Shmup Ticker: What are you playing RIGHT NOW?

-Bridget- · Post by **-Bridget-** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:06 pm

szycag wrote:Dangun Feveron
I've allllmost 1cc'd the first two stages : P

I've been playing that game absolutly to death for the last night and today.

And I know I should be trying to just 1cc the game for the first time through and not worry about scoring so much, but......

Gragh, scoring system so neat and addictive......

As it is, I can get through the first 3 stages without getting hit.

THOUGH,

*IF* Im gonna make a mistake in one of those 3 stages, it'll be in the middle of stage 2, and ALWAYS during the assault by those large ships that appear in groups of 4-6..... they're easy to beat, BUT Im always diving after disco men at the same time.....

On the plus side, I rarely actually miss a DM when they're on the screen..... YAY for those bombs that freeze them in place. Makes me remember that I actually HAVE bombs, lol. (forgetting bombs exist is a bad habit for me in these games).

And that 2nd boss is my favorite shooter boss currently. That berserk green-bullet-spray at the end of that fight is fun. I love dodging that one.

*edit*

Is it just me, or are the bosses in that game a bit on the easy side? I used a couple continues last night to see what the final stage was like; got to the end-boss, and despite never having fought it before, I only got hit twice, and the 2nd time was entirely my own dang fault (tried to grab a DM in a bad spot, forgot I had bombs..... again).

That fight is FREAKING AWESOME, though.

PPA · Post by **PPA** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:19 pm

Battle Bakraid and DoDonPachi...

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 12:28 am

Flipping (literally

) between:

Cotton 100%(PSX) - Cotton (Turbo Duo)

and

Batsugun

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 12:41 am

Gradius Gaiden.

Bought a used copy off ebay for $20. It rox my sox.

MA7 · Post by **MA7** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 1:15 am

Guwange
stage 3 catspider boss consistantly kicking my arse

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:21 pm

ROBOTRON wrote:Gradius Gaiden.

Bought a used copy off ebay for $20. It rox my sox.

Yeah, I can officially be quoted to dislike this game but solely have been playing this one in the last two weeks (well this and Gradius Advance...).

Still one of my least favourite Gradii...

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:49 pm

played some shmups this evening

pc engine ones too..

played a bit into the 2nd loop of salamander, love this game, it never gets boring, i can swear the PCE version is alot easier than the arcade one tho?

download 2, awesome game, the soundtrack is in a league of its own

the memorisation is a little frustrating at times tho, i hate how sometimes something from the background just pops to life and kills you

played a couple of others too but nothing too special..

got to see xipe play some hurrican (pc) too, very cool game!

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:52 pm

-Bridget- wrote:Is it just me, or are the bosses in that game a bit on the easy side? I used a couple continues last night to see what the final stage was like

Well of course the bosses are gonna be easy if you fight them at low rank and spam bombs.
That and the first form of last boss is just aimed stuff.

durias · Post by **durias** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:19 am

Thunderforce IV.

-Bridget- · Post by **-Bridget-** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:35 am

shoe-sama wrote:
-Bridget- wrote:Is it just me, or are the bosses in that game a bit on the easy side? I used a couple continues last night to see what the final stage was like
Well of course the bosses are gonna be easy if you fight them at low rank and spam bombs.
That and the first form of last boss is just aimed stuff.

I mean, easy when I havent gotten hit at all and havent used any bombs

Not missing any DMs that drop, either.

I only used the continues that one time, and that was mostly IN the last stage (I rather made an ass of myself in the first half of that one, but I wanted to see the boss anyway.....)

Now I just play it till I die, and then I start over. Usually, I wont get hit until stage 4, currently. Though OCCAISIONALLY I'll do something dumb right in the middle of 3, trying to grab DMs and run into something.

I dont know what determines rank in this game, also...... what does it?

Still, I think the bosses are a bit easy.

That 2nd boss's spam attack is still real neat though.

And speaking of currently playing, that's what I was just doing, and now Im all excited cause I managed somewhere around 650 DMs (no bombs either!) in the 2nd level this time around; Whee, big score there, I was all happy

Of course, then I got TOO excited and promptly smacked into something dumb on 3

Really must stop getting that jittery.

And finally, playing Raiden 3.

THAT game totally hates me.

