Please use the Top 25 Discussion for this thread as well.
Polls will close February 15th at 9:59am GMT.
It it acceptable to both post new lists and edit current ones up to this point.
Voting rules:
00. While this has not been run before, some depth of knowledge of the genre is still expected in order to be able to participate. The T25 background check is probably as good a place as any to start, along with some of the developer breakdowns from previous years' results as well (linked in the discussion thread).
01. Use the following vote format:
- 1. First developer name
2. Second developer name- etc.
02. The minimum number of developers you can vote for is 6, and the maximum is 20. Each developer will be awarded points based on its position in the ballot, with the highest score going to number 1, scaling down to whatever the lowest entry is based on list size. Point gap values will always be slightly larger near the top than the bottom.
As wth the individual games voting, you may vote for which developers you think are the best overall, the most influential, most personally likable, most underrated, etc, but note that you are now to vote based on entire shmup libraries (and ONLY shmup libraries, for that matter) and should at the least be aware of most of what any company you include made. This also means there is a need to take care to vote for developers rather than publishers. A (hopefully) accurate record of shmups by well-known developers has been included further down, in order to simplify this process. Lastly, unless a severely different port of a game was put together by another company (which I can't think of), only original releases are accredited to a developer.
03. Take note of individual game rulings, given in the main T25 rules, particularly rule 08 for determining what qualifies as part of a shmup library and what doesn't. Also note that certain groups or companies with different names may be considered to be part of the same development group. There is no minimum for how many shmups a developer has made, or for what platform, although logic dictates that larger libraries will have more games to give consideration to.
Developer archive & providing information:
In order to provide an easily accessible and accurate source of information, I have been scouring the web for developer credits. At this stage it contains mostly arcade companies with a long history, along with a few console and indie/doujin developers. (Original releases, as I am not going to attempt to record every port and re-release under the sun.) While surely not perfect due to personal limitations, it should hopefully suffice for most needs. Note that this is only to serve as a guide and certainly not to limit what you're allowed to vote for.
Spoiler
Taito - Space Invaders, Space Invaders Part II/Space Invaders Deluxe, Balloon Bomber, Fire Battle, Metal Soldier Isaac II, Wyvern F-0, Halley's Comet, Scramble Formation/Tokio, KiKi KaiKai, Darius, Exzisus, Fighting Hawk, Syvalion, Master of Weapon, Halley Wars, Darius II/Sagaia, Insector X, Mega Blast, Super Space Invaders '91/Majestic Twelve, Gun Frontier, Darius Twin, Metal Black, Grid Seeker: Project Storm Hammer, Darius Force/Super Nova, RayForce/etc, Darius Gaiden, Space Invaders '95/Akkanvader, Gekirindan, RayStorm, G-Darius, RayCrisis, Space Invaders Extreme, Space Invaders Infinity Gene, Space Invaders Extreme Z
