You know you're a shmupaholic when....

Haliklon · Post by **Haliklon** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:22 pm

-Your eyes are constantly bloodshot due to an exaggerated fear of blinking.

-Your wife/girlfriend believes Ikaruga is the name of the Japanese girl you're cheating on her with.

-Your thumbs are strong enough to break bricks.

agony · Post by **agony** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:22 pm

Tomtom wrote:I had a list of these a while back.

- You meet an Air Force pilot and recommend that he replace his flight yoke with a Sanwa joystick for more precise control

- You soup up your car and drive as fast as possible on the wrong side of the freeway, trying to "1CC I-5"

- You trade in your car for a motorcycle because it has a smaller hitbox

You Sir, make me laugh

landshark · Post by **landshark** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:00 am

Zweihander wrote: ...You got me. o__O yes, I think manic shmups have improved my crowd-weaving techniques-- which is a good thing, since I frequent Mitsuwa (a Japanese marketplace in Chicago, IL).

HEY! I live by that!

I actually haven't been to it since it was called Yao-Han years ago. Used to go to their book store and toy store before the days of the internet. It was the only place I could easily get import super famicom games and cool models.

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:16 am

Wait a sec.....everyone realizes we're on a shmup related board, right? Isn't that enough of a confirmation.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:36 am

-When you download videos of people playing shmups.

-When you write in to game sites to tell them their reviews are inaccurate.

-When you say you can't enjoy a game that isn't a shmup anymore.

-When you say the Saturn was a good system.

-When you think every game should be in tate, even if there is no point or it would make the game worse.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 2:25 am

Hee hee, some of these are pretty good, I oughta compile my favorites, just for the heck of it.

I'll try a few...

- You have your bed nailed to the wall, so you can even sleep in tate mode.

- When taking a test in school, you purposely mark an answer wrong every once in awhile in hopes of keeping the rank down and getting easier questions later on.

- You swear that "The Matrix" ripped off of ESPGaluda's Kakusei mode.

- You own a shirt which reads "Compile Shmuppers Do It Longer"

- You try to convince your girlfriend/wife to dress more like the Rose Sisters.

- The word "Continue" is not allowed to be spoken in your house.

- You require a special prescription of glasses/contact lenses, since your eyes on their own have become unable to detect anything that is not a bright, flashing neon color.

You've written fan fiction about shmups with no plot whatsoever.

Whenever you brush by someone in a crowded area, out of sheer impulse you say "Level Up" to yourself in a robotic-sounding voice.

Whenever you see a flock of birds flying overhead, you form a little square with your fingers and try to "lock on" to all of them before they fly out of sight.

You've stopped wearing underpants (Cave fans only).

- You write and demand that Letterman read this thread and make a Top Ten list out of it.

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:19 am

BulletMagnet wrote:
Whenever you see a flock of birds flying overhead, you form a little square with your fingers and try to "lock on" to all of them before they fly out of sight.

And +10,000 if you can grab a handful of rocks after locking on and hit them all without missing.

PlasmaBlooD · Post by **PlasmaBlooD** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:16 am

MovingTarget · Post by **MovingTarget** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:07 pm

BulletMagnet wrote:
- When taking a test in school, you purposely mark an answer wrong every once in awhile in hopes of keeping the rank down and getting easier questions later on.

Whenever you brush by someone in a crowded area, out of sheer impulse you say "Level Up" to yourself in a robotic-sounding voice.

Thats good

My gf thinks its hilarious that I'm into these games

Post by **Shatterhand** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 2:47 pm

- You own a shirt which reads "Compile Shmuppers Do It Longer"

YES!

I think I am going to call my kids "Multiples" and not "Options" just to be more hardcore.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 3:25 pm

- When you know the exact differemce between the Saturn and PSX versions of Thunderforce V.

Alpolio · Post by **Alpolio** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 4:18 pm

- When you're still mad at Nintendo for not bringing R-Type to the NES.

Minzoku · Post by **Minzoku** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:38 pm

--you can walk through the rain and not get wet [classic]

--for Valentine's Day, you offer your sweetheart a ride in the BX-2
--+5 if you know which the BX-2 is without looking it up

--if you have set up somebody the bomb

[My humour am weak!]

--upon seeing an attractive person, you say, "Yeah, I'd scratch that."
--+10 if you do it tate

--you see the Kamui manga and are annoyed that there's no shooting in it

[I was like... "Oh. Right."]

--you find a website covered with pornographic ads but all you notice are the nice shmup desktops

Shatterhand wrote:I think I am going to call my kids "Multiples" and not "Options" just to be more hardcore.

That's only going to work if they'll stay in formation

They'd have to be sub-weapons...

Post by **Ghegs** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:24 pm

...when the phrase "Use the Force!" makes you think something very different from guys in bathrobes waving high-tech flashlights around.

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:48 pm

Seven Force wrote:- When you English spelling and grammar and are become messed up to the full extent of the jam.

flipping genius.

when you alienate yourself from your friends because they are excited about FPS #4512, and your eyes get glazed over cause you are thinking about level strategy in **insert shmup name here** (me it'd be imperishable night).

MovingTarget · Post by **MovingTarget** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:52 pm

Minzoku wrote:
--you find a website covered with pornographic ads but all you notice are the nice shmup desktops

I know for a fact somebody here has done that!

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:58 pm

I get uncontrollable cravings for shmupohol.

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:04 am

When you do this.

...yes, I had it custom-embroidered at a nearby mall earlier today. ^^;

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:20 am

You win until I get my Mars Matrix shirt.