Getting better, though, at least. Currently I hit somewhere near the start of stage 5 before I go down (and go down HARD).

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:35 pm

olol I thought you were some newbie or something, sorry 'bout that

Anyways, in Dangun rank only affects bullet speed. It increases as you survive and decreases drastically when you die. I believe it maxes out in the beginning of level 3 for no miss no bomb.

-Bridget- · Post by **-Bridget-** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 4:00 am

shoe-sama wrote:olol I thought you were some newbie or something, sorry 'bout that

Anyways, in Dangun rank only affects bullet speed. It increases as you survive and decreases drastically when you die. I believe it maxes out in the beginning of level 3 for no miss no bomb.

That's really all the rank does?

Hmm, they coulda made it go a bit further then.... Getting to 3 (or 4) without missing/bombing still doesnt seem all that different than if I do something stupid.....

Though, I HAVE noticed changes in boss attacks if I, say, do something REALLY dumb like crash into something at the start of stage 2.

Ah well, at least I know about it now.

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 4:57 am

Mushihimesama.
and more Game Boy bs for my dumb thread that no one reads

MadSteelDarkness · Post by **MadSteelDarkness** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:07 am

CD Denjin: Rockabilly Tengoku

and some Gradius V and Giga Wing last week.

PROMETHEUS · Post by **PROMETHEUS** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:42 am

EspRaDe / Dodonpachi

-Bridget- · Post by **-Bridget-** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 4:09 am

DoDonPachi DOJ earlier, I threw something at the screen at a couple of points, haha.

That, Mushihime, and Raiden 3 over this weekend here.....

Danny · Post by **Danny** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:17 am

Explosive Breaker for reviewing purposes again. (I don't want to suck so badly at it this time.)

Leandro · Post by **Leandro** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 2:21 am

Twinkle Tale, on my Mega Drive

First time playing the game, I'm tired it's almost 2 hours of play and my continues still didn't run out.
Now I'm on an Ice Level, facing previous mini bosses...

edit: I beat the game. Looks like I missed something, by the end screen. Maybe it's supposed to be cleared in one credit.

durias · Post by **durias** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:43 pm

Thunderforce IV.

Stro · Post by **Stro** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:39 pm

Playing anything Gradius related (mainly Gradius V i just got it for PS2 and OMG) and also like a bit of Viewpoint now and again.

-Bridget- · Post by **-Bridget-** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 5:07 am

Mushihime.....

and BAH, I had the final enemy of Arrange Mode, that dang beetle of DEATH, down to half health this time......

......and then the music changed, and it was over fast

Wonder if I'll ever beat that dang thing......

Aleanil · Post by **Aleanil** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:54 am

Playing Mars Matrix (DC) right now... aiming for a 2CC (set manageable goals, I say

).

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:18 am

Currently playing: Mars Matrix (DC), HellSinker (PC) and Blue Wish Resurrection (PC).

BTW, has anyone figured out the scoring system in HellSinker? I give the designer credit for being to put as many bars and meters onscreen as possible.

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:26 am

Been playing:
Magical Chase (Turbo Grafx 16)

and Sega Master System
SMS shooties:
Cloud Master
Power Strike

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:37 am

Aleanil & Kiken wrote:Playing Mars Matrix (DC) right now...

Currently playing: Mars Matrix (DC)

I like this board.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:41 am

Fire Shark (jamma)
Twin Cobra 2 (Taito F3)

Sundance · Post by **Sundance** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:28 am

Gate 88(PC) and Project Sylpheed Demo(360)

-Bridget- · Post by **-Bridget-** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:25 am

More of Dangun Feveron!!!

Ooh, I just had my best run through stage 2 yet; I managed 698 DMs on stage 2 and didnt run into anything. Used a bomb in the middle of the stage as I always do (I really hate that part.....).

I got it input-recorded, too, whee.

I really just cant get enough of that game......

Also, Mushihime. Still trying to kill that galdurned beetle at the end of the game........

I can get it's health down to half now before it hits me with 10000000 bullets at once.

powerfuran · Post by **powerfuran** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:28 pm

Gradius V, and.... KOF98 and Pocket Fighter on Kaillera!

Ayanami · Post by **Ayanami** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:50 pm

Raystorm, Strikers II, and Gekirindan on PS2.