/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.8746431]

Why haven't you played Tyrian 2000 yet?
>Free
>Comes with editor and loads of bonus content
>Don't have to be a loser nerd to be able to beat it
>Can increase the difficulty to that level anyway
>Good music and humorous lore

[Anonymous No.8747013]

It's a game that gets less fun the more you understand it. Great presentation, but the mechanics are completely fucked across the board.

[Anonymous No.8747224]

>>8747013
I disagree. If you're going to make statements like that, I expect hell of elaboration.

[Anonymous No.8747250]

>>8746431
even as a kid i could tell it was a shit shootemup but it was fun to play with someone else

[Anonymous No.8747382]

dosbox or opentyrian2000?

[Anonymous No.8747415]

>>8746431
Tyrian's shit

Go play Mars Matrix

[Anonymous No.8747542]

euroshmups aren't real shmups
>don't have to be a nerd
git gud

[Anonymous No.8747589]

>>8746431
The story mode is fucking great.FoodShip 9 or die.

[Anonymous No.8747692]

>>8746431
I prefer traditional shmups
>>8747542
Wrong

https://locomalito.com/hydorah.php

[Anonymous No.8748346]

>>8747542
>games are supposed to be masochism reaction tests, not fun and enjoyment
git faq'd

[Anonymous No.8748626]

>>8746431
the fact that shmpoop fans hate tyrian is proof that it's actually a great game

[Anonymous No.8749076]

>>8748626
Being a contrarian doesn't make you an interesting person.

[Anonymous No.8749172]

>>8749076
Telling people that being a contrarian doesn't make you an interesting person doesn't make you an interesting person.

[Anonymous No.8749178]

>>8746431
You know what, maybe I should. I've always heard a lot of interesting stuff about Tyrian with the weapon and ship customization stuff, and I've been wanting a fun arcade game to sink my teeth into. What's the best way to play this nowadays, how's OpenTyrian2000?

[Anonymous No.8749932]

>>8749178
Tyrian on GOG is free and has all the stuff and later content. Haven't tried OpenTyrian but it looks the same.

[Anonymous No.8749949]

>>8749932
I grabbed Opentyrian2000, the github has a link to Tyrian 2000 as well so I'm all set.

[Anonymous No.8750030]

I don't get the hate this game gets from danmaku fags. It's not like your Touhou WRs will get invalidated just cuz you admitted an euroshmup can be fun.

[Anonymous No.8750117]

>>8747542
>>8750030
>euro
Tyrian was made by Americans though

[Anonymous No.8750154]

>>8750117
euroshmups are to shmups what collectathons are to 3d platformers

[Anonymous No.8750226]

>>8746431
Shmups are about routing and execution. Tyrian is about grinding.

[Anonymous No.8750352]

>>8747589
Things like story mode are what post-arcade shmups should have been doing instead of pandering to the shmupsperg community that wants nothing but 6 levels and 2 loops.
That and the screenfuls or pink bullets, or even worse Touhoushit, are why it's a "nerd" genre.

[Anonymous No.8750361]

>>8750226
>Shmups are about routing and execution.
They're games where you fly a spaceship and shoot at things. The reason everybody thinks they're gay now is because it's all trannies talking about "routing and executing" in their game where tiny anime girls shoot a billion rainbow bullets at you.

[Anonymous No.8750689]

>>8747224
elaborate on this
*whips out my johnson*

[Anonymous No.8750764]

>Gyges
>enemies hiding behind background
>can instantly crash your ship
whoever thought that was a good idea

[Anonymous No.8750769]

>>8748346
>reaction tests
not even. it's preprogrammed memorization not unlike speedrunning. which is why trannies love it.

[Anonymous No.8751308]

>>8750769
>trannies
trannies have nothing to do with it, it's just that you're obsessed with trannies and think they are connected with everything.

[Anonymous No.8751364]

>>8751308
>trannies have nothing to do with it,
I don't even have to go look to know that CAVE and Touhou have discords filled with trannies. Bullet Hell is full of them.

[Anonymous No.8751401]

>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

[Anonymous No.8751416]

>>8750352
Yep. Some games made strides in the right direction, like Jets'n'Guns, but ultimately, they were buried so arcade faggots can have their glorified rhythm shit.

[Anonymous No.8751430]

>>8751416
Is Sine Mora supposed to be one such stride making games? I bought it on switch when it was on sale, but it seems uninspiring.

[Anonymous No.8751440]

For me, it's the vulcan.

[Anonymous No.8751480]

>>8751430
It's an ok game. Nothing special.

[Anonymous No.8751508]

>>8751430
Sine Mora is busted, iirc you can die from RNG if the bonuses don't add up

[Anonymous No.8751627]

>>8749076
but tyrian is a respected game outside of the shmpoop community

[Anonymous No.8752365]

>>8751401
Also, secrets up the ass.
Secrets in levels, secret Street Fighter-esque special moves, secret unrelated minigames, secret difficulties, secret game modes, secret ships, secrets inside of secrets and hell, even secret GRAPHICS SETTINGS.

[Anonymous No.8752428]

>>8751627
It's an amerishmup tribute to Compile games. Shmpoopers hate Compile.

[Anonymous No.8752953]

>>8746431
The shmup genre never recovered from having this titan, they want to stay an unrefined genre forever so they just pretend this doesn't exist. Loved playing through with every manner of odd ship setups and finding the assloads of secrets and secret ship functions.

[Anonymous No.8752962]

>tfw you use Zica Flamethrowers and follow something down the screen that you thought was indestructible to see if it will blow up and either get a bunch of money for upgrades or lead to a secret or data file
Single most replayable shmup ever made.

[Anonymous No.8753687]

>>8752953
>>8752962
I wish you could go backwards and replay stages to 100% them though

[Anonymous No.8753718]

>>8752428
Not them, but I love shmups and pretty much every game Compile made so you've just sold me on Tyrian

[Anonymous No.8753738]

Too busy playing DoDonPachi

[Anonymous No.8753756]

>>8750117
Euroshmupavania.

[Anonymous No.8753778]

whatever it is, it looks like shit
>made by americans
checks out

[Anonymous No.8753879]

>>8751416
>>8751430
I thought Jamestown was pretty good. Plays like a bullet hell but has upgrades like Tyrian (if I remember correctly, it's been a while). And it looks nice

[Anonymous No.8753880]

>>8746431
>Bad
>Shareware abandonware has no way to activate
>Boring game design seems amateurish compared to japanese shooters
>Trash western art and music
need i say more

[Anonymous No.8754364]

>>8753880
That you're retarded?