Underrated/Obscure Retro Shoot'em Ups

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1047982]

Hey guys, know any cool shmups for consoles/handhelds/computers/not Dreamcast?

Post'em here.

Much like my retro platformer thread I want to make a list of recommended shmups that are underrated, obscure or just interesting.

>You can find the list I made for platformer thread here:
http://pastebin.com/PKDpLGtY

[Anonymous No.1048187]

This is a neat little PS1 shmup called Harmful Park. It's pretty weird. You play as these two girls in some machine and your different guns are potato, pie, ice cream, and jerry (whatever that is). The levels are all set in an amusement park, so it's interesting. I'd say it's worth checking out.

[Anonymous No.1048278]

>>1048187
Haven't you played Jerry Boy? You know what jerry is.

[Anonymous No.1048280]

ABADOX: THE DEADLY INNER WAR

[Anonymous No.1048279]

>>1048278
No I haven't, but it's apparent now what it is.

[Anonymous No.1048347]

>>1047982
i fuckin love abadox.
favorite shooter on NES

[Anonymous No.1048353]

>>1048187
>>1048278
>>1048279
u jerry?

[Anonymous No.1048371]

Download for PCE has some of the most hilarious engrish ever and a cool cyberpunk setting

[Anonymous No.1048376]

Over Horizon is probably my favorite NES shmup

[Anonymous No.1048656]

>>1047982
squoon

[Anonymous No.1048679]

Air Zonk isn't obscure by any means, but it's often overlooked because of it's platform. Also has a fantastic soundtrack:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8108XHXqitg

Also, the PC Engine/Turbografx-16 has a TON of obscure shmups, some better than others. >>1048371 is a great example, just like Nexzr, Sinistron/Violent Soldier, Rayxanber II/III, Soldier Blade and Spriggan, amongst others.

[Anonymous No.1048698]

blimp shmup

[Anonymous No.1048702]

also
Gaiares
whip rush
and the thunder-force games all for the genesis

[Anonymous No.1048984]

Uchuu Keibitai SDF is a really great Famicom-exclusive shmup developed by HAL. Much like Konami's Crisis Force it uses a special chip, but comes up much less than that other game or Summer Carnival Recca 92. Definitely check it out if you get a chance to, it's right up there with those two games and Gun Nac.

[Anonymous No.1048992]

>>1048702
Thunder Force II is kicking my ass at the moment. The final mission is harder than diamonds if you don't start with the Hunter weapon

I can do this

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1049339]

>>1048679
Really great contributions here, keep'em coming.

The list is shaping quite nicely already.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1050457]

I need some feedback on the list. Basically, I want to put a bit of extra information such as alternate regional names or in which regions was the game released. I feel like it might make life easier for some.

It would look like this:

http://pastebin.com/XwC3JWFW

It's still heavily WIP.

[Anonymous No.1050472]

Zanac (NES)
Space Megaforce/Super Aleste (SNES)
Axelay (SNES)
Einhander (PS1)

[Anonymous No.1051331]

>>1050457
If you change Europe, Japan and Japan Only to just EU and JP, that would be a lot cleaner. Other than that, it looks good.

[Anonymous No.1051337]

Spider Fighter on the 2600 is for BAMFs only.

[Anonymous No.1051338]

>>1048698

FUCK YES.

DAT SOUNDTRACK.

[Anonymous No.1052213]

PC-98 touhou

[Anonymous No.1052286]

Usually overshadowed by the likes of Battle Garegga and Armed Police Batrider.

[Anonymous No.1052310]

>>1047982 r type series fucking awesome

[Princess Sevenshit !!4kgug9zbIJb No.1052314]

>>1051337
game is insane

[Anonymous No.1052324]

>>1052213
I wouldn't say those games are underrated, it's just that no one in /jp/ actually plays Toho games.

[Anonymous No.1052326]

sol feace on mega cd, it was a significant shooter when it came out, it did stuff nothing else had done on a home system

its pretty unremarkable now, but had a truly great soundtrack, it stands on its own. you dont need to play the game to appreciate it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVAK2hpl4q4

[Anonymous No.1052342]

Strike Gunner STG for snes. Thank me later.

[Anonymous No.1052359]

>>1052342

it does belong here, because it's definitely underrated, but there's a good reason for that, it was bad

I have extremely mixed feelings about it, because even though it sucked, it had a certain atmosphere about it that was typical of all snes shovelware. certain things done very well, and certain things done poorly. it was a time period when even really shitty games seemed pretty special just because old ideas were being juiced up with more bells and whistles

I remember copying it and then immediately deleting it because I was running low on floppies

still, thanks for reminding me

[Anonymous No.1052438]

Been playing this. It's pretty cool. I dunno if it's worth $300 but it's pretty cool.

