Vote on the worst shooter for Neo Geo

[HeavyMachineGoob]

I find Ironclad pretty awesome actually. It has the same kind of "best of this and that tribute" mix as Shock Troopers (it's mostly the same team IIRC), solid gameplay mechanics, an excellent scoring system, first rate sound track, plenty of levels... It's pretty much A Tier in my book - but the pre-rendered graphics are what they are. Not sure they're any worse than Pulstar's or Blazing Star's though?

He was probably thinking of Saurus's later games like Pleasure Goal and Shock Troopers 2nd Squad which not only use CGI pre-rendered graphics but they often look janky with a bizarre art direction and frame rate.

I know Prehistoric Isle 2 isn't a Saurus game but it sure feels like it.

 

[Kid Fenris]

I voted for Ghost Pilots. It does nothing memorable and feels like a mediocre 1980s SNK arcade game that somehow jumped to the Neo Geo.

That was actually what happened with NAM-1975, which started off as a regular arcade title. Ghost Pilots came out almost a year after the Neo Geo launched, though, so it probably didn't have the same history.

 

[HeavyMachineGoob]

Maybe nowadays, that anachronism makes Ghost Pilots interesting.

You don't have to buy a dedicated board of an 80s SNK shooter like Sky Soldiers or Alpha Mission 1 or Bermuda Triangle, you could just get Ghost Pilots for Neo Geo instead.

 

[ballzdeepx]

Why are people voting on multiple titles?

 

[Neodogg]

Why are people voting on multiple titles?

when you say people...you mean KGRAMR?

 

[butthurt coconut]

Easily Ghost Pilots. There is no reason it needs to be on the Neo Geo.

 

[Ralfakick]

I'll accept Gun.Smoke philosophically as a shmup but it doesn't feel like it when you have your "ship" walking on solid ground (save yourself the trouble and don't mention Mr. Heli please lol) and your "ship" is a person shooting other people. But anything else is a bit of a stretch IMO.

I'm glad Sage confirmed Ninja Commando didn't autoscroll, I thought I was going crazy for a moment.

I see your point on the walking aspect. Sisters Royale from the Castle of Shikagami Devs is an interesting recent one as it is a walking character but more of a shooter than anything else

 

[city41]

I'll accept Gun.Smoke philosophically as a shmup but it doesn't feel like it when you have your "ship" walking on solid ground

It's weird I've never really considered Gun.Smoke a shooter. Yet I've also never not considered Guwange a shooter.

 

[Neodogg]

It's weird I've never really considered Gun.Smoke a shooter. Yet I've also never not considered Guwange a shooter.

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[joe8]

The mere consideration of NAM-1975 casts a shadow of doubt over the credibility of this thread

Where is NAM-1975 on the list? Was it removed?
I think it's a decent shooting game, especially considering it was the first Neo Geo Game.

 

[Neo Alec]

Where is NAM-1975 on the list? Was it removed?
I think it's a decent shooting game, especially considering it was the first Neo Geo Game.

It's mentioned in the OP.

 

[Fygee]

Honestly, the shooters on the Neo tend to bore me in general with the exception of Ninja Commando and Aero Fighters II.

Viewpoint is the one that consistently makes me quit after one minute of playing every time, so it gets my vote.

 

[Neodogg]

Honestly, the shooters on the Neo tend to bore me in general with the exception of Ninja Commando and Aero Fighters II.

Viewpoint is the one that consistently makes me quit after one minute of playing every time, so it gets my vote.

Skill issues..:

 

[Fygee]

Skill issues..:

I'll never claim to be good at it, but it's a game that doesn't interest me enough to "git gud" with it.

 

[butthurt coconut]

Honestly, the shooters on the Neo tend to bore me in general with the exception of Ninja Commando and Aero Fighters II.

Viewpoint is the one that consistently makes me quit after one minute of playing every time, so it gets my vote.

I don’t get why Ninja Commando is so sloppy. Why so much screen tearing? What happened?

 

[Claudia Schiffer]

i'm gonna assume it's smokehouse. the bra probably affects his breathing and trigger squeeze and his aim probably sucks from constantly checking his neighbor's home improvements on facebook.

 

[HeavyMachineGoob]

To be honest, I wasn't expecting Captain Tomaday to get so many votes, it never seemed that bad to me. Prehistoric Isle 2 is much more grating. Tomaday at least tries something original.

I haven't played Ghost Pilots in forever, I should check it out again and see if it actually is bad. I'm inclined to believe Tak, it must have some merit.

 

[Johnny16Bit]

Gee... Ghost Pilots 44%... When you compare the love for GP, and for the classics it mimics, something really went wrong...

 

[Fygee]

I don’t get why Ninja Commando is so sloppy. Why so much screen tearing? What happened?

For whatever reason, ADK games in general just seemed more unrefined. That's especially true for their early 90-92 releases.

 

[butthurt coconut]

For whatever reason, ADK games in general just seemed more unrefined. That's especially true for their early 90-92 releases.

Perhaps they were rushed, or ran out of budget...?

 

[Fygee]

Perhaps they were rushed, or ran out of budget...?

Maybe rushed to some degree, but their games all have a particular janky style and look to them, so I'd chalk it up more to just how the developers made software for it in general.

Most ADK games, at least IMO, are pretty meh, especially early titles not named Magician Lord.

 

[Neo Alec]

A lot of the early Neo Geo games feel rushed, like SNK and ADK were trying to fill the console library.

 

[prof]

I'll accept Gun.Smoke philosophically as a shmup but it doesn't feel like it when you have your "ship" walking on solid ground (save yourself the trouble and don't mention Mr. Heli please lol) and your "ship" is a person shooting other people. But anything else is a bit of a stretch IMO.

Elemental Master and Undead Line on Genesis/MD do this as well, with the auto-scrolling. I consider them shoot em ups.

 

[butthurt coconut]

Maybe rushed to some degree, but their games all have a particular janky style and look to them, so I'd chalk it up more to just how the developers made software for it in general.

Most ADK games, at least IMO, are pretty meh, especially early titles not named Magician Lord.

Twinkle Star Sprites rules tho! Of course that was a later game. Didn’t ADK help design the neo? Seems like their software wouldn’t be so sloppy if t‌hey knew t‌he hardware so well.

 

[Neo Alec]

"Sloppy" is going too far. In general, ADK games on the Neo are not bad. They just usually aren't the greatest either. Their games always maintained a certain level of skill and care.