SNK - Ozma Wars/Space Phantoms, Sasuke vs. Commander, Satan of Saturn, Vanguard, Vanguard II, Mad Crasher, HAL 21, ASO - Armored Scrum Object/Alpha Mission, TANK, Ikari Warriors, Victory Road (Ikari II), Bermuda Triangle, Guerrilla War, Chopper 1/Koukuu Kihei Monogatari, Prehistoric Isle in 1930, The Next Space, Ghost Pilots, Alpha Mission II, Last Resort
Namco - Galaxian, King & Balloon, Bosconian, Galaga, Xevious, Gaplus, Super Xevious, Sky Kid, Sky Kid Deluxe, Dragon Spirit, Galaga '88, Assault (borderliner), Ordyne, Metal Hawk, Phelios, Blast Off, Dangerous Seed, Pistol Daimyo no Bouken, Dragon Saber, Cosmo Gang: The Video, Fighter & Attacker/ F/A, Nebulas Ray, Xevious Arrangement, Xevious 3D/G
Atari - Asteroids, Space Duel, Missile Command, Centipede, Tempest, Gravitar, Millipede, Black Widow, Solaris, Blasteroids
Data East - Astro Fighter, Space Fighter Mark II, Highway Chase/Mad Alien, Terranean, Astro Fantasia, Super Astro Fighter, Tornado, Explorer, Mission-X, Night Star, Zaviga, B-Wings, Liberation/Dual Assault, Gekitsui Oh/Zero Target, Break Thru, Darwin 4078, Last Mission, Makyou Senshi/Gondomania, Wonder Planet, SRD : Super Real Darwin, Heavy Barrel, Cobra Command, Kuhga - Operation Code Vapor Trail, Darwin 4081, Boogie Wings, Skull Fang
Nintendo - Space Fever, Sheriff, Radar Scope, Helifire, Space Firebird/Space Demon, Solar Striker
Midway - Space Invaders II, Gorf, Omega Race, Sinistar, Smash TV, Strikeforce
Williams/Vid Kidz - Defender, Stargate, Robotron 2084, Blaster (borderliner)
Jorudan - Moon Cresta, Arbalester, Meta Fox
Nichibutsu - (About five shooters with Moon in the title), Radical Radial, SF-X, Tube Panic, Seicross/Sector Zone, Mag Max, Terra Cresta, Ninja Emaki, UFO Robo Dangar, Soldier Girl Amazon, Legion, Terra Force, Formation Armed F (?), Sky Robo, Terra Cresta II, Terra Cresta 3D
Irem - Sky Chuter, UniWar S, Demoneye-X, Moon Patrol, Horizon, R-Type, Mr. Heli no Daibouken/Battle Chopper, Image Fight, Dragon Breed, X-Multiply, R-Type II, Air Duel, Gallop - Armed Police Unit/Cosmic Cop, Thunder Blaster/Lethal Thunder, Mystic Riders, R-Type Leo, In The Hunt, Fire Barrel, R-Type III: The Third Lightning, R-Type Delta, R-Type Final
Sega - Space Attack, Space Trek, N-Sub, Carnival, Astro Blaster, Space Odyssey, Borderline, Space Fury, Tac/Scan, Zaxxon, Super Zaxxon, Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (borderliner), Commando, Regulus, Star Blazer, Star Jacker, Future Spy, Repulse, Choplifter, Fantasy Zone, Action Fighter, Rambo: First Blood Part II/Secret Commando, Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa, S.D.I.: Strategic Defense Initiative, Sonic Boom, Scramble Spirits, Bio-Hazard Battle/Crying, Thunder Force VI (?)
Konami - The End, Scramble, Super Cobra, Pooyan, Time Pilot, Mega Zone, Gyruss, Juno First, Time Pilot '84, Twinbee, Gradius, Finalizer: Super Transformation, Salamander/Life Force, Stinger, Battlantis, Flak Attack/MX5000, A-Jax/Typhoon, Nemesis 2/Nemesis '90 Kai, Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou, Parodius (MSX), Thunder Cross, Nemesis 3: The Eve of Destruction, Twinbee 3, Space Manbow, Gradius III, Parodius Da!, Trigon/Lightning Fighters, Detana!! TwinBee/Bells & Whistles, Thunder Cross II, Gradius: The Interstellar Assault/Nemesis II, Crisis Force, Xexex, Pop'n TwinBee, Axelay, Gokujou Parodius, TwinBee Yahho!, Jikkyo Oshaberi Parodius, Salamander 2, Sexy Parodius, Gradius Gaiden, Gradius IV, Gradius Galaxies/etc, Otomedius, Otomedius Excellent!
Tecmo/Tehkan - Pleiads, Red Clash, Star Force, Gemini Wing, Back Fire, Silk Worm, Raiga - Strato Fighter, Final Star Force, Eight Forces (?)