[Anonymous No.1052456]

>>1052359
The weapon selection music and the bosses were the only things I liked about that game. I hated every other aspect.

[Anonymous No.1052474]

Also slightly fixated on doing a conversion on my three monitor NinjaWarriors cabinet to Sagaia/Darius 2 but slowly coming to the conclusion it may cost even more than Keio Flying Squadron.

[Anonymous No.1052572]

Has anyone played this?
I got it at a fleamarket and ive never heard of it. I noticed it was made by square, so i thought it might be an rpg, but it's a shmup.

I havent gotten to try it yet, waiting on a new 72 pin connector.

[Anonymous No.1052620]

>>1052572
It's a good game.
Acts just like an overhead shmup. Bonuses come in the form of faster shooting, faster speed and more powerful "bullets". They are found by destroying various environment obstacles (walls and fences and the such). If I remember correctly, nearly everything can be destroyed on screen. Enemies also appear out of things you destroy, this makes it impossible to simply spam fire at point blank range on items, lest you die.

All in all it is a pretty good shooter with a great idea in swapping out a ship of some sort in favour of an RPG like character(s).

I remember starting with the knight and if he dies you then use a wizard as your next guy. I can't remember if there was more.

Much better than 194x but not as good as other top view big name shooters but well worth the play and an excellent buy as you don't really see it floating around... ever. .

[Anonymous No.1052647]

>>1052572
I picked it up at a flea market near me for 2 bucks. Like you, I saw Square and thought RPG, but I was kind of let down with what it ended up being.

>>1052620
Knight>Wizard>Thief>Beast [I think; Thief and Beast may be reversed]

Once I figured out/looked up what everything did, I had a bit more fun with it, but it's still bretty tough. I don't regret my purchase, but I might if I spent more than five bucks on it.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1052728]

>>1048698
Correct me if I'm wrong but won't it be released on 3DS/2DS soon?

>>1051331
Something like this?

http://pastebin.com/EC29LDVR

>>1052324
To be honest, PC-98 Touhou games are still pretty obscure, even among the series' fanbase. Most fans I know start with the first Windows game, what's-it's-name. I'm blaming ZUN for the state of modern shmups.

>>1052456
I played it myself and, to be honest, I wasn't terribly impressed. It plays like one of these example shmups included in Dezaemon titles.
But then again, I did some research and I've found out it's one of these love-it-or-hate-it games. I think it should be included in the list solely because of that. By the way, should Dezaemon games be included on the list?

>>1052620
To be honest, I thought it was an interesting concept, but its execution was mediocre at the best. Looks like I should give it another chance.

[Anonymous No.1053024]

a rocking soundtrack and decent genesis graphics

[Anonymous No.1053376]

>>1053024

This game, man.

This game.

>crank the bass

[Anonymous No.1053503]

Does anybody know the name of a side scroller shoot'em up that was in the arcades, which had as characters two elfs/gnomes, something like that, in a fantasy world with a lot of vegetation in the background? I remember there were two versions of the game. In one the characters were flying and in the second one they walked and could move up and down in different paths.

[Anonymous No.1053560]

>>1048371
What is this?

[Anonymous No.1053684]

>>1053503
Sounds like Three Wonders.

[Anonymous No.1053743]

>>1051337
>BAMF
>post # 1051337
>1051337
>1337
>confirmed to be a BAMF 1337

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1054585]

>>1053024
Great choice. One of the best games released on the Mega Drive, in my opinion. Its atmosphere is unmatched.

Oh, there is one thing that I forgot to mention in the opening post, recommending arcade shmups is also fine.

[Anonymous No.1054618]

>>1053684
Thanks

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1057143]

http://pastebin.com/wyUDthZX

Here's the first version of the list. Feel free to tell me what should be changed/removed/added.

Also, play Power Strike II. It's amazing.

[Anonymous No.1058558]

>>1052286
>EA
wut

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1059036]

Bump, I guess.

I need help. I want to add a few arcade shmups to my list, but here's a problem there's so many of them. I have a few good games like R-Type Leo or Gekridian, but it's not enough.

[Anonymous No.1060301]

>>1048698
999/10

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1061190]

>>1060301
Yup, it's really good. That's surprising that it's created by Hot-B, the company that put out ton of shitty games (especially on Famicom) and is often compared to LJN and Ocean.

