your favorite Capcom shmup

[jhonny_d]

I really love Mercs, played it a lot on the capcom generations compilation, but 19xx and 1944 are great too

[splitt442]

Varth probably

[Lord Satori]

I wonder if Mercs even counts as a shmup?

I haven't played all of their shmups, but from what I've played I'd have to go with either Forgotten Worlds or Exed Exes.

[Kollision]

I wonder if Mercs even counts as a shmup?

Well, if Mamoru-kun counts, why not Mercs?
Exactly the same mechanics, only Mercs allows multidirectional shooting while Mamoru-kun has that annoying verticallly limited direction of fire.

[professor ganson]

I somehow never properly checked out Exed Eyes, so thanks for the reminder to do so. LOVE the bug theme to this! Broke down and got Capcom Generations 3 so I can play this properly in tate mode.

Too bad Varth wasn't released in Capcom Generations. I don't like the Capcom Classics version of Varth. For some reason the controls just feel off compared to the original, but maybe that's just my set up.

[Lord Satori]

I wonder if Mercs even counts as a shmup?

Well, if Mamoru-kun counts, why not Mercs?
Exactly the same mechanics, only Mercs allows multidirectional shooting while Mamoru-kun has that annoying verticallly limited direction of fire.

Never thought of it that way, I guess. When it comes to game's like this, talking about whether or not it's a shmup is just splitting hairs I guess.

I somehow never properly checked out Exed Eyes, so thanks for the reminder to do so. LOVE the bug theme to this! Broke down and got Capcom Generations 3 so I can play this properly in tate mode.

Too bad Varth wasn't released in Capcom Generations. I don't like the Capcom Classics version of Varth. For some reason the controls just feel off compared to the original, but maybe that's just my set up.

I think the thing that captured me the most about Exed Exes is the music. The stage theme is so eerie and strange, and the boss theme is so repetitive (in a good way) and boss like.

I've played Varth, but could never get past the gigantic blue tank at the final level.

[Pretas]

I never cared for the original Giga Wing. Audiovisually it's quite lacking, and the difficulty is quite low if bombs are used (the first few stages will always be sleep-inducing). Without volcanons, it feels like there's no real strategy to using reflect force. It doesn't help that the best character (Stuck) is fiddly and unsatisfying to play as.

[Stevens]

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Never thought of it that way, I guess. When it comes to game's like this, talking about whether or not it's a shmup is just splitting hairs I guess.

I've always gone by if you scroll the screen it's a Run 'n Gun. But I agree with you, either way Mercs is an awesome game.

[Aleksei]

19XX, dat soundtrack.