Best affordable arcade shooter

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kidpanda said:
PULSTAR!!!!! It's pretty decent and more akin to R-Type than most would like to think. Memorization is key to beating that game and yes I actually do like it. Just not as much as Blazing Star....and no where near as much as R-Type. But it's still a under/overrated masterpiece, depends on what side of the fence you fall over to. I agree that AF2 is good, but once again I get all over AF3, love the music and yes it's short....but the first boss on 2nd loop? Total classic I still laugh out loud when I fight it.
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Haha, the mini-crack-tank? Yeah, best boss ever.
 
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RabbitTroop said:
By the way, what's everyone think a Hellfire should go for? Fuck, I know it's hard... but I can't stop hearing its music in my head.
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I've seen it go around 150 USD, but that was a while ago. No idea if it's lower or higher now.

Definitely an awesome game though! I love the shot variety. I've got the PC-Engine CD version for now, which has some cool cutscenes.
 
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FUCK THAT GAME IS HARD!!! :mad:

That game looks and sounds so cool; but, it's just a trap to lure you in so you play it and get your ass kicked. :very_ang: / :lolz:

What's it go for: We'll, you're gonna have to find one first. It's a TOAPLAN shump that bounces off and on the shmups T25/HM list. And shmupers don't like to sell/trade their boards unless it's for something silly. :lolz:

RabbitTroop said:
By the way, what's everyone think a Hellfire should go for? Fuck, I know it's hard... but I can't stop hearing its music in my head.

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$50-$75 Range Jamma: Strikers 1945pt1or2, Twin Cobra, Sky Shark, Raiden

The Strikers are going to feel more modern than those others.
 
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I'm all for Strikers, personally...

Oh, and if you go looking for something with a slightly higher budget, I think you can still find a Dragon Blaze for $150-200.
 
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Best bang for your buck would have to be Raiden Fighters, you can find it for under $100 fairly often.
 
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mmsadda said:
I'm all for Strikers, personally...

Oh, and if you go looking for something with a slightly higher budget, I think you can still find a Dragon Blaze for $150-200.
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I've just been offered Strikers at a good price, and I'm reallllly thinking about it. As for Dragon Blaze, what a fun game. That one will definitely be added to my collection one day, but for now I'm sticking to my budget ;)
 
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bustedstr8 said:
Best bang for your buck would have to be Raiden Fighters, you can find it for under $100 fairly often.
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I'm definitely keeping my eyes open for this one. I feel like I'll be able to get it for $75-85 if I'm patient enough....but then again, I've been offered Strikers, so patience is hard!!
 
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dont be afraid to look at lesser-known companies. Dooyong has some obscure old school shooters (got my r-shark for around $40 USD). I remember hear Afega's name being thrown around a while back. i dunno if theyre cheap, but they look cool.
 
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The most fun I've had with a cheap game has been strikers 1999... yeah, still not cheap considering its still over $100, but its not CAVE level expensive..
 
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Topic Creator found the answer now, turned out to be Ketsui after all. :snack:
 
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Just snagged a sweet lot of PCBs off of shmups.com for $120 shipped! It had

Aerofighters 1
Strikers 1945 1
Terra cresta
Capcoms 1942

Sadly the strikers board needs a minor repair, seems one of the oscillator crystals broke off, not sure if it happened in shipping or when I was struggling to get the jamma harness on. But this set seemed like a good shmup pcb starter set and is my first shmup pcbs (if you dont count mvs carts)
 
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Was it 1942 or 1943? You know why I'm asking :emb:
Sucks about Strikers, hope it's fixable.
 
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Chempop said:
Was it 1942 or 1943? You know why I'm asking :emb:
Sucks about Strikers, hope it's fixable.
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Oh yeah its 1943, I was gonna send you a PM last night but i got distracted with the Strikers board, I'll send you a PM tonig for sure but the board seems to be working fine ;)
 

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You can often find a ST-V motherboard paired with a Cotton Boomerang bootleg/repro cart for under $100 on ebay. Very solid and enjoyable cute 'em up and a good way to venture into the ST-V side of things, if you haven't' already.
 
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