Gloves | 11,776 Administrator · Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 12 minutes ago, Dragonwarrior83 said: Hmmm, blade buster? Nes you say? It's great that I'm still learning about nes games I've never played! It's a homebrew/hack. Very very fun. Easily the second best shmup on NES next to Recca. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,492 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) Yeah, Blade Buster came out in 2010, developed by the High Level Challenge project. I remember everyone was like "Woah!" when it hit the scene. Edited November 20, 2019 by Tulpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,800 Events Team · Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dragonwarrior83 said: Hmmm, blade buster? Nes you say? It's great that I'm still learning about nes games I've never played! Japanese homebrew caravan shoot em up. 2 and 5 minute challenge. Slap this ROM on a PowerPak/Everdrive and get to work. Here's the original dev site: http://hlc6502.web.fc2.com/Bbuster.htm Enjoy! BB_20120301.zip Edited November 21, 2019 by JamesRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyrulevyse | 151 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 6 hours ago, Tulpa said: I like that one because the controls are smooth. It's fun to dodge stuff. 6 hours ago, arch_8ngel said: And it is hard to beat the thrill of being a 3-headed green dragon melting everything in your path. If you like Dragon Spirit on the NES you'll love it on the Turbografx. The sequel Dragon Saber is solid on the PC Engine as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californication | 1,477 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 On 11/19/2019 at 8:49 AM, Philosoraptor said: Bullet Hells are one of my favorite genres. I'm a huge fan of pretty much anything made by Cave and Treasure, the Strikers series, Psyvariar, Parodius, and Touhou to name a few. I'm also a fan of unique SMUPS. The most unique ones I've played, outside of the ones covered above, are Shippuu Mahou Daisakusen: Kingdom Grandprix (SMHUP Racing game), Twinkle Star Sprites (a vs. SHMUP), the Pocky & Rocky series (and other games like it), and Dimension Drive (you teleport your ship between two separate screens). Edit: Forgot to add Rabi-Ribi, a metroidvania with bullet-hell-esque boss fights, and Rym 9000, which probably has the craziest visuals I've seen in a SHMUP to date. Rym 9000 (epilepsy warning, for reals): I have been avoiding the cave shooters for a while because they looked too intense from watching videos, but last weekens I picked up DoDonpachi with store credit. I had no idea how different the game plays just because of a smaller hit box. It is a completly different experience than my Genesis or SNES shooters. The game has so many features I am still learning, but I want the whole series now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,800 Events Team · Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 On 11/19/2019 at 9:49 AM, Philosoraptor said: ...Rym 9000, which probably has the craziest visuals I've seen in a SHMUP to date. Thas dope as fuck. Gorgeous. Right up my alley. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philosoraptor | 468 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 11 hours ago, Californication said: I have been avoiding the cave shooters for a while because they looked too intense from watching videos, but last weekens I picked up DoDonpachi with store credit. I had no idea how different the game plays just because of a smaller hit box. It is a completly different experience than my Genesis or SNES shooters. The game has so many features I am still learning, but I want the whole series now. Dodonpachi is a great one to start with. If you're still sort of getting your feet wet in bullet hells and want to try another Cave shooter, pick up Deathsmiles. That one is really accessible and you can select the difficulty of each stage before you play it. Just don't choose the easiest rank the whole time... Spoiler ...because it'll put you on the hardest rank if you select too many stages in a row on the easiest rank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuNKeY | 241 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, Californication said: I have been avoiding the cave shooters for a while because they looked too intense from watching videos, but last weekens I picked up DoDonpachi with store credit. I had no idea how different the game plays just because of a smaller hit box. It is a completly different experience than my Genesis or SNES shooters. The game has so many features I am still learning, but I want the whole series now. I love Cave shooters mostly for the eye candy and bullet patterns, but another plus is pretty much all of them you can play and even if you are really bad at them you can still complete them and are very good for 1cc practice runs or trying to see how far you can get before wiping out and try it again once you get the patterns down you can up the difficulties. Just remember to focus on your ship and hitbox and worm around the bullet patterns don't do like I did for like ages of trying to watch everything on the screen at once lol Edited November 21, 2019 by MuNKeY 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mydogsrule | 87 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 This has always been a favorite genre of mine. I’m