/vr/ - Retro Games

Gradius III, Axelay, Pop'n TwinBee

>>2429915
op'n twin bee looks great, I'll try to pick up a cartridge, thanks for the recommendation!

>>2429912
gradius 3

the SNES version is easy mode but its still one of the best

space megaforce/super aleste
it's easy breezy, pretty much gives you infinite retries

HYPERZONE

Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie, UN Squadron and Parodius

>>2429912
personal picks are:

UN Squadron
Phalanx
Pocky and Rocky

>playing action games on a system with a 3.4mhz CPU

Super Aleste
Axelay
Macross Scrambled Valkyrie
Pop N Twinbee

>>2432078
>playing action games on a system with terrible scretchy audio

I would say R-Type 3 is one of the best.

>>2432096
>terrible
Surely you jest.

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

Space Megaforce
All three Parodius games
Gradius III
Axelay
Cosmo Gang the Video if you like Galaga
Pop N Twinbee
Flying Hero if you like Twinbee
Super R-Type
R-Type 3

>>2429912
Parodius, obviously.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_D5qAwerOk

UN Squadron
R-Type 3
Darius Twin

Pocky Rocky

>>2432057
>>2432547
Isn't Pocky & Rocky a run & gun similar to Mercs, Shock Troopers, and Ikari Warriors?

>>2429912
BioMetal

>>2432078

Incredible how developers worked around limited hardware back then, isn't it?

>>2432687
Not really, seeing as most 3rd-party SNES games lagged like a bitch.

>>2432823
The added lag makes these games even more beginner friendly.

>>2432830
I guess that's why retards and children gravitated toward Nintendo while people with taste played SEGA.

>>2432841
That's just rude, the original games in there are fine it's just the arcade ports that suffer.
It's true, though, if you are really serious about the genre you'll have to switch to a more powerful console eventually.
By the way, there's no lag if you play on ZSNES.

>>2432670
>Isn't Pocky & Rocky a run & gun similar to Mercs, Shock Troopers, and Ikari Warriors?
Yes. Most stages don't have forced scrolling and you move on foot with your aim being whatever direction you are moving. It is sort of a borderline shmup to me, but I really like it so I listed it.

>>2429912
E.D.F. (Earth Defense Force). Played it a ton as a kid. You get to choose your weapon of choice before the stage, each with different pros and cons (except grenade, grenade is balls), and you gain exp and level up, which makes your weapon more powerful, and lets these two weird shield things you have do different stuff. At the very least, it's on the Wii Channel shop (not sure about Wii U), it's worth at least a play-thru.

>>2432841
>people with taste
I had no idea that the word 'taste' was synonymous with 'neckbeard'.

>>2433172
There is no Wii Shop anymore, anon.

>>2432537
>Darius Twin
it's my favorite, but it's totally nostalgia based since it was one of like three games i had as a kid

>>2432823

Konami pulled out some really neat stuff though, I think you just didn't play enough SNES games. Let me guess, probably a single-system owner as a kid? Don't feel bad, not all households could afford more than 1 consoles at a time.
Sucks for the kids though, growing up as an idort is what gives you the true good taste in video games.

Darius Twin is fun. Had it as a kid but I don't get into shmups very much

>>2433393
>Konami pulled out some really neat stuff though, I think you just didn't play enough SNES games.
You mean like Gradius III, one of the worst games when it comes to offensive slowdown?

>Let me guess, probably a single-system owner as a kid?
Had both when the systems were relevant. Nice try though Nintendork.

>>2433872

Gradius has slowdowns even on Gradius V for PS2, most of the time it's intentional.
Try playing Pop'n TwinBee sometime. Or for non-shmup Konami games, play some Goemon.

>Had both when the systems were relevant

For some reason I don't believe you.

>>2432096
>he only played a Genesis through shitty emulators
kek, typical nintendrone.

>>2433880
>Gradius has slowdowns even on Gradius V for PS2, most of the time it's intentional.
Actually, the Gradius III PS2 version removed the "intentional" slowdown, so you're full of shit. And I don't recall any severe slowdown in GV, at least not on the same level as SNES Gradius III.

>>2433880
>most of the time it's intentional.
Definitely not on the SNES game though, that game lagged like a bitch even with very few on screen.

>>2433175
Neckbeards were too busy playing DOS games. The cool kids had SEGA. The beta losers had SNES.

>>2433886

I said most of the time, of course the SNES Gradius III has more slowdowns compared to the arcade.
And yeah GV has slowdowns, although they're all intentional, typical Treasure flare, it's slowdown to make huge explosions look cooler.

Why are you so angry at the SNES or Nintendo though? Even if the SNES was better suited for RPGs, it still has shmups worth playing. If you were truly an idort as a kid, you'd know.

>>2433898

In my eyes, the cool kids had both Sega and Nintendo.
Then the uncool rich kids had Nintendo, and the uncool poor kids had Sega.

>>2433247
I accessed it a couple of days ago. I'm pretty sure you can still buy games.