Jaleco - Exerion, Exerion II: Zorni, Formation Z/Aeroboto, Exerizer/Sky Fox, Plus Alpha, E.D.F.: Earth Defense Force, Chimera Beast, Cybattler, Game Tengoku, Gratia - Second Earth
UPL - Nova 2001, Return of the Invaders, XX Mission, Atomic Robo-Kid, Omega Fighter/Omega Fighter Special (?), Bio-Ship Paladin, Acrobat Mission, Koutetsu Yousai Strahl
Seibu - Stinger, Scion, Air Raid/Cross Shooter, Raiden, Raiden II, Raiden DX, Viper Phase 1, Raiden Fighters, Raiden Fighters 2, Raiden Fighters Jet
Capcom - Vulgus, 1942, Exed Exes/Savage Bees, Gun.Smoke, Section Z, Legendary Wings (half-STG), Side Arms Hyper Dyne, 1943: The Battle of Midway, 1943 Kai, Last Duel, Forgotten Worlds/Lost Worlds, Area 88/UN Squadron, 1941: Counter Attack, Carrier Air Wing/U.S. Navy, Three Wonders: Chariot, Varth: Operation Thunderstorm, Eco Fighters, 19XX: The War Against Destiny
Alpha Denshi/ADK - Equites, Super Stingray, Battle Field/Time Soldiers, Sky Soldiers, Sky Adventure, Ninja Commando, Twinkle Star Sprites
Toaplan/Crux - Gyrodine, Tiger Heli, Slap Fight/Alcon, Hishouzame/Flying Shark, Twin Cobra/Kyukyoku Tiger, Tatsujin/Truxton, Hellfire, Twin Hawk/Daisenpu, Zero Wing, Fire Shark/Same! Same! Same!, Out Zone, Vimana, Tatsujin Oh/Truxton II, Fixeight, Dogyuun, V-Five/Grindstormer, Batsugun
Technosoft - Thunder Force, Thunder Force II, Thunder Force III, Elemental Master, Thunder Force IV, Hyper Duel, Blast Wind, Thunder Force V
Compile - Zanac, Guardic (MSX), The Guardian Legend/Guardic Guardian, Aleste/Power Strike, Aleste Gaiden, Blazing Lazers, Aleste II, Gun-Nac, Musha Aleste/M.U.S.H.A, Seirei Senshi Spriggan, GG Aleste, Spriggan Mark 2: Re-Terraform Project, Super Aleste/Space Megaforce, Robo Aleste, GG Aleste II, Power Strike II, Sylphia, Rude Breaker, Zanac Neo
Kaneko/Inter State - Go Go Mr. Yamaguchi (borderliner), Dr. Toppel's Tankentai, Heavy Unit, Air Buster, Super Star Soldier, Star Parodier, Nexzr, Explosive Breaker/Bakuretsu Breaker, Cyvern: The Dragon Weapons
Coreland/Banpresto - 4-D Warriors, Rafflesia, Gardia, Brain, Macross Plus
NMK - Argus, Valtric, P-47: The Freedom Fighter, Saint Dragon, Task Force Harrier, USAAF Mustang/Fire Mustang, Black Heart, Thunder Dragon, Hacha Mecha Fighter, Super Spacefortress Macross, GunNail, Super Spacefortress Macross II, Thunder Dragon 2/Big Bang, Rapid Hero, Zed Blade/Operation Ragnarok, P-47 Aces, Desert War
Hudson - Star Soldier, Adventures of Dino Riki, Final Soldier, Soldier Blade, Vertical Force, Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth, Star Soldier (PSP), Star Soldier R
Seta - Thundercade, Twin Eagle: Revenge Joe's Brother, Twin Eagle II : The Rescue Mission, Ultra X Weapons
Video System Co. - Rabio Lepus, Turbo Force, Aero Fighers, Aero Fighters 2, Aero Fighters 3, Sonic Wings Special, Sonic Wings Limited
Athena - Caliber .50, Strike Gunner S.T.G, BioMetal, Daioh, Dezaemon (SNES), Dezaemon 2, Dezaemon 3D, Dezaemon Kids!
