so_tough! Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenegg Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Sega Saturn hands-down. Here's a good list of shmups for the system - http://www.racketboy.com/retro/sega/saturn/sega-saturn-shmups-2d-shooters 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Genesis a close 2nd, though I cant speak of any. Thunder Force series, Biohazard Battle, MUSHA but it's costly. MetalJesusRocks has a youtube look at some of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagitekAngel Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Actually, all of Sega's home consoles had worthy shmup lineups. The PC Engine/TG16 also has a pretty good collection. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I never played the Saturn but I heard their shooters are awesome. Me personally, I loved the Genesis for good shooters. Insector-X Thunder Force series Gunstar Heroes Gaiares There's many others I can't think of right now.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) Genesis: Lightening Force, M.U.S.H.A., Giares Dreamcast: Giga wing 2, Ikaruga, Mars Matrix tons more average to good shooters on both of those systems. NES seems to have a lot of them too, but they're not known for being very good. Recca being the most obvious exception--that game feels strangely modern for such ancient hardware. And though it's not really on a 'shmup system,' I highly recommend Blazing Star on Neo Geo. A few other solid shmups on it too, but it's pretty much a fighter system. Edit: Heck, PSX is no slouch either with a ton of exclusives like Einhander, and a few superior ports like Raystorm (aka layer section II on saturn) Edited December 31, 2011 by Reaperman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 And though it's not really on a 'shmup system,' I highly recommend Blazing Star on Neo Geo. A few other solid shmups on it too, but it's pretty much a fighter system. Definiely.. add Aero Fighters series to the Neo Geo list (I have the third on my 4-slot cabinet). Viewpoint is good too, as is Pulstar. I like the Gunbird games for the arcade.. not just because they're great shooters, but the dialogue between the characters in the cutscenes is funny! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltigro Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Once again, I'm carrying the TurboGrafx flag. The system is known to have a shmup heavy library with excellent shooters such as Raiden, R-Type, Blazing Lazers, Super Star Soldier, Soldier Blade, Gates of Thunder (CD), Lords of Thunder (CD), and Air Zonk. But also, this generation of consoles had many great shooters including the Thunder Force series and M.U.S.H.A. (Genesis), and UN Squadron (SNES). The Turbo has awesome shooters, but can be difficult (and sometimes expensive) to collect for. If you have a Wii, I recommend using the Virtual Console for more expensive titles. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) Atari 2600 Stargate, Super Cobra, Star Raiders, Cosmic Commuter, Defender, Star Voyager, Starmaster, Beamrider, Laser Gates, Subterranea, Gyruss, Phasor Patrol, Solar Fox, Space Attack, Universal Chaos, Solaris, Spitfire Attack and many more excellent shoot 'em ups. Edited December 31, 2011 by high voltage 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) Atari 2600... yeah, depends on what era of SHMUPS you're talking about. For the more modern ones though, I'd go with SNES, Genesis and TG-16. Saturn and Dreamcast have some really great games, but they can be a little "too much" at times. Graphically AND spastically. Enough with shitting out of the bullets already! Edited December 31, 2011 by save2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in the dark Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 On the Famicom, my favorites are Crisis Force, Gun Nac, and Zanac. Crisis Force being my favorite. The Turbo Grafx 16 is my system of choice for shooters. Soldier Blade dominates by staying in my console the most. Blazing Lasors, R-Type, W-Ring, Air Zonk, Sinistron, Dead moon, Dragon Spirit, Raiden, Aero Blasters, Galaga 90, and Side Arms find their way into my TG16 too. The Genesis has a lot of games that hold my attention. Thunder Force series, Bio Hazard Battle, Fire Shark, Truxton, Gunstar Heroes, Arrow Flash, Atomic Robo Kid, Burning Force, Gaiares, Grind Stormer, Gynoug, Hell Fire, Sagaia, Task Force Harrier EX, Zero Wing, Steel Empire, Darwin 4081, Sol-Deace, Trouble Shooter, Twin Cobra, and what seems to be the Holy Grail of the MD which is MUSHA. There are also the rarities of Eliminate Down, and Gley Lancer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic R Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 here's some consoles that haven't yet been suggested… PS2: first this covers PSX games too some games: PS2 Mushihimesama Ibara ESPGaluda DoDonPachi Dai-Oh-Jou Gradius 3&4 Gradius V Gunbird 1&2 Sengoku Blade&Ace Dragon Blaze/Sol Divide Giga Wing Generations Homaru Raiden III Trizeal Radirgy Psyvarier Complete Trigger Heart Exelica Strikers 1945 1&2 Castle of Shikigami/Mobile Light Force Castle of Shikigami 2/Shikigami no Shiro 2 Silpheed: The Lost Planet PSX Einhander Raystorm Raycrisis Thunder Force V Xevious 3D Philosoma Raiden Project R-Types R-Type Delta In The Hunt G.Darius Gradius Gaiden Zanac X Zanac Toaplan Shooting Collection DonPachi DoDonPachi Gaiaseed Harmful Park Soukyugerentai Cotton 100% Raiden DX Gradius Deluxe Pack Salamander Deluxe Pack Parodius Deluxe Pack Sexy Parodius then… the Xbox 360 has a massive library of shooters! Mushihimesama Futari ESPGaluda II Death Smiles Death Smiles II Akai Katana Muchi Muchi Pork/Pink Sweets Ketsui DonDonPachi Dai-Oh-Jou Black Label Raiden IV Shikigami no Shiro III Radirgy Noah Shooting Love 200x Otomadius Raiden Fighters Aces Bullet Storm Eschatos (also has Judgement Silversword) Mamoru-kun Under Defeat and on XBLA: Guwange Strania and many more!