New Shooters for Old Consoles

[o.pwuaioc]

I haven't really kept up with new games for old consoles in a while, but I was wondering if there are any good shooters out for it. My knowledge stops with Neo XYX (and older NGDev games) and Sturmwind and those games, except that I saw Darius Extra was released by Strictly Limited for the Genesis.

Because I haven't kept my eye on the scene, I'm sure I missed some good stuff, that's been released in the last decade. Anything good? ZPF isn't out yet, right?

[Sumez]

Not that new anymore, but Blade Buster on NES is really cool.

[MintyTheCat]

ZPF isn't out yet, right?

I am interested in hearing news on ZPF too - I will 100% support this.

[pablumatic]

ZPF is still happening. Latest update from one of the creators (from February this year).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0e49ce7Eus

They're still doing a Kickstarter and they partnered with Mega Cat Studios for physical game production.

https://megacatstudios.com/pages/zpf

[BareKnuckleRoo]

GG Aleste 3 is spectacular. It technically doesn't have a cartridge release for Game Gear yet (if ever, only available on GG Micro or on the Aleste collection) so it might not be what you're hoping for, but it's super fun.

[Bear78]

Irena Genesis Metal Fury is on it's way and is looking promising.

https://megacatstudios.com/products/ire ... metal-fury

[PFG 9000]

A new shmup came out on the Atari Jaguar (yes, that's right) last year. It's called Last Strike, and it's like a spiritual successor to Scramble and Super Cobra. It's pretty well-designed, and fun to play. It's also very hard - at least, for me it is, but I'm terrible at the genre.

https://youtu.be/DI8ICX4B11k

https://atariage.com/store/index.php?l= ... ail&p=1223

[o.pwuaioc]

Thanks for the suggestions! Let's keep em coming!

Not that new anymore, but Blade Buster on NES is really cool.

Still new to me, so thanks!

Irena Genesis Metal Fury is on it's way and is looking promising.

https://megacatstudios.com/products/ire ... metal-fury

Sold out!

A new shmup came out on the Atari Jaguar (yes, that's right) last year. It's called Last Strike, and it's like a spiritual successor to Scramble and Super Cobra. It's pretty well-designed, and fun to play. It's also very hard - at least, for me it is, but I'm terrible at the genre.

https://youtu.be/DI8ICX4B11k

https://atariage.com/store/index.php?l= ... ail&p=1223

That's a cool idea, but that first level makes it hard to see what's what.

Speaking of AtariAge, I will plug one that caught my eye lately:

https://atariage.com/forums/topic/30701 ... available/

[Bear78]

Thanks for the suggestions! Let's keep em coming!

Irena Genesis Metal Fury is on it's way and is looking promising.

https://megacatstudios.com/products/ire ... metal-fury

Sold out!

Keep an eye on their page. I think they just closed pre-orders until it's finished / released. It was a Kickstarter project originally.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wh ... escription

[o.pwuaioc]

Thanks for the suggestions! Let's keep em coming!

Irena Genesis Metal Fury is on it's way and is looking promising.

https://megacatstudios.com/products/ire ... metal-fury

Sold out!

Keep an eye on their page. I think they just closed pre-orders until it's finished / released. It was a Kickstarter project originally.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wh ... escription

Will do. How are their other games, do you know? Not a shmup, but I thought Tanzer looked cool. Before now I've never heard of them or these games.

[lrem]

Gold Guardian Gun Girl for the famicom

[Sumez]

Will do. How are their other games, do you know? Not a shmup, but I thought Tanzer looked cool. Before now I've never heard of them or these games.

Mega Cat is a publisher, not a developer, so their games come from all kinds of people. They also have an unfortunate habit of not disclosing who the actual dev is on a bunch of their games.

[FRO]

Not a full-on shmup, but The Curse Knight has a Kickstarter now. It's a hybrid action/run & gun game with shmup levels, and will likely be of interest to those following this thread. It's coming for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brokestudio/the-cursed-knight/description

[dark]

I think Sky Raiders for atari lynx came out this year. It looks like it has a lot of inspiration from River Raid, though seems like it has more going on in the graphics and enemies department.

https://atariage.com/forums/topic/31414 ... tari-lynx/

[BareKnuckleRoo]

I'd forgotten about this, but there's a really good C64 game made by a Sarah Jane Avory called Zeta Wing. It's heavily inspired by the arcade game Gemini Wing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdPZPNwffIU

https://sarahjaneavory.itch.io/zeta-wing

It's only 4 bucks currently on Itch.IO, good bargain.

[PFG 9000]

I think Sky Raiders for atari lynx came out this year. It looks like it has a lot of inspiration from River Raid, though seems like it has more going on in the graphics and enemies department.

https://atariage.com/forums/topic/31414 ... tari-lynx/

I forgot to mention this one. Sky Raider is pretty sweet if you're a fan of River Raid. It's an unofficial remake, but with bosses added. It saves your progress up to level 21, but beyond that you'll have to start at level 21 each playthrough (or just re-start from level 1 if you like). It's pretty difficult though, because you only have one life and one credit.

[BrianC]

I think Sky Raiders for atari lynx came out this year. It looks like it has a lot of inspiration from River Raid, though seems like it has more going on in the graphics and enemies department.

https://atariage.com/forums/topic/31414 ... tari-lynx/

I forgot to mention this one. Sky Raider is pretty sweet if you're a fan of River Raid. It's an unofficial remake, but with bosses added. It saves your progress up to level 21, but beyond that you'll have to start at level 21 each playthrough (or just re-start from level 1 if you like). It's pretty difficult though, because you only have one life and one credit.

Looks like it has elements from the Atari 800 port too. Looks like fun. Ordered!

[RileyYeo]

Hi, you can try these:

1 Turok.
2 Ion Fury.
3 Duke Nukem 3D.
4 Star Wars: Republic Commando.
5 Serious Sam.
6 Red Faction.
...

[o.pwuaioc]

Think you might want to read the thread before firing off a response.

[FRO]

I'd forgotten about this, but there's a really good C64 game made by a Sarah Jane Avory called Zeta Wing. It's heavily inspired by the arcade game Gemini Wing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdPZPNwffIU

https://sarahjaneavory.itch.io/zeta-wing

It's only 4 bucks currently on Itch.IO, good bargain.

She has done multiple games that are all high quality, and I believe more than 1 shooter as well. Well worth a look.