

Honestly it's the best way to play Gradius at all. Recovery in these games suck and it's the whole reason the term "Gradius Syndrome" was invented. Good luck and have fun!

I'm surprised that 3D Shmups like G-Darius and R-Type Delta with dynamic 3D angles weren't done more often.

Maybe it's not as visibly good or arcade players want a normal angle.

3D graphics shmups came out riiiight at the end of the arcade era and the later consoles, I guess they were harder or more expensive to make, and the shmup industry was starting to falter at that point. Not much success in the arcades, not too many game sales, genre started to become a niche.

Now, speaking of shmups with alternate points of view, I can recommend two modern games: Astebreed and Eschatos, two games that change up their view angle a LOT between stages and are a lot of fun.

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

RAIDEN FANS RISE UP

 

[TacoMeister]

RAIDEN FANS RISE UP

Just played Raiden V yesterday, had a blast!

 

[Varyag]

RAIDEN FANS RISE UP
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I've gotten to like the Raiden Fighters series,as the last 2d arcade shooters before this new route of Raiden took over. Raiden III on the PS2 is pretty cool tho, I wish I had the remixed version on the Switch!

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

I've gotten to like the Raiden Fighters series,as the last 2d arcade shooters before this new route of Raiden took over. Raiden III on the PS2 is pretty cool tho, I wish I had the remixed version on the Switch!

i played IV on the arcade last month. Had my friend co-op with me. He couldn't get pass the 2nd level

 

[KaiserMk7]

Is the top of the screen being the direction of forward movement a strict requirement of the genre?

 

[Varyag]

Is the top of the screen being the direction of forward movement a strict requirement of the genre?

not always, there are a lot of shmups that go sideways, or hori as we call them. Mostly console shmups were like that. And there are some others, like the ones I mentioned a couple posts ago, that change it up during the game, sometimes even being diagonal or 3D!

 

[KaiserMk7]

not always, there are a lot of shmups that go sideways, or hori as we call them. Mostly console shmups were like that. And there are some others, like the ones I mentioned a couple posts ago, that change it up during the game, sometimes even being diagonal or 3D!

Well, what else would the up mean?

 

[Varyag]

Well, what else would the up mean?

Shoot-em-side doesn't sound so catchy now, does it?

There's also the Japanese terms STG - Shooting Type Game and Danmaku, for specifically the Bullet Hell subgenre

 

[KaiserMk7]

Should we violently bar people from talking about non-shmup danmaku games in this thread?

 

[thecrow2313]

Is the top of the screen being the direction of forward movement a strict requirement of the genre?

not always, there are a lot of shmups that go sideways, or hori as we call them. Mostly console shmups were like that. And there are some others, like the ones I mentioned a couple posts ago, that change it up during the game, sometimes even being diagonal or 3D!

Well, what else would the up mean?

Shoot-em-side doesn't sound so catchy now, does it?

There's also the Japanese terms STG - Shooting Type Game and Danmaku, for specifically the Bullet Hell subgenre

Should we violently bar people from talking about non-shmup danmaku games in this thread?

Can't we all just get along?

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Did anyone mention this game?

 

[DjQuick2008]

Completed deathsmiles without taking a break absolutely love the story.

 

[Varyag]

Deathsmiles is great! One of the most accessible CAVE games, at least until the final stage.

 

[DjQuick2008]

Was banging dodonpachi resurrection the black label mode is cool

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Can someone recommend me stuff they have got from steam thats where im happily playing all these titles at the moment. Thanks in advance

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Yes yes i got raiden IV x mikado and raiden V on the ps5 also keep under defeat on there as well as psiyko shooting collection 1 and 2 physical ps4 copies

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[PlayerJuan]

Can someone recommend me stuff they have got from steam thats where im happily playing all these titles at the moment. Thanks in advance

I've never bought anything from Steam (I should sort that out really!) but I really want these:
DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
ZeroRanger
BLUE REVOLVER
Earthion
GRADIUS ORIGINS
(Gonna get the last 2 on Switch).

I'd also recommend Crimzon Clover World EXplosion and DRAINUS
(Got these 2 on Switch).

 

[Varyag]

On Steam, my favorite shmups are: Crimzon Clover World EXplosion, Blue Revolver, ZeroRanger, Gunvein, Dodonpachi, Mushihimesama, Deathsmiles, Psyvariar Delta, Ikaruga and Danmaku Unlimited 2/3.

 

[PlayerJuan]

On Steam, my favorite shmups are: Crimzon Clover World EXplosion, Blue Revolver, ZeroRanger, Gunvein, Dodonpachi, Mushihimesama, Deathsmiles, Psyvariar Delta, Ikaruga and Danmaku Unlimited 2/3.

Forgot all about Gunvein!
Hopefully they'll release Danmaku Unlimited 4 WYVER ULTRA before the end of the year

 

[KaiserMk7]

Y'all should try Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons. If I'm not butchering the title from memory. It might feel a bit like cheap, off-brand Touhou, and it's free.