Shmups Thread

Let's have a thread for the 2D scrolling shoot 'em up genre.

Discuss your…

Current happenings
Trizeal, the best shmup from Triangle Service, is on Steam now.
store.steampowered.com/app/465070/

You can now play Konami's unreleased STG, Dive Bomber Squad, in MAME.
mameworld.info/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Number=354912

The R-Type animation by Otaking has been released.
youtube.com/watch?v=876W253z6KY

M2 will release Dangun Feveron Remastered later this year.
famitsu.com/news/201604/29104972.html

Taito opens up a Darius-themed aquarium.
taito.co.jp/20160401

The next installment of Raiden is out on Xbone.
raiden.mossjp.co.jp/raiden5/eng/index.html

Miscellaneous
New to the genre of shmups? Read "Full Extent of the Jam":
uploady.com/#!/download/9t48Idu136P/JquqhdRgzcbzmZPz

Shmup Collection containing over 9000 MAME romsets:
mediafire.com/?48812jiax8m1c#nz0227tzb9zor

Decide the greatest shmup developer of all time here:
strawpoll.me/4496713

For a realtime chatroom, head over to our #shmups channel:
kiwiirc.com/client/irc.rizon.net/?nick=user?&theme=cli#shmups

List of the hardest clears, ranked in order of difficulty:
wikihouse.com/stg/index.php?STG��󥯰���

Play Twinkle Star Sprites online with fellow shmup fans:
fightcade.com/game/twinspri

Livestream aggregator for when you wanna watch some shmups:
stgrillz.appspot.com

Highscore tables for several shmups (can track your own):
restartsyndrome.com/boardlist.php

Other urls found in this thread:

emuparadise.me/PSP_ISOs/Darius_Burst_(Japan)/158250-download
kat.cr/dariusburst-chronicle-saviours-reloaded-t11695898.html
forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=290615
hero2.hp.infoseek.co.jp/game/sankanoh.exe)
my.reset.jp/~takle/game/c_blade.exe)
tsuji.s33.xrea.com/download/cyberd10.lzh)
globetown.net/~yse17/dieslave.zip)
nepiaworld.com/menu/works/nekobo/nekobo101free.zip)
my.vector.co.jp/servlet/System.FileDownload/download/ftp/0/193346/pack/win95/game/shoot/ocmix101.lzh)
cranehouse.jp/soft/parityshot/ParityShot100tr.zip)
my.vector.co.jp/servlet/System.FileDownload/download/ftp/0/72546/pack/win95/game/shoot/ref102.exe)
asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tf0_2.zip)
homepage2.nifty.com/isshiki/VAX11.zip)
www2.odn.ne.jp/ats/download/US012/US012.zip)
asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/a7xpg0_11.zip)
my.vector.co.jp/servlet/System.FileDownload/download/ftp/0/324495/pack/win95/game/shoot/hells_segment095.zip)
asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/rr0_23.zip)
asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/noiz2sa0_51.zip)
www18.big.or.jp/~hikoza/Archive/wf107.exe)
my.vector.co.jp/servlet/System.FileDownload/download/ftp/0/360978/pack/win95/game/shoot/ng02_rel21.lzh)
mega.nz/#!iEgmGTpS!1iwampCHPxku7RARzLAqU7lFHeG7Nur-Xjyy8Di9Dq8
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mega.nz/#!aUYGGa7B!EV8Wu8rLuYZbrPpKHgTtPQx9GaIZRx-DbCHirVglOc8
mega.nz/#!GJADzBgT!5VA2OMmmuADQDRsE-0j4lTDwZowBYncru9i4PABYEOo
kickstarter.com/projects/breakingbytesgames/xydonia-action-packed-japanese-inspired-retro-shmu?ref=checkout_payment_sources_page
twitter.com/AnonBabble

Who is the hardest boss ever, and why is it this guy?

Gradius VI pachislot when?