[Anonymous No.1063935]

>>1048187

Love that one.

[Anonymous No.1064210]

>>1052359
Strike gunner was awesome. I prefer overheard shmups though like raiden trad. But still one of my favorite shmups on SNES. What specifcally didnt you like about it?

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1064307]

>>1064210
By the way, which version of Raiden Trad do you prefer? SNES or Mega Drive/Genesis? I might add it to a list, so it's pretty important.

[Anonymous No.1064321]

>>1061190
Hot-B also put out Over Horizon, which was developed by Pixel. Over Horizon is one of the best shooters on the Famicom, at least visually. It flickers and slows down a lot, but damn if the graphics and music aren't gorgeous.

[Anonymous No.1064368]

>>1048656
It's actually spelled "Sqoon".

>tfw so obscure even Zone hasn't heard of it

[Anonymous No.1064468]

>>1064307
I have the SNES version. Haven't played it on genesis.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1065057]

Here's the first revision of the list. The main additions are Game Boy and Game Gear games. I added a couple of console titles, though, so be sure to check them out.

http://pastebin.com/xeX9cjMR

Also, play Power Strike II. It's amazing.[/spoiler}

>>1064468
I played them both and found Mega Drive version to be superior gameplay-wise. You should play it someday.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1065071]

Here's the first revision of the list. The main additions are Game Boy and Game Gear games. I added a couple of console titles, though, so be sure to check them out.

http://pastebin.com/xeX9cjMR

Also, play Power Strike II. It's amazing.

>>1064468
I played them both and found Mega Drive version to be superior gameplay-wise. You should play it someday.

[Anonymous No.1065080]

>>1047982
SDF Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie for the SNES was fucking amazing.

[Anonymous No.1065365]

Lightforce by FTL.

[Anonymous No.1065607]

>>1064307
>>1064468
>>1065071

Funnily enough, the SNES version was developed by the infamous Micronics. The SNES version has multiplayer, too, something that the Genesis version lacks. The fact that a D-rated contract developer made a port of a game that's just under the superior version speaks a lot.

[Anonymous No.1065671]

>>1052324
everyone that did left long ago from the mix of spam from other boards, spam from inside the board, "raids", tripfag circlejerk blog boogaloo, etc. The few that still stayed are autists of the highest order, as for many the board took up most of their time awake in one way or another.

[Anonymous No.1065703]

>>1065671
>tfw /jp/ will never be like it was in 2009 again

[Anonymous No.1067490]

bumping

[Anonymous No.1067512]

>>1065607
The two player is the main reason i like atrike gunner and raiden trade. Shmups are better when the rage can be shared with a friend. IMO it doesnt get too chaotic with two players but I'm sure that's debatable for most.

[Anonymous No.1067515]

>>1067512
Strike Gunner and Raiden Trade. Damn I can't type.

[Anonymous No.1067518]

Anonymous 09/12/13(Thu)17:42 No.1067515
>>1067512
Strike Gunner and Raiden Trad. Damn I can't type.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1069047]

>>1065080
>>1065365
Great contributions! Love to see more.

As for Lightforce, I added Commodore 64 port to the list, because I think that it's the best one. That Rob Hubbard soundtrack.

>>1065607
I could tell that from choppy framerate. Every one of Micronics-developed games has that problem.

[Anonymous No.1069071]

>>1065703
I thought even in 2009 4/5 threads were spam about Tohou?

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1069091]

I just checked /jp/ for the first time. Holy shit. That's worse than I thought.

[Anonymous No.1069198]

>>1048702
>>1048992

>Thunderforce
>Obscure

[Anonymous No.1069209]

I came here to contribute to the list.

KOLIBRI
SEGA 32x

Basically, you play as a humming bird. There's all peace and smiles. So, when you start, you need to get some nectar from the flowers, but it seems your neighboors don't like you, so you can't get nectar from the flowers they are eating.

Then, you find a very alone flower. You approach to it and start to suck it, but then A FUCKING CRYSTAL CAME ON FROM THE GROUND, FIRE YOU A LAZOR AND GAVE YOU POWERS!

Now you're a humming bird who can fire bullets, and you fight the evil bees who took possession of the flowers.

BRING ME THE BONG DUDE

[Anonymous No.1069224]

>>1069209
Well, those guys who worked on Ecco the Dolphin made this, no wonder it's so weird.

It's also the only shmup I know to have puzzle elements.

[Anonymous No.1069231]

>>1069209
Excellent game. Almost justifies the existance of the 32X because it's so awesome.

