Shmups anyone?

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Hmmm, if they are releasing Radiant Silvergun on live I guess I ought to sell my ST-V copy of it. Then again it has the retarded two button, three weapon EU/US mode complete with gibberish Engrish text.
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Galaga, first off. I should really play that again.

Then the SHMUP genre struck me again, with Einhänder and RayStorm. I loved these games to death, and they were my real initiation into the genre.

Most recently, however, I've been stuck to the Touhou Project, as a few others have mentioned.
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Definitely Love Shmups, One I don't think gets enough widespread recognition (as far as I'm aware) is Steel Empire/Empire of Steel. It includes my favorite Shmup mechanic, choice between left and right shooting. It's gotten a few remakes and re-releases over the years but I still love the Genesis/Mega Drive version the best. (screenshot below)
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Another Genesis Shmup I can't get enough of (and my song requests reflect this) is battle mania daiginjou, this is the Japanese exclusive sequel to the game Trouble Shooter. When I first discovered this game I was blown away by the tightness of its gameplay. The enemy patterns are a lot of fun and keep it quite varied, not to mention the game has a great anime style theme and excellent music/graphics. (screenshot below
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If any of you haven't checked these out and are a fan of this genre, definitely do so. If you have played these, any favorite moments?
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Spawn of Jack wrote:
Definitely Love Shmups, One I don't think gets enough widespread recognition (as far as I'm aware) is Steel Empire/Empire of Steel. It includes my favorite Shmup mechanic, choice between left and right shooting. It's gotten a few remakes and re-releases over the years but I still love the Genesis/Mega Drive version the best. (screenshot below)
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If any of you haven't checked these out and are a fan of this genre, definitely do so. If you have played these, any favorite moments?
Shamless plug, but I wrote an article on Empire of Steel on this very site!

https://www.radiosega.net/news/features ... -of-steel/

I'd say my favourite shooters were Thunder Force IV and MUSHA. Both very fun games with killer soundtracks. Not nearly as good but still quite fun was a Mega Drive title named Whip Rush. Nothing all that special, but I did dig the first stage theme:

[video=youtube_share;w7Po3aooHvE]https://youtu.be/w7Po3aooHvE[/video]
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Awinnerwasyou wrote:Shamless plug, but I wrote an article on Empire of Steel on this very site!

https://www.radiosega.net/news/features ... -of-steel/

I'd say my favourite shooters were Thunder Force IV and MUSHA. Both very fun games with killer soundtracks. Not nearly as good but still quite fun was a Mega Drive title named Whip Rush. Nothing all that special, but I did dig the first stage theme:

[video=youtube_share;w7Po3aooHvE]https://youtu.be/w7Po3aooHvE[/video]
Ooh, didn't see that will give it a read.

Another Shmup I wanted to mention was Curse, it was released early in the Mega Drive's life in Japan. Has a rough framerate but is a really cool little gem.

Oh and yes Whip Rush has some great tunes
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No love for Gynoug/Wings of Wor? Shocked i didn't post this in here all those years ago! The soundtrack alone makes it one of my favourite MD games.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjiGztXBOYE
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