Best Horizontal Scroller

The Bullet Dodger · Post by **The Bullet Dodger** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 11:23 pm

There are too many good ones out there. It's hard to label one as "the best ever". Thunder Force, Darius, Gradius, R-Type are just a few of my favorites. I would really love to see a new Thunder Force title. Or even a new Darius game would be awesome.

Right now my favorite horizontal shmup is Border Down (DC). One of the best horizontals I've ever played.

tehkao · Post by **tehkao** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 11:44 pm

R-Type, without a doubt.

black mariah · Post by **black mariah** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 11:46 pm

I think it can be safely said that everyone on this board needs to lighten the fuck up.

I'm a vert guy through and through, but there are a few horis I like. I've always liked Last Resort. When it first came out the graphics destroyed all shooters I had seen up to that point and it was really the first game that pissed me off. Imagine standing in line at the local Mexican restaurant wailing away at the first boss only to have some douchebag 4 year old dead leg you just bad enough that your concentration breaks and you get smited like a little bitch.

R-Type Leo has the distinction of being the only R-Type game I don't want to see recalled and burned. Slightly faster than most R-Types, with a bit less of the memorization. Great graphics too.

Right now I'm plowing through Fire Mustang on the Genesis. I can get to level 3 without dying, but damned if I can get further than that. More practice is necessary.

Darius Gaiden deserves a mention. Good speed, good weapons, great boss design. Tell me that first level boss isn't awesome! Even if he is a total wuss...

*EDIT*
Yeah, kind of forgot to add this. of all those I think Last Resort is my favorite. Don't ask me why, because I have no clue.

tehkao · Post by **tehkao** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:02 am

G-Darius!!!

That's another great hori that doesn't get much love around here....

The Bullet Dodger · Post by **The Bullet Dodger** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:41 am

True. G Darius is probably my favorite horizontal shmup on the PSX. Everything about that game is awesome (music, level design, bosses, weapons, etc.). Like I mentioned before, we NEED a new Darius game!

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:44 am

I like Super Nova quite a bit so far, but I want to play it more before I decide it's one of my favorites or not. I almost got G-Darius, but the EB games I went to only had the case for the game, not the game itself. Also, I went there looking for older games becuase the store directory said it had all these older games there. It didn't have a single game that the store directory listed. Lame.

ShooterJ · Post by **ShooterJ** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:51 am

Here are my votes for best horizontal shmups:

Genesis - Lightening Force
SNES - R-Type III
PS - Einhander
Saturn - TF V
DC - Border Down

Post by **Shatterhand** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 1:01 am

No no, the "troll" stuff is that suddenly we got lots of newcomers appearing (Nothing against it, after all, one day I was also a newcomer

), and all of them starting new threads... and this is happening at the same time that we got threads like "What's the best tree in a shmup" and stuff.....

That's not direct to you though, as this thread wasn't half bad as some others that have been appearing.

I hope I am not sounding too much elitist now

alpha5099 · Post by **alpha5099** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 1:11 am

ShooterJ wrote: DC - Border Down

Oh, and what fierce competition Border Down has, too.

Border Down is a good game, but calling it the best hori on the DC isn't much of a distinction; it's the only hori.

icepick · Post by **icepick** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 1:31 am

alpha5099 wrote:Border Down is a good game, but calling it the best hori on the DC isn't much of a distinction; it's the only hori.

It's a list of ShooterJ's favorite hori, not a list of its favorite hori on each system.

dboeren · Post by **dboeren** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 2:11 am

Yeah, G Darius is pretty cool. I wouldn't mind another Darius release someday, but I doubt it will happen after so many years...

I love Dragon Breed too, anyone else a fan of that one? It does suffer from memorization disease like most irem stuff, but style-wise it definately rocks!

tehkao · Post by **tehkao** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 2:12 am

Dragon Breed is one of the coolest and most unique shmups ever.

It's a shame the PCE HuCard port was so horrid.

Speaking of Dragon based shmups, does anyone remember Saint Dragon?

dboeren · Post by **dboeren** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 2:43 am

Oh, yeah! I happen to have a non-working Saint Dragon bootleg board. I didn't know it was a bootleg when I bought it, unfortunately. One day I'd love to get it working again... There are quite a few dragon-based shmups, but I think these two are the only horizontal ones. Vertical we have Dragon Spirit, Dragon Saber, and Dragon Blaze.

Super Mega C · Post by **Super Mega C** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 2:46 am

Lords of Thunder

Praise the lord!

ED-057 · Post by **ED-057** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:07 am

My fav is Air Buster (aka Aero Blasters... but I like the name Air Buster better)

shariar07 · Post by **shariar07** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:59 am

Best Horizontal

Jets N' Guns for PC is very good Horizontal shmup, but anyways here is my advice.

1. ProGear
2. P47 Aces
3. Einheinder(PSX)
4. Prehistoric Isle 2
5. Blazing Star (neogeo)
6. Harmful Park

straight · Post by **straight** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 7:49 am

Progear. Wow, what a game.

I also have a soft spot for Tumiki Fighters, but I won't try to argue it's the "best".

Skyline · Post by **Skyline** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:14 am

Gradius V. Blazing Star. G.Darius. Pulstar.

Four-way tie. :/

dboeren wrote:Yeah, G Darius is pretty cool. I wouldn't mind another Darius release someday, but I doubt it will happen after so many years...

The PSP is the perfect screen size for a Darius game...don't you think?

But yeah, wouldn't mind another arcade Darius at all.

Post by **system11** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:45 am

I'd have to say Gradius V stole the crown from R-Type Delta last year.

landshark · Post by **landshark** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:50 pm

Crap, how could I forget it.

Gradius V, hands down.

Darius Gaiden is pretty fun too, excellent bosses.

Imhotep · Post by **Imhotep** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 7:23 pm

1. Progear

2. Blazing Star

3. Sengoku Blade

FRO · Post by **FRO** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:12 pm

Shouldn't have to be said, but I will anyway...

Lightening Force / Thunderforce 4

Anarchos · Post by **Anarchos** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:50 pm

Don't like the horis that most people say are the best, like Gradius and R-Type, but do have a perversion for PC-shmups such as Tumiki Fighters, Galshell, Blood-something and perhaps "Minori Shoots".

Progear and Sengoku Blade are also really good.

BUHA · Post by **BUHA** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 7:02 pm

I find myself playing a lot of Gradius V, Einhander, and Tumiki Fighters lately.

I used to be all into R-Type Delta but i'm just mad at it now. Stupid Stage 5 boss pisses me off BAD. I always get point blanked and i can't stand that.

I don't get what's so good about hyper duel.

Thunder Force IV is another favorite of mine.

uwfan · Post by **uwfan** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 7:09 pm

Border Down, easily.

Fucking incredible shmup.

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 11:30 pm

Border Down - a perfect mix of the old and the new.
OldSkool Mind Mapping and new scoring mechanics.

I simply don't think enough people have put this game through its paces.

Ps. No-one ever mentions Arcade Hellfire, either the 1P or the 2P version - Excellent thumping Toaplan Soundtrack and the 1 Player version (PCB not console) was a fair challenge to 1CC.

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