[Anonymous No.1069248]

>>1057143
That game is hard as fuck, probably the coolest there is on the Master System.

I miss that time when Compile still made shmups. Go play Guardian Legend, Gun Nac and Zanac if you haven't already.

[Anonymous No.1069418]

>>1065703
Dunno man, /jp/ was always awful. Altough, at the time people used to shit-fling with things like Type-Moon stuff and Umineko.

[Anonymous No.1069425]

I know I'm gonna open a can of worms, but are there some good western shoot'em up? I kinda refuse to think they are all the "R-type clones with useless weapon types, lifebar, and enormous ship hitbox" cliche you hear about in shoot'em up forums.

[Anonymous No.1069925]

>>1069425
X-Out?

Fuck those load times though.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1070081]

>>1069925
There are a lot of versions, though. Which one would you recommend?

[Anonymous No.1070093]

>>1070081
C64 and Amiga are the good ones IMO.

[Anonymous No.1070118]

Tyrian 2000 by Epic. Don't know why I can't get past the second stage even on Easy. It also doesn't help that enemies are freaking bullet sponges. Any tips for not sucking?

Also Epic should remake this in UE4.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1070175]

>>1070118
I believe you accidentally posted in wrong thread.
Check the Shmup General (>>1012131), these guys might help you out.

[Anonymous No.1070192]

Any love for Jaleco's Game Tengoku series?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbgjXFIW94U
The first one named Game Tengoku: The Game Paradise was released for arcades and Saturn (you can play it perfectly on MAME) and the second one named GunBare! Game Tengoku 2 was released for PSX. Both are great and they are from the best comical shmup with a nice '90s anime feeling.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1071583]

>>1070192
What happened in the early 90's that caused all big Japanese video game developers to make cute'em up crossovers? Konami with Parodius, Taito with Space Invaders '95 and now Jaleco.

[Anonymous No.1071596]

Silpheed for the sega CD was pretty good. Great music, but I guess that's pretty standard for most shmups.

[Anonymous No.1072553]

>>1071596

i'll try

[Anonymous No.1072828]

W-Ring: The Double Rings is another underrated PC-Engine Shmup. It was made by the same team that would later develop Coryoon and Air Zonk.

[Anonymous No.1073819]

>>1072828

never heard of that

[Anonymous No.1074252]

>>1069209

I need this game.

[Anonymous No.1074269]

Cotton Boomerang and Sengoku Blade are must-plays.

[Anonymous No.1074337]

I just recently hooked up my old Genesis and found this game hiding in my small collection.

I've never been one for shmups so I don’t know how well this one holds up when compared to other games of the same genre, but from my experiences it’s a pretty solid game.

I’ve only made it to the third level but I can already tell this game has lots to offer in terms of challenge, visuals, and music.

Also, it should be mentioned that this games original title was Gynoug and the one shown in the pic was for its North American release.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1076104]

>>1074337
>>1072828

Thank you guys for help. I'm mostly focused on adding 16-bit shmups to the list right now, so these contributions are very useful.

>>1074269
>Sengoku Blade

I've never heard of this before until mentioned it.
Oh man, these search results on Google Graphics.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1077361]

http://pastebin.com/UaTgM4B7

Here's a third version of the list. I added contributions (keep them coming!) that were posted since I released version 2.0., plus a few SNES shmups.

Enjoy.

[Anonymous No.1077396]

I quirky shoot-em-up, that also somewhat feels like a platformer, for the arcade where you play as a tiny robot fighting aliens.
Was ported to many systems but a notable one was the Turbografx-16/PC Engine port called 'Atomic Robo-Kid Special'.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1079829]

>>1077396
I'm going to add both arcade original, as I found it be the best version of the game, and Atomic Robo Kid Special since it's more of a sequel or reimagining than a port. Is that OK with you?

[Anonymous No.1079846]

it's not a shmup but it's a pretty unique shooter were you have limited fuel and have to plot out your route carefully
basically moon lander on steroids
the music for this one is fucking good

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1080017]

>>1079846
>it's not a shmup

Why do you think so? It plays like a shoot'em up to me. Pretty unusual one, but still.

By the way, thanks for contribution.

[Anonymous No.1080024]

>>1080017
it's hard to put my finger on why but it just seems like a different genre since you're not really "shooting them up" and more exploring and conserving fuel and rescuing astronauts

[Anonymous No.1080157]

a top down shooter where you run instead of fly
another great port by our friends at Renovation

[Anonymous No.1080334]

>>1080024
Is it like Solar Jetman?

