Shmup Ticker: What are you playing RIGHT NOW?

tada · Post by **tada** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:13 am

Hi guys, this is my first post.

Right now I've been really obsessed with Espgaluda, both Arcade and Arrange mode. I'm really waiting for a port of Espgaluda II though; I like it much more. Unfortunately, I'm not in Japan anymore, so I don't have access to it in arcades. My vacation to Tokyo was just way too short.

toastyohs · Post by **toastyohs** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:40 am

Been playing Batrider. Trying to clear normal mode, but falling short on the 5th stage...

Kaede · Post by **Kaede** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:29 pm

Superfamiking wrote:Hi Guys..........I'm new around here, was introduced to the forum by Kaede!

Anyway, being an SFC fan I have mostly been playing shooters from the system over the last few weeks!

Blazeon (terrible in a groovy kind of way)
Spriggan Powered (excellent, only just bought a copy last week from ebay!)

Hehe, welcome SFK!

When it comes to Super Famicom there is only one shooter worth playing....Area 88.

-Bridget- · Post by **-Bridget-** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:20 am

tada wrote:Hi guys, this is my first post.

Right now I've been really obsessed with Espgaluda, both Arcade and Arrange mode. I'm really waiting for a port of Espgaluda II though; I like it much more. Unfortunately, I'm not in Japan anymore, so I don't have access to it in arcades. My vacation to Tokyo was just way too short.

You'll be waiting awhile, Im afraid.... it would seem that Cave isnt porting anything anymore. Unless something has changed.

Which is very..... annoying.

I want a copy of Mushihime Futari, myself..... but if I wanna get one, it's gotta be a PCB costing about $700, I think is the current price.....

Bah!

And as for me, still playing Strikers 1 and 2. And Death Label; Im determined to beat that and see what the 2nd loop is like.

tada · Post by **tada** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:34 am

No ports?

Oh well, more motivation for me to move to Japan after I'm done with college. Not to mention, this is probably better for the longevity of arcades.

GeneralWong · Post by **GeneralWong** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:25 am

Senko no Ronde

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:11 pm

havent played anything for weeks, so i popped in mushi and ketsui in my cabs to have a go.

i have a fever, sprained wrist (got a huge bandage on my right arm) AND a torn up knee.. basically feeling like shit.. but ofcourse it means im playing great! (well.. for me atleast

)

filled the ketsui scoreboard with +70mil scores and did 2 +20mil runs on mushi original, no new personal highs but still, pretty close on both and quite consistent too.

..i tell ya, not even einstein could have figured a theory on the physics of how shmups-playing works

Superfamiking · Post by **Superfamiking** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:12 pm

Yace D wrote:Blazeon on SFC ? Do you REALLY like it ?

Did you experience Axelay, U.N.Squadron or Space Megaforce [Super Aleste] ?

Yep, have them all!
Axelay is OK, Area 88 is excellent (bad slowdown) Super Aleste isn't bad, but I am not a fan of vertical shooters

louisg · Post by **louisg** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:06 am

Been doing some souky. Getting close(r)!

MadSteelDarkness · Post by **MadSteelDarkness** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 5:46 am

I'm all about Shiki II this week.

KNTain · Post by **KNTain** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:01 am

Senko no Ronde

This, if it counts. I've been loving this game. If only online wasn't a wasteland.

I'll be away from my 360 for a week or so, though, so it'll be MAME stuff.

durias · Post by **durias** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:02 am

Einhander.

tada · Post by **tada** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 8:07 am

DoDonPachi, with a little Giga Wing on the side now for me.

Note to self: Never play DoDonPachi immediately after Giga Wing. You can't reflect bullets there.

Kaiser · Post by **Kaiser** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 10:14 am

Strikers 1945 II & III (in both i'm stuck at 1-8 due to stupid mistakes earlier)

malcolm · Post by **malcolm** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 1:06 pm

M.U.S.H.A

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 1:18 pm

Battle Garegga

I am playing this game for 2 weeks non stop(been working 60+ hours right now - not much time for anything)

I am try to get to stage 5? and 3 million points - (current at stage 4 and 2.5 million points)

Yeah I suck real hard

Please don't remind me or rub it in. Sorry my pixel dick is small

lewisit · Post by **lewisit** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 1:45 pm

gave up the 1cc of Trizeal after 25+ hours for now - just couldn't be bothered any more...

but found a new love in GigaWing - and playing together with a friend the yoko-screen actually isn't that bad at all

-Bridget- · Post by **-Bridget-** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:10 am

Well, I just got back from an anime convention in Iowa, where by some unholy miracle I found a copy of ESPGaluda for the PS2 (THE shmup I've been wanting for like 3 months now).