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) The Atari 2600 is the king of pre-1985 shooters. Atari 7800 though is a system to keep an eye for early eraof SHMUPS because of there is still shooters being programed for the 7800. Since 2006, Asteroids Deluxe, Space Duel, Space Invaders, Meteteor Shower (known as Astroblast for 2600) and Moon Creasta has been released for the 7800. There also is an early era SHMUP for the 7800 that currently in development that the 2600 doesn't have. In terms of the modern Shmups, Sega Saturn, Tg-16/pc engine, and Sega Genesis are the best. With the Sega Saturn at the moment, I have to say Panzer Dragon Panzer Dragon Zwei, Darius Gaiden, Soukyugerentai and DoDonPachi based on what I have. The Saturn has a lot of iimport shooters and they are not the cheapest to get. Edited December 31, 2011 by 8th lutz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so_tough! Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) Some of you guys keep talking about tg16, but forget pc engine is the same system! Anyway, I agree, pc engine/tg16 is great for shooters. Megadrive aswell. I was too lazy to write anything last night, apart from "?" I was tired! Eltigro, Gates of thunder/lords of thunder looks brilliant! I really have to get a pc engine cd system! Edited December 31, 2011 by so_tough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so_tough! Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 And though it's not really on a 'shmup system,' I highly recommend Blazing Star on Neo Geo. A few other solid shmups on it too, but it's pretty much a fighter system. Definiely.. add Aero Fighters series to the Neo Geo list (I have the third on my 4-slot cabinet). Viewpoint is good too, as is Pulstar. I like the Gunbird games for the arcade.. not just because they're great shooters, but the dialogue between the characters in the cutscenes is funny! I have viewpoint, I don't particularly like it though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16BitMan Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Depends on the type of shooters really but the Saturn, PC Engine, Atari 2600 and Megadrive are all fantastic in different ways. On the 2600 you have the classic arcade shooters like Space Invaders, Galaxian, Phoenix, Gorf, Demon Attack, Defender 2 and Gyruss. The PC Engine has perhaps the best quality with stuff like Blazing Lazers, Lords Of Thunder, R-Type, Sidearms and Galaga '88. The Saturn introduced bullet hell shooters from people like Cave (Radient Silvergun, Dodonpachi etc.) while still having improved versions of games from the 16-bit era like Darius and Parodius. The Megadrive probably has the biggest selection and my favourites for this machine are Gynoug, Mercs, Xenon 2, Air Buster, Bio Hazard Battle and the Thunderforce games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I'd put Genesis/MD before Saturn, but it's very close, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 (edited) Atari 2600... yeah, depends on what era of SHMUPS you're talking about. Atari 2600 shooters era is 1977 - 1992 Edited January 1, 2012 by high voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 SNES: Axelay and Space Megaforce (Super Aleste in Japan). Better than anything on Genesis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaWarrior Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Genesis, Master System, Saturn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 It depends on the generation. For my kind of shooters, Sonic R pretty much nailed it on the head. I'd recommend that you list which ones are region locked (Like Ketsui). The only other suggestion I have is the Dreamcast, which has great shooters such as: Zero Gunner 2 (my favorite shmup on the dreamcast, its a 360 degrees 2D shmup, where you rotate the helicopter with a button not with another analog stick) Ikaruga Under Defeat Giga Wing 1 and 2 Mars Matrix Cannon Spike Not to mention the homebrew disc that someone so graciously put together, of all the great shmups with their emulators on it, from MAME to the SNES/Genesis. That doesn't really count though being its emulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZf6xVDxIK0 This is a video I created for the Genesis. I don't own Musha, so sadly it's not on the video...but lots of other great shooters! I'd also have to tip my hat to the Dreamcast. I love Mars Matrix and Gunbird 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 SNES: Space Megaforce (Super Aleste in Japan). Yea if you love Blazing Lazers on the TG-16, Space Megaforce is a must on the SNES. Its not really a sequel but an excellent unofficial followup to Lazers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) SNES: Space Megaforce (Super Aleste in Japan). Yea if you love Blazing Lazers on the TG-16, Space Megaforce is a must on the SNES. Its not really a sequel but an excellent unofficial followup to Lazers. Not sure what it has to do with Blazing Lazers, But here's a video: <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3TtfjDHYjvU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Okay, so how do I embed a YouTube video? Others seem to have done it. Edited January 11, 2012 by BillyHW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 SNES: Space Megaforce (Super Aleste in Japan). Yea if you love Blazing Lazers on the TG-16, Space Megaforce is a must on the SNES. Its not really a sequel but an excellent unofficial followup to Lazers. Not sure what it has to do with Blazing Lazers, But here's a video: It shares many of the same elements, including firepower styles, and the way you can destroy ground objects. Both games were developed by Compile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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