Next MVS shooter I should pick up?

bubba966 · Nov 17, 2013

Always liked arcade shooters. And having just picked up an Omega a month ago I don't have too many MVS carts yet. For shooters I currently only have Aero Fighters 2 & 3.

And as they're not really cheap, was wondering what the next MVS shooter is that I should pick up?

Maybe someday I'll be able to have them all. But for now I'll probably just be knocking them off one a month or so.

Kid Panda · Nov 17, 2013

Last Resort, Blazing Star, or.....just pay for it and get Pulstar.

skate323k137 · Nov 17, 2013

If you like horizontal shooters, blazing star. If you prever verticals I'd go with Strikers 1945 Plus next.

bubba966 · Nov 17, 2013

kidpanda said:
Last Resort, Blazing Star, or.....just pay for it and get Pulstar.

Not sure if I'm faster than scoops the panda.... :lolz:

Blazing Star did look interesting from the short vid I've seen of it played.

skate323k137 said:
If you like horizontal shooters, blazing star. If you prever verticals I'd go with Strikers 1945 Plus next.

I like them both. Though slightly prefer verts I suppose.

How's Viewpoint stack up with what's been mentioned so far?

ViolentStorm · Nov 17, 2013

Viewpoint would be a nice addition to your MVS collection.

The game has a top soundtrack but be warned though the game is hard as nails and finding one cheap nowadays is very scarce.

Neorebel · Nov 17, 2013

I have Blazing Star... would love to get Pulstar, Last Resort or Viewpoint carts but I have no idea what they are going for. I never see them for sale

bubba966 · Nov 17, 2013

I know Viewpoint isn't exactly cheap. But other than Ghost Pilots, AF2 & AF3 the rest of the MVS shooters are all $100+ aren't they?

So mostly just looking for a priority list on them.

So far we've got Pulstar, Blazing Star, Viewpoint, Strikers, & Last Resort on the upper end.

skate323k137 · Nov 17, 2013

I got strikers for under 100 shipped, same with blazing star. I think I paid 90 shipped each for them. Just keep an eye out.

bubba966 · Nov 17, 2013

So far I'm recalling seeing Strikers for $125-$150. Not sure if I recall seeing a Blazing Star yet. Pulstar is around $200, right? Viewpoint at the $150-$200 range? Not sure I've seen a Last Resort yet either.

Then there's always that Ghost Pilots I can pick up for $70 shipped with extra crap I don't want... :lolz:

Tyranix95 · Nov 17, 2013

Both "those games" can still be found for way under $200.

You just have to look.

Imho, pick up a good <$100 shmup. You'll enjoy it more.

Imho: Stikers, Blazing Star, Aero Fighters 2, and Last Resort are all good pics.

ballzdeepx · Nov 17, 2013

Start with Last Resort and put hair on that chest!

wyo · Nov 17, 2013

Here is a list of Neo Geo shmups: http://www.shmups.com/xenocidefiles/neogeo.html

There aren't many, and most of them are rare/expensive.

Personally, I wouldn't bother with Ghost Pilots. It's unimaginative and too repetitive. Same goes for Alpha Mission 2.

Last Resort and Viewpoint are awesome. The best Neo Geo shmups tend to be extremely difficult but rewarding.

I haven't played Blazing Star or Pulstar but they look awesome as well from the vids I've seen and comments of others. Also hear good things about Strikers 1945+

Side note: I just scored a copy of Prehistoric Isle 2 today, which looks completely insane.

trenog · Nov 17, 2013

People have gone on to say that Andro Duros is a good shmup for the neo...Also, AF2 over AF3...They're very similar, but AF2 seems to have better style.

SNKorSWM · Nov 17, 2013

Now that Ironclad is no longer NGCD exclusive, it's worth picking it up on mvs. It shouldn't cost an arm and a leg either as those are all eprom carts.

Jeneki · Nov 18, 2013

Strikers is my favorite, but if you already have one of the other Strikers arcade pcbs I wouldn't make it a priority.

bubba966 · Nov 18, 2013

ballzdeepx said:
Start with Last Resort and put hair on that chest!

wyo_vr4 said:
Here is a list of Neo Geo shmups: http://www.shmups.com/xenocidefiles/neogeo.html

There aren't many, and most of them are rare/expensive.

Personally, I wouldn't bother with Ghost Pilots. It's unimaginative and too repetitive. Same goes for Alpha Mission 2.

Last Resort and Viewpoint are awesome. The best Neo Geo shmups tend to be extremely difficult but rewarding.

I haven't played Blazing Star or Pulstar but they look awesome as well from the vids I've seen and comments of others. Also hear good things about Strikers 1945+

Side note: I just scored a copy of Prehistoric Isle 2 today, which looks completely insane.

Thanks for the link. I'm interested in Ghost Pilots for nostalgia as I used to play it in arcades 20+ years ago. And it's kinda cheap.

And I've been wondering how Prehistoric Isle 2 was. Haven't really seen much on it.

trenog said:
People have gone on to say that Andro Duros is a good shmup for the neo...Also, AF2 over AF3...They're very similar, but AF2 seems to have better style.

I've not really heard anything good about Andro Dunos yet. So that's news to me. And I already have AF2 & AF3 as I mentioned in the first post.

SNKorSWM said:
Now that Ironclad is no longer NGCD exclusive, it's worth picking it up on mvs. It shouldn't cost an arm and a leg either as those are all eprom carts.

Guess I shouldn't have passed up on Ironclad a month ago. It's not hard find though.

Jeneki said:
Strikers is my favorite, but if you already have one of the other Strikers arcade pcbs I wouldn't make it a priority.

I don't have any other arcade PCBs. Just have a CMVS.

Have a line on a Blazing Star. So unless one of the other higher quality shooters comes up for a killer deal I'll probably go with BS next then work on from there.

neo_mao · Nov 18, 2013

what the hell, none of you sluts like Alpha Mission 2???

Hodor · Nov 22, 2013

neo_moe said:
what the hell, none of you sluts like Alpha Mission 2???

This is one of my all-time favourites and it must be in every shooter collection that means the name, I think.

bubba966 · Nov 22, 2013

AM 2 looks like it's pretty complicated with the weapons/shields system from the vid I say of it. Not sure if it's a good thing or not yet.

Hodor · Nov 22, 2013

bubba966 said:
AM 2 looks like it's pretty complicated with the weapons/shields system from the vid I say of it. Not sure if it's a good thing or not yet.

Not really when you get used to it, trust me ;-)

Kid Panda · Nov 22, 2013

I'll be more than happy to part with a copy of Pulstar, for the awesome price of 850 USD.

bubba966 · Nov 22, 2013

kidpanda said:
I'll be more than happy to part with a copy of Pulstar, for the awesome price of 850 USD.

You forget the decimal? That supposed to be $8.50?

Tell you what, I'll round it up to an even $10. And I'll even pay the PayPal fees...

Kid Panda · Nov 22, 2013

bubba966 said:
You forget the decimal? That supposed to be $8.50?

Tell you what, I'll round it up to an even $10. And I'll even pay the PayPal fees...

Oh no, the decimal was intentionally left out. This is already sold anyway.

bubba966 · Nov 22, 2013

Ok, how 'bout $11?

opt2not · Nov 22, 2013

I've got both Strikers 1945+ and Blazing Star for the MVS that I could let go of. Both are originals but Blazing Star has a old peeled label.
PM me if you're interested, and we can work out a deal.

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