Finding it hard to find a easy shmup for practice

[Blinge]

Play whatever you fucking like. You will eventually 1CC a game that you like the most, if you put in enough effort into it.

Finding an easy game to 1CC is a bad method. Don't do it.

Yeah, wise.
This is how I started shmups with Progear & got my first clear anyhow.

My friend would say "oh try DDP/Espgaluda etc"
and I'd be like nah i like Progear.

[tizerist]

R Type Leo. Thats pretty darn easy.

[OmegaFlareX]

The easiest AC shmups I've played are Fire Barrel/Air Assault, Twin Cobra 2, Repulse.

Console shmups, whether they are ports or originals, tend to be significantly easier than AC.

We have difficulty list threads for both AC and Console, play some from the bottom of the lists, pick something you like, then work at it.

You will eventually 1CC a game that you like the most, if you put in enough effort into it.

This is also important. Don't play an easy game if you don't care for it. Always be enjoying yourself. If you like the look/feel/sound of a particularly difficult game, it's worth mastering.

[LordHypnos]

Another easy one if you have the M2 version of Mushihimesama Futari is Novice Ultra. Pretty sure I cleared that one my second or third try, and most people get it on their first. It's kinda fun, too, though it doesn't feel as satisfying as clearing a non-easy game, of course.

[Mischief Maker]

This is going to sound silly, but the most valuable shmup learning experience for me was learning to no-shot the first level of Cho Ren Sha 68K.

It gets you into a more zen headspace when trying to shoot the enemies down is no longer part of your survival strategy.

Kinda hard to pull off in the later levels.