/vr/ - Retro Games

>>6066871
all communities and fandoms are toxic desu

elitist git gud communities tend to be toxic

>>6066871
I've been wondering this too.i think danmakus bring out the worst in people

>>6066875
This.
In the case of the shmup kids that often post on /vr/, they were banned from shmups forums, and resent older guys who own actual arcade boards instead of just emulating.

>>6066871
Any community that is focused on mechanical skill at any given activity alone will inevitably be filled with people that have poor social skills, it's very true of fandom that revolves stories designed for children as well, like Sonic, you put all these autismos into a room and it's a nightmare, no one knows how to chill out.

>>6066871

You kinda have to be special in the head to be deeply interested in those games. That can be a good thing but sometimes it's a bad thing.

Anon above says the games bring out the bad in people but I think they attract people who are super-weird to begin with. And again, some of those are going to be weird in a way that causes social conflict.

>>6066879
Looking down on people for not owning arcade boards seems sort of elitist to be honest. Unless I'm not understanding properly

>>6066885
I don't think it's that these guys were looking down on people who didn't own them, but more like people being jealous.
The /vg/ shmup general was filled with angry guys posting screenshots of forums, like "lmao look at this dadshit", and it was just a guy posting some PCB he bought or something, wasn't looking down on anyone.

>>6066879
Consider the following: calling out cheaters and trannies and pedos isn't toxic, it's hygienic.
People have inverted moralities these days so they are upset by the wrong things.

>>6066878
>i think danmakus bring out the worst in people
False. Danmakus are meditative experiences that only high IQ patricians can appreciate.

>>6066871
anyone who uses the word "toxic" unironically should be shot on sight

>>6066871
Every shmupfag I've met has been cool though, aside from that one raging british shitposter who hates f-zero, treasure games and streets of rage.

>>6066884
>You kinda have to be special in the head to be deeply interested in those games. That can be a good thing but sometimes it's a bad thing.
What do you play?

>>6066886
That makes more sense, I'll make sure to avoid the general. What a bunch of cunts

>ricky retardo asked to prove his strikers 2-all
>has a hissy fit and disappears into oblivion

>Perikles asked to prove his Tatsujin Ou 1-all
>quits and asks all his scores to be deleted

Perikles = Retardo ?

>>6066889
I don't remember the /vg/ general ever calling out cheaters or pedos, although I remember them using "tranny" as an insult, I just thought they were using it like an insult, like how people call others "fag" and stuff, was there any actual tranny in these threads?
Anyway, yeah, the point is that these threads were filled with just gossip about literal who's and getting angry at guys who owned arcade boards.

>>6066890
It's in the public lexicon at this point anon, your outrage is a few years too late.

>poast scores
>poast proof
Nigga I've already told you fags I'm a game hopping casual player. I try to clear for 3 days then move on to something else. What's so hard to understand.


I know they are trying to start an elitist culture but videogame will always come off as autistic. You know those points don't mean shit, all they measure is how many hours of your life you've wasted.

>>6066903
it's mainly used by resetera-type faggots still, though.

>>6066905
Normal women use it too to bash men. And you know what, they have absolutely a point.

>>6066886
They'd make fun of "dadshits" in that general because most of the time they just collect, but never play what they own, or if they do they're usually shit at and are clueless about the games. I don't think it has to do with jealousy because you can play all these games just fine with emulation .

>>6066906
go back to resetera you massive fag

>>6066909
>They'd make fun of "dadshits" in that general because most of the time they just collect, but never play what they own, or if they do they're usually shit at and are clueless about the games.
They never really posted evidence that these "dadshits" never played the games, though.
I think it was jealousy. Plus, most of those generals weren't even about games, either. It was just gossip and shitposting between namefags.

>>6066901
>disappears into oblivion
He's still around on IRC and other places, he just can't post here because range-banned.

https://qchat.rizon.net/?channels=shmups

You can find him there.

>>6066904
>You know those points don't mean shit, all they measure is how many hours of your life you've wasted.
If you think playing games is a waste of time then even spending 1hour a day is too much. So best to quit. Also posting online is a waste of time. Go tend your farm or do something productive instead of coping here and making excuses as to why you suck and will always suck.

>I know they are trying to start an elitist culture but videogame will always come off as autistic
Why the fuck would you play skill-based games with deep mechanics and avoid getting skilled at them and explore their mechanics?

If you drop games the moment they get frustrating and tough then you're a coward and not my nigger.

>>6066910
I've seen biological women use it too, not just trannies. It's a valid point, look at the way you've jumped at violence at the mere mention of male criticism.

>>6066923
I jumped to "violence" because anyone saying toxic should be gutted, doesn't matter if you're mentally ill. men, women, faggots.
anyone normalizing this fuckup of a term should be terminated.

>>6066921
I'm all for improving skills for personal satisfaction.
Grinding score runs though, are you really enjoying yourself with that shit? Can you say a sissy pause buffered 1cc is any less valid than the dude who got 90% of world record?

I can't believe /vr/ has come to extremely low bait /v/ tier threads like this. I want to go back to the first few months this board launched. It was so much better.

The sad thing is that most of these kids don't even come up with their own strats, it's all copymonkey shit.

>>6066925
>proving the point
Nigger I'm not leftist but men have an over-competition problem. Baseless accusations of "trannie, fag, homo" is only PROVING THEM RIGHT.

what shmups are you posers and toxic fags even playing? Post pics.

>>6066932
>assuming my gender
wow
not to mention the word toxic has nothing to do with being competitive
and everything to do with being a massive fag

>>6066934
I just downloaded Rayxanber 3 but still haven't played.