Visco - Asuka & Asuka, Ashura Blaster, Andro Dunos, Galmedes, Earth Joker: U.N. Defense Force, Storm Blade, Captain Tomaday, Vasara, Vasara 2
Natsume - Abadox (?), S.C.A.T./Final Mission, Pocky & Rocky, Pocky & Rocky 2, Omega Five
KID - Burai Fighter, Dezaemon (NES), Summer Carnival '92: Recca
Dooyong - The Last Day, Gulf Storm, Pollux, Flying Tiger, Blue Hawk, R-Shark
Alfa System - Cyber Core, Download, Sinistron, Psychic Storm, Kiaidan 00, Shikigami no Shiro, Shikigami no Shiro II, Shikigami no Shiro III
Atlus - Xexyz (half-STG), Blaze On, Purikura Daisakusen
Masaya/NCS - Gynoug/Wings of Wor, Gleylancer, (most of) the Cho Aniki series
Success - Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams, Cotton 100%, Cotton 2, Guardian Force, Cotton Boomerang, Psyvariar Revision/Medium Unit, Sanvein
Red Entertainment/Red Company - Gate of Thunder, Air Zonk, Lords of Thunder/Winds of Thunder
Allumer - Rezon, Zing Zing Zip, SD Gundam Neo Battling, War of Aero, Mad Shark
Aicom/Yumekobo - Viewpoint, Pulstar, Blazing Star, Prehistoric Isle 2
Psikyo - Sengoku Ace/Samurai Aces, Gunbird, Strikers 1945, Sengoku Blade/Tengai, Sol Divide, Strikers 1945 II, Zero Gunner, Gunbird 2, Pilot Kids, Space Bomber, Strikers 1945 III/Strikers 1999, Strikers 1945 Plus, Cannon Spike, Dragon Blaze, Zero Gunner 2
Raizing - Mahou Daisakusen/Sorcer Striker, Kingdom Grand Prix/Shippu Mahou Daisakusen, Battle Garegga, Soukyugurentai/Terra Diver, Armed Police Batrier, Battle Bakraid, Dimahoo/Great Mahou Daisakusen, 1944: The Loop Master, Brave Blade
Cave - This probably has just about everything
Triangle Service/etc - Project Moon, G-Stream G2020/DeltaZeal, XII Stag, Trizeal, Exzeal, CombatZeal
Takumi - Twin Cobra II/Kyukyoku Tiger II, Giga Wing, Mars Matrix, Giga Wing 2, Night Raid, Giga Wing Generations
Warashi - Shienryu, Sengeki Striker, Shienryu Explosion, Triggerheart Exelica
Treasure - Radiant Silvergun, Bangai-O, Ikaruga, Gradius V, Bangai-O Spirits, Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury
G.rev - Border Down, Senko no Ronde, Under Defeat, Senko no Ronde: DUO, Seisou Kouki Strania, Kokuga
Milestone/Klon - Chaos Field, Radirgy, Karous, Illvelo, Radirgy Noa, Karous: The Beast of Re:Eden, Radirgy de Gojaru!, Illvelo Dillinjah
MOSS - Raiden III, Raiden IV, KOF Sky Stage/Neo Geo Heroes: Ultimate Shooting, Caladrius/AC/Blaze
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Siter Skain - Raid Wind, Alltynex, Kamui, RefleX, Alltynex 2nd
Kenta Cho/ABA Games - I'm just going to link these: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/games/ Also this
X.X - Green Wind, Blue Wish, Eden's Edge, Blue Wish Resurrection/BWR Plus, Eden's Aegis
NG:DEV.TEAM - Last Hope/Last Hope: Pink Bullets, Fast Striker, Neo XYX, Razion
I haven't thought of any others yet who have more than a couple shmups (e.g. Edelweiss) or more than one main, obvious series (Touhou).
