Best Freeware Shmup?

Nameless86 · Post by **Nameless86** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:47 pm

I'm looking for a good freeware game, any ideas?

Post by **Icarus** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:35 pm

Chorensha!

RoninBuddha · Post by **RoninBuddha** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:01 pm

kenta cho stuff
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/

warning forever
http://www18.big.or.jp/~hikoza/Prod/

Nameless86 · Post by **Nameless86** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:06 pm

Chorenesha is great... I'm getting ready to try the Kenta Cho stuff. Man I suck at these, and I'm afraid I don't quite understand Warning Forever.

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:32 pm

Xeno Fighters EX:

http://www.rf-emporium.net/xf-ex/

Dale · Post by **Dale** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:10 pm

ABA games
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/index_e.html

Warning Forever is pretty simple you can focus your attack in a wide or small area and you fight a boss that get's harder and harder every time and it desighns itself to beat you so if you focus on the front he builds defenses on the front or if you focus on the back he builds on the back.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:31 pm

Check out my review of Tumiki Fighters (at the review section of this forum), that game is great - I wonder why I play it so little. Also by Kenta Cho / ABA Games. One of the more "complete" shmups of him with distinguished levels.

shiftace · Post by **shiftace** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:20 pm

I spend a lot of time playing ABA games, but I think Radio Zonde > all.

landshark · Post by **landshark** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:31 pm

search the forums. There are about 50 posts on this topic.

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:10 pm

IMHO, Kenta Cho's games are completely amazing, and they're pretty much all I play these days. Nomltest is another good one, albeit simple. Cho Ren Sha is alright, but a little too repetitive (often times an enemy wave is just the mirror image of the previous enemy wave... that gets old).

TVG · Post by **TVG** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:12 pm

radio zonde, radio zonde and radio zonde.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:28 pm

Aside from the stuff already mentioned, check out Perfect Cherry Blossom and Imperishable Night (along with ZUN's other good, though imo not as fantastic, games).

TVG · Post by **TVG** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:42 pm

but, as with everytime someone mentions those, they are not freeware.

altho i must admit, beating perfect cherry blossom demo on lunatic mode will keep you busy for some time.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:45 pm

*smacks self*

I do that every freakin' time one of these threads comes up...

Still, the demos are a good DL though.

Gungriffon Geona · Post by **Gungriffon Geona** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:56 pm

no one ever mentions Galax.

anyway, it's a very well done shmup. the graphics are top notch in my opinion. but it's the gameplay that I like best.
It's hard to explain, but there's an enemy control system your ship can use. this is done by pressing C and then inputing a key combination. each also have colors for each as a way to tell on color code switches as to what you need to do. the three options are
1.)(yellow)Freeze- stops enemies from doing pretty much anything, as well as making them take more damage from shots. most used one next to Controller. key combination: Z,X,C
2.)(red/purple) Destruct- self explanatory. causes enemies to self destruct. some enemies take a little time to blow up from it. doesn't work on some enemies, and on none of the bosses. key combination: Z,Z,X,C
3.)(blue) Controller- a nifty one that gives you control over enemies and their shots for awhile. large enemies destroyed by controlled enemies or shots give technical bonuses. one boss requires use of Controller to defeat it. key combination: up,down,Z,X,C

you honestly have to use these once you get past the first stage, otherwise it becomes impossible to play. a few areas even have color locks on the doors that you have to unlock or shut off by inputting the correct control option. But after awhile you get used to it.
anyway, link to it: http://www003.upp.so-net.ne.jp/masaHG/conts.htm

RoninBuddha · Post by **RoninBuddha** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:01 pm

just wonderin, anything for Mac users?

(cuz i also have a powerbook, i'd love to get some shooting action on it as well.)

Middlemoor · Post by **Middlemoor** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 3:09 am

Gamma Bros!

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=9620

Kamakazie · Post by **Kamakazie** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 3:35 am

Kenta Cho's Parsec47 is my favorite freeware one, but you should also check out nomltest: http://www.wickedsmallgames.com/games/n/nomltest-fs/

MadGunner · Post by **MadGunner** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:33 am

Chourensha! Yeah baby! Ol' school shootin' at its best!

segasonicfan · Post by **segasonicfan** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:43 am

Chourensha looks awesome but my computer freezes up in the first 10 seconds for some reason

Can anyone recommend similar "older" freeware shooters? I don't have any of the pixel shader programs and my graphics card/setup is pretty old and shitty. Just lookin for something that has good gameplay without the shiny graphics so my comp can run it..

-Segasonicfan

FRO · Post by **FRO** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:05 pm

Tyrian 2000 & Stargunner (both now released as freeware) are awesome.