[Anonymous No.1080353]

I feel like this game might be not quite obscure, but I have to add it here anyway, just because I've never met another person who knew what it was.

Fantasy Zone. I've really only played Super Fantasy Zone for the Mega Drive, so I can't really speak on behalf of the rest of the series, but Fantasy Zone is a shmup I love coming back to again and again.

[Anonymous No.1081849]

[Anonymous No.1081852]

>>1058558
EA published Battle Garegga and Souky in Japan.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1082661]

>>1080334

Yeah, they are both similar if comes to gameplay. I found Sub-Terrania to be better, though.

>>1080353

I'm not sure about this one. The first two Fantasy Zone games are pretty well-known, they are even considered to be classics by some gamers. Super Fantasy Zone is a different story, though. Is it obscure enough to be added on the list?

[Anonymous No.1082774]

>>1082661
Probably obscure only in that it was never released in the US until the Wii VC came along. I have no clue how "obscure" it is, mostly because I don't talk about shmups, just play them.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1084115]

>>1082774
I gave it some thought and decided to add Super Fantasy Zone to the list. It's one of the best Mega Drive games and more people need to play it.

Also play Fantasy Zone II DX

[Anonymous No.1085321]

>>1084115

yeah.

[Anonymous No.1085373]

Gun-Nac
Recca
Gradius
Any shmup game on the Turbo, TurboCD, PCEngine, PCCD and Saturn.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1086263]

Should I list obscure entries to the series which are popular? I'm talking about stuff like Gradius Gaiden or R-Type Leo.

[Anonymous No.1086274]

GaiaSeed for the PS1.
It's like R-Type but different

[Anonymous No.1086381]

This is one of the best I've ever played. I think it was made by the Gunstar Heroes team. It's fucking excellent.

...is GBA considered Retro?

[Anonymous No.1086384]

>>1086381
That's a fantastic game, but only some of the segments fall into the shooter category. And no, the GBA is not considered retro.

[Anonymous No.1086409]

>>1086381
It's not, anon. The only time you're allowed to talk about GBA is when you're at the GBA portion of the /vr/ Gauntlet, and even then I haven't been to the Gauntlet in a couple months so they might've changed the line-up to not include GBA.

[Anonymous No.1086575]

Is Ranger X considered a shmup?

I mean, it's more like a run and gun on the surface, but you do spend most of your time flying around dodging shit and swearing.

[Anonymous No.1086580]

>>1086575
I believe fixed scrolling shooters are the only ones that really count as shmups. The rest are all run 'n guns or rail shooters.

Unless it's Fantasy Zone, or something equally weird like that. That one counts.

[Anonymous No.1086587]

>>1086580

But that's wrong.

What about Space Invaders and its ilk?

[Anonymous No.1086589]

Zanac and Zanac X Zanac are pretty fun.

[Anonymous No.1086591]

2600 time?
2600 time!

>Spider Fighter
>Demons to Diamonds
>Space Jokey on game mode 13
>Space Cavern

[Anonymous No.1086613]

>>1086587
Ah yes, I forgot about them. Sorry.

But summing up... don't get shmups and run and guns mixed up.

[Anonymous No.1086627]

>>1086575
I always felt that Ranger X should've used some horizontal shmup sections in between each stage with that one ship you could go inside of to give the game more padding. It's way too short normally.

[Anonymous No.1086632]

>>1047982
ranger x

[Anonymous No.1086635]

>>1086632
Literally discussed in 3 of the 7 posts before yours.

[Anonymous No.1086639]

atomic runner?

[Anonymous No.1086645]

>>1086639
Run & gun PLUS fixed scrolling... Hmm, how do we classify that one?

[Anonymous No.1086652]

undead line

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1086654]

>>1086580
I accept both static (like Space Invaders '95) and scrolling (basically everything else on the list). Overhead stuff like Pocky & Rocky is also fine as it's more of shoot'em up than run'n gun platformer.

>>1086575
>>1086632

Damn, I'm conflicted about this one as it can be either played like a shmup or like run'n gun.
Atomic Robo-Kid on steroids, basically. If you think I should add it then let me know.

[Anonymous No.1086671]

The best (and only?) shmup that stars a loli bunnygirl riding a dragon.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1088581]

http://pastebin.com/iBZ4K9sM

Here's a fourth version of the list which adds a lot of new games, mostly for Mega Drive and Turbo-Grafx-16. Anyone know any good Saturn/PlayStation/Nintendo 64 shmups?

[Anonymous No.1088649]

>>1088581
>Saturn

Oh boy.

