Favorite shoot 'em up developer (past or present)?

MathU · Post by **MathU** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:46 pm

Irem will always hold a special place in my heart. Just about every one of their games featured something innovative or unique in it--with the exception of that blatant Raiden rip-off, Fire Barrel. From Cosmic Cop to Mystic Riders, they were a real gem of creativity. It was such a shame to see the end of the R-Type series (Delta).

Arvandor · Post by **Arvandor** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:47 pm

I'm going to be generic and go with CAVE ^_^

tada · Post by **tada** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:58 pm

Takumi.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:05 pm

Psikyo, then Takumi, then Cave.

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:19 pm

COMPILE

Technosoft
Treasure
Irem
Konami

EDIT: OOPS...I forgot about G.Rev

PROMETHEUS · Post by **PROMETHEUS** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:20 pm

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:22 pm

Seibu, then Raizing. Both companies during their mid-later years (for Raizing, subtract Dimahoo) displayed the perfect balance between risk and reward. Hugely unbalanced ships, though, but just pretend the bad ships don't exist.

Post by **nZero** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:43 pm

Seibu Kaihatsu. Even their most generic game does so much right.

There's also a special place in my heart for Warashi.

Post by **Icarus** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:47 pm

Raizing; then oldschool Seibu; then Technosoft; with Irem, Konami and Cave tied for fourth.

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:59 pm

Technosoft without question.

They're best known for their fantastic 16bit and 32bit shmups, but their translation and reworking of Devil Crash (Dragon's Fury) made an already good game better, and Herzog Zwei was a blast (and the first RTS game).

Among the remaining top five, in no particular order, would likely be Seibu Kaihatsu, Irem, Taito, and Compile. If we were to go top ten, G.Rev, Treasure, Konami, Toaplan, and Renovation (for bringing over Telenet and Wolf Team shmups) would fill it up.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:00 pm

In no order:

Konami
Taito
Capcom
Technosoft
Toaplan
Compile

vercimber · Post by **vercimber** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:22 pm

Treasure, Cave, Raizing.

the allett · Post by **the allett** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:55 pm

Toaplan, no reason needed!

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 12:15 am

Toaplan, for sure. Seibu a close 2nd.

Ayanami · Post by **Ayanami** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:00 am

In order

Raizing
Psykio
Treasure
Cave

I love a ton of developers who make/made shooters, but these four stand out the most for me.

J-Manic · Post by **J-Manic** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:19 am

Technosoft
G. Rev
Cave
Toaplan
Capcom
Taito

shinsage · Post by **shinsage** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:27 am

konami, psikyo, and thick women.

in that order.

General Martok · Post by **General Martok** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:34 am

1. cave
2. cave
3. cave

in that order.

roker · Post by **roker** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:52 am

Raizing

no doubt

then Cave

JoshF · Post by **JoshF** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:02 am

Taito, Toaplan, Technosoft. If I had access to/money for PCBs I might say Cave.

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:08 am

I hate them all.

But ignoring that, I guess I'll go with Jaleco just to make people go wtf

Even though they prolly aren't a dev

sikraiken · Post by **sikraiken** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:17 am

Namco, Sega, and Cave.

shinsage · Post by **shinsage** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:25 am

roker wrote:Raizing

just for garegga and batrider?

you crazy ass

tviks · Post by **tviks** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:37 am

Konami.

rolins · Post by **rolins** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:50 am

Compile > Toaplan > Raizing > Cave

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:50 am

I can probably pick two, Cave and Psikyo... pretty much yin and yang of this genre. Usually depends on my mood.

LSU · Post by **LSU** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:18 am

Treasure
Psikyo
Raizing
Taito
Technosoft

evil_ash_xero · Post by **evil_ash_xero** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:19 am

That's a good question. I was actually thinking about that today.

Probably gonna have to say(in no real order):

Treasure
Cave
Raizing

Those for overall quality, and then these for a few titles.

Irem(Delta and III)
Technosoft(TF III and IV, Hyperduel)

s/m

Mortificator · Post by **Mortificator** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:25 am

Irem! R-Type is definitely my favorite shooter series, and their other games like X Multiply and In the Hunt are no slouches either.

zinger · Post by **zinger** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:17 am

1. Raizing
2. Taito
3. G.Rev