Sega Genesis Shooters

Black IcE · Oct 18, 2005

If there are still any genesis fans out there, which shmups do you like most on the system. I have always enjoyed the Thunderforce series, Gaiares, Gaiares, and Musha/Aleste.

beh3moth · Oct 18, 2005

best shooters on Genesis/megadrive

Gynoug (wings of wor)
Thunderforce 3
Zero wing
Fire shark
Truxton (Tatsujin)

PLECO · Oct 18, 2005

Battlemania 1(Trouble Shooter)
Battlemania 2
Twinkle Tale
Undeadline
Elemental Master

I know there's more but it's been so long.........

eastyy · Oct 18, 2005

Gynoug
Hellfire
thunderforce 4

Though if you stretch to other forms of shooters (platform shooters) i would recommend

Ranger x
gunstar heroes

beh3moth · Oct 18, 2005

eastyy said:
Gynoug
Hellfire
thunderforce 4

Though if you stretch to other forms of shooters (platform shooters) i would recommend

Ranger x
gunstar heroes

oh yeah HELLFIRE!!!! thats a good un, :mr_t:

Steel empire, forgotten worlds too!

Pocketgamer · Oct 18, 2005

Black IcE said:
If there are still any genesis fans out there, which shmups do you like most on the system. I have always enjoyed the Thunderforce series, Gaiares, Gaiares, and Musha/Aleste.

+1 for Musha/Aleste

Kiel · Oct 18, 2005

Pocketgamer said:
+1 for Musha/Aleste

Same here, it's one of my all time favorites.

Weevus · Oct 18, 2005

I really want to play Gleylancer. Not a cheap game. :mad:

Electroman · Oct 18, 2005

Thunderforce IV (Favorite game on Genesis)
Thunderforce III
Thunderforce II
Musha Aleste
Elemental Master
Forgotten Worlds
All Sega CD shooters are good.

The_Chosen_One · Oct 18, 2005

Musha
Thunder Force IV
Hellfire

and my favorite Fire Shark

northernsoul · Oct 18, 2005

Phelios
Insector X
Granada X
Assault Suit Leynos
Dick Tracy

LoneSage · Oct 18, 2005

One name: ZZ Badnusty. YES.

Takumaji · Oct 18, 2005

Some of my fave Genny shmups:

ThunderForce IV

Raiden Trad

Fire Shark

Sol-Deace

Gynoug

M.U.S.H.A.

Twin Cobra

...etc...

Gleylancer is slightly overrated IMO, considering its high price tag. It plays R-Type-ish with some Darius/Gradius elements thrown in (like the sidepod system) for good measure, graphics and sound are very good, but well, I'd recommend anyone who plans on buying this one to try the rom first. Apart from excellent presentation and lots of story bits with partly animated sequences, the game pretty much is standard horizontal shmup fare.

If you want the most intense horizontal shmup action, there's no way around ThunderForce IV... I LOVE this game, every little bit of it.

And yeah, Gaiares is great as well.

LoneSage · Oct 18, 2005

I'm surprised at the lack of Eliminate Down love this thread sorely needs.

beh3moth · Oct 18, 2005

i dont have a megadrive any more, if anyone wants my Jap Gynoug and Zero wing (both boxed with instructions) send me a PM

Black IcE · Oct 18, 2005

After getting married and having kids, I have gone through various phases of selling games. Yet I have always managed to hang on to a copy of Valis 3 and Gaiares and my modded Genesis 2. Partly because I can't get squat for them, but I still love that old system. I completely forgot about Hellfire.

Another shooter(esk) game of note is Space Harrier 2.

Snuh · Oct 19, 2005

I absolutely enjoy Silpheed on Sega CD

Shito · Oct 19, 2005

What about Ex-Ranza?

moonwhistle · Oct 19, 2005

I got lucky and found Gleylancer for £20 around a year ago. I think it's a great game as with other Masaya stuff like Gynoug and Devil Hunter. All their games have such incredible music.

Another vote for Hellfire, simply gorgeous with a godly soundtrack.

I'm not so keen on the Thunderforce games, I find them quite messy and confusing on the eye. Thunderforce V is a disgrace, it's just painful to look at. I much prefer other Technosoft shooters like Elemental Master and Hyper Duel.

LoneSage · Oct 19, 2005

I admit, moonwhistle, whenever I played a TF game I was a bit overwhelmed (especially with TFV), but you'd oughtta' keep playing them and take the time to beat/learn them. It pays off in the long run, I couldn't stop playing TFIV for days.

I don't consider Ex-Ranza/Ranger-X a shmup.

chimpmeister · Oct 19, 2005

I agree with Tak, Thunderforce 4 (aka Lightening Force) was an incredible game. One of the best shooters for the Genny, graphically blew away almost everything else!

ki_atsushi · Oct 20, 2005

MY favorites are M.U.S.H.A and Sagaia (I know, Sagaia's pretty standard fare).

Formation Z · Oct 20, 2005

Master of Weapon (Japanese Mega Drive)
Arrow Flash
Thunderforce 2-4
Truxton
Earth Defense (peculiar unlicensed shooter, translation is worse than Zero Wing)

Ely13 · Oct 20, 2005

Whip Rush was the first Genesis shooter I ever owned. In retrospect, it's a very mediocre game, but I had a lot of fun 1-cc'ing it.

Thunderforce IV is probably my favorite for the system, but it's difficult to see everything on the Nomad screen.

LoneSage · Oct 20, 2005

Formation Z said:
Earth Defense (peculiar unlicensed shooter, translation is worse than Zero Wing)

I've only played the SNES Super Earth Defense Force, but rumor has it that only 3-4 people developed. I honestly hate the SNES game, but I've always thought it was cool that the dev team was so small.

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