What are the best vertical shoot 'em ups in 4:3 aspect ratio?
Here are a few that come to mind:
- Raystorm / Raycrisis
- Sokyugurentai
- Radiant Silvergun
- Giga Wing 1+2
- Mars Matrix
- Under Defeat
- the Neo Geo shoot 'em ups
What else is out there?
Best Vertical 4:3 Shmups?
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dre1
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Best Vertical 4:3 Shmups?
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PC Engine Fan X!
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Re: Best Vertical 4:3 Shmups?
For dre1,
The STG terminology that you're referring to a certain group of STGs that utilize the horizontal screen orientation but displays the screen in a vertical format would be none other than a "verizontal" type of STG.
A couple of other verizontal-based STG titles would include Takumi's "Night Raid" running on the Taito G-Net arcade motherboard/PSX console port setup and the multi-console/Steam port release of "Shinorubi" also.
The Sega Naomi/Dreamcast port of "Zero Gunner II" is a verizontal STG indeed.
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The vaguely worded Neo-Geo STGs with a verizontal format would include:
Video System Co.'s Aero Fighters/Sonic Wings 2 and Aero Fighters/Sonic Wings 3
Ghost Pilot
Sarus' Shock Troopers and Shock Troopers 2
Psikyo's Strikers 1945 Plus
and a few others as well
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PC Engine Fan X! ^_~
The STG terminology that you're referring to a certain group of STGs that utilize the horizontal screen orientation but displays the screen in a vertical format would be none other than a "verizontal" type of STG.
A couple of other verizontal-based STG titles would include Takumi's "Night Raid" running on the Taito G-Net arcade motherboard/PSX console port setup and the multi-console/Steam port release of "Shinorubi" also.
The Sega Naomi/Dreamcast port of "Zero Gunner II" is a verizontal STG indeed.
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The vaguely worded Neo-Geo STGs with a verizontal format would include:
Video System Co.'s Aero Fighters/Sonic Wings 2 and Aero Fighters/Sonic Wings 3
Ghost Pilot
Sarus' Shock Troopers and Shock Troopers 2
Psikyo's Strikers 1945 Plus
and a few others as well
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PC Engine Fan X! ^_~