This is the best shmup i have ever played. Too bad Taito is dead. Seriously play this
emuparadise.me/PSP_ISOs/Darius_Burst_(Japan)/158250-download

why not play this instead:
kat.cr/dariusburst-chronicle-saviours-reloaded-t11695898.html

I've been playing Cotton lately. Started with Cotton 2 on the Saturn, it's very good. I recommend it to everyone with a Sega Saturn.

There was a PC version, holy shit.

Bruh, how did you not know? It's the ultimate port of the most recent arcade version. It's actually pretty good.

it includes the entire arcade mode, a new cs mode (that has a new ship, Murakumo) with three new boss types:
4 crabs, two with a single huge claw and two with evenly sized claws
2 blue ocean slugs, some kind of ai thing that looks completely unlike the other bosses
one dunkleosteus, it's great thing tier, both in size and armament
does not include the dlc, which has playable ships from ther taito shmups and sega shmups, including space harrier

I'm downloading it right now. Sounds awesome.

Cotton Boomerang is super lewd!

Was Touhou the worst thing to happen to the shmups genre?

Yes.

this ost is absolutely god-tier


It was as influential to SHMUPs as Painkiller to FPSes.

Shmups? Don't you mean STDs (ShooT Dems)?

This meme is never going to catch on.

What did touhou do?

Yes

Nothing and everything. Kill all lolis.

So, as you may already know, vaping requires 1 (or sometimes 2) hands to be off the keyboard for about ~5-10 seconds while I'm taking a rip, which happens about once a minute. During this time I'm usually forced to be AFK in a corner or somewhere relatively safe. This means that I basically can't do anything for about 20 seconds of every round, which is a huge portion. How can I better change the timing of ripping one so that it doesn't significantly affect my games? Should I take a rip at the beginning of the round and again towards the end or not spread them out?

Also, can this same technique be used with bong/other drug rips?

Gunbird 1 and 2 are better in every way. Better controls, better stages, better bosses, better music, better mechanics, and better lolis.

You magnificent motherfucker. I had played this game at a firends house a loooooooooooong time ago, and had completely forgotten the name. Thanks mane, I am going to see if I can get a copy

That is Kat torrents that was just taken down right? Damn, I wish I had been in this thread a little while ago. Oh well, I'll find a copy somewhere

Touhou scoring is fucking annoying.

GRAZING WAS A MISTAKE

I've been playing Batrider and there are other characters from other Rizing games that crossover to it like Battle Garegga and Great Dimahoo. What are the other games?

Is the Vita version of that new Darius Burst game good? Should I pre-order the Asian English Caladrius Blaze PS4 release?

I also have a general question. how do I get better at doging without having to play a stage a thousand times in a row. I am playing this indie game i-2000 and all the enemies are fast as fuck and they destroy me in One hit.

HOW DO I GIT GUD AT SHMUPS IN GENERAL?

What's wrong with grazing?

Too milk-heavy.

I'd rather just speedkill the boss and move on.

The Vita version is the only physical version of DBCS, so if you want a SHMUP to play in bed or just don't want to deal with DRM, get the Vita version. However, the display screen of the Vita is a bit too small for AC mode's extreme 21:9 aspect ratio and might result in text or details being hard to read, which isn't as much of a problem on PC's with higher-resolution monitors.


Psyvariar would like to have a word with you


memorize the stages
don't waste credits if you accidentally made one mistake
try placing limits for yourself, first you will No Miss No Bomb this stage. or you will only use a set amount of bombs for that stage, you will only use this many continues for this stage, and so on. Try to set the bar higher.
PRACTICE

GFW had a good graze mechanic

lol, please don't actually. The English "Shmup Community" needs a serious purge already.

Speaking of Psyvariar…

forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=290615

WE MOBILE NOW.

Gain, Chitta, Miyamoto, and Bornham are from the Mahou series and then you have the four Garegga pilots as well. The remaining character Carpet is either from a Raizing game that was never released or is an original character just for Batrider.

She made a non-playable appearance in Kingdom Grandprix before Batrider.

Consoles are DRM, you fucking retard.