>Salamander Collection
>Galactic Attack
>Darius Gaiden
>DonPochi
>DoDonPochi
>Space Harrier (if that counts)
>Parodius
>In The Hunt

That's off the top of my head.

[Anonymous No.1090147]

>>1088649

Aren't most of those for the ps1 too?

[Anonymous No.1090164]

Someone on this forum recommended Steam Heart's some months ago. Awesome music, ...okay gameplay, not very erotic h-scenes.

There is a PC-Engine, PC-98, and Saturn version. Console versions are better games, PC-98 version has way better music, as well as hardcore porn cutscenes. lolwat.

Well, you wanted "interesting".

[Anonymous No.1090186]

>>1071596
>ctrl-F silpheed
>one result
You have good taste.

>lossless FMV
muh dick

[Anonymous No.1090187]

>>1090186
The radio chatter in that game is annoying as fuck.

[Anonymous No.1090498]

>>1047982
Damage Incorporated.
It's a PC first person shootemup that never really got much fame.

[Anonymous No.1090615]

>>1088581
Saturn:

Radiant Silvergun
Battle Garegga
Batsugun
Game Tengoku
Sengoku Blade
Shippu Mahou Daisuken
Rayforce
Cotton 2
Cotton Bommerang
Donpachi
DoDonpachi
Soukyugurentai
Thunder Force V
Gunbird
Darius Gaiden
Strikers 1945
Shienryu

[Anonymous No.1090618]

>>1090498
That's an FPS not a shmup.

[Anonymous No.1090639]

>>1047982
Steel Saviour.
Just look at it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3pa0XhSvPs

[Anonymous No.1090660]

>>1090639
>health bar
It looks like shit.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1090775]

>>1090639
Sorry, but it was released in 2004, so it's not retro in any shape or form.

>>1090615
>>1088649

Hey guys, you are amazing. Thank you so much.

>>1090164
Oh boy. Uh...I added Saturn version to the list since it doesn't have hentai in it.

[Anonymous No.1090793]

Cho Ren Sha 68k is popular enough I presume, but in any case, I post it.

[Anonymous No.1092782]

Dragon Spirit: A new Legend for the NES

You're a boy who transforms into a Blue Dragon and play in that form. Neat.

[Anonymous No.1092891]

>>1090164

I'm playing the PC-98 version just for the Hardcore pr0n. Thank's anon.

[Anonymous No.1092905]

>>1092782
mah nigga

[Anonymous No.1092916]

>>1092782
Love that shit
The third level and six level music were amazing

[Anonymous No.1092923]

>>1090793

Did you make that gif anon? If you you, please, teach me master.

[Anonymous No.1092947]

>>1092923

[Anonymous No.1092959]

>>1092947

[Anonymous No.1092964]

>>1092959

[Anonymous No.1092980]

>>1092782
PC-Engine and Arcade versions are so much better though.

[Anonymous No.1092998]

Guys I suck at shmups.

Tips?

[Anonymous No.1093010]

Hyperdyne Sidearms the forgotten about prequel to Forgotten Worlds
Arcade version or TurboGrafx either one is awesome

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1094125]

>>1092980
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't NES version a sequel or, at least, the re-imagination of the arcade original?

[Anonymous No.1094135]

>>1092998
Get gud.

But seriously, keep playing.

[Anonymous No.1094202]

>>1092782
That game was boring as fuck.

[Anonymous No.1094229]

>>1092998
Keep playing and remembering those patterns. Learn to defensively bomb, that was always the hardest for me.

[Anonymous No.1095613]

>>1094125
No it's a dumbed down version from the arcade, the sequel is called Dragon Saber, which is an arcade game too.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1096492]

>>1095613
That's a tough one as both arcade and NES version seem to have their pros and cons. By the way, is Dragon Saber any good?

[Anonymous No.1097062]

>>1092998
dont play hard stg's at first
hone your reflexes and memory
play shmups regularly

[Anonymous No.1098262]

Cho Aniki es #1.

[Anonymous No.1098284]

(Samurai) Zombie Nation. In addition to the completely fucked up premise, it's also one of the most visually impressive games on the NES, and the music is unlike anything else on the system. The character has momentum behind him (moreso on "Hard"), and as such, some people give this game a bad rap because of it. It's not an amazing game as a shmup (it isn't competing against much on the NES besides RECCA and Gradius 2), but it certainly is worth your attention.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1098756]

>>1098284
It's already added to the list. I also love this game for the reasons you mentioned. This game is a textbook example of what I love about retro gaming. Back then, EVERYTHING could be released to mainstream audience.