SNK - Ozma Wars/Space Phantoms, Sasuke vs. Commander, Satan of Saturn, Vanguard, Vanguard II, Mad Crasher, HAL 21, ASO - Armored Scrum Object/Alpha Mission, TANK, Ikari Warriors, Victory Road (Ikari II), Bermuda Triangle, Guerrilla War, Chopper 1/Koukuu Kihei Monogatari, Prehistoric Isle in 1930, The Next Space, Ghost Pilots, Alpha Mission II, Last Resort
Namco - Galaxian, King & Balloon, Bosconian, Galaga, Xevious, Gaplus, Super Xevious, Sky Kid, Sky Kid Deluxe, Dragon Spirit, Galaga '88, Assault (borderliner), Ordyne, Metal Hawk, Phelios, Blast Off, Dangerous Seed, Pistol Daimyo no Bouken, Dragon Saber, Cosmo Gang: The Video, Fighter & Attacker/ F/A, Nebulas Ray, Xevious Arrangement, Xevious 3D/G
Atari - Asteroids, Space Duel, Missile Command, Centipede, Tempest, Gravitar, Millipede, Black Widow, Solaris, Blasteroids
Data East - Astro Fighter, Space Fighter Mark II, Highway Chase/Mad Alien, Terranean, Astro Fantasia, Super Astro Fighter, Tornado, Explorer, Mission-X, Night Star, Zaviga, B-Wings, Liberation/Dual Assault, Gekitsui Oh/Zero Target, Break Thru, Darwin 4078, Last Mission, Makyou Senshi/Gondomania, Wonder Planet, SRD : Super Real Darwin, Heavy Barrel, Cobra Command, Kuhga - Operation Code Vapor Trail, Darwin 4081, Boogie Wings, Skull Fang
Nintendo - Space Fever, Sheriff, Radar Scope, Helifire, Space Firebird/Space Demon, Solar Striker
Midway - Space Invaders II, Gorf, Omega Race, Sinistar, Smash TV, Strikeforce
Williams/Vid Kidz - Defender, Stargate, Robotron 2084, Blaster (borderliner)
Jorudan - Moon Cresta, Arbalester, Meta Fox
Nichibutsu - (About five shooters with Moon in the title), Radical Radial, SF-X, Tube Panic, Seicross/Sector Zone, Mag Max, Terra Cresta, Ninja Emaki, UFO Robo Dangar, Soldier Girl Amazon, Legion, Terra Force, Formation Armed F (?), Sky Robo, Terra Cresta II, Terra Cresta 3D
Irem - Sky Chuter, UniWar S, Demoneye-X, Moon Patrol, Horizon, R-Type, Mr. Heli no Daibouken/Battle Chopper, Image Fight, Dragon Breed, X-Multiply, R-Type II, Air Duel, Gallop - Armed Police Unit/Cosmic Cop, Thunder Blaster/Lethal Thunder, Mystic Riders, R-Type Leo, In The Hunt, Fire Barrel, R-Type III: The Third Lightning, R-Type Delta, R-Type Final
Sega - Space Attack, Space Trek, N-Sub, Carnival, Astro Blaster, Space Odyssey, Borderline, Space Fury, Tac/Scan, Zaxxon, Super Zaxxon, Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (borderliner), Commando, Regulus, Star Blazer, Star Jacker, Future Spy, Repulse, Choplifter, Fantasy Zone, Action Fighter, Rambo: First Blood Part II/Secret Commando, Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa, S.D.I.: Strategic Defense Initiative, Sonic Boom, Scramble Spirits, Bio-Hazard Battle/Crying, Thunder Force VI (?)
Konami - The End, Scramble, Super Cobra, Pooyan, Time Pilot, Mega Zone, Gyruss, Juno First, Time Pilot '84, Twinbee, Gradius, Finalizer: Super Transformation, Salamander/Life Force, Stinger, Battlantis, Flak Attack/MX5000, A-Jax/Typhoon, Nemesis 2/Nemesis '90 Kai, Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou, Parodius (MSX), Thunder Cross, Nemesis 3: The Eve of Destruction, Twinbee 3, Space Manbow, Gradius III, Parodius Da!, Trigon/Lightning Fighters, Detana!! TwinBee/Bells & Whistles, Thunder Cross II, Gradius: The Interstellar Assault/Nemesis II, Crisis Force, Xexex, Pop'n TwinBee, Axelay, Gokujou Parodius, TwinBee Yahho!, Jikkyo Oshaberi Parodius, Salamander 2, Sexy Parodius, Gradius Gaiden, Gradius IV, Gradius Galaxies/etc, Otomedius, Otomedius Excellent!
Tecmo/Tehkan - Pleiads, Red Clash, Star Force, Gemini Wing, Back Fire, Silk Worm, Raiga - Strato Fighter, Final Star Force, Eight Forces (?)