I'm guessing this is a the scrub killer. Not sure how I'm supposed to dodge these. Getting far away doesn't help. Making a sharp turn at a 90 degree angle from the direction they're going doesn't help. Maybe I'm not using an ability I don't know about?

any piece of software that isn't free as in freedom is DRM

I recall dodging them by going forward in a diagonal direction, or something like that.

magnet:?xt=urn:btih:2ef183922cb4d6d367d4d5fec76e32f9e59a0e11&dn=DARIUSBURST.Chronicle.Saviours-RELOADED&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.publicbt.com%3A80%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fglotorrents.pw%3A6969%2Fannounce
will this magnet link work for you?

Also, what's your:

Bio Metal (JP) - Bio Metal Warfare
Darius 1
Soukyugurentai - Above Ota City
Ketsuipachi - INTERCEPTION
Raiden V - Crystal of Abyss
Kamui - Inherited Memory
Reflex - Final Hour
Bio Metal (JP) - Staff Roll
Raiden
Cho Ren Sha 68k - We Love the E.A.R.T.H.

BUMP

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I'm surprised how nobody has made a multiplayer online version of Double Dragon with a functional lobby or matchmaking.

Infact, why has nobody took any NES/SNES game and made it online for the PC?

Anyone ever play Viper: Phase 1? It used to be one of my favorites. Probably nothing too special but it was an arcade machine at the local bowling alley so it will always hold a place in my heart.

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Reflex SHMUPs with randomized enemy shot patterns and behaviors are superior to memorization-based SHMUPs in almost every way.
The 1 way memory-SHMUPs are better, is that they make for trippier screen savers.

I wouldn't have ever gotten into shmups without touhou, as much as i prefer other games over it today

What are you doing?

It's one of the few shmups with a slow ship that I actually enjoy. Dying while your ship is moving at a snails pace is the most infuriating thing, I need to go fast.

Fuck off gook.

Takumi/Capcom pls port Mars Matrix DC to computers.

What's wrong with Prometheus? He was one of the best in the west.

Which Shoot' em-ups can I play on my toaster aside from Raptor - Call of the Shadows, Tyrian and Jets 'n' Guns?

Buy a Saturn and 360. :^)
Besides that, any STG that doesn't use polygons should be fine.

Cho Ren Sha 68k (hero2.hp.infoseek.co.jp/game/sankanoh.exe)
Crimson Blade (my.reset.jp/~takle/game/c_blade.exe)
Cyberd (tsuji.s33.xrea.com/download/cyberd10.lzh)
Die Slave (globetown.net/~yse17/dieslave.zip)
Nekobo (nepiaworld.com/menu/works/nekobo/nekobo101free.zip)
Ocean Mix (my.vector.co.jp/servlet/System.FileDownload/download/ftp/0/193346/pack/win95/game/shoot/ocmix101.lzh)
Parity Shot (cranehouse.jp/soft/parityshot/ParityShot100tr.zip)
Reflection (my.vector.co.jp/servlet/System.FileDownload/download/ftp/0/72546/pack/win95/game/shoot/ref102.exe)
San Kan Oh! (hero2.hp.infoseek.co.jp/game/sankanoh.exe)
Tumiki Fighters (asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tf0_2.zip)
Vax11 (homepage2.nifty.com/isshiki/VAX11.zip)

Ultimate Stage (www2.odn.ne.jp/ats/download/US012/US012.zip)
A7XPG (asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/a7xpg0_11.zip)
Hell Sinker (my.vector.co.jp/servlet/System.FileDownload/download/ftp/0/324495/pack/win95/game/shoot/hells_segment095.zip)
Rrootage (asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/rr0_23.zip)
Noiz2 (asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/noiz2sa0_51.zip)
Warning Forever (www18.big.or.jp/~hikoza/Archive/wf107.exe)
Blaster Master (my.vector.co.jp/servlet/System.FileDownload/download/ftp/0/360978/pack/win95/game/shoot/ng02_rel21.lzh)

Also
Restraint of Zero
Idinaloq
Layer Section 1-3 (Rayforce/Raystorm/Raycrisis, yes they're on PC)
Zugya DX
Creature Jungle 16/256

I've always wanted a thing called tuna sashimi

I am so shit at shmups, but I love trying.

