/vr/ - Retro Games

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DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu

>>8572614
Battle garegga

Game Tengoku is very newb friendly you can enable autobomb and segment the run on a per stage format.

M.U.S.H.A.

Sexy Parodius is one of my favorites.
Also, not /vr/, but Eschatos is one of my modern favorites that I feel like I should recommend since I love that game and also suck at this genre

I would also like to know. I just got a Sega Saturn along with pseudo kai, and since I've never own a Saturn before, I don't knownwhat games to get besides the obvious ones.

ive played many shmups and beat even more and no this isn't a good genre or addicting

>>8572656
look up racketboy guides

>>8572614
Darius games have lots of replay value.

>>8572684
actually they dont

>>8572647
spelled MUSHI wrong

>>8572691
>actually they dont
Cheeky bait darius is the smash bros of shmups.

>>8572673
Thanks anon

>>8572614
2hu has the best games. Seething t/vr/annys will say some gay shit like Darius but just ignore them. Play Touhou 10

Battle Mania Daiginjō is a good and easy shmup.

>>8572715
Touhou really is good. I feel like a damn fool for taking so long to get into it

>>8572752
>>8572715
>slow paced sleepers aimed at pedos and troons
going to pass as usual

>>8572715
They are honestly just assblasted that their favorite games will never have a tenth of the popularity of Touhou

>>8572614
>what are the best /vr/ shmups?
probably mushihimesama, it has a mode for everyone plus a bunch of cool arranges if you get the steam ver.

Sentimental Shooting

Tranny genre. There's nothing good. It's just shit tryhards pretend to like. You never even get out of your gay little ship, it's just the same thing over and over, every game is the same.

shmup is fun for 10 mins then back to discord and 4ch for me to correct people sayin wrong things

>>8572824
This. A short burst every now and then is fun. Don't care whether or not I'm getting further than last time. You have to be mentally damaged to actually grind them for hours.

>>8572829
based

For me it's Parodius ~Forever With Me~, Einhander and Game Tengoku.

>>8572715
Touhou is great if you're looking in the direction of bullethell, but I'd like a more free roam type shmup that doesn't exist. Something like Asteroids with a massive map and enemies that follow you up to a certain range within a maze or maze like setting with areas where you can upgrade boosters and guns and the like.

>>8572764
>at pedos
Wtf I love touhou now?

R-Type

>>8572892
do your friends or family know you are going to be a future sex offender?

After searching for a while, I found Batsugun Special Version. I think you should try that one. Its easy but slowly builds on difficulty. Your ship has a shield that will tank one bullet, autofire available... and its very enjoyable. I wish the community wasnt so idiot, it’s worse than jrpg and fps fans.

>>8572982
Casual shmup fans are cool cats

>>8572898
Leo

1944:the loop master
19xx:the war against destiny
Aero fighters special
Air gallet
Dodonpachi
Fever sos
Final star force
Grid seeker:project storm hammer
Gunlock
Ibara kuro black label
Ketsui:kizuna jigoku tachi
Raiden fighters jet
Strikers 1945: 3
Gekioh shooting king
Ray storm
Gradius v
R-type final
Slipheed-the lost planet
Raiden 3
Raiden overkill
Shienryu
Strikers 1945: 2
In the hunt
Strikers 1945
Blast wind
Kyuukyoku tiger
Battle garegga
Batsu gun
Radiant silver gun
Sonic wings special
Skull fang
Soukyuu gurentai
Layer section 1 and 2
Gigawing 2
Chaos field
Neo xyx
Giga wing
Lost hope
Sturmwind
Ikaruga
Zero gunner 2
Border down
Fast striker
Under defeat
Bangai-o
Trizeal
Mars matrix

>>8572614
Not by any means super into the mega weeby stuff of the genre, but ive enjoyed Eco Fighters, Dimahoo, the Parodius games, Blazing Lazers, Gun.Nac, Twin-Bee series, not sure if you could it as a shmup or run n gun, but Boogie Wings is great, both of the Prehistoric Isle games even if they are ball breakers, Axelay and Abadox.