not very good but still have fun with them. Gun Nac, Thunder Force III and IV, Space Megaforce, Aero Fighters, Raiden games and Soldier Blade are my favorites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,539 Graphics Team · Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 On 11/20/2019 at 4:22 PM, peg said: Also Gunsmoke and MagMax (am I the only one who actually owned this?) on the NES is in there somewhere too. I can't believe I forgot about MagMax! Nothing beats fighting a 3-headed robot dragon by firing lasers from your toes. -CasualCart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX | 1,369 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 My fave shooters from a personal timeline: - Space Invaders - R Type - Contra 3 - Gunstar Heroes - Gradius/Parodius - Raiden, Truxton - Axelay - Raystorm - Einhander (my favorite shooter) - Ikaruga - Radiant Silvergun - Geometry Wars 2 Einhander was an unbelievable game both in graphics and gameplay. The combo system is unbelievably deep and it always feels different each time you play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmikace | 68 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 MUSHA, Fire Shark, and Raiden Trad are my two first experiences with Shmups on the Genesis and are my favorites. Gaires was also an early one but boy I stink at that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,198 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 On 11/18/2019 at 7:50 PM, Deadeye said: @Tulpa, I like Recca it is a rush. Like I can't believe I am surviving this long. However I can never imagine being able to beat the game. Seems like an impossible feat. On 11/18/2019 at 7:53 PM, Tulpa said: If I can beat it, anyone can beat it. It just takes persistence. The game makes you feel like your barely surviving. But I handed the controller to my sister (a gamer but not a shooter fan) and she got further than me. I then realized the game is easier than it makes you believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themisfit138 | 523 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Jackal on NES, Sub-Terrania and River Raid if they count. I don’t care much for the bullet hell, fill the screen up so much I can’t tell whats going on games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,949 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Ibara Blazing Star Mushihimesama Futari Omega Fighter Gokujou Parodius I have all of these games as original arcade PCBs, and they are definitely among my most prized possessions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,949 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) On 11/21/2019 at 3:01 PM, MuNKeY said: I love Cave shooters mostly for the eye candy and bullet patterns, but another plus is pretty much all of them you can play and even if you are really bad at them you can still complete them wait what On 11/21/2019 at 2:36 PM, Philosoraptor said: If you're still sort of getting your feet wet in bullet hells and want to try another Cave shooter, pick up Deathsmiles. That one is really accessible and you can select the difficulty of each stage before you play it. Just don't choose the easiest rank the whole time... Hide contents ...because it'll put you on the hardest rank if you select too many stages in a row on the easiest rank. Not true, that's what happens if you pick the *highest* difficulty on every stage. Or I think even just 5 out of the first 6? And yeah you definitely don't want that if you're still a beginner. DeathSmiles is definitely an "easy" 1 credit clear for a Cave game. Even Espgaluda, which is often considered one of the easier Cave games is way harder. It's still a great game! Edited December 9, 2019 by Sumez 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philosoraptor | 468 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 18 minutes ago, Sumez said: Not true, that's what happens if you pick the *highest* difficulty on every stage. Or I think even just 5 out of the first 6? And yeah you definitely don't want that if you're still a beginner. DeathSmiles is definitely an "easy" 1 credit clear for a Cave game. Even Espgaluda, which is often considered one of the easier Cave games is way harder. It's still a great game! Ah, I misremembered because the difficulty doesn't really increase that noticeably from level 1 to level 3 on many of the levels. Thanks for that correction. You're right that selecting level 3 five times in a run automatically triggers death mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,949 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) Yeah I love the idea of the rank option, but I agree with what you're saying, there is really surprisingly small difference between rank 1 and 3. DeathSmiles is a great game for beginners, but I'd still advise said beginner to pick rank 3 on any stage from the get go, and then figure out which ones are tough enough that they need to tone it down to 2 The volcano and forest stages are probably the toughest on rank 3. The latter probably moreso if you go for scoring. Meanwhile, the volcano is just such a huge score cash-in that I'd recommend going into it with a full 1000 counter, and unleash fever mode through as much of the stage as you can. XD Edited December 9, 2019 by Sumez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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