Insert Credit: The Shmup Thread

[Jahanzeb]

^ get Soldner X off PSN!!!

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[Cyph]

I've been looking at that and have heard good things, but it's not a traditional Shump is it? I take it they don't release these types of game retail (physical) any more?

[Quin]

The Touhou series are doujin games, usually sold in limited runs at Japanese conventions, thus making copies of them extremely hard to get hold of outside of knowing someone who lives in Japan, or using Japanese mail-order websites (A couple of which have English versions, PaletWeb springs to mind). This is the reason I treasure that copy of Imperishable Night, which I got at an anime con for £5, as I know that finding it was a friggin' miracle.

As for most fans of the series, many of them in despair look for alternative methods of finding them.
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[Jahanzeb]

[lapzod]

[Jahanzeb]

[mrcool37]

Surely the 1942 HD remake was released on the PSN also? That's probably the closest you're gonna get to a traditional shmup on the PS3. Unless they released Ikaruga on the PS3 as well. Anybody that is looking to introduce themselves to this genre should probably look at 1942 first, as Ikaruga is more about bullet pattern and enemy memorisation, as the enemies themselves are never trying to actually destroy you with their bullets.

Just checked the Ikaruga leaderboards, have plunged all the way down to 297th, was 98th when I initially posted the score. There's just way too many people with too much time on my hands for me to bother cracking even the top 250. If you stop playing these games for a week it's almost as though you never played them in the first place.

Once I grab this new iphone when it's released, I'll give this rRootage a go as well.

[Fetidchimp]

Will check it out tonight on the pad.

.....i pretty much just stick to using the faux arcade machine and dodonpachi these days although i do give old tiger heli a crack every so often. I play a bit of r-type still also.
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[theory]

Cool thread guys.

Reminded me of an old favourite site: http://shmups.com/
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[Fetidchimp]

God it reminds me i bought a few on ps2 that i haven't opened yet also....i is bad for that
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[slapshakle]

[Bloody Tears]

I’m not sure I actually remember the first one I ever played (probably one of the 1940’s), but the first to hook me was Truxton. Played it in the arcade way back when then picked it up on Mega Drive, and just absolutely thrashed the shit out of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUnVnb-WRXk

R-Type on the Master System was a game I played religiously. Back then I never managed to down the final boss (I was like, 8, or something), and I kinda feel some closure doing so when it hit 360. I have every R-Type game and love them all. I also enjoy Gradius, but played them nowhere near as much as R-Type.

Still on the Master System/Mega Drive, Xenon 2 Megablast was pretty cool for its time. Remember playing that a lot, actually. Thunder Force 3 was also killer and Fantasy Zone had its charm

I was also big on Raiden and bought and sold my PS1 copy 3 times! Can’t wait for the 360 PAL port. RayCrisis is another I remember playing for a while, but I still have my copy of that.

Anyway, I’ve always been into them and love ‘em to this day, but I’m also a little funny about the way I play them. I can’t play more than 1 at a time and I can't just pick up and play them for short periods, which is probably why I haven’t played Mushi in a while! In saying that I prefer something with a simple premise, but that’s very deep and rewarding the more you put in. I loved Ikaruga back on the Dreamcast (and Cube – yes, I now own 3 copies) but never really took the time to play it to its fullest until I sat with it on the 360. Honestly, it’s thanks to the achievements that I can appreciate the game for what it is – something with a basic concept which has endless depth to it. It really is one of the best shooters around. One day I’ll get around to going for the boards.

Dodonpachi Daioujou on PS2 was another one I played the hell out of. Love it for its straight up simplicity and massive power-ups and solid design. Still one of my favs to this day. Castle Shikigami 2 was another I put some time into.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL5CS8AssE8

Both Giga Wing 1 and 2 are extreme levels of awesome, and I remember laughing my ass off doubling up with mates trying to 1 credit the game on difficulty 8. The reflect mechanism was something that really appealed at the time and added a whole new level of gameplay. Love both to death.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62domfpuAyM&feature=related

Border Down is another cool one. At the time I remember being impressed at how smooth it ran and how sweet it looked. Reckon I also (ever so slightly) preferred the side-scroller back then, but now I hug both with equal amounts of love.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBwwnLp9lvo

Nanostray 2 is one I’ve played a little of on my DS and it’s actually quite good. Not a massive fan of the portable shooter, but it’s definitely worth a look.

