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kaos

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holy shiiiit

that's TEH THREAD

whoa
I honestily don't know where to start

let's say first I usually like verticals the most
but I just love the Gradius series followed very closed by r-types

I liked border down too

but the sweetest discover of last year
was a game by Psikyo on Saturn

sengoku blade

I suggest everyone to try it

I consider Cave my fave softhouse
and Guwange and esp ra.de. their best titles
....althogh I've only played'em couple of times
being only on jammas and more of that I need an old monitor so to turn it on the side

I'm currently playing to death dodonpachi dai-ou-jou on PS2
and I consider the series as one of the best

progear no arashi is another top-notch horizontal shump
and is the only reason why I bought a supergun

strikers is another series I just like
as anything Psikyo(R.I.P.) has produced so far
as gunbird2, gunspike on DC
gigawing 1&2 and marsmatrix

even if quite short I really liked psyvariar a very understimated shump
hoping 2nd would be even better

I think Saturn and PCE are the best console in terms of quantity
and in some cases quality of shumps
for example Spriggan on PCE is just stunning
battle garegga on Sat

radiant silvergun
It looks like only now people speaking about this
cause is a piece of collection..it sells 150+ on e-bay
but where were all of you back in '98
when it appeared at the arcades??
It was the first time that mags speaking about TEH progressive shooter
where you start with you weapons completely discharged
and you're forced to play it more and more time
Guess I did something like 20+ of game
I also found almost every dogs

and yaea Treasure is another great softhouse
ikaruga is a technically marvel
although I still prefer RS

also megadrive had some really fine shumps
Musha Aleste above all

oh...
I forgot raiden fighters 2
maybe the only one can compare with Cave productions

edit:
forgot shikigami no shiro...I'm mad
and also thunder force series
 
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Master Giby said:
1944: The Loop Master is a decent shooter, but I don't know what Capcom was thinking when they made it, 19XX is 100x better than it.
Raizing/8ing developed this, Capcom just released it. Like Marz Matrix and Giga Wing were developed by Takumi and released by Capcom.

Wow, :multi_co: look at all the love for shmups. Personally shmups are my fav general. I was not expecting this kind of response. I was expecting "Axelay rocks! Best thing since Gradius" as most of these threads are (not that they are bad games it just seems like most people think after the SNES RS, Iky and the DC shmups are the only thing made.)

Currently Cave is my fave dev team out there. I am working on ESP rade for a 1 credit clear. I can get to the level 4 boss with 5.6mil with 1 credit right now. I got the PCB about 2 months ago. Unfortunatly my vert cab's control panel is disassembled and I need new parts. DonPachi is my fav shmup ever at the moment. Dangun is just a bitch and a half. I can not clear the level 3 boss on one credit to save my life.

Raizing/8ing is another fav of mine. Armed Police Batrider is a true work of art. One of the largest ammount of hidden/secret things in a single shmup (well, I guess with the 100 ships of r-type final that is not true any more, but that was not an arcade release). Dimahoo and Garegga are also excellent games, but Dimahoo is slightly better.

Pretty much the only arcade games that I collect are vert shmups, and MVS games. I think that while aiming for a 1 credit clear that ultimatly a shmup offers the most replay vale for your buck.

Kid Apex: Dude... load times, that sucks. It would discourage me too. If you enjoy the gameplay I highly recomend that you get the PCB if you have the means to play it.

On my to buy list:

Dimahoo
Guwange
DDP
DDP - DOJ (Once I get my PS2 modded)
XII STAG (")
R-Type Final
Gradius V

That should keep me busy for this first half of the year.

Subsequently I recenly compiled my top 25 shmups list. Divided into 5 groups (5 points is the 1st place group) and then in alpha order in that group. Here it is:

5 PTS:
Armed Police Batrider
Battle Garegga
DonPachi
ESP ra.de.
Strikers 1945 II

4 PTS:
Blazing Star
Dimahoo
DoDonPachi
Gunbird 2
Raiden Fighters

3 PTS:
Areo Fighters 2
Giga Wing
Gradius Galaxies
Salamander
Tiger Heli

2 PTS:
1941
Giga Wing 2
Mystic Riders
Section Z (NES)
Sexy Parodius

1 PTS:
Dogyuun
R-Type
Twinkle Star Sprites
Twin Bee Yahho!!
Vasara 2
 

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Shapermc said:
On my to buy list:
XII STAG (")

It's on mine from veeeery long
It looks like impossible to find
if you find it is for 70-80 bucks on some HK shops

I've never seen it on e-bay...really
I'm getting crazy
 

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Really? Well, good news;

Italian game publisher Halifax has brought 12 Stag to Italy. The multi-language release came to pass in December of 2003, with plans to release it in England this February. Thanks to Triggerzone for the news.

You should have no problem finding it soon.
 

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Shapermc said:
Really? Well, good news;



You should have no problem finding it soon.

lol
thanks a lot man
but in 20 years so far of videogaming

I've NEVER bought anything in Europe
never entered in a shop if doesn't sell import software

all my collection is only jap
everything but RPGs that are americans versions...obviously
important is NTSC
I can't even see the PAL letters:D

and especially for shumps, only if is jap

yeah I'm a f00kin jerk

thanks anyway
 

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kaos said:
are they reliable??
have you ever bought from them
if yes I'm seriously thinking to get it along w/ something else
Yes, and yes. I use to shop at lik-sang, but play-asia has cheaper shipping, and a better selection. They also have better communication and they are a sponsor of one of my fave news sites insertcredi.com :)

Good luck.
 

