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mcw

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Posted on 09-12-05 08:51 AM Link | Quote
figured i'd make it a second topic since mixing the two up would be a sin.
i've been a fan of shooters for about a year now. the main series i've been playing is the gradius series. i'm a big fan of the games(even considering making a gradius game with a friend, but maybe i'll discuss that later...). another series i love is metal slug. metal slug 2 is one of my favorite games all time(oh quiet ). i'm also a big fan of contra games. contra 3 ranks high on the list.
my friend reako also showed me some games which i still have yet to play. these games are un squadron and r-type 3. i've heard r-type was also a good series, but i never played it as much as others. un squadron was also pretty fun, i want to try the arcade version out, as i'm only playing its snes version.
the most underrated shooter i've played is probably gunstar heroes. i haven't played it in a long time, but i also loved this game to death.. i remember it was easy because you have like.. hp in it. instead of dying in 1 hit, which is common in a lot of shooters.
same as with my beat'em'up thread. any suggestions for what games to play? i've played a lot, and god knows i need to play more. xD
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Posted on 09-12-05 08:53 AM Link | Quote
Zero Wing sucked.

R-Type forever. I used to play tons of shooters in MAME, but I swear, I forgot every one. Except Metal Slug. <3
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Posted on 09-12-05 08:59 AM Link | Quote
i never played zero wing, i only knew of its existence because of ayb. i always hated ayb jokes... never knew zero wing was a shooter until just now, haha.

and yes.. metal slug is <3ly.. i really wish i had some pals i could play it with.
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Posted on 09-12-05 09:25 AM Link | Quote
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Posted on 09-12-05 09:41 PM Link | Quote
I actually thought Zero Wing was pretty decent.

R-Type is a great series, but I personally favor the Gradius series over it. Just the flow of the game, the gameplay with powerups and everything, and the music seems better.

The Turrican series has also been one of my long time favorites since the arcades, and earlier consoles.

If you haven't played any of the R-Type games, I'd recommend you check out R-Type 3 for the SNES, way better than Super R-Type (which was like a poor port of R-Type 2).

But like I said, I think the Gradius games are a little better. Gradius III is freaking incredible.

The Thunder Force series (for the Genesis) is also very good, just extremely hard ...


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Posted on 09-12-05 10:39 PM Link | Quote
Duke Nukem 64 was one of the few shooters I enjoyed.
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Posted on 09-13-05 12:13 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by HyperHacker
Duke Nukem 64 was one of the few shooters I enjoyed.


Dude, we're talking sidescrolling-classic-real-shooters here, not FPS's.

Anyways, what is the hardest shooter you guys have ever played? My vote goes to Contra: Hard Corps, or Thunder Force III.


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Posted on 09-13-05 05:01 AM Link | Quote
Zero Wing... I loved that game. I bought a Genises for it
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Posted on 09-13-05 05:54 AM Link | Quote
Oh sidescrolling shooters?
I was gonna write Halo 1 before I read that.
I don't believe I had the occasion of ever playing a sidescrolling one...
Except I seem to remember this jungle game where you shot dinosaurs or something.


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Not just because they're fun to play, but because they're fun to program.

I really aught to get around to packaging up my old one into something I can show y'all.
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Posted on 09-13-05 06:16 AM Link | Quote
I own both Ikaruga and Radiant Silvergun. I still haven't got around to getting my Saturn switched, or buying a converter, so I've never even played the latter

I have played Ikaruga though. I got all the way to the second level




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Posted on 09-13-05 08:34 AM Link | Quote
Poor Kas. Owning (apparently) one of the best shooters out there and never playing it.

I'm more of an old-school shooter fan... Space Invaders, Galaga, Xevious... XD

OK, that's a bit silly. But maybe stuff like Gradius and Parodius. I can't handle ten million bullets on the screen at once.
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Posted on 09-13-05 08:59 AM Link | Quote
haha, i've been playing gradius 3 arcade and that game is crazy hard!

i thought that was bad... the moai stage was pretty hellish.. i never had time to screencap anything!

i've heard about the thunderforce games, but i've never tried them.
and i've never played contra hard corps, either
oh yeah, and i didn't even think about FPS games.. that's not what i was referring to when i made the thread, haha.
Colleen, you should check out Aero Fighters. I think it's on neo geo, and there's also a SNES port. Very fun when 2 player, too.


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Posted on 09-13-05 04:45 PM Link | Quote
I have played too many sidescrollers to list. All of them are pretty decent.

I have tons of them for MAME. Aero Fighters included.
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Posted on 09-13-05 07:06 PM Link | Quote
Touhou doujin shooters are pretty good, i've heard.

haven't checked this for myself, but yeah.

DoDoDanPachi also wins so hard.
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Posted on 09-13-05 08:01 PM Link | Quote
Gradius 3 and R-Type 3 are the best shooters on the SNES.
Thunder Force IV is without a doubt the best Mega Drive shooter, and also the best 16-bit one.
There were plenty of shooters on the NES but not many that could really stand out, except Recca which was extremly impressive. Everyone should check this game out, it's intense like shit for a NES game with tons of on-screen enemies and effects with practicly no slowdown.

Overall I was pretty disappointed with the stuff available for 32-bit platforms. Thunder Force 5 was a huge, huge letdown. I also tried that PS1 Darius, but I never liked that series at all. I have yet to try R-Type Delta. For now Einhänder is the best game from that era, it suprised me that Square could make a great shooter like that. They should stop milking the FF7 cashcow and concentrate their efforts on a new shooter.

Since I don't own any next-gen I haven't played any of the new shooters like Gradius V or R-Type Final which is a shame. I do own Ikaruga though. Strangely I didn't find it very entertaining at all, in spite of being a big Treasure fan.

I think Run 'n Gun is a better term for more platform-based games like Contra, Metal Slug and Gunstar Heroes as they are pretty different from their spaceship counterparts. I urge you all to check out Batman & Robin for Mega Drive which shares many similiarities with Gunstar Heroes. The graphics are extremly impressive, the gameplay is great, and the music eats hand-grenades for breakfast and rapes your mom at the same time. The only thing that stops it from being truely excellent is the pacing, some levels like the flying part are much too drawn out. Nevertheless, it's the best Batman game I've played, better than the NES one.
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Posted on 09-14-05 04:33 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by windwaker
Zero Wing sucked.

R-Type forever. I used to play tons of shooters in MAME, but I swear, I forgot every one. Except Metal Slug. <3


Quit lieing .

Zero Wing was actually a fun shooter, it just gets bashed so much because of AYB.

Personally, I haven't played that many shooters, but I've played some like R-Type, and some generic "YOU'RE AT WAR WIT THESE GAUYS GO SHOOT THEM" "OK LOL" things, for free at the arcade . Heh, free arcade at the orthodontist <3
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Posted on 09-14-05 07:08 AM Link | Quote
I think I have Aero Fighters on MAME... I have quite a few shooters actually. Should check out some of the late-era CPS2 ones as well.

Zero Wing was OK. Not a great shooter but above average for sure.
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Posted on 09-14-05 09:04 PM Link | Quote
I just remembered one of the best shooters ever.

Major Stryker.

I miss apogee
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Posted on 09-14-05 10:45 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Valcion


DoDoDanPachi also wins so hard.


Isn´t the name DoDonPachi. I downloaded a game with that name.

Giga Wing and Dragon Gun are also awesome.
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