So, that's my recent playlist right there......

And I have to say, that's probably my favorite shmup now, maybe even over Giga Wing (though very close, lol, Giga Wing is still silly awesome).

Gonna work on scoring, I will; I just love the scoring mechanics in this game. What a blast..... though I dont FULLY understand it just yet. I'll read up on it, though.

And Arrange Mode adding the bit that Im familiar with from ESP Ra.De..... that was too awesome.

The only bad thing: They ALSO had Ibara and Giga Wing Generations there..... 2 others I want...... but there wasnt enough money

As it is, I sorta spent money I didnt entirely have to get this one.....

dolph · Post by **dolph** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 2:21 am

Just bought Ibara. Tomorrow, when I'm back at home I will start. I hope I won't be too bad. And I will also play some Espgaluda and Mushihimesama again.

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:47 am

Galaga.

TheRed · Post by **TheRed** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 5:14 am

-Bridget- · Post by **-Bridget-** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 4:42 am

DoDonPachi Dai-ou-jou's Death Label mode.

Had my best run ever earlier: I managed to hit 1,100,000,000 points earlier.... my best score yet.

Mostly because I somehow utterly murderized the 4th boss.... I spent the next couple minutes yelling "HOW THE HELL DID I DO THAT?!?!?"

And I got to Hibachi's 2nd form for the first time today!

For the 1st form, the 1st attack, I know HOW to dodge it, but I never do it right.... the 2nd attack (blue spirals), I found out how to deal with that one, it's not as bad as I'd thought, dodged that entirely. The third attack, the "lines", THAT was annoying as heck....

And then the 2nd form came out, started firing, and I panicked.....

I dont tire of this game, I really dont.

That, and also some more ESPGaluda (love!) and Strikers 2; stupid 5th stage being a pain, gotta learn that one better. At least the BOSS on that stage isnt so bad.

-Bridget- · Post by **-Bridget-** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 7:57 am

Finally 1cc'ed Giga Wing.

ooh, Im all excited now.

Very nearly did it on a single ship, too; but in the "true" final fight against the Stranger, I somehow managed to crash into his ship

Wow, this is my first 1cc in AWHILE.

Next I'll work on Galuda.

doctorx0079 · Post by **doctorx0079** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:07 am

Now that I 1CC'ed the first loop of Gradius Galaxies I'm back to Raiden III, though I still play GG sometimes. And Street Fighter II.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:09 am

Marz Matrix. Doing bad, never get tired of it though.

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:13 am

turbo force

hidden gem week

-Bridget- · Post by **-Bridget-** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:18 am

Well, despite saying I was gonna start on Galuda, I ended up just playing Giga Wing all night again....

Working on scoring now. The score I posted in the hi-score thread for that game wasnt bad, but could be a heck of alot better.

And expecting Giga Wing Generations in the mail tomorrow..... ack, wanna play it NOW.....

I really just dont ever tire of this game. Love the heck outta it.

durias · Post by **durias** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:13 am

Gradius Gaiden.

I just got it in the mail so I'm testing it.

It's perfect.

(I must confess that my dear shmups are stepping aside for Mario Strikers Charged right now. Hangs his head in shame.)

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:23 am

-Bridget- wrote: And expecting Giga Wing Generations in the mail tomorrow..... ack, wanna play it NOW.....

I think this may be the most excited anyone has been to play Giga Wing Generations since 2005. Don't forget to bump the score thread. Watch out for the dust.

Pirate1019 · Post by **Pirate1019** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:38 am

Trying to recreate my 1.4 mil highscore on Twinbee. Why? So I can get an .inp of it of course!

...Yeah, I'm having a hard time doing it with so little motivation.

I'll probably be testing the Seibu-waters the rest of the week since school starts for everybody except me tomorrow, so I'll have more free time then usual.