>>6066935
umm no sweetie, dilate 41% hail hitler praise kek

>>6066932
>Nigger I'm not leftist but men have an over-competition problem
If you actually spent any time around women you'd see that they're far more competitive and hostile to other females than men on average are with other males. They just don't play real vidya, so you don't interact with them and thus have no frame of reference.

You were probably raised by a single mother, so you don't understand male interactions either.

>>6066934
Are you the guy that was asking for Giga Wing similar games here a couple weeks back?

>>6066929
The OP isn't wrong though.

>>6066940
Absolutely, women are horrible, does that prevent shmup threads from being terrible? No, you still clearly place way too much importance in videogames.

>>6066946
Every thread is terrible. Where do you think we are?

>>6066946
are you having a psychotic episode? those things are not really related in the slightest.

>>6066927
>Grinding score runs though, are you really enjoying yourself with that shit?
Yes because I grind score in games I actually enjoy. So it doesn't feel like grinding but standard play.

It's more satisfying to break through plateaus and make achievements in a game I'm familiar with and put a lot of time into, than hop to a new game and get a shit-clear and then jump to another game and get another shit-clear.

I like depth and depth comes with lots of time investment and scoring, not hopping around sucking at everything.

>>6066934
what game is this? looks fun.

>>6066942
No I don't enjoy Giga Wing, the sharp sound effects and shield mechanic are not my style.

>>6066951
It's called Gay Wang.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQJs5gjrQxY

>>6066949
Ketsui, Dangun Feveron, Mars Matrix on Dreamcast and Judgement Silversword were the only scoring systems I enjoyed. But even still I could see it was an enemy spawn memorization test. I have a lot of respect for high level players but I do not see myself doing that for extended time periods.

>The Virgin Arcade Shmupper
-autistic and obsessive
-one hit and you're dead
-lucky to get five different weapon types
-designed to eat quarters
-linear from start to end
-if 'Congratulations' is spelled in proper English it's an above-average ending sequence
-primarily praised for its soundtrack
-has to constantly defend himself against accusations of cheating or be ostracized
>The Chad Tyrian Shmupper
-plays for fun
-big fat HP, shield, AND armor bars
-virtually unlimited combinations of weapon upgrades
-free as in beer AND freedom
-ironically, also has a secret beer minigame as well as non-linear gameplay elements
-pages and pages of in-game lore, deep compelling storyline with dozens of characters
-Alexander Brandon soundtrack isn't even the most notable thing
-so easy that no one doubts him when he claims to have beaten it

>>6066953
You sound like a faggot, the bullet reflect mechanic in Takumi's shmups is awesome.

>>6066959
Based

>>6066871
You mean the cave vs never caveers community?

>>6066948
It doesn't matter whether that nigger is a tranny, a commie or was raised by single mom. You come across less as hobbyists and more like harassers and I don't see any reason why anyone would put up with that since unlike other competitive genres you don't need a player base or community to enjoy Shmups at all.

OP's question was perfectly valid.

>>6066959
You can unlock a hidden arcade mode that's actually pretty damn hard.

>>6066871
Because anything that triggers a baby is "toxic"

>>6066972
it has nothing to do with the thread or even the question op posed, though.
I was simply pointing out a fact, that anyone using the word "toxic" is a faggot.

>>6067017
You are deflecting criticism using a baseless assumption that "only trannies use that word" even though plenty of real life women do. Which in turn is being toxic therefore proving OP's point. You're welcome.

>>6067003
Ironically toxic is your trigger word. You're just as much of a snowflake except you're right wing not realizing that's precisely what the jews want.

>>6066935
some actions in the world are intentionally committed with malicious intent. in a fluid reality where only one truth exists which is yet shaped by all participants, some people, rather than choose to enjoy the company of others, rather than find joy and appreciation by actually being friends with someone and feeling trust and companionship, rather than ever finding any person they can truly trust or allowing any person to truly know them and protect the world they would choose to be together, instead choose to live in a fucked world where everyone is a cuck who drags other people down to the same depths of misery they feel asserting that it's not gay if they're on top even though they've internalized the identity of a loser to their very core and given up hope on what every free thinking sentient being wants because they're such a ridiculous fucking clown no one would ever love them in the first place, entirely of their own volition because they just to live in fucking clown town when they could choose literally any other fucking thing

>>6067021
funny how I never even mentioned trannies
face it, you're just a faggot.

>>6067027
>I never called you a tranny
>faggot

>>6067035
wow great argument faggotron

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>toxic
Let's see
>relating to or caused by poison.
"toxic hazards"
>very bad, unpleasant, or harmful.
"a toxic relationship"
Do you not think your attitude in this thread is being very unpleasant or harmful?

>>6067035
are you fucking ok? not even in the literal sense faggot translates to tranny.
not to mention the word all but lost its original meaning of "gay"

>>6067040
Look how defensive you get at that word. Why are you being so sensitive? Rings close home?

Nobody gets offended at being called tranny but your panties are in a knot if I say toxic.

>>6067041
fag·got
/ˈfaɡət/
noun
noun: faggot; plural noun: faggots; noun: fagot; plural noun: fagots
1.
informal•offensive
a male homosexual.
2.
a bundle of sticks or twigs bound together as fuel.

I guess I do get defensive when someone is being a brainlet, yes.

>>6067049
Proving OP's point.

>>6067046
>Nobody gets offended at being called tranny

>>6067050
I don't even play shmups, faglord.

>>6067051
Yeah pretend Toxic doesn't bother you.

>>6066934
currently playing this piece of shit.