best PC shmups that are NOT freeware?(besides touhou& ke

indstr · Post by **indstr** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 10:07 pm

so i want to find some obscure but awesome shmups for PC that are not freeware, but I know everyone is going to list touhou games & ketsui ...

i've played quite a few freeware ones over the past few months and i've really enjoyed a lot of them, but i'm craving more and i thought i would start by looking into some of the not freeware games for PC ...

soo ... any recommendations?

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 10:10 pm

I'll get the obligatory recommendation of Bike Banditz overwith.

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 10:40 pm

pc shmup r bad

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 10:52 pm

indstr wrote:ketsui

You mean Kamui.

Steel Saviour is supposed to be good. I bought it a while ago but didn't get around to trying it yet.

And then there's "The Reap", which I suggested in last week's PC shmup thread.

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=17423

Mortificator · Post by **Mortificator** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:27 pm

Galactic Swarm.

maxi · Post by **maxi** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:54 pm

Tumiki Fighters is good and better than these no-freewares.

Shocky · Post by **Shocky** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:06 am

Long ago there was a cool commercial PC shmup called "Prototype", which resembled R-Type and had cool music. I think it was of german origin. Too bad the name is so generic that's it's near impossible to google it :/

Anyone know anything about this? The first level was a jungle I think.

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:35 am

maxi wrote:Tumiki Fighters is good and better than these no-freewares.

lol pointblank everything

MathU · Post by **MathU** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:53 am

Shocky wrote:Long ago there was a cool commercial PC shmup called "Prototype", which resembled R-Type and had cool music. I think it was of german origin. Too bad the name is so generic that's it's near impossible to google it :/

Anyone know anything about this? The first level was a jungle I think.

Are you perhaps thinking of this? I think its sequel was in Shmup-dev Competition 2007 Round 2.

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:46 am

Shocky wrote:Long ago there was a cool commercial PC shmup called "Prototype", which resembled R-Type and had cool music. I think it was of german origin. Too bad the name is so generic that's it's near impossible to google it :/

Anyone know anything about this? The first level was a jungle I think.

You are looking for Prototype from 1995, by Austrian developer Neo software. Neo software also made Whale's Voyage, later became part of Rockstar Games (Rockstar Vienna), created Max Payne Xbox and worked on console ports of GTA games etc. Rockstar Vienna was eventually closed in 2006, apparently without any prior warning to its 97 employees, who found themselves locked out of their offices on May 11th, 2006.

Prototype is indeed almost impossible to find because of the generic name/limited distribution. If