Coolest Shmup Bomb?

segasonicfan · Post by **segasonicfan** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:00 pm

I think the award for the coolest bomb explosion goes to GG Aleste II...it warps the whole screen :O

What do you guys think?

-Segasonicfan

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:37 pm

Under Defeat gets my vote.
Some games have good explosions but no bombs IE, RSG, Gradius 5, Ikaruga, etc..
DOJ or DDP might be other good choices.

big_aug · Post by **big_aug** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:23 pm

I gotta go with Under Defeat as well. I actually remembered saying "wow" when I used a bomb for the first time when playing.

zakk · Post by **zakk** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:32 pm

Under Defeat wins for me too.

The first time I hit that bomb button, my first reaction was 'that's it?!?!?' and then 'ohhhhhhh, guess not!'

Blade · Post by **Blade** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:52 pm

Quite a few interesting ones in R-Type Final, and cool Wave Cannons too.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:54 pm

Batrider has so many different bombs, but I like Strawmans screencovering bullet-net the best.

FRO · Post by **FRO** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:00 pm

My favorite are Truxton/Tatsujin & Darius Gaiden.

Daigohji · Post by **Daigohji** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:04 pm

Has to be Hei-Cob's Dancing Genie in Gunbird 2. Explosions are fine, but you can't beat a big pair of jiggly jugs

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:05 pm

Yes, Under Defeat is teh coolest. The first time I shot it I thought it was a napalm attack from behind. I freaked out and started fleeing towards the top of the screen until the whole TV was engulfed in flames

Post by **nZero** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:24 pm

FRO wrote:Truxton/Tatsujin

Yeah, I'd have to say it's pretty hard to beat a giant screaming skull.

I kind of like Raiden 2/DX's bombs, but that's more because they lay waste to the background.

Anything that has a giant laser/particle beam/etc. gets points as well.

malcolm · Post by **malcolm** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:33 pm

Under Defeat.

fl0w · Post by **fl0w** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:41 pm

Under Defeat.

Mark III · Post by **Mark III** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:09 pm

Saw the topic title and thought to myself "hah, I will say Under Defeat, no one else will have thought of that"

Darius Gaiden's bomb was also pretty badass from what I remember.

Galaxius · Post by **Galaxius** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:11 pm

Truxton

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:18 pm

ruby, giga wing

Nothing exists for a good 5 seconds

landshark · Post by **landshark** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:27 pm

Can someone post a short video of the Under Defeat bomb?

malcolm · Post by **malcolm** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:37 pm

Here's a link but the video doesn't do it any justice.

http://kudzilla.info/zmovie/under_gnl_st_8_boss.wmv

Sword · Post by **Sword** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:41 pm

DDP laserbombs.
Raiden 2 clusterbombs, for collateral damage.
???? from Shikigami no Shiro's bomb, as it destroys even bosses in one shot. Looks painful too, very DBZ-ish.

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:47 pm

Twiddle wrote:ruby, giga wing

seconded!

It was the first one that sprang to mind.

Some of the Gunbird 2 bomb kick ass too though...

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:04 pm

Super Laydock wrote:
Twiddle wrote:ruby, giga wing

Indeed, it even has some sweet "Chhhhreeeeaaaaaah" metallic screaming sound. From what I´ve seen, I like the Hadou cannon from Ibara too, it just looks very nice and actually acts more like a tactical weapon than an evasive screen-clearer.

Arznei · Post by **Arznei** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:13 pm

Under Defeat.

mirkvid · Post by **mirkvid** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:20 pm

Under Def, but i kinda liked how you can aim the bombs in Mushi, and that they looked kinda like Pestecide!

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:27 pm

FRO wrote:My favorite are Truxton/Tatsujin & Darius Gaiden.

Yeah Darius Gaiden has a pretty tight bomb.

Although, I've never played Under Defeat, which seems to be winning by a landslid.

ghibli99 · Post by **ghibli99** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:05 pm

+1 for Truxton/Tatsujin... giant skull of death!

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:43 pm

For Audio, nothing beats Raiden 2's sonic boom. First time I heard that through my sound system I said "fuckin ell".

RoninBuddha · Post by **RoninBuddha** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:01 am

another vote for Under Defeat.

junkeR · Post by **junkeR** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:08 am

I too vote for Under Defeat... that bomb just blows me away..

I own GG ALeste II, that bomb is cool as well and was probably the best during it's time... but Under Defeat is by far the best, IMO.

JBC · Post by **JBC** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:14 am

FRO wrote:My favorite are Truxton/Tatsujin & Darius Gaiden.

Beat me to the punch, Fro.

EXMaster · Post by **EXMaster** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:30 am

This is mostly due to nostalgia, but Space Megafore/Super Aleste and its whirling plasma balls of death.

R_Typist · Post by **R_Typist** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:07 am

A Black Hole summon from Darius Gaiden simply screams "badass".

I'm gonna have to check out the Truxton game.