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Shmup recommendation thread.

If there's co-op, say so.

>Life Force

>Essentially Gradius with co-op and some top-down stages, I believe. May or not be a version of Gradius II? I'm not sure.

>> No.2026447

>>2026441
>Vrecommends/arcadegames/shootemups
Batsugun
Truxton
Ikaruga
MUSHA
Thunder Force
Parodius
Air Zonk
Lords of Thunder
R Type
Space Harrier (if you want)
Darius
Metal Black
Giga Wing
1943 Kai
Mars Matrix
Raiden
Cave shoot em up

>> No.2026452

>>2026441
It's Salamander, Gradius II was a separate arcade game. Actually present in the PSP Gradius Generations (J) port.

>> No.2026453

gleylancer, that game is the tits.

>> No.2026454

>>2026452
err... Collection not Generations... I'm derp'n

>> No.2026461

>>2026452
Thank you!

>> No.2026474

Aero Fighters has a nice charm for a coop shump, but the dialogues are too silly

>> No.2026481

>>2026441
I played this game to death on the NES. So damn fun!

>>2026447
You're missing:
Radiant Silvergun
Salamander 2
Gradius V
Gradius Gaiden

>> No.2026493
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>>2026481
Gradius V is not /vr/ yet and Never played GG but the first two I can't believe I forgot about those and nearly forgot Aero Fighters and Axelay and Gaires I enjoy Philos on the Genesis as well. Thanks for reminding me. Another great PC engine shoot em up Soldier Blade from the Star Soldier series is fantastic!

>> No.2026501

>>2026493
also Border Down and Under Defeat and even Cannon Spike for DC are some amazing shoot em ups
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcSmBMQMK2g amazing music and made from the same person who composed Metal Black aka the Darius III we never truly saw

>> No.2026507

>>2026501
Border Down (DC) - 2003
Gradius V (PS2) - 2004
Under Defeat (DC) - 2006

I know DC is considered retro, but honestly DC probably shouldn't be. There are games on the DC that released after some of the games on PS2.

>> No.2026509

There are dipshits that still release stuff for the megadrive too, does that make it not retro?

Also I think shmups themselves should be classified as a retro genre, save for shit like astebreed and some other doujin shmups, the genre doesn't really innovate anymore and seems stuck in the past, why should a genre that hasn't really changed since the early 90s be considered modern? Just because of its release date?

>> No.2026510

>>2026507
>I know DC is considered retro, but honestly DC probably shouldn't be. There are games on the DC that released after some of the games on PS2.

You can say the same thing about the Super Nintendo, which had official releases into 2000 in Japan.

Regardless, I think shooters are /vr/ by nature, like pinball.

>> No.2026515

>crtl-f-solar striker

really?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4Hp87IF9CU

>> No.2026558

What are some of your favorites for the Saturn? All I have are DoDonPachi and Darius Gaiden, I'm looking to get some more.

>> No.2026567
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>>2026441
It's a loose adaptation of Salamander for arcade. On a related note, Gradius II for Famicom is in the same vein, using the arcade game as a basis for a great Famicom game. Never released in NA for some reason.

>> No.2029537

R-Type 3 is best