Shoot 'em up games
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[Video Games] Shoot 'em up games
So I've been really into shooting games (I mean shooter shooters, not that Halo/Call of Duty business) lately. I'm mostly into the bullet hell variety like the Touhou series and Ikaruga. Also been playing some classics like Darius and Xevious and one called Kobo that's different from scrolling shooters. Anyway this thread is for shooting game recommendations, reviews, discussion, etc. Let's talk about STGs.
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Since I got my Dreamcast, I've been playing a bit of Gradius and Super Contra via NesterDC. Man those games are tough.
I've always been a fan of the original Contra, as well as Lifeforce, which is a sort of spin-off of Gradius. I've also got Ikaruga. It's alright, but I hardly ever play it.
My girlfriend badly wants a copy of Radiant Silvergun for Sega Saturn. That game is expensive to come by on eBay.
I've always been a fan of the original Contra, as well as Lifeforce, which is a sort of spin-off of Gradius. I've also got Ikaruga. It's alright, but I hardly ever play it.
My girlfriend badly wants a copy of Radiant Silvergun for Sega Saturn. That game is expensive to come by on eBay.
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I've been known to dabble in the shooters from time to time, though it isn't my favorite genre. Personal favorites include:
R-Type Final
Einhander
RayCrisis
G-Darius
UN Squadron
Axelay
Super C
Silpheed
R-Type Final
Einhander
RayCrisis
G-Darius
UN Squadron
Axelay
Super C
Silpheed
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Silver Surfer NES - Got pretty close to beating it a couple of times. It isn't THAT hard.
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Aw shit, I totally forgot about R-Type. I love R-Type. I've got R-Type Delta, and R-Type Final. I want to pick up the rest of the entries in the series, despite having never beaten either of them. Maybe I should do that first...
It's a little bit different than your typical spaceship shooter, but does anyone remember Sub-Terrania? It was a pretty tough game on Genesis. While difficult, it was more of a learning curve difficulty, rather than a memorization/white knuckle/luck difficulty like in games like R-Type, Gradius, or Ikaruga.
Yeah, I played Sub-Terrania on SEGA Channel back in the day but I don't remember it well. I should play that again sometime. I should probably pop Super R-Type in my SNES someday soon too.
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"I have a fetish for naked women with stigmata playing ping pong in the mud. Is there a name for that?" -Kaiser O-Ornette-dono-sama
“Don’t do that; that was probably hooker money.” -SSD on me holding money with my mouth
"I CAN'T HELP IT THAT I WANT TO EAT MY OWN VULVA AND SHARE IT WITH A LOVED ONE!"-Reichu
"I have a fetish for naked women with stigmata playing ping pong in the mud. Is there a name for that?" -Kaiser O-Ornette-dono-sama
“Don’t do that; that was probably hooker money.” -SSD on me holding money with my mouth
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Nothing tops Ikaruga. Best shooter ever.
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Ahh... good ol' level 4.
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"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize that half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin
"The internet: It's like a training camp for never amounting to anything." - Oglaf
"I think internet message boards and the like are dangerous." - Anno
"I'd consider myself a realist, alright? but in philosophical terms I'm what's called a pessimist. It means I'm bad at parties." - Rust Cohle
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize that half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin
"The internet: It's like a training camp for never amounting to anything." - Oglaf
"I think internet message boards and the like are dangerous." - Anno
There are some new Japanese doujin bullet hell shooters on PSN. I'm playing one calle Hitogata Happa that's pretty fun. It feels more like an arcade shmup. It has some quirks, like you lose a life when you bomb and you have to wait for the kamikaze bomb to charge. Also, you switch characters throughout the levels and you have to die in order to switch but you get used to it fast. It's on PC and PSN so check it out if you're into bullet hell.