Jaleco - Exerion, Exerion II: Zorni, Formation Z/Aeroboto, Exerizer/Sky Fox, Plus Alpha, E.D.F.: Earth Defense Force, Chimera Beast, Cybattler, Game Tengoku, Gratia - Second Earth
UPL - Nova 2001, Return of the Invaders, XX Mission, Atomic Robo-Kid, Omega Fighter/Omega Fighter Special (?), Bio-Ship Paladin, Acrobat Mission, Koutetsu Yousai Strahl
Seibu - Stinger, Scion, Air Raid/Cross Shooter, Raiden, Raiden II, Raiden DX, Viper Phase 1, Raiden Fighters, Raiden Fighters 2, Raiden Fighters Jet
Capcom - Vulgus, 1942, Exed Exes/Savage Bees, Gun.Smoke, Section Z, Legendary Wings (half-STG), Side Arms Hyper Dyne, 1943: The Battle of Midway, 1943 Kai, Last Duel, Forgotten Worlds/Lost Worlds, Area 88/UN Squadron, 1941: Counter Attack, Carrier Air Wing/U.S. Navy, Three Wonders: Chariot, Varth: Operation Thunderstorm, Eco Fighters, 19XX: The War Against Destiny
Alpha Denshi/ADK - Equites, Super Stingray, Battle Field/Time Soldiers, Sky Soldiers, Sky Adventure, Ninja Commando, Twinkle Star Sprites
Toaplan/Crux - Gyrodine, Tiger Heli, Slap Fight/Alcon, Hishouzame/Flying Shark, Twin Cobra/Kyukyoku Tiger, Tatsujin/Truxton, Hellfire, Twin Hawk/Daisenpu, Zero Wing, Fire Shark/Same! Same! Same!, Out Zone, Vimana, Tatsujin Oh/Truxton II, Fixeight, Dogyuun, V-Five/Grindstormer, Batsugun
Technosoft - Thunder Force, Thunder Force II, Thunder Force III, Elemental Master, Thunder Force IV, Hyper Duel, Blast Wind, Thunder Force V
Compile - Zanac, Guardic (MSX), The Guardian Legend/Guardic Guardian, Aleste/Power Strike, Aleste Gaiden, Blazing Lazers, Aleste II, Gun-Nac, Musha Aleste/M.U.S.H.A, Seirei Senshi Spriggan, GG Aleste, Spriggan Mark 2: Re-Terraform Project, Super Aleste/Space Megaforce, Robo Aleste, GG Aleste II, Power Strike II, Sylphia, Rude Breaker, Zanac Neo
Kaneko/Inter State - Go Go Mr. Yamaguchi (borderliner), Dr. Toppel's Tankentai, Heavy Unit, Air Buster, Super Star Soldier, Star Parodier, Nexzr, Explosive Breaker/Bakuretsu Breaker, Cyvern: The Dragon Weapons
Coreland/Banpresto - 4-D Warriors, Rafflesia, Gardia, Brain, Macross Plus
NMK - Argus, Valtric, P-47: The Freedom Fighter, Saint Dragon, Task Force Harrier, USAAF Mustang/Fire Mustang, Black Heart, Thunder Dragon, Hacha Mecha Fighter, Super Spacefortress Macross, GunNail, Super Spacefortress Macross II, Thunder Dragon 2/Big Bang, Rapid Hero, Zed Blade/Operation Ragnarok, P-47 Aces, Desert War
Hudson - Star Soldier, Adventures of Dino Riki, Final Soldier, Soldier Blade, Vertical Force, Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth, Star Soldier (PSP), Star Soldier R
Seta - Thundercade, Twin Eagle: Revenge Joe's Brother, Twin Eagle II : The Rescue Mission, Ultra X Weapons
Video System Co. - Rabio Lepus, Turbo Force, Aero Fighers, Aero Fighters 2, Aero Fighters 3, Sonic Wings Special, Sonic Wings Limited
Athena - Caliber .50, Strike Gunner S.T.G, BioMetal, Daioh, Dezaemon (SNES), Dezaemon 2, Dezaemon 3D, Dezaemon Kids!
