Which of these shmups are easiest to 1-CC?

apocalypse · Post by **apocalypse** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:56 pm

Over the past few weeks, I've accumulated quite a few shmups. Now that I have a ton of time over the weekend, I plan on actually playing them. The ones I have played I put comments by. I haven't played the ones with nothing by them. Here's what I have:

Gradius V (I appreciate it, but I'm not that into it)
Castle Shikigami 2 (love it)
Psyvariar 2: Ultimate Final (love it)
ESPGaluda
Layer Section (love it)
Donpachi
Dodonpachi
Battle Garegga
Batsugun (awesome)
Soukyugerentai
Twinbee Deluxe Pack (really don't like it, honestly)
Silpheed: The Lost Planet (eh...its ok)
Giga Wing (so hard, seems impossible to weed through the sea of crap going on in the game)
Chaos Field
R-Type Final (hard, not really into horis)

So, I'm looking to build up my confidence a bit and really put a lot of hours into one of these. So, which is not too ridiculously difficult to 1-CC?

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:57 pm

Soukyugerentai is easy (heck on the PSX version you got slowdown, but not a lot).

Plasmo · Post by **Plasmo** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:10 pm

there are a lot of really easy ones in your list but espgaluda wins the prize for being the girliest shmup ever made

DJ Incompetent · Post by **DJ Incompetent** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:21 pm

Silpheed.

Protip: Learn to not shoot when there's jellyfish in last stage
Protip: Laser & Napalm

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:56 pm

Donpachi, Batsugun, Soukyugurentai, Silpheed TLP. I 1CC'ed each of these games within 2 weeks.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:11 pm

Plasmo wrote:there are a lot of really easy ones in your list but espgaluda wins the prize for being the girliest shmup ever made

Really nice. You do realize that spending time 1cc-ing shmups is for young boys? I'm glad that doing so makes you feel superior to little girls.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:21 pm

Shikigami 2 is pretty easy - the final boss is a total pushover compared to the stage before it. Though Shiki 2 pretty much loses its point if played on survival only, but as a "first 1cc" it might be suited (much like Ikaruga).

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 1:11 am

Not this thread again.

Play Giga Wing. You're supposed to use the shield for (most all) larger attacks.

Edge · Post by **Edge** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 1:28 am

Probably no satisfying awnser, but that's the obvious question for me.

Why don't you simply play the game which is the most fun to you?
If you aren't very experienced with shmups, you probably won't 1cc any of these so soon. Shooting games are pretty difficult in general, but don't let this discourage you. It's not about "beating" the game, like in most other genres, it's more about making progress every time you play. May it be for highscores or survival.

So on your topic:
I think if you like manic ones, I'd say Giga Wing and ESP Galuda are good choices to get you into these kind of games. I think the scoring mechanics and survival tactics are pretty intuitive in these two, so you'll get used to them pretty soon.

Don't focus on 1CCing your shmups, you may eventually 1CC some after practising. But do not force yourself to desperately for "a 1CC", I (and I think many here agree with me there) do not think that this is what a shooting game is about.

tiw · Post by **tiw** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:59 am

apocalypse wrote:Battle Garegga
Soukyugerentai

Mills · Post by **Mills** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:32 pm

You must be one lame shumper if you even 1cc Gigawing. youve got the special reflect weapon, and bombs at your disposal. maybe you didnt even bother to observe the demo screen before you start the game. There is no excuse to 1cc Gigawing.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:12 pm

Mills wrote:You must be one lame shumper if you even 1cc Gigawing. There is no excuse to 1cc Gigawing.

You might want to restate this point in English.

I think Gigawing is incredibly hard-- much harder than Psikyo verts-- but I am "one lame shmuper."

Plasmo · Post by **Plasmo** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:22 pm

i feel superior to little girls

icycalm · Post by **icycalm** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:30 pm

as well you should

little girls suck

Post by **Icarus** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:34 am

Little Japanese girls, however, can beat us at shooting games.

Frogacuda · Post by **Frogacuda** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:03 am

My cat beat Psyvariar 2.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 3:00 am

icycalm wrote:little girls suck

I wish they would, but I don't want to go to jail...

I can't beat any of those!!

Arvandor · Post by **Arvandor** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 3:16 am

Try playing the ones you have the most fun with. 1cc's will happen on their own eventually. Don't worry about being dedicated either. I'll "focus" on one shmup, like ESPgaluda right now, but that doesn't stop me from playing every other shmup I own when the mood strikes, which is often =P

SAM · Post by **SAM** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 3:31 am

Flying Shark
Kiki KaiKai (Acrade Version)
Fire Shark (International Version) <= Japanese version is hard as hell.

I think that's the easiest.

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