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"I CAN'T HELP IT THAT I WANT TO EAT MY OWN VULVA AND SHARE IT WITH A LOVED ONE!"-Reichu
"I have a fetish for naked women with stigmata playing ping pong in the mud. Is there a name for that?" -Kaiser O-Ornette-dono-sama
“Don’t do that; that was probably hooker money.” -SSD on me holding money with my mouth
"I CAN'T HELP IT THAT I WANT TO EAT MY OWN VULVA AND SHARE IT WITH A LOVED ONE!"-Reichu
"I have a fetish for naked women with stigmata playing ping pong in the mud. Is there a name for that?" -Kaiser O-Ornette-dono-sama
“Don’t do that; that was probably hooker money.” -SSD on me holding money with my mouth
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Gigawing, if only for the ludicrous scores. 1943 is one of my favorite classics, and if I ever get the chance, I'll try Radiant Silvergun on my computer via emulator.
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I remember liking a scrolling shooter called Stinger for NES that my neighbor had. I haven't played it in forever, but it was a pretty fun game to me back then.
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Well, this is a thread I just have to pop in. I'm a Cave fanatic these days... owning Espgaluda, Dodonpachi Daioujou and Mushihime-sama for PS2, Ketsui and Espgaluda 2 for xbox360, playing rest of them on mame quite lot. (Ketsui also on mame since the support materialized and I don't own the console itself yet...)
And yet, I pretty much suck at Cave's shmups, honestly I'm not sure if I'll ever clear any of them. Still I always come back to them to get my ass handed to me. Such is the way of Cave fanatic.
Some achievements, or how much I suck at them:
Dodonpachi: 1-6, score around 22M
Dodonpachi Daioujou, 1-4, score around 45M (different run though, ending after 1-3 midboss)
Ketsui: 1-2 boss, score around 7M ...but I haven't played this much yet.
Espgaluda: lvl. 4, don't remember score, not much
...and so on.
Ikaruga is quite fine too. Own that one for Gamecube, got as far as 3rd level boss.
I've always liked Gradius games better than R-type games for some reason. Maybe because I was exposed to Gradius first...? Only R-type I honestly like is Leo, which is the "oddball" R-type.
I used to play JRPGs, but then got tired and don't really have time to invest to them anymore. STGs are fun in the way you can pop it in and enjoy 10-30 minutes adrenaline rush and then go on other business.
And yet, I pretty much suck at Cave's shmups, honestly I'm not sure if I'll ever clear any of them. Still I always come back to them to get my ass handed to me. Such is the way of Cave fanatic.
Some achievements, or how much I suck at them:
Dodonpachi: 1-6, score around 22M
Dodonpachi Daioujou, 1-4, score around 45M (different run though, ending after 1-3 midboss)
Ketsui: 1-2 boss, score around 7M ...but I haven't played this much yet.
Espgaluda: lvl. 4, don't remember score, not much
...and so on.
Ikaruga is quite fine too. Own that one for Gamecube, got as far as 3rd level boss.
I've always liked Gradius games better than R-type games for some reason. Maybe because I was exposed to Gradius first...? Only R-type I honestly like is Leo, which is the "oddball" R-type.
I used to play JRPGs, but then got tired and don't really have time to invest to them anymore. STGs are fun in the way you can pop it in and enjoy 10-30 minutes adrenaline rush and then go on other business.
There are plenty of them on PC. The Touhou series is a good place to start. They're great games, just have some weirdos in the fandom.
ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ"Stop watching anime. it makes you think all girls are incredibly hot and shy, and there are 10 that all want your boner which just isn't true." -Brik-aniki
"I CAN'T HELP IT THAT I WANT TO EAT MY OWN VULVA AND SHARE IT WITH A LOVED ONE!"-Reichu
"I have a fetish for naked women with stigmata playing ping pong in the mud. Is there a name for that?" -Kaiser O-Ornette-dono-sama
“Don’t do that; that was probably hooker money.” -SSD on me holding money with my mouth
"I CAN'T HELP IT THAT I WANT TO EAT MY OWN VULVA AND SHARE IT WITH A LOVED ONE!"-Reichu
"I have a fetish for naked women with stigmata playing ping pong in the mud. Is there a name for that?" -Kaiser O-Ornette-dono-sama
“Don’t do that; that was probably hooker money.” -SSD on me holding money with my mouth
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