The last shooter I played was Mushi. Now, I absolutely love Mushi, but it’s one of these games which takes a huge effort for me to play. I really haven’t gotten around to playing it much actually (about 8-10 hours in so far and had it since launch!), but will no doubt do so soon. If there was ever a game I wanted 1000pts on it would be this.

There’s more, but it would probably be one-liners and not worth mentioning. That and I’ve probably forgot about a few! But yes, much needed topic.

[Bev]

[lapzod]

Cave released a teaser for their new IP Akai Katana

Youtube here

[Jahanzeb]

OMG...this sounds like...Ketsui Horizontal!

Loving the style and I smiled so wide when i read 'Hardcore military shooter ' and 'Ships are designed as hardcore, 1950s style retro mechas '

colour me interested!

I love this thread
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[Jahanzeb]

Alright ive been playing Ketsui all day today and I was able to complete 2 stages using a single credit (3 lives)

The game is so bloody addictive, makes me regret ignoring shmups for all these years. I am deeply in love with this genre

Hey Slapshackle, how do we compare our scores on Xbox Live?
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[mrcool37]

Nice work, keep plugging away and keep us updated.

I decided to finally man up and go for a 1 credit clear on Mushihime-sama Futari 1.5. I can clear the first two stages without losing a life or using any bombs, but things fall apart on the third level, so I've started working on that.

The great thing about the Cave games are the training sections so you can choose a level with your expected power up levels and work on pattern memorisation. 2.5 hours with level three yesterday and I'm almost getting there. It's always 1-2 lives wasted in this stage, the first half is fairly easy now but the bullets come too fast in the second half.

It's a long road ahead, will need to invest at least 50 more gaming hours on it, but it will be worth it in the end.

[Quin]

I managed to capture Imperishable Night Spell Card No.220 (Scarlet Destiny) today after a multitude of tries, I have a replay, but Fraps is killing my FPS when I try and record, so no upload for the moment. Best I can do is link an example of Scarlet Destiny being captured.

A note on these; As mentioned before Imperishable Night has a spell card practise mode, when certain conditions are met, an extra category of cards ("Last Words") are unlocked, each one requiring a different prerequisite. Every character who appears in Imperishable Night, including the eight player characters has one of these, one of the hardest belongs to series main character Reimu Hakurei. Behold, "Fantasy Heaven".
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[lapzod]

It's so depressing when you think you do your best run yet, and turns out you scored lower than previous runs.

[neoxman]

Captain Skyhawk on the NES.... could never find a more awesome name.

http://www.youtube.com/v/YGNdTY4vsHU

[slapshakle]

More Cave love on i phone/touch/pad;

DoDonPachi Resurrection.

*This application will not run on iPhone3G, iPod Touch 1st Generation, 2nd Generation types, and the following iPod touch types: Late 2009, End 2009 8GB.
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[Jahanzeb]

Youtube says its a private video, cant watch it

Almost done with some accounting work! gonna fire up Ketsui really soon and try beat your score!

EDIT

heres a link to the above trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLWaMN-kI9A
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[lapzod]

I saw Cave's post on twitter and I was rather excited. Seeing the trailer now...oh my.

[Jahanzeb]

Bah, my runs were terrible today, 2 days off and already I got rusty =/

Shmups need to be played almost daily it seems.
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[Jahanzeb]

Hey whats up fellow shmupers!!

This week has been busy, with Uni starting and all, but I still had ample time for games..which I used to play a certain review copy of a game

Anywho, now that I'm all good and done. Ive once again decided to dedicated my video game hours to Ketsui. (which I am playing as I type this!)

That and I wanna bump this thread, wouldnt want it to just fade away!

To reboot this thread..I shall post...the very first gameplay footage of Akai Katana, taken from the first location test!

Gotta say, it looks great!! I was right, this IS Ketsuo horizontal. can't wait for the 360 release

EDIT

Some more footage

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