Retro PC Shoot Em' Ups

[Anonymous No.9962824]

I remember playing a lot of shmups when I was younger, with some fond memories for some that were included in Galaxy of Games compilations in from 2002, like Raptor: Call of the Shadows, Nebula Fighter, Demonstar, Drone, and Moon Buggy, along with a bunch of other games. A lot of the games were older than the compilation's release, but they were still tons of fun. Do you all have any old shmups you love? Or any obscure PC/DOS games you remember fondly?

[Anonymous No.9962845]

Also, if anyone can help, I'm struggling to remember a shmup that I played around the same time I played the others. Most of the computers I played on were school computers and clones of each other, but one computer had a couple more games than the rest. I'm pretty certain the game I'm looking for isn't on any of the GoG compilations, I could be wrong though. All I remember is it's 2D scrolling, enemies come from the top, you control a weaponized semi-truck, the background is a highway and rocky/sandy brown outside the medians. the road was not very wide, I can't remember enemies, and the graphics were rudimentary. The intro screen was either black or navy/purple (color blind) with sans serif text and potentially a small logo. The music in the background was licensed, had something to do with "hero" or potentially "Save the world", and it may have been Christian, like "Get down" by Audio Adrenaline. Any help would be great.

[Anonymous No.9962961]

>>9962824
Bump for interest

[Anonymous No.9964369]

Is there any "official" best shoot em up of all time lists out there worth looking at?

[Anonymous No.9966015]

>>9962824
Raptor and Tyrian is all you need.

[Anonymous No.9966309]

>>9962824
Everyone is praising Raptor but i honestly can't agree, the movement is too floaty.
Demonstar is my personal favorite.

[Anonymous No.9966341]

>>9964369
Yeah but i won't show it to you and whoever will is fooling you with unofficial one.
t. ceo of shmups

[Anonymous No.9966378]

Eastern Scarlet Devil Land
Eastern Ghostly Dream
Eastern Eternal Night Vignette
Eastern Wind God Chronicles

[Anonymous No.9968308]

>>9962824
Raiden

[Anonymous No.9968341]

I loved Major Stryker as a kid

[Anonymous No.9968690]

>>9962824
Raptor was one of the first games I ever played, me and my dad would both sit at the computer and I would shoot (hold control) and he would move. It was so much fun as a little kid. Still a great game now. I used to get really excited about buying new weapons at the shop and seeing the big bosses. Great game that I never see mentioned on here.

[Anonymous No.9968710]

The Legend of EDEN2
No you have never heard of this game before
Yes it actually got a U.S. release
Ryuichi Sakamoto did the soundtrack

[Anonymous No.9970807]

>>9962824
Recently I remembered about this shareware shmup that I've played over and over as a little kid.
For a demo game taking up 2-3 floppies it had interesting story, nice graphics and was pretty challenging.

[Anonymous No.9970815]

There's something about pic related that I really love. The music is great and the movement is nice and crisp, and the game is kind of brutal in the later stages. There are also lots of weird secrets to find.