[Anonymous No.1099734]

>>1047982
>not Dreamcast

?

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1099751]

>>1099734
I wanted to avoid any Dreamcast-related flamewars that sometimes happen on this board.

[Shaithis !ceYOYlFZoU No.1100642]

>>1086639
one of the best games evar.

can anyone recommend some shmups with really grotesque sprites?

[Anonymous No.1100803]

>>1100642
Gynoug

[Shaithis !ceYOYlFZoU No.1100815]

>>1100803
aye iv got it sat infront of me just now haha but thanks anyway anon

[Anonymous No.1100820]

>>1100815
It's probably too new for this board, but you might want to check out Guwange too.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1101595]

>>1100820
Guwange was released in 1999, so it's fine to talk about it. Great game, too.

[Anonymous No.1101812]

Saint Dragon on the Atari ST/Amiga. You had a tail that followed your motion like typical shooting game dragon monsters, so you could maneuver it around to protect your head from shots.

[Anonymous No.1101839]

>>1101812
I remember the ad in the video game magazine looking quite awesome.

[Anonymous No.1101854]

>>1101812
It's also on PCE

[Anonymous No.1101862]

Sector/Section Z and everything on PCE/TG16, particularly Soldier Blade/Star Soldier, Magical Chase, Coryoon and Chuuka Taisen/Cloud Master.
Hani in the Sky has odd controls but is pretty okay. Toilet Kids is a Twinbee clone that stands on its own.
Photograph Boy might be able to be categorised as a shooter. It's an odd game, a combination of run-n-gun and rail.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1102478]

>>1101862
>Toilet Kids is a Twinbee clone that stands on its own.

Jesus Christ, this game is something else.

[Anonymous No.1102610]

i see no one has mentioned truxton yet

[Anonymous No.1102692]

>>1102478
>poo turtles

I... don't even.

[Anonymous No.1102804]

>>1069209
its because of this game that I know the reviewer Kolibiri

[Anonymous No.1102807]

>>1057143
dont forget Astro Warrior for the SMS

[Anonymous No.1102817]

>>1074337
this game is pretty cool, always wondered what a Gynoug was, the artstyle was pretty dope too

[Anonymous No.1102852]

>>1102804
AKA Howard C Neal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZgPUiIyhdk

[Anonymous No.1102864]

>>1102817
This game is somehow even more homoerotic than Cho Aniki, the same people made it.

Pretty good shmup, by the way. It has Mode 7-esque effects on the Genesis!

[Anonymous No.1102865]

>>1102852
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZgPUiIyhdk
i fuckin love this dude, wish hed still make more reviews. he seems to disappear for long periods of time then upload like 20 videos then disappear again. The best part of the reviews is that theyre hardly even reviews, theres a surprising amount of butthurt in some videos' comments

[Anonymous No.1103380]

>>1102610
It's not that obscure.

[Anonymous No.1103401]

>>1102478
It would be too good if it plays like ass, making it a kusoge.

[Anonymous No.1103608]

Viewpoint
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfbLvHClLjI

Really neat looking isometric shmup which is incredibly difficult because of that.

[Anonymous No.1103614]

>>1103608
Forgot to mention it's on genesis.

Also worth checking sin and punishment on n64 at lest for main and really weird concept of rail shootemup they made.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAljDk3FpqY

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1104559]

http://pastebin.com/4vFJg0PL

Here's a fifth version of the list adding quite a few games. Thanks for all the contributions! Currently I'm searching for PSX/Arcade/computer shmups.

[Anonymous No.1104586]

>>1104559

My god that is a shitty list.
>Raiden Trad (SNES version)
>Steam Heart's
Did you even bother trying out these games for yourself? They're not underrated, they're just trash. Also, most of the Saturn games listed are on pretty much everyone's essentials list.

[Anonymous No.1104608]

>>1048187
There's an interesting PS1 shooter called Night Raid. It had a really strange option firing system that would bounce around between enemies and pretty decent presentation as far as music and graphics go but the scoring system really set it apart. You could get positive or negative points according to whether or not you caught the garegga-style falling medals and the negative points would actually detract from your score past zero. So the game had three scoreboards, one for positive scoring, one for negative scoring and one for getting your score as close to 0 as possible by mixing playstyles.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1104609]

>>1104586
Read the thread. The list is mostly made of recommendations made by anons, as a community effort. Complain to them, not me.
One man's trash is another man's treasure.

