STGs & SHMUPS

astrix · Post by **astrix** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:06 am

After reading the topic about what games are or arenot a SHMUPS I was wondering if STGs and SHMUPS are the same thing? I noticed I usually see STG on more Japanese/Chinese type BBSes and message boards and SHMUPS on more Euro/American boards.

tehkao · Post by **tehkao** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:45 am

Yeah, I think STG stands for SHOOTING and it's what Japanese call their shmups.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:50 am

Sort of. AFAIK, STG are shooting games, which could be any sort of spaceship/airplane shooter like Gradius or Air/Ace Combat. Run 'n guns are generally considered half-STG's.

It's a broader classification than "shmup" since few people would consider Starfox a shmup even though it's an STG. At the same time, it's more specific than "shooter" since an STG can't be an FPS. "Shmup" was a European term whereas "STG" was an abbreviation coined by the Japanese so you see these words used more in their respective domains.

Zhon · Post by **Zhon** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:05 am

STG's seem to also include run and guns and stuff too.

Edit: (crap, seems someone else answered too before I saw it)

pixelcorps · Post by **pixelcorps** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:47 am

STG

jaanese term for ShooTing Game.

SFKhoa · Post by **SFKhoa** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 3:20 am

pixelcorps wrote:STG

jaanese term for ShooTing Game.

Or Strike Gunner, haha.

raiden · Post by **raiden** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 5:33 am

STG does include ego shooters. At least I´ve seen games like Doom, Duke Nukem 3d, Blam! Machinehead and such in the STG category at stores in Akihabara and Nihonbashi.

tehkao · Post by **tehkao** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 5:39 am

I like how the Japanese categorize their games in 3 letters:

STG
FGT
RPG
ACT
SLG
TAB
PUZ
RAC

At least this is how Famitsu does it...

uwfan · Post by **uwfan** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 7:10 am

raiden wrote:STG does include ego shooters.

what the hell is an "ego shooter"? [i think you mean a 1st person shoot-em-up, eg QUAKE or DOOM]

Plasmo · Post by **Plasmo** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:18 am

"ego shooter" is the german term for first person shooters

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 9:33 pm

raiden wrote:STG does include ego shooters. At least I´ve seen games like Doom, Duke Nukem 3d, Blam! Machinehead and such in the STG category at stores in Akihabara and Nihonbashi.

OK, my bad then. so I guess "STG" is just a broad a definition as "shooter."