What are the best titles for two player?

Anybody have a good friend they like to play with or compete against?

Twinkle Star Sprites.

Don't need to be very good (or even at all) to have a lot of fun with it.

Touhou is pretty hard.
Just getting into Touhou starting with 6, keep dying.

Can someone give me a complete Run down of all Star solider games ?

I love this shmup way to much.

You're da bes

I don't mean the old games, i feel like we need more Shmups the involve mechs.

Can somebody explain what this is supposed to mean? I've only heard complaints about the fanbase in passing and I've never really seen any issue with it myself.

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I'm getting better at Cotton 2, mastering the grab and chaining up some really heavy combos. I'm loving the feeling of the game getting easier, and I love how the game encourages risky play by making grab such a useful function. I just killed Satan and his last fireball hit me right as the killing shot landed. What a rush.

bump for this

/agdg/ here, can I shamelessly shill my shmup? Released on Steam 2 weeks ago, there's a free demo too.

It plays differently from the other shmups I played, maybe someone here will be interested.

Soldier Blade and Star Parodier a best.

the only game worth for turbo cd

looks kinda amateurish
though I know that feel, here's what I ended up with after slaving three months away in Game Maker
(music and boss design obviously not mine)

What about Rondo of Blood?

What is the best cute 'em up and why is it Fantasy Zone?


God bless our lord and savior Xoxak

What is the best homobutt 'em up and why is it Cho Aniki?

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Touhou fans and fans of non-Touhou shmups don't get along.

Do Touhou players still exist? Figured they'd have moved onto better STG by now.

what about players that enjoy both?

Lethal Application (translated)
mega.nz/#!iEgmGTpS!1iwampCHPxku7RARzLAqU7lFHeG7Nur-Xjyy8Di9Dq8
Suguri (translated)
mega.nz/#!TdBFWDwK!q6Hg8knmnigszsN1XVhGO0iC7E2K_q123IzLgM2i6_c
Sora (translated)
mega.nz/#!eEJx3bwJ!65Cz3QC_zCoef-jheSizZZ_jGM6SlVT5XTmGchnz5Zk
Kamui (translated)
mega.nz/#!DFBl3AAL!C2OJkk1rNnFmIAfPcig5MAaL2w6sNtyxe39tpsWYiiA
RefleX
mega.nz/#!TFoQ3Y5R!zf-tBzjcUKDQAYs4BCuodH7CSij4jCLCG8iqSpPXFnw
Alltynex 2nd
mega.nz/#!aQZViZpD!TYvkofQl8MFTRa1v_KtlaAkGMJlNipFAcxsWhR1FELc
HellSinker (translated)
mega.nz/#!DZgR3DQL!2LVL4qmZICatr28c_Qeay6DZHpx21jeGqyIVSOLtQpc
CCWI
mega.nz/#!aUYGGa7B!EV8Wu8rLuYZbrPpKHgTtPQx9GaIZRx-DbCHirVglOc8
Diadra Empty
mega.nz/#!GJADzBgT!5VA2OMmmuADQDRsE-0j4lTDwZowBYncru9i4PABYEOo

Also shilling this:
kickstarter.com/projects/breakingbytesgames/xydonia-action-packed-japanese-inspired-retro-shmu?ref=checkout_payment_sources_page

There's still 2 hours to go, and the demo was actually pretty decent.

PS1 shmups List?

Einhander
Harmful Park

And I think that's it. The rest are better on Saturn or MAME.

What said and

R-Type Delta
Raycrisis (MAME is arse for 3D games and the PC ports is probably an absolute pain in the ass)
Starfighter Sanvein
Gamera 2000
X²:No relief (euroshmup as fuck but worth a try)

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Practicing Raiden IV: Overkill, getting a little better every time.


Fucking
thank you

I've only had some weird alpha version installed for about a year

Oh yeah, how could I forget R-Type?

Also Gradius Gaiden and Night Raid.

Thank you very much.