Visco - Asuka & Asuka, Ashura Blaster, Andro Dunos, Galmedes, Earth Joker: U.N. Defense Force, Storm Blade, Captain Tomaday, Vasara, Vasara 2
Natsume - Abadox (?), S.C.A.T./Final Mission, Pocky & Rocky, Pocky & Rocky 2, Omega Five
KID - Burai Fighter, Dezaemon (NES), Summer Carnival '92: Recca
Dooyong - The Last Day, Gulf Storm, Pollux, Flying Tiger, Blue Hawk, R-Shark
Alfa System - Cyber Core, Download, Sinistron, Psychic Storm, Kiaidan 00, Shikigami no Shiro, Shikigami no Shiro II, Shikigami no Shiro III
Atlus - Xexyz (half-STG), Blaze On, Purikura Daisakusen
Masaya/NCS - Gynoug/Wings of Wor, Gleylancer, (most of) the Cho Aniki series
Success - Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams, Cotton 100%, Cotton 2, Guardian Force, Cotton Boomerang, Psyvariar Revision/Medium Unit, Sanvein
Red Entertainment/Red Company - Gate of Thunder, Air Zonk, Lords of Thunder/Winds of Thunder
Allumer - Rezon, Zing Zing Zip, SD Gundam Neo Battling, War of Aero, Mad Shark
Aicom/Yumekobo - Viewpoint, Pulstar, Blazing Star, Prehistoric Isle 2
Psikyo - Sengoku Ace/Samurai Aces, Gunbird, Strikers 1945, Sengoku Blade/Tengai, Sol Divide, Strikers 1945 II, Zero Gunner, Gunbird 2, Pilot Kids, Space Bomber, Strikers 1945 III/Strikers 1999, Strikers 1945 Plus, Cannon Spike, Dragon Blaze, Zero Gunner 2
Raizing - Mahou Daisakusen/Sorcer Striker, Kingdom Grand Prix/Shippu Mahou Daisakusen, Battle Garegga, Soukyugurentai/Terra Diver, Armed Police Batrier, Battle Bakraid, Dimahoo/Great Mahou Daisakusen, 1944: The Loop Master, Brave Blade
Cave - This probably has just about everything
Triangle Service/etc - Project Moon, G-Stream G2020/DeltaZeal, XII Stag, Trizeal, Exzeal, CombatZeal
Takumi - Twin Cobra II/Kyukyoku Tiger II, Giga Wing, Mars Matrix, Giga Wing 2, Night Raid, Giga Wing Generations
Warashi - Shienryu, Sengeki Striker, Shienryu Explosion, Triggerheart Exelica
Treasure - Radiant Silvergun, Bangai-O, Ikaruga, Gradius V, Bangai-O Spirits, Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury
G.rev - Border Down, Senko no Ronde, Under Defeat, Senko no Ronde: DUO, Seisou Kouki Strania, Kokuga
Milestone/Klon - Chaos Field, Radirgy, Karous, Illvelo, Radirgy Noa, Karous: The Beast of Re:Eden, Radirgy de Gojaru!, Illvelo Dillinjah
MOSS - Raiden III, Raiden IV, KOF Sky Stage/Neo Geo Heroes: Ultimate Shooting, Caladrius/AC/Blaze
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Siter Skain - Raid Wind, Alltynex, Kamui, RefleX, Alltynex 2nd
Kenta Cho/ABA Games - I'm just going to link these: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/games/ Also this
X.X - Green Wind, Blue Wish, Eden's Edge, Blue Wish Resurrection/BWR Plus, Eden's Aegis
NG:DEV.TEAM - Last Hope/Last Hope: Pink Bullets, Fast Striker, Neo XYX, Razion
I haven't thought of any others yet who have more than a couple shmups (e.g. Edelweiss) or more than one main, obvious series (Touhou).
Let's say somebody wants to vote for East Technology, and are the first voter so far to want to do so. This company has a small library not listed in the archive and its games are not well-known. In that case, they could do something such as this:
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7. East Technology (Gigandes, Ryu Jin)
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Yes that is correct, Ryu Jin is, from what I've gathered, not a Tatio game after all. Developers!
Again, there shouldn't be any issues in most cases, as I'm sure most people have a fairly solid understanding of who made most of the games that they care about. Still, if you can help out, I'd appreciate it.
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