Best shmup for less than $50??

doctorx0079 · Post by **doctorx0079** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:05 am

Okay I know this is a bit out there, but what do you guys think??

TalkingOctopus · Post by **TalkingOctopus** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:35 am

Gradius V can be found for cheap. I've spent many many hours with it so I think it's an excellent purchase.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:44 am

Best shooter for under $10 is Layer Section (a.k.a. Galactic Attack).

Under $50 there are A LOT of great shooters, too many to list.

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:03 pm

doujin is the route here.

bike banditz cost me $8. i got both Embodiment of Scarlet Devil and Imperishable Night for around $15 each. kenta-cho's games are free. "x.x"'s games are free. and the list goes on and on.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:14 pm

Layer Section, Raiden DX, Shippu Mahou, G. Darius.

M0nk3y · Post by **M0nk3y** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:48 pm

Thunderforce 3 & 4. And I'm impressed with the amount of love Layer Section gets. I've been humming the LS tunes to myself for months now.

it290 · Post by **it290** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:10 pm

Surely a good 80% or more of all console shmups (and quite a few PCBs and arcade carts) can be had for less than $50.

Danny · Post by **Danny** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:18 pm

AirRade Air I would suggest.

Also Castle Shikigami II is a good game that is also resonably priced.

DC906270 · Post by **DC906270** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:45 pm

why not look at the top ten voting thread, and then look on ebay to see if you can get any of them for $50 or less?
if you wanted to know any more about each game, screens etc, try google?

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:28 pm

Ein-Freaking-Hander.

Arvandor · Post by **Arvandor** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:29 am

Specinef I'm stealing your signature ;P Just so you're aware.

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:07 am

Free stuff here.

cigsthecat · Post by **cigsthecat** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:09 am

Gunbird 2 DC.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:59 am

cigsthecat wrote:Gunbird 2 DC.

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:07 am

Arvandor wrote:Specinef I'm stealing your signature ;P Just so you're aware.

Eh, it was Minzoku the one who came up with it. But steal it anyway. I doubt you'll get sued.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:10 am

Thunder Force III, Nanostray DS, Thunder Force IV, Thunder Force V, Nemesis GB, Solar Striker, Twinbee Dexlue Pack, Gradius Gaiden, Xevious 3D/G+, Capcom Classics Collection (with a lot of shmups), Capcom Generations PSX (and the renamed rereleases), Raystorm, Rayforce, Burai Fighter DX GB, Trouble Shooter Genesis, Fire Shark Genesis, Truxton Genesis, and a few others can be found for less than 50 dollars.

sjewkestheloon · Post by **sjewkestheloon** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:10 am

got to be gc ikaruga. it seems pretty cheap in most places. i've put 5 hours into it and i'vew only just about started to get the hand of the chaining and got to stage 3 once on one credit. i can see a hell of a lot of play time going into this beauty as even if you die early there's no point in a restart as it gives you the opportunity to attempt later chains that you wouldn't pracitse on a more conservative run. i haven't played another shmup sinse buying this a few weeks back...

ResOGlas · Post by **ResOGlas** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:20 pm

At the right time, in the right place, you can snag up a Japanese PSone copy of DoDonPachi.

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP · Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:23 pm

DDP DOJ..best ps2 shmup.eVah

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 9:14 pm

Einhander, R-Type Delta, R-Types, G-Darius, Shiki 2, Rez ($12, Play-asia blowout)...

Arvandor · Post by **Arvandor** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 1:47 am

Any DC shooter older than Trizeal can be picked up for less than $50 on ebay if you're patient about it.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 3:52 am

The U.S. Raiden Project can be had for about apprx $19-40 depending on the condition. If you want proper TATE controls though, the import rev (which I own) can usually be had mint for about $50 even, give or take a few bucks.

llabnip · Post by **llabnip** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:03 pm

Dylan1CC wrote:The U.S. Raiden Project can be had for about apprx $19-40 depending on the condition. If you want proper TATE controls though, the import rev (which I own) can usually be had mint for about $50 even, give or take a few bucks.

Zach, IIRC, posted a gameshark-type code to play US Raiden Project in proper TATE with correct controls. It works fine - I've used the code many times. If you have any sort of bootdisc with cheat capabilities (and these are plentiful I'm guessing), you can TATE your US Raiden Project nicely.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:24 pm

Of course, there's no reason to own Raiden Project once you've got DX.