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:17 am

...When you post here at 3:15am.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:26 am

-When you post here 1,157 times.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:32 am

A few more...

- You can recite the precise differences between the Saturn and PS1 ports of any shmup on command.

- You use a Saturn controller to play Game Boy games.

- The spiders you find crawling around in your basement all have cat heads.

- *insert comment about Minzoku's gerbils here*

Neo Rasa · Post by **Neo Rasa** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 3:12 am

-You shout out SPEED DOWN whenever you're turning onto an exit ramp off a highway.

-You always wanted to try a thing called tuna sashimi.

-People comment on how you hate 3D games and you counter by pointing out your love of Zaxxon.

-You can recite the entire prologue speech from the Turrican soundtrack cd.

-You enjoy The Curse.

-You shook your head thinking "That's not a shooter!" when you read Turrican two sentances ago.

-Your knowledge of the Battle of Midway is somewhat lacking.

-You think "maiden" and "prostitute" are synonyms.

-You own every video game that has Thunder in the title.

-You own every game system released since 1984 but only your Japanese PS2 and Sega Saturn are actually hooked up.

-You're still annoyed that I had the gall to mention Turrican in a shmup thread.

mirkvid · Post by **mirkvid** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 3:16 am

you log all your high scores in your cellphone while at the arcade so you dont forget them later!

Minzoku · Post by **Minzoku** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 7:17 am

--your journal only contains your high scores [pokes Kiken]

MovingTarget wrote:
Minzoku wrote:
--you find a website covered with pornographic ads but all you notice are the nice shmup desktops

I know for a fact somebody here has done that!

Hence the line!

captain ahar wrote:when you alienate yourself from your friends because they are excited about FPS #4512, and your eyes get glazed over cause you are thinking about level strategy in **insert shmup name here** (me it'd be imperishable night).

"'First-Person Shooter'? You mean like Starfox?"

Neo Rasa wrote:-You shout out SPEED DOWN whenever you're turning onto an exit ramp off a highway.

"INITIAL SPEED!"

...or as you enter the highway: "SPEED UP!" *shift gear* "SPEED UP!" *shift gear* "SPEED UP!"

and I just realized that "Children called options" should actually be called "Extends" or "Extra lives"

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:27 am

...when you play an RPG (or action/adventure) without saving, just to have bragging rights of a "1CC".

...when you ponder whether or not Radiant Silvergun would count as a hack-n-slash RPG.

...when playing Half-Life 2: Deathmatch online, and you take over a building, you spraypaint any of the following: (on the outside of said building)

"ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US."
"KEEPING IT A FOOL-FREE ZONE."
"C'MON, WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED."

Minzoku wrote:
Neo Rasa wrote:-You shout out SPEED DOWN whenever you're turning onto an exit ramp off a highway.
"INITIAL SPEED!" ...or as you enter the highway: "SPEED UP!" *shift gear* "SPEED UP!" *shift gear* "SPEED UP!"

and I just realized that "Children called options" should actually be called "Extends" or "Extra lives"

You win multiple internets.

I'd think children old enough to walk/follow you would be called Options (or Multiples), and babies (who must be carried or transported in a stroller) would be Extends. Alternately, wouldn't a child recieving a piggy-back ride, accompanied by one clinging to your leg, count as <i>Bit's?</i>
(or Plasmo's, if you wanna go by the <i>old</i> americanized term for R-Type's bits...)

As for the "speed up" gear shift.. and "initial speed" when exiting a highway... pure genius... XD *will have to try that sometime. XDDDD*

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:27 am

When you go through a pack of cigerettes and only take a puff between stages.

When you rapidly press the fire button to restart a game, sending off a smart bomb before any bad guys hit the screen

(done this many times on Mushihime-sama lately)

When seeing half naked hentai cartoon women becomes a daily part of your life

When you can watch the DDP demo loop 1000 times when cleaning up the place and hear "presented by CAVE" about a 1000 times and never get bored of it.

When the term "shmups" comes up in your own divorce court hearing.

When Shmupholocism turns into alcoholism when you run out of money for import shmups.

Not all apply to me

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:07 pm

BulletMagnet wrote:- The spiders you find crawling around in your basement all have cat heads.

hee hee.

Neo Rasa wrote:-You enjoy The Curse.

do you mean the game or am i missing something?

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:02 pm

Seven Force wrote:- When you can't sleep at night, because you keep seeing swirly blue and pink bullet patterns.

Not a shmup, but there was a time when I'd close my eyes and start seeing puyo chains.

WarCheese · Post by **WarCheese** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:28 pm

Hello all:

* when you say the word "shmup" as if everyone understands what you are talking about...

* practice DOJ 1-1 for hours just to chain everything perfectly.

* promise to show your love ones something special, then bring them to the local arcade to show off the fruits of your DOJ practice...

* having no appreciation or understanding of what you just showed them, you spend the next 1/2 hour explaining why chaining DOJ 1-1 is such a great feat...

* when you think all aerial fighters fulfill the following specifications: 1) unlimited bullet storage, 2) spray shots in all directions, 3) move backward, 4) stop in almost stationary positions to engage their group based enemies, 5) fly in space, or the moon, 6) receives power-ups in battle after shooting down enemies

* when you watch WW-II movies, you wonder why an entire air force is required, especially when you can win with just one plane...

* when you argue with your physic prof about the following: 1) lazers can change trajectory, 2) there is plenty of time to dodge lazers fired at you, 3) spacecrafts should be aero-dynamic...

Cheers.

WarCheese