Shmup Ticker: What are you playing RIGHT NOW?

Post by **Icarus** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:54 pm

Recca, and it's spiritual successor Pink Sweets.

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:33 pm

More Under Defeat. I've been messing around with some different tactics in an attempt to squeeze more points from the game. Managing to take my boss destroy time for the stage 2 boss from 8 seconds to 3 seconds was a good start.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:28 pm

more dai-ou-jou

clp · Post by **clp** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:34 pm

hi guys discovered this forum recently as i got more into shmup games anyway been playing karous i love this game!! havent quite beat kikens hi score though ha and trizeal

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:55 am

I've returned to playing shooties after taking a break (last game played was Giga Wing during the STGT'07)

Now I take a break from Illusion of Gaia and have played some:

DonPachi (was not feeling it)
and
Battle Garegga (having some fun here

)

crithit5000 · Post by **crithit5000** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:58 am

MUTHAFUCKIN Giga Wing 2. I think I may have found a game that makes me swear and reset the first level more than Giga Wing 1, Ikaruga, and Dai-Ou-Jou combined.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:12 am

It's not that bad. Come on (<- GW joke).

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:15 am

Don't say GWG, please don't.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:27 am

...What?

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:10 pm

I played Great Mahou for a few hours yesterday, and a few hours the day before that. I also played some Mars Matrix, but I didn't like it that much.
Get out your iron-e meter, twiddle.
The chaining system is way too anal for me.

grovsnus · Post by **grovsnus** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:28 am

I played Batsugun last night. Got into some sort of trance and beat Jupiter. I was very happy. Granted, I used five bombs on his ass.

Aquas · Post by **Aquas** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:57 am

Every now and then I play a round of Gradius 3 (arc) and get my ass kicked at the bubbles. I'm getting back into Mushihihime-sama 'cause I finally beat my old high score (after trying to use my HRAP2 to score for ...too long, went back to the PS2 pad.)

Also been playing some R-Type here and there, savestated through Super R-Type to see the rest of the game. I've been turned on to the R-Type series lately, too. Most of 'em are quality.

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:44 pm

I decided to play Blazing Star again.

I've been so occupied with other games I forgot how awesome this game is.

1942 as well.

marco75 · Post by **marco75** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 1:09 am

Turbo Force - very unpredictable, because of the random <?> icons, require you to analyse the situation and react quickly... memorization is not very helpful... also the homing shots and indestructible heatseekers can be quite annoying at times.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 1:13 am

Gunsmoke and Raiden Fighters 2

-Bridget- · Post by **-Bridget-** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:41 am

Sonic R wrote:I've returned to playing shooties after taking a break (last game played was Giga Wing during the STGT'07)

Now I take a break from Illusion of Gaia and have played some:

DonPachi (was not feeling it)
and
Battle Garegga (having some fun here )

I love Gaia, what an excellent game; still one of my favorites ever.

And as for shmup games Im playing, Raiden 3's Double Play mode.

Golly is this ever fun, but it's also hard.

Finally getting used to it though; gonna try for real scoring runs here soon.

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:28 pm

-Bridget- wrote:
Sonic R wrote:I've returned to playing shooties after taking a break (last game played was Giga Wing during the STGT'07)

Now I take a break from Illusion of Gaia and have played some:

DonPachi (was not feeling it)
and
Battle Garegga (having some fun here )
I love Gaia, what an excellent game; still one of my favorites ever.

I enjoy these games much myself. I am currently playing them in order

I finished Soul Blazer a couple weeks ago and will move to Terranigma upon completion of Gaia

And for shooting game,
I have played some Eliminate Down and some Gleylancer and…
I am in the mood to play some Keio Flying Squadron when I arrive home from work today

Ayanami · Post by **Ayanami** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:20 pm

Gradius V

Trying to finnish what I started and 1cc the damn thing.

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:31 pm

Switched to a pad and managed to 3cc DOJ yesterday. Only 1mm away from a 2cc too. If only I could chain this game to any degree of proficiency...

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:35 pm

Lately...I've switched to Border Down - DC

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:01 pm

DJ Rectal Prolapse wrote:Switched to a pad and managed to 3cc DOJ yesterday. Only 1mm away from a 2cc too. If only I could chain this game to any degree of proficiency...

LOL 2cc, DOJ must suck for being too easy.

For real,
congrats on your acheivement

I suck at DOJ and DDP and DP and everything else

escadrille · Post by **escadrille** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:38 pm

Progear and P-47 Aces. Feeling horizontal lately.

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:26 pm

mmmmh gyruss. Tonight I ended up on Mars. And the nice thing is that I couldn't play with the pad! Mars with arrow keys makes me feel yo.

lowemark · Post by **lowemark** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:52 pm

Ibara, because it's frustrating, annoying, hard and fun, all at the same time.

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:08 pm

Hellfire for the Genesis.

dolph · Post by **dolph** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:13 pm

I'm again trying to get through de scoring of Ibara. It's very hard, but fun.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:55 pm

Terra Cresta. And just tried Star Force in MAME-- so much better than the XBox port! Not sure about whether one should have any sort of autofire in Star Force.

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:06 pm

Playing too many games right now

Wings of Wor
Recca
Cloud Master
Power Strike
and
Bomber Raid

I am on a big SMS kick right now.

Enhasa · Post by **Enhasa** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:37 am

I'm playing Senko no Ronde for score, don't ask why. (Actually, it's something I do when I can't find any matches.

) I don't feel like I am doing very well, but I'm 19th for Karel. Not so bad, highest non Japanese.

Sonic R wrote:I enjoy these games much myself. I am currently playing them in order I finished Soul Blazer a couple weeks ago and will move to Terranigma upon completion of Gaia

-Bridget- wrote:I love Gaia, what an excellent game; still one of my favorites ever.

I find that shmup fans have WAY WAY WAY better taste in RPGs than RPG fans. If you think about it, that's not surprising at all.

Anyway, Soul Blazer trilogy is amazing and gets even better with each installment. It's one of the few RPG series with real thematic coherence, much like a movie trilogy like Three Colors.

versionfiv · Post by **versionfiv** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:33 am

just got Radiant Silvergun yesterday morning, been playing that almost nonstop ever since.

also playing dodonpachi, soukyugurentai, giga wing, raycrisis.