/vr/ - Retro Games

>>8910925
Back to the Future

Recca.

>>8910925
Most of the games on Action 52

>>8910925
Xevious and Star Soldier. But it doesn't matter because all of the best NES shmups are better on MAME

>>8910995
I play on hardware

The only ones I've actually beaten are:

>Crisis Force
>Over Horizon
>Gun*Nac
>Dragon Spirit

still suck on stage 22 in 1943 and Recca is.... Recca.

Parodius maybe? More of a TG-16 guy when it comes to that stuff

>>8911009
Play on arcade hardware then. These games are terrible ports due to sprite limitations. Use a TG-16 instead if you want a good console shmup experience

>>8910995
at least a good half of all NES/Famicom shmups aren't on arcade

The NES version of 1943 is really good, but it's super hard, and will destroy your hand/arm if you aren't using a turbo controller.

>>8911074
yeah I went like,
>fuck this, turbo time
after just a couple of stages. In my case it sacrifices the charge attack because I only have 2 buttons but it's not a big loss.

Recca

>>8910995
I prefer the Famicom TwinBee to the arcade original

Paperboy by far

You opened your mind upon reaching deep sleep, there was that world found therein.

She was there.

>>8911248
You would, you filthy fucking casual subhuman.

>>8910925
Gradius 2

>>8910925

I still haven't played Zanac so my answer is Life Force.

>>8911348
Is arcade actually harder? I tried it a long time ago and it seemed the same but I prefer the music and graphics on Famicom, looks a bit messy on arcade. Never tried the Sharp version but it looks good too.
Anyway probably the hardesr version is the 3DS classic version at full speed.

>>8910995
Life Force > Salamander
don't @ me.

@8911741
kys faget

>>8911020
you gonna pay for a tg16 for me?

>>8911797
If you're too poor to play on real hardware than maybe you should emulate.

>>8911741
I wholeheartedly agree with you. It's better than the arcade or PC Engine versions.

Recca - Nuff said
The Guardian Legend - Shmups+action game by Compile but you can play just the shmup levels with a password.(The action levels are fun play them)
Gun Nac - Probably the best NES shmup to leave Japan, one of Compile's best.
Zanac - Early Compile game so it can actually get brutal at points.
Crisis Force - Konami shmup from the 80/90s, so it's classic.
S.C.A.T - A shmup by Natsume who made a lot late but great NES/Famicom games and this one is right up there.
Zombie Nation - Not good but worth playing for the absurdity of it.
Legendary Wings - Better then the arcade game which is kinda meh.
Sky Shark - Ok port but an awesome soundtrack by that guy who did the NES Pictionary soundtrack.
Dragon Spirit: The New Legend - More of a remix then a port and it's damn good.
Battle Formula - A car shmup by Sunsoft, it's great.
Burai Fighter - From the same devs as the G.I Joe NES games.
Lifeforce - A port so good they ported it back to the arcade.
Stinger aka Twinbee 2 - A weird sequel to Twinbee that's NES exclusive, good.
Twinbee 3 - A fantastic sequel to Stinger that's NES exclusive, great.

>>8911335
Based

>>8911934
Great list, saving this.

>>8910925
Shmup ports didn't get good until the PS2 era. Even Saturn era ports are gimped over arcade counterpart.

Gun-Nac and Recca are by far the best ones
don't bother with arcade ports

>>8911018
This or GunNac id go with. Maybe Twin Bee 3 or Abadox.

Galaga.

>>8910925
salamander
final mission
metal storm
jackal
guerilla war
blaster master

>>8912265
solar jetman
cybernoid

>>8912265
>>8912274
i have more recs if youre willing to be more loose with the term "shmup"

do you have to be able to shoot?
bird week is one of my favorites on the system

>>8912324
>do you have to be able to shoot?
um yes

Check out Otocky and Fuzzical Fighter if you want something a little different

If we count Space Harrier clones:
Attack Animal Gakuen
Cosmic Epsilon
Tetra Star: The Fighter

>>8911335
the game is so fucking polished, they added a password to unlock shmup only mode

>>8912324
>>do you have to be able to shoot?
are you a bot?

>>8913637
>a bots favorite game is bird week?

>>8910925
Gyruss, it's better than the arcade version

(not a shmup by any definition but it is running on NES and looks cool)
https://youtu.be/bI-OOAnDdzY?t=1071

>>8910925
Zanac, Recca, and Twinbee 3 are all you really need.

>>8911014
wow this looks great, nice graphics

Definitely not this one.
https://youtu.be/Eo9QsW6mafs

Growing up with some Famiclone playing unlicenced games had it's peculiarities.

*mogs every shoot-them-down on the NES*
Heh, nothin' personnel, Nintendildos.

>>8918196
that's not a NES game, silly

>all ports

>>8911647
There's speed settings?
I remember the 3D Classic version being easier to play somewhat, also it giving a ridiculous amount of lives until it stops, and having neutral bells score multiplier that wasn't in the NES ver

>>8913640
its what bots do
they take a question and give a facetious answer


only a robot could love bird week

>>8918406
>spoiler text

how fucking dare you

>>8915385
Run and guns are arguably a subgenre of shmup

>>8918221
See>>8914937

>>8910925
I'm surprised no one mentioned Section Z yet?

>>8910925
dino riki

>>8911934
good list

>>8918092
it's great, just very laggy and overclocking doesn't work

>>8911797
>i play on hardware
>suddenly i'm poor
You larp about playing on hardware, is what you meant to say.

Define shmup

>>8910925
R-Type 3 of course.