Perfect Cherry Blossom (Free Curtain Shooter Shmup!)

HeLGeN-X · Post by **HeLGeN-X** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:51 pm

I searched the forum before posting this, but didn't find any topic about this game, but it's a free Dojin curtain shooting game I found reading through Wiki's definition of "Shumps." (Not that I didn't already know, I been playing video games since I was 4 years old, I'm 23 now.)

I stumbled upon this strange game, which somehow doesn't have much sound FX and like no music (but I think the english patch may have been the problem,) but it's a pretty decent game for a free game! It has some interesting bullet patterns for a Dojin game, and I hear the creator is just a one man thing, so check it out... It's free!

http://www.acid-play.com/download/perfe ... y-blossom/

Screens:

Website of creator (He makes various free shmup games!)
http://www16.big.or.jp/~zun/

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:59 pm

The "free" thing you DLed is actually a demo for the full game: you can buy this, along with ZUN's other stuff and other people's homemade PC games, at sites like Paletweb and Himeya. I suggest you do so.

HeLGeN-X · Post by **HeLGeN-X** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:05 pm

BulletMagnet wrote:The "free" thing you DLed is actually a demo for the full game: you can buy this, along with ZUN's other stuff and other people's homemade PC games, at sites like Paletweb and Himeya. I suggest you do so.

DOH! Sorry about that! But it's still fun to try!

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:30 pm

If you're looking for more demos or free shmups, I suggest you visit Shoot the Core, maintained by this forum's own postman, and check out the PC Database.

HeLGeN-X · Post by **HeLGeN-X** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:39 pm

BulletMagnet wrote:If you're looking for more demos or free shmups, I suggest you visit Shoot the Core, maintained by this forum's own postman, and check out the PC Database.

Thanks! Will do that, but I already have so many Shumps as it is, I think any more will rattle my brain... Fuck it, I don't mind LOL, the more the merrier!

MovingTarget · Post by **MovingTarget** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:06 pm

HeLGeN-X wrote:I been playing video games since I was 4 years old, I'm 23 now.

Me too!

I wonder if this will run on my laptop... gonna dl it later.

Post by **system11** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:51 pm

Ran fine on my old 1ghz one - Intel graphics card too.

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:02 pm

I've got a 1.5 ghz computer and the framerate is never consistent for me... maybe a new graphics card would help

MovingTarget · Post by **MovingTarget** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:15 pm

Seems to run awrite although I have yet to see the later stages. Bit tricky on a keyboard though.

stuntman · Post by **stuntman** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:18 pm

BulletMagnet wrote:...you can buy this, along with ZUN's other stuff and other people's homemade PC games, at sites like Paletweb and Himeya. I suggest you do so.

So if I purchase one of these games will it be on a CD or via a download link?

Belmont · Post by **Belmont** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:45 pm

Im pretty sure you get a CD. I was looking into buying some of the zun games off of ebay and they came in cd cases.

Monk 0 Nuggets · Post by **Monk 0 Nuggets** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:22 am

I didn't realize you could buy actual copies of these games. It does look like you get CDs as in the requirements it says you need a CD-ROM.

Monk 0 Nuggets · Post by **Monk 0 Nuggets** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 1:12 am

Not that these are expensive or anything, but do you guys think they will release a compilation of them or anything? Or maybe a console release compilation? I would definitly buy it.

Arvandor · Post by **Arvandor** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 1:45 am

MovingTarget wrote:
HeLGeN-X wrote:I been playing video games since I was 4 years old, I'm 23 now.
Me too!

I wonder if this will run on my laptop... gonna dl it later.

I've got a year or two headstart on you youngsters! I started when I was 3, and turn 24 next month -_^

How powerful is your laptop? I don't remember what the minimum requirements are, but my Pentium III 933 runs it at 60fps for the entirety of the game. Though, I haven't played Lunatic mode, so I dunno if the extra bullet sprays will hurt performance or not, I HIGHLY doubt it though.

Very cool game. The demo the TC downloaded had no music? o_O You MUST get the full version then, the music is one of the biggest draws to this game for me.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:45 am

Monk 0 Nuggets wrote:Not that these are expensive or anything, but do you guys think they will release a compilation of them or anything? Or maybe a console release compilation? I would definitly buy it.

Offhand I haven't heard anything like that, though I certainly wouldn't mind seeing it. If it ever does happen, it'd probably be announced (in English) first at shrinemaiden.com.

dai jou bu · Post by **dai jou bu** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:07 am

szycag wrote:I've got a 1.5 ghz computer and the framerate is never consistent for me... maybe a new graphics card would help

Yeah, seems like you don't really need a powerful system to play this game.

MovingTarget · Post by **MovingTarget** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:35 am

my laptop is 1.5ghz, 504MB ram, intel graphics too I think.

Diabollokus · Post by **Diabollokus** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:31 am

I had no idea there were that many homebew PC shmups.

Anyone know any really good ones? free and complete downloads?

Only one I have is Cho ren Sha 68K

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:33 pm

x.x

ABA games

Post by **system11** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:42 pm

Zuns games are the really good ones

So I made this.

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:44 pm

It takes a special kind of madness to spend $2600 to play a $15 game. Do not do this.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:08 pm

Belmont wrote:Im pretty sure you get a CD. I was looking into buying some of the zun games off of ebay and they came in cd cases.

The newest one, Shoot The Bullet, was only released on CD on some convention - last time I checked there wasn´t even a trial avaiable. ZUNs games are all the rage in Japan. His games are the total opposite of ABA Soft games - ABA soft is abstract, simplistic, while ZUNs games are oozing detail, with lots of kitschy piano melodies and very, very complicated scoring systems.

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:28 pm

FrederikJurk wrote:very complicated scoring systems.

Graze like mad and POC line everything doesn't sound very complicated to me. >_>

Monk 0 Nuggets · Post by **Monk 0 Nuggets** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:42 pm

bloodflowers wrote:Zuns games are the really good ones

So I made this.

Thats pretty insane, but totally awesome.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:11 pm

shoe-sama wrote:
FrederikJurk wrote:very complicated scoring systems.
Graze like mad and POC line everything doesn't sound very complicated to me. >_>

I was under the impression that in Imperishable Night things are a bit more complex than that - could be wrong though.

Diabollokus · Post by **Diabollokus** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:21 pm

Thats some impressive dedication bloodflowers, makes me commited to playing it!

dai jou bu · Post by **dai jou bu** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:27 pm

yeah, ZUN's pretty good, but I burned out from his stuff fast, save for Immaterial and Missing Power and Shoot the Bullet since those two were quite original compared to the rest of his games.

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:32 pm

You should probably change the thread title it's misleading to newcomers.

MovingTarget · Post by **MovingTarget** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:59 pm

bloodflowers wrote:Zuns games are the really good ones

So I made this.

That kicks ass.

Its not so crazy really, hear about that old guy from england who built his own small plane? When he'd finally built it and flown it he came to realise that he doesnt really like flying that much. He enjoyed building it more!

SAM · Post by **SAM** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:14 pm

bloodflowers wrote:Zuns games are the really good ones

So I made this.

What is the 2P control for? IIRC ZUN's play solo.

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