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Some of my favorite shooters:

•Blazing Star
•Gunbird 2
•Sonic Wings 2
•Pro Gear No Arashi
•Sengoku Blade
•Battle Garegga
•Border Down
 

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xtoo_short20x said:
Some of my favorite shooters:

•Blazing Star
•Gunbird 2
•Sonic Wings 2
•Pro Gear No Arashi
•Sengoku Blade
•Battle Garegga
•Border Down

If you like Battle Garegga, let me suggest Battle Bakraid. It's developed by the same team, but I don't think a port was ever made. You'll have to track down the PCB.
 

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Shapermc said:
Yes, and yes. I use to shop at lik-sang, but play-asia has cheaper shipping, and a better selection. They also have better communication and they are a sponsor of one of my fave news sites insertcredi.com :)

Good luck.

done it
I bought the combo with space invaders aniversary

you made my day man!!
 

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Ghost-Dog said:
If you like Battle Garegga, let me suggest Battle Bakraid. It's developed by the same team, but I don't think a port was ever made. You'll have to track down the PCB.
I would recomend Armed Police Batrider over Bakarid. Esp right now. It seemed like the US was flooded with APB boards and I paid $120 last year where now it is found as cheap as $80. APB feels more like Garegga, while Bakaraid looks more like Garrega.

Anyways, it is all Raizing/8ing. Most of their stuff is topps in my book.
 

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xtoo_short20x said:
Some of my favorite shooters:
•Sengoku Blade

koiori=the sweetest chick eva!!:buttrock:

sengoku_blade1.jpg
 

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kaos said:
done it
I bought the combo with space invaders aniversary

you made my day man!!
You'll love that Space Invaders aniv. pack. Especially if you have someone else you can play with. THere is a vs. mode with one person on top of the screen and one on the bottem. The invaders in the the middle... battle to the death! LOL

I really want that game too. I need a modded PS2 BAD!
 

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I can't believe ONE person here has mentioned Mars Matrix. I seriously can't get enough of that game.
 

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Buro Destruct said:
I can't believe ONE person here has mentioned Mars Matrix. I seriously can't get enough of that game.

I assume you didn't read mah post
 

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Shapermc said:
;)
SexyKoyori.jpg

That is out of THIS art book. It is a really bad ass art book.

OMFG

how much do you want me to spend today??:eek:
20 bux eh...
lemme think
anyway even special disk inc. in the game is not bad
 

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kaos said:
I assume you didn't read mah post

Missed it, oops. Okay so three people have got the love for Mars Matrix.

A question I have is where would you all place games like Contra or Metal Slug? Are these techinically shooters as well or do they belong under their type of category?
 

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I think 1944 is awesome, but yea 19xx is better. Too bad I don't have a vertical monitor. :crying:

I also have a Mars Matrix kit on the way, I can't wait for it to arrive.

Anyone played Dimahoo? How is that? I thought about picking it up, but again I don't have a vertical monitor.

Other favorite shooters:

Blazing Star
Ikaruga
Souky
Zero Gunner 2
Aero Fighters 2 & 3
 

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Buro Destruct said:
Missed it, oops. Okay so three people have got the love for Mars Matrix.

A question I have is where would you all place games like Contra or Metal Slug? Are these techinically shooters as well or do they belong under their type of category?
I am assuming that you understand there are far too many shmups to talk about all of them ;) But yea, I have never really gotten into Marz Matrix. It is a good game, but I have not sat down and gone "OK bitch your mine!" I really need to get back into Takumi shmups. Giga Wing 2 needs to fall in 1 credit.

And those othergames (Contra, Metal Slug) are Run 'n' Guns :) Love them too. All arcade style shooters are great.
 

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buttasuperb said:
Anyone played Dimahoo? How is that? I thought about picking it up, but again I don't have a vertical monitor.
I think that you missed me talking about it. Yea, it rox sox, seriously. Especially if you like Ikaruga, Dimahoo was technically the first game to incorperate a color change concept with their Blue/Ice and red/fire concepts. Excellent game, Highly recomended, one of Raizings best.

You know you can rotate just about any arcade monitor pretty easily right?
 

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Buro Destruct said:
A question I have is where would you all place games like Contra or Metal Slug? Are these techinically shooters as well or do they belong under their type of category?

sometimes you're an ass:cool:

but fuck yeah....very good question
usually people tend to think about shooters as....shumps
not very clear but all of you maybe get the idea
in the sense of a traditional vertical or horizantal shoot'em up
where "usually"an aeroship mowing down enemies

even if there're some eceptions
such as my beloved sengoku blade
where the main carachter is a flying chick
or something from Cave

ms and contra ARE technically shooters
IMO I wouldn't consider'em platforms....at all
for me platform is something like Mario
if I to find a word to explain them...I dont know
at least in english

edit:
now I know
run'n'guns
thanks shap.
 
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Shapermc said:
I think that you missed me talking about it. Yea, it rox sox, seriously. Especially if you like Ikaruga, Dimahoo was technically the first game to incorperate a color change concept with their Blue/Ice and red/fire concepts. Excellent game, Highly recomended, one of Raizings best.

You know you can rotate just about any arcade monitor pretty easily right?

Yea I kinda just skimmed through this thread. :emb:

I heard it's kinda simple to rotate a monitor, the only cab I have is a dedicated MK2 machine. I play everything else with a supergun.
 
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