Every Gradius game
Every Star Soldier game
Every Parodius game
Every Ray game
Every Aleste game
R-Type Delta/Final
Under Defeat
Iridion II
Einhander
Rayxanber 3
Gunhed
Harmful Park
Chorensha
Cotton 1-2
Twinbee Yahoo,Pop n Twinbee and Detana Twinbee
Thunderforce 3-4-5
Darius Gaiden
Gate/Lords of Thunder
Battle Garegga
Gunbird 1-2
Sengoku Blade
Batsugun
In the Hunt
Radiant Silvergun
Soukyugurentai
Choujikuu Yousai Macross - Scrambled Valkyrie
Axelay
Crisis Force
Salamander 1-2
Zanac X Zanac
Air Zonk
Galaga '90
Magical Chase
Space Invaders Extreme
Gleylancer
Elemental Master
Zero Wing
Raiden 1-2 and DX
Bangai-O

>>8572881
Not retro, but the freeware indie game Hero Core might be something of interest. Section Z for NES is maze-like and maybe Air Fortress.
>Something like Asteroids
Fantasy Zone, Bosconian, Sinistar & ZugyA (X68000 & PC) are kinda like that.
Here's the shareware PC version of ZugyA:
http://www.vector.co.jp/soft/dl/win95/game/se076738.html
Full version password is ZUZ76591.
When the pop-up comes up after you click the .exe, the bottom option is for the password.
Other 1990's shareware from this dev with unlock passwords:
http://www.vector.co.jp/vpack/browse/person/an014408.html
シルクロード - Silk Road - SKL0717
シルクロード2 - Silk Road 2 - SILK28117
ムーンライトパニック - Moon Light Panic - MIMI8114
地底戦記 - Titei Senki - TTI3721
XADLAK-PLUS - X68000
B-SYSTEM - GURIUS1997
飛翔組 - Hisyou Gumi - HYA3266
Last 3 are shmups, & Hisyou is a port of the X68000 game called Akazukin Chachacha. Titei Senki is kinda like a shmup, & there's also a GBA version, although it's not in No-Intro since it was mid-2000's homebrew.
https://web.archive.org/web/20060616004705/http://tekipaki.jp/%7Echinchilla/game/GBA/titei/titei_ver1.03.zip
Screenshots: http://spritesoft.web.fc2.com/game/titei_gba/index.htm

Space Invaders and Galaga

I'm not a big enough autist to tell you all about mechanics and scoring systems, but Darius Gaiden and G Darius are damned cool as audio visual experiences.
https://youtu.be/B73f8oTwQms?t=3166

hate the autoscroll, rather just play a contra or metal slug

>that sleazy sax
https://youtu.be/4OR0x0skjOo

>>8572986
I promise there are a lot of us. I just don't post about them much on here because I don't want retarded replies like this one
>>8572764

>>8573114
This is a really great list anon. My favorite so far is silk road 2. Thank you

>>8572752
It's kind of a shame that so many people will outright refuse to play Touhou because "durr, little girl game for weirdos", when they are a legitimately good time. Intelligently designed mechanics, great music, very distinct and soulful presentation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ix2X0XJRPU
How can you not love this?

>>8572649
I love Judgement Silversword, it’s great to have it on a handheld now via Eschatos’ recent Switch port

>>8573832
>hate the autoscroll, rather just play a contra or metal slug
same

>>8573908
The sense of urgency of having things thrown at you and having to deal with it within a short window of time is half the fun.

>>8573915
instead i get a sense of passivity as if youre floating down a river on a raft and the more you know the stage the less movement you do eventually you just do little taps left and right and watch as the autoscroll carries you along

>>8572614
>what are the best /vr/ shmups?
I'm a big fan of "BMX". "Darts" was pretty good, too. Also, "Living on the Dole" is pretty good if you can find a cheap enough copy.

>>8573824
The GOAT
https://i.4cdn.org/wsg/1643511367898.webm

>>8573824
The GOAT
>>>/wsg/4336568

>>8573832
>rather just play a contra or metal slug
I wish that the ratio of run 'n guns to vertical shooters were reversed. It's one of the best genres but so few great examples

>>8572614
Rayforce

>>8572614
Literally every shmup is the same so just pick one. Worst genre.

