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Retro Shmups General for all things related to classic 2D tate/yoko/isometric shooting games. Old thread at >>>1911390

Tell us...
>your favorite STG's
>your recent purchases
>your latest 1cc's/scores
>random shmup news/info

Play Twinkle Star Sprites with a fellow /vr/trooper:
http://damdai.com/supercade/games/89/twinklestar-sprites

Join #kusoplay on Rizon to chat about shmups with friendly enthusiasts
https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.rizon.net/?nick=Anon?&theme=cli#kusoplay

Looking for some good shmup recommendations? Check the wiki out:
http://vsrecommendedgames.wikia.com/wiki/Shmups_101

Also, go play Mars Matrix.

>> No.1964939

>>1964848

I have never 1cc'd anything. I am shit at Shmups but still love them.

Been trying to beat Thunder Force III. Keep gettin to the boss with the moving blocks then getting murdered.

>> No.1964950

>>1964939
Play some Gun Nac then, it's a guaranteed 1cc. Most of Compile's stuff is on the easy side actually.

>> No.1964964

>>1964950

I don't think you understand how shit I am

>> No.1964994

Is this where the touhou fags hang out.

>> No.1965008

>>1964994
No, that's /jp/

>> No.1965012

>>1964939
Same, I'm shit at shmups but love them too. Except I'm trying to beat Space Invaders Extreme 2.

>> No.1965426

>>1964994
The IRC? They used to, but play other shmups now. Currently Hacha Mecha Fighter.

They'll be willing to help you get good in Cave, Raizing or Psikyo shmups, though, as a lot of them are WR holders there.

>> No.1966409

So one of HAL's earlier games was a vert shmup called Uchuu Keibitai SDF, sadly they never made another shmup again though. It's pretty good for a checkpoint shooter, and I've always liked how they include a shmup portion into most Kirby titles as well (one Kirby game even has a part that plays very similarly to SDF- I think it was a minigame in Mass Attack).

>> No.1966695

Why won't Cyvern roms on my mame emulators? I tried mame as well as shmupmame 4.2 but both will say Cyvern is missing one of it's rom or chd images.

>> No.1966870

>>1966695
Make sure you have both the US and Japanese versions.

>> No.1966990

So I remember a vertical scrolling shmup arcade game but I've never known what it was called.
It had sort of generic enemy types (planes/drones, crawling tanks, etc.) but you could select one of 3-6 characters I think? The only two I remember are: a witch type character who sort of looked like red ridding hood and a large silver robot man who had a pith helmet and mutton chops.a

Anyone know what I'm talking about or is it some fever dream from my childhood?

>> No.1967004

>>1966870
Put the japan version in the US version's folder?

>> No.1967005

>>1966990
Don't remember specifically, but was it one of the Gunbird games?

>> No.1967012

>>1967005
Holy shit
>memories of playing in pizza place arcade come rushing back
I'm pretty sure it was the first Gunbirds.
Thanks anon, I've gotta find some way to play it now!

>> No.1967015

>>1967012
It should work just right in MAME. All you need I believe is gunbird.zip and gunbird2.zip.

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1967354

I fucking love DOJBL.

>> No.1967919

>>1967354
What's the matter, not manly enough for white label?

>> No.1967925

>>1967354
Dodonpachi really turned into some weeb shit. Alotta shmups are that way lately, it really sucks. Good music and all that yeah but god damn can we cut the weeb shit already I just wanna be humanity's last hope kill the boss blow the mothership up to win again.

>> No.1967980

>>1966695
You need to download the kaneko bios rom.

>>1966870
Stop talking bollocks.

>> No.1967995

>>1967925
>Dodonpachi really turned into some weeb shit
By having pilots portrayed as kids? You really sound like a faggot!

>> No.1968010

>>1967995
No? I'm referring to the art-style, anime girls everywhere on the sides and stuff, and all the talking. Dude I like Dodonpachi but you can't deny it's gotten infected with weeb disease lol. I mean DOJ had anime girls too, but it wasn't so in your face like the past two have been. Haha at least it hasn't turned full weeb and lost it's soul like Otomedius.

>> No.1968201

>>1967980
Thanks.
I started playing and it took me 4 hours before I could make it to stage 3. Is that really bad?

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1968562

>>1968010
>Haha

>> No.1968894

>>1968201
You shouldn't feel too bad about getting fucked up in a psikyo game. They tend to need lots of memorization, and bombs when you don't know what to do.

>> No.1969684

>>1968201
You should feel bad, Psikyo shmups should be a breeze until you get into the second loop at least.

>> No.1969751

>>1969684
How the heck am I supposed to beat this without memorization? I keep dying on stage 2 in various ways. Are the red or green dragons better for survival? It looks like they can kill bosses 2x faster than the blue one.

>> No.1971015

I gave myself a blistered thumb playing Raiden Fighters Aces today. Fucking love that game. I've put in about 46 hours since I bought it in April.

The scoring is my favorite part. I don't like games like Ikaruga or DoDonPachi where it feels as though you're restricted to a "path" in order to successfully get high scores. RF games for me are great since you have to be strict early on to get all the medals in the right order but once you have the gold bars you can just go crazy.

What are your guys favorite shmups in terms of scoring and why?

>> No.1971026

>>1971015
Shmups without scoring because scoring sucks and those who defend it are autists.

>> No.1971034

>>1971026

...there are shmups without scoring? What are they? Genuinely curious.

>> No.1971051

>>1971034
I'd like to know myself. I said that but I really mostly just ignore scoring in the shmups I play.

>> No.1971052

>>1971026
Icycalm, plz leave.

>> No.1971062

>>1971051

Oh I see. Well you should give Raiden Fighters scoring a shot. It's simple once you understand it (basically get 9 medals in a row of the right color) and it adds tons of depth to the game. Plus, I personally think it's fun to get scores on the leaderboards. Anyone can 1cc a game after hours and hours but getting a high score makes it so much fun.

But yeah, at the same time some of Cave's stuff and others can be too restricting and needlessly complicated.

(Not /vr/ but Raiden IV is decent for just survival)

>> No.1971065

Muhshmuppers.jpg

>> No.1971137

>>1971065
Butthurt faggot.

>> No.1971217

last game I 1cc'd was Batrider years ago. Yeah, I know... I played Jamestown somewhat recently, I think it's okay, won't go too harsh on it

>> No.1971246 [DELETED] 

Motherfuckers.

>>1968010
I have to agree that DFK robutts and SDOJ's girls were major turn-off for me.
I suppose it is current wave in indie/commercial scene (pfft) because moe sells.

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>>1968010
I have to agree that DFK's robutts and SDOJ's girls were a massive turnoff for me.
I kinda wished they'd have done another game in spirit of Ketsui. Now they are dying off and it is likely we won't get another arcade stg from them.

>> No.1971303

>>1971137
What are you talking about? I love shmups, bro. Call of Donpachi: Ikaruga is the best. No but seriously. I wasn't making fun of you nor am I butthurt. You seem to be though.

>> No.1971508

>>1971217
What course?