MANLY shmups

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:38 pm

All the amiga and C64 shmups, with the only exception of Apidya - it has a horrible pseudo-anime chick.
Do you want a list?

Also, Viewpoint. Square and manly.
And SWIV, every crazy squarejawed marinehead warmonger's wet shmup dream. Why didn't you list every possible shmup from 1903 to 1990?

Post by **undamned** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:42 pm

Don't know if you're friends are anti "oldies" but:

Defender
Galaga
Xevious
Omega Fighter

Also (I think these contain minor character stuff, but other-wise rule):

Blazing Star
Pulstar
Rayforce

-ud

Leandro · Post by **Leandro** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:46 pm

How could I forget, Twin Hawk/Daisenpu

Post by **undamned** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:06 am

Go through Rob's top 100 list.
-ud

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:13 am

Thunder Force IV

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:45 am

Task Force Harrier you fucking retards. There's one woman in it but she gets nowhere near the controls of a plane.

sfried · Post by **sfried** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:11 am

glitch wrote: <3++

i've had it with all these tanks and helicopters.
though literal Blue Skies are hard to implement in the verti's, i'm all pro the happification of the genre.

This is different. This is the dose to counteact the clout of moe and lolis pervading most games nowdays.

We need some serious MANLY action Contra-style.

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:13 am

WE NEED BLOOD

sfried · Post by **sfried** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:18 am

undamned wrote:Don't know if you're friends are anti "oldies"

My firends are actually pro-oldies. They think gaming nowdays is too easy, and likewise think much anime is shit with all of the visual-novel inspired shows being adopted (with the exception of the giant-robot ones). That said, they think everything was better in the 80's.

And I'm inclined to agree. I'm sick and tired of slice-of-life, especially when they start creeping into my games. I want some ACTION. I WANT TO SEE SHIT EXPLODE.

MathU · Post by **MathU** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:41 am

Gate of Thunder and Lords of Thunder are pretty damn manly.

In fact, does it get much manlier than the Gate intro?

Oh, and Cho Aniki.

sfried · Post by **sfried** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:02 am

MathU wrote:Gate of Thunder and Lords of Thunder are pretty damn manly.

In fact, does it get much manlier than the Gate intro?

Man, I almost forgot that.

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:01 am

Whats wrong with

Psyvariar 1/2
Raiden Fighters
XII Stag
Zero Gunner 2

?

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:48 am

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP wrote:ketsui is pretty manly

So manly that I wish the pilots were gay lovers. Like this game. That's another one to add to your macho list.

dpful · Post by **dpful** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:02 am

I'd say, if it has dance music in the game, it has to move down the list. Same for orchestral scores.

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:28 am

FIGHTER AND ATTACKER IS MANLY

IT HAS FIGHTERS

AND ATTACKERS

sfried · Post by **sfried** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:12 am

P_HAT wrote:Whats wrong with

Psyvariar 1/2
Raiden Fighters
XII Stag
Zero Gunner 2

?

Raiden Fights is already on the list under "Raiden series."
Psyvariar added to anime influenced list

Bloodreign · Post by **Bloodreign** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:13 am

Fire Shark and Flying Shark, even a woman can play it and grow hair on her chest, thereby feeling very manly.

Also these 2 games have nothing cute about them.

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:15 am

also most euroshmups tend to be manly

sfried · Post by **sfried** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:46 am

shoe-sama wrote:DANGUN FEVERON

MEEEEEOOOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!!

Yeah, I'd like to put that on another list, though. Under the same category as Megablast (Taito) and Cho Aniki: bizzare shmups.

worstplayer · Post by **worstplayer** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:59 am

Cyvern could be in that list too. Sure, it has dragons, giant insects and steam trains, but it's way too dark to be anything near cute'em up. Same goes for Gigawing and to some extent Darius.

Oh and how could you forget Jets'n'guns. It doesn't take itself too seriously, but it has big guns, WW2-style fighters and corpses flying off destroyed enemy planes. And there's even penis-shaped carrier named U.S.S Impotence, can't get any more badass than that.

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:02 am

giga wing has monologue and dialogue

THATS NOT MANLY

we need 100% pure action

ED-057 · Post by **ED-057** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:03 am

Centipede

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:15 am

ED-057 wrote:Centipede

J/k? The first shmup made by a woman...

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:20 am

Ceph wrote:
ED-057 wrote:Centipede
J/k? The first shmup made by a woman...

It can't be. Women are scared of bugs... which is also why they don't test games.

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:05 pm

Metal Black and Gun Frontier? Those are pretty damn manly.

Post by **Icarus** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:21 pm

Real men play cute'em-ups.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:56 pm

Forgotten Worlds-The heroes are manly men who talk tough and fight their foes without shirts.

Zero Wing EU MD-The heroes are too manly for proper grammar. They also fight for GREAT justice, which is much more manly than regular justice.

sfried · Post by **sfried** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 7:04 pm

BrianC wrote:o manly for proper grammar. They also fight for GREAT justice, which is much more manly than regular justice.

What about the PC-E version?

yojo! · Post by **yojo!** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:31 pm

What about Last Hope ?. That's not a game for wussy pussies, and it's the perfect example of 80s type of shooter made in new century.

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:40 pm

hey why is xexex on there

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW