Side Scrolling- What are your favs?

[SuperGrafx]

Arrow Flash is a fun title. Never really got the respect it deserved.

[llabnip]

I'm a bigger fan of Verticals over Horizontals, but in general I like Horizontals that play like verticals (i.e. games where you generally don't memorize layouts, terrain generally doesn't get in the way, etc).

So my favoriate is probably Psikyo's Sengoku Blaede (sic). It feels a lot like Strikers turned on the side. Great art direction and nice atmosphere. Standard Psikyo gameplay (which I love).

I dig the Thunderforce series... especially TF3, TF4 and TF5.

I've also grown really fond of the Gradius series... specifically Gradius I, Gaiden and V. My fav here is Gradius Gaiden on the PSX.

I generally don't like R-Type as much as most others here... but for some reason the slower paced R-Type Final has been very enjoyable for me.

Border Down for the Dreamcast is, of course, amazing. I ran the high-score thread back on the old shmups board and was an early advocate of what is one of the best horizontal scrolling shooter games to grace any console.

Gate of Thunder for the PC Engine is a MUST play horizontal shooter. It gets just about everything right.

[jpolz]

Gradius V
Pulstar
Blazing Star (BONUS!)

[Dale]

1.Sky Kid
2.Gaiares
3.Zero Wing
4.Progear
5.Biohazard Battle

[Rob]

I feel like this topic was made just so I'd feel terrible about selling Einhander again. Dumb.

The other essentials: Gradius 5, Thunder Force 3/4, maybe Forgotten Worlds (need to try to clear the arcade version of this). Whoops, and Bio Metal!

[captain ahar]

Whoops, and Bio Metal!

shame on me, i failed to represent.

this is good, listen to rob.

[gavin19]

Only hori that ever really held my attention was Progear via Mame. I still have a soft spot for the original R-Type too tho.

[Twiddle]

I feel like this topic was made just so I'd feel terrible about selling Einhander again. Dumb.

The other essentials: Gradius 5, Thunder Force 3/4, maybe Forgotten Worlds (need to try to clear the arcade version of this). Whoops, and Bio Metal!

Why did you sell Einhander again

[Rob]

It was just sitting there unplayed for a year or however long after I repurchased it. It's one of the few games I seem to want to play only when I don't have it.

[Twiddle]

Use the magic of the internet to find it and there are a couple of emulators to play it with

it does pretty well in epsxe

[Damocles]

Use the magic of the internet to find it and there are a couple of emulators to play it with

it does pretty well in epsxe

...and looks mighty purty too. Fun fact: I don't own a PS, but own a dozen or so PS games.

[Battlesmurf]

lol..nobody gives a poo about Abadox? Clal me silly, but I LOVE that game : ) (screams for a remake)

[Sonic R]

My current favorites: (not in order)

Last Resort
Gleylancer
R-Type (TG-16)
Thunder Force III(Genesis)
Magical Chase
Gradius Gaiden

These are the title I have been playing more regularly as of late. I have a special place in my heart for the Turbo Grafx R-type, even with all its flicker- I bought this game new in 1990 for the whooping price of $69.99(plus tax) at TRU and well at the price I put ALOT of time in it.

I recently got Last Resort for the AES and am truely amazed at this game for a 1992 game. Its tough(for me) but I just enjoy the punishment.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Thunder Force AC
Thunder Force V
Border Down
G-Darius
Darius Gaiden
Einhander
Gley Lancer
Macross Scrambled Valkyrie (still the best Macross game?)
Hellfire
Zero Wing

mmm... that's about it really. R-Type and the like have never clicked with me, and I'm not much of a Gradius fan. Somehow I still like the hori levels in Salamander and Salamander 2 though.

I still need to try Gate and Lords, seeing as they're allegedly somewhat Thunderforce-like.

re: Progear, Sengoku Blaede - from developers that should have stayed exclusively vertical.

For nZero,

You seriously need to try both Gate of Thunder & Lords of Thunder on the PC Engine Duo or the Turbo Duo platforms...they are, indeed, legendary side-scrolling shmup titles not to be missed... ^_~

I love that ol' arcade shmup classic that was released in the USA under the name of "Hyper Dyne Sidearms" -- the armored mecha featured in that arcade game were taken from two different anime series: Machine Soldier Dovack - Power Armor Suit and Super Dimensional Southern Cross Calvary

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[nZero]

For nZero,

You seriously need to try both Gate of Thunder & Lords of Thunder on the PC Engine Duo or the Turbo Duo platforms...they are, indeed, legendary side-scrolling shmup titles not to be missed... ^_~

I'll keep an eye out, thanks for the encouragement PCFX

I love that ol' arcade shmup classic that was released in the USA under the name of "Hyper Dyne Sidearms" -- the armored mecha featured in that arcade game were taken from two different anime series: Machine Soldier Dovack - Power Armor Suit and Super Dimensional Southern Cross Calvary

Wasn't that the anime that the second part of Robotech borrowed from?

[PC Engine Fan X!]

For nZero,

You seriously need to try both Gate of Thunder & Lords of Thunder on the PC Engine Duo or the Turbo Duo platforms...they are, indeed, legendary side-scrolling shmup titles not to be missed... ^_~

I'll keep an eye out, thanks for the encouragement PCFX

I love that ol' arcade shmup classic that was released in the USA under the name of "Hyper Dyne Sidearms" -- the armored mecha featured in that arcade game were taken from two different anime series: Machine Soldier Dovack - Power Armor Suit and Super Dimensional Southern Cross Calvary

Wasn't that the anime that the second part of Robotech borrowed from?

For nZero,

Yes, you're right, it was the basis for the 2nd of three different anime series for the USA version of Harmony Gold's Robotech series -- the other two were Super Dimensional Fortress Macross and Genesis Climber Mospeada anime series. ^_~

As for the Mospeada related merchandise, it really didn't sell very much and thus it was imported to the USA to see if it would sell there...did much better sales wise in 1984-1986 when Hasbro's Transformer craze took off in late 1984 time period.

Anime Factoid: The mecha designer who created the Macross Valkyrie mecha toy did the Mospeada's Alpha Fighter mecha toy as well. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~