Shmups for a console without physical media?

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Shmups for a console without physical media?

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Any shmups out there besides Dangan for Gameboy and GG Aleste 3 that were created for a console but not released on physical media?
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Not sure I follow? Looks plenty physical to me:

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Now what do we have here. GG Aleste 3 you got me. I should have said not physically released on the platform it was designed for. But is that Dangan release on Gameboy media? Is it for sale online?
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That is an 100% official, licensed by Nintendo copy, yessir. :roll:

Didn't you already post this thread with a link to an Etsy page? Not sure what the point of the double-thread is here.

You're looking for a list of shmups that were designed around abandoned hardware?
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shmupsrocks wrote:Now what do we have here. GG Aleste 3 you got me. I should have said not physically released on the platform it was designed for.
Oh, all right, apologies! And no, I can't think of any other, although I'm sure there are a few more for Gameboy. I only pay attention to physical releases though so I can't be more specific.
shmupsrocks wrote:But is that Dangan release on Gameboy media? Is it for sale online?
It's a real working Gameboy cart, yes! It was a kind of community-made release, 100 to 150 copies, I think….but one's bound to pop up for sale somewhere, someday, I'm sure.
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Jonpachi wrote:You're looking for a list of shmups that were designed around abandoned hardware?
Yes, and not released on that hardware. I was hoping there is more but that doesn't seem to be the case.
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Since you've listed Dangan I guess homebrew counts here. So here's a few that weren't published by the console makers.

Blade Buster for NES/Famicom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTLkk2eHGUw

Flight of Pigarus for Sega Master System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh44aAiiyBg

Omega Blast for Genesis/Mega Drive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTvKMJPtC68
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Is there not any that's not 2/5 minutes caravan themed? I'd rather play something more traditional instead.
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pablumatic wrote:Since you've listed Dangan I guess homebrew counts here. So here's a few that weren't published by the console makers.

Blade Buster for NES/Famicom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTLkk2eHGUw

Flight of Pigarus for Sega Master System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh44aAiiyBg

Omega Blast for Genesis/Mega Drive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTvKMJPtC68
This is awesome. I play on a Linux handheld all the time and hadn't thought to look for homebrew.
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Great list. I thought Flight of Pigarus eventually got a physical release but maybe it was unofficial.

What Linux handheld is that?
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shmupsrocks wrote:Now what do we have here. GG Aleste 3 you got me. I should have said not physically released on the platform it was designed for. But is that Dangan release on Gameboy media? Is it for sale online?
Yourself posted about Dangan Physical release just a few days ago on this post:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=70827

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shmupsrocks wrote:Great list. I thought Flight of Pigarus eventually got a physical release but maybe it was unofficial.
There were two, actually. One very small batch of just 25 I made myself. Then later the much more professional release licensed out to 2Minds. It’s sold out by now, though, so if you stumble upon a new copy, that’s most likely a bootleg.
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Shatterhand wrote:
shmupsrocks wrote:Now what do we have here. GG Aleste 3 you got me. I should have said not physically released on the platform it was designed for. But is that Dangan release on Gameboy media? Is it for sale online?
Yourself posted about Dangan Physical release just a few days ago on this post:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=70827

What's happening?
The Dangan release I posted about previously is completely different than the one Samuray posted a photo of here so I was surprised to see it.
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