>>8576746
>just pick one
the more I test out shmups the more I realize none are worth my time and effort as a gamer.

i hate this genre because its boring

>>8572614
>shmups

You're not shooting up, you're shooting north. This genre should be called Northshooter,

>>8572614
Karous is pretty great

>>8576931
Than what do you call Gradius? Shooting East?

>those shmups were moving diagonal and aiming diagonal are the same stick

>>8576931
No they should be called belt shooters. Cus you're shooting and moving on a conveyor belt

>>8572614
Darius Gaiden

>>8576994
The Ahu Akivi are the only moai facing away from the island (looking west), and since you come from the outside, you are coming from the east. So yes, Gradius is an Eastshooter.

I havent played everything in the genre or even close. That said galactic attack/rayforce/layer section (all the same game) is my personal favortie. Its just so good and it gets harder as you get better. Its like the developers knew all the tricks and if your scores high enough. the old tricks dont work. You have to get better and use new ones. So its like a loop until your fucking amazing at the game. This makes it extremely replayable.

Radient silvergun is good, but my burned saturn copy has slowdown, especially the explosions after you beat a boss. Is that normal? I like the leveling system and the options of weapons. The chain system and the difficult bosses. Its a thinking mans shmup more than others.

Darius Gaiden is a good time and difficult.

Gradius series are all time classics. #1 on the NES has slowdown.

Xevious, galaga, defender 1 and 2, galaxian, space invaders, demon attack, chopper command, centipede, milipede

Fantasy zone

I couldnt get into In The Hunt on saturn due to slowdown. I’ve heard the psx version is better.

Raptor on dos was pretty fun as a kid but I havent played it for 15 years.

>>8576824
based

>>8572809
>>8572824
>>8576746
>>8576824
fucking jarpigs I swear

>>8577098
name 3 shmups worth playing for more than 12 hours. you can't.

>>8573757
Holy based anon. I absolutely love this game.

>>8572809
>>8572824
>>8576746
>>8576824
>>8577148
This isn't the thread for you double chromosome window lickin' nigger jew fags. So fuck off dick weeds.

>>8577194
Chill out troon, lay off the estrogen.

>>8577194
you're gaslighting yourself and its creeping me out!

>>8572715
The MLP of bullet hells

>>8577257
MLP?

>>8572715
>>8572752
based.
>>8572764
Shut the fuck up.
>>8577257
You shut the fuck up as well.
>>8577234
Anon-kun. Wow. Nice narative you got there. Too bad it fucking sucks and you should be laughed at for it.

>>8577320
no u

>>8577194
>>8577320

>>8576759
>the more I test out shmups the more I realize none are worth my time and effort as a gamer.
agree
based and chad pilled
except I play a few out of habit (but I still have a life!)

>>8572614
My cousins left pic related at my house in the early nineties and was my first shmup. Now it's one of my favorites.

>>8577061
extremely underrated post.

>>8577464
>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 and 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 aspect
-so easy that no one doubts him when he claims to have beaten it

I used ta ride me bike.

Best fun you’ll ever have been filtered on level 1

>>8572695
So it's not a real shmup?

>>8577632
DOS interpretations of arcade genres are based as fuck.

People are likely to just recommend games they think are the pinnacle of the genre, which I think is a mistake. if you suck at the game, you should pick up some titles that are easier to get into. I recommend the Milestone shmups such as radirogy, radirogy noir, and karous because they're relatively easy. Also dodonpachi, if you just play it on normal, isn't too hard and is a good fun introduction to bullet hells. Darius Gaiden and Thunderforce IV are pretty classic games that aren't too difficult.

You don't have to master those games or anything, but once you feel comfortable you can start getting into some of the games that are the peaks of the genre, like Radiant Silvergun, Layer Section, Gleylancer, etc.

Beginner: R-Type Leo
Intermediate: R-Type
Advanced: R-Type Delta
Expert: R-Type II

It's all you need.

Good shmups (i.e. not danmacuck garbage) are easy enough to learn.