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What scrolling shooters should I start with? Hopefully ones with a healthy amount of checkpoints and continues, my brain is really small.

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>>6362987

>> No.6362991

Tyrian of course what a stupid question

>> No.6362995

>>6362987
Gleylancer is a good start, it has unlimited continues, you just have to start back at the beginning of the level. It is a bit hard at the end but not as bad as shmups can get. It’s a good game for starters.

>> No.6363007

>>6362987
Aero fighters on snes is nice also checkout silphead on Sega cd. I think those are fun entries into the genre, but definitely play gradius/parodius and popn twinbee

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>> No.6363039

>>6362987
>Hopefully ones with a healthy amount of checkpoints and continues
This isn't how you git gud

>> No.6363050

>>6362995
This is a really cool recommendation, I'm really digging the parallax

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Gradius 1 arcade or PC Engine
Super Star Soldier
Blazing Lazers/Gunhed
Musha Aleste
Parodius
Space Manbow
All of these are good entry points for shmups, personally I got really into Konami shooters like the Gradius series and Compile with the Aleste series so those are my two series recs.

>> No.6363353

>>6362987
DEMONSTAR

http://www.mking.com/demonstar_game.html

The full version can be found on the net.

>> No.6363357

Star Parodier is the perfect entry level shmup.

>> No.6363358

Gleylancer or Blazing Star. Both are very accessible. I'd hold off on Gradius and R Type for now, they both punish you lots for dying and you likely don't have the patience yet to tolerate it.

>> No.6363360

>>6362987
Not too hard, not too easy, and its free and optimized to work on modern systems.

https://locomalito.com/hydorah.php

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>>6363358
Forgot pic

>> No.6363371

>>6362987
SATAZIUS is the best Gradius-like game, Its not free though, very good shmup and not as difficult.

>> No.6363374

Not retro, but check out http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/index.html ABA games for some really cool free shmups. rRootage and Torus Trooper are both recommended, as is Gunroar.

>> No.6363375

>>6363371
It's apparently coming to switch in a couple of weeks bundled with a few other shmups too

>> No.6363379

>>6363375
Most of astroports games are good, especially satazius.

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>Want to get into shmups
Disregard all other replies ITT, and play Space Invaders. After that go to Galaxian and Galaga, and then, and only then when you're familiar with the basics of shmups, go to your first scrolling one, which must be Xevious.
Additionally, you can play Defender, it's western-developed but set the basis for horis.

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>>6363379
Have you tried Armed 7 DX or Wolflame? All three for £13 (I'm guessing $15?). Worth it for Satazius alone, but I haven't heard of the other two.

>> No.6363394

>>6363389
The 3D remake of xevious on the Playstation has all the xevious games on the disk.

>> No.6363402

>>6363392
Armed 7 is a mecha game i think. Wolf is a great vertical shmup.

>> No.6363410

>>6363392
Zangeki warp is a unique game, i recommend this one if it comes to switch.

>> No.6363415

>>6362987
start with gradius, r-type, or darius. these are your three starting pokemon. tiger heli and raiden are cool also

>> No.6363471

>>6363402
Armed 7 looks cool, just checked out gameplay. Looking forward to trying all three.
>>6363410
Thanks, I'll keep an eye out for it.

>> No.6363640

>>6362987

Axelay, Super E.D.F are great on the SNES.

Gradius 3 vanilla and Phalanx are good as well.

(If you can hack roms, absolutely get the hack for Gradius 3 that changes chip sets. Removes slowdown.)

Steel empire on the genesis is fun as well. One of my favorite childhood games.

Thunderforce 4 or R-TYPE 3 if you wanna be a REAL fucking warrior. Turn up the volume and don't. fucking. die.

>> No.6363647

How have people NOT suggested U.N. Squadron/Area 88?

It's damn good as well, just note that if you dislike anime, the art style is anime.

Also, if you dislike challenge, stay away. This is not a very easy game. It's not hard, but it's definitely not easy.

>> No.6363652

Almost any of them on the Sega Genesis. Keyword, almost. Or on the Arcade of course. Also depends on what system you're looking into.

>> No.6364079

Not OP, but what should I play if
>can't into Cave
>really like Blazing Star and Air Gallet
>don't like yagawa games
>also don't like raiden

>> No.6364081

>>6364079
That doesn't help at all since you're not saying WHY you can't get into them. Anyway
Takumi games, Ray- series, Ikaruga, Psyvariar, Border Down/Under Defeat, Psikyo

>> No.6364085

>>6363028
A shmup on the 64?
Is it actually decent?

>> No.6364089

>>6363640
The Japanese snes game, SDF: Macross scrambled valkyrie, is a technically impressive shmup with very good graphics and music and no slowdown, a good entry level shmup when played on easy mode.

>> No.6364156

>>6362987
Remember you're allowed to cross your arms and move the stick with your right hand :-)

Also, don't actually play shmups, just whinge about JRPGs

>> No.6364164

>>6363392
Wolflame is a good version of Raiden

>> No.6364961

>>6364079
check out rolling gunner and the alltynex trilogy (I think you'd enjoy alltynex second). psyvariar is a good shout too from the anon above