[Anonymous No.1104630]

>>1104586
I have to agree with this guy on the Saturn section. Many of the games there are some of the most widely known and appreciated shooters. Battle Garegga is considered the best shmup ever by no small amount of people and the Donpachi series is also a shmup fan favorite. Radiant Silvergun is pretty well known as well, not to mention Batsugun and Darius Gaiden.

The Strikers 1945 series and Gunbird are also fairly well known but I'd say they still fit since they're not really first choice material for shmups.

[Anonymous No.1104638]

I fucking love Trouble Shooter. It's a rather ignored game though due to it's American box art. It's basically Dirty Pair as a shmup.

The sequel is more well known due to it's rarity and is all and all a much better game.

[Anonymous No.1104640]

>>1102610
>the single most well known Toaplan shooter ever
>obscure

I love Truxton but it's VERY well known these days. Due in part to Mark.

[Anonymous No.1104648]

Does /vr/ have a STG intro/beginner chart?

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1104676]

>>1104630
Well, if more people share the same opinion then I'll remove some of them. Saturn's library, in my opinion, is weird in that the same game (Radiant Silvergun is a prime example of this) can be considered either essential classic or hidden gem. Like I said, it's more of a community effort, so things like this may happen.

[Anonymous No.1104695]

>>1104638
Crystal and Madison are my waifus trouble shooter is the best

[Anonymous No.1104762]

>>1104695
Fuck yeah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjU1ULkwRZ0

[Anonymous No.1104772]

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1106615]

>>1104772
Jesus, is this a real in-game animation or just fan-made thing?

Also, what about Saturn?

[Anonymous No.1107215]

>>1086632
>>1086575

Not a shmup

[Anonymous No.1108348]

>>1104648

Thunder Force III
Thunder Force III
Thunder Force III

[Anonymous No.1108349]

>>1104638
I don't know. That cover art with 80s babes with guns is pretty rad.

Trouble Shooter 2 is basically twice as good, by the way. I imported it, and it was worth every cent.

[Anonymous No.1108351]

>>1108348
I must be doing something wrong, because I can get further in Hellfire than I can in Thunderforce 3.

I'd say MUSHA is a good starter shooter. Flashy graphics, great music, and very easy gameplay.

[Anonymous No.1108353]

This thread needs more euroshmup

[Anonymous No.1108373]

>>1108351
Axelay is another good one in that vein. Absolutely gorgeous and not too difficult.

[Anonymous No.1108524]

>>1103614
Viewpoint is on Neo-Geo too. Still annoyingly difficult too.

[Anonymous No.1108539]

I'm surprised no one's posted this yet:

http://www.racketboy.com/retro/shooters/the-best-undiscovered-shmups-2d-shooters

[Anonymous No.1108618]

>>1108524
On the topic of Neo-Geo shooters, I would recommend Blazing Star. An horizontal shooter featuring a selection of ships too wide for it's own good, nice bosses and space abortion. Also its predecessor Pulstar, wich is a pretty hard R-Type clone

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1108671]

>>1108539
That's pretty huge list. Are any of these games recommended there any good?

[Anonymous No.1108921]

>>1108373
That reminds me that I need to get around to playing that game. I don't generally bother with SNES emulation because I have the console and played most of the games ages ago, but I need to give that one a shot.

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1109687]

Since I've made this thread, I keep wondering how should I tackle Dezaemon games. Are these even worth noting?

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1111081]

http://pastebin.com/xUDKCP55

Here's the final version of the list. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the list, creating it wouldn't be possible without their help.

As a little bonus, here's a revamped version of the platformer list.

http://pastebin.com/J7sFtMFx

See you in the next thread.

[Anonymous No.1111094]

>>1103608
Is this like a spiritual successor to Zaxxon?

>>1106615
It's real. Supposedly it had more to do with the fact of Vic Tokai giving the team that was making an SNES game more tools, budget, and time than anything console related.

[Shaithis !ceYOYlFZoU No.1111343]

i just found a really cool one called "SENJIN GUARDIAN STORM" from korea

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kch21L0XHU0

dont really know if its obscure as i've only just got into mame but its still worth a go,i really enjoyed it

[Specter !X2XkK/gFuc No.1113887]

>>1111094
It really is. If you liked Zaxxon you should check Viewpoint as soon as possible, it heavily improves that isometric gameplay.

[Anonymous No.1113930]

>>1047982
Brother?!?

[Anonymous No.1114217]

Border Down for Dreamcast
Soukyugurentai for Saturn/PS1/ARC (PS1 port was shit, though)
Imperium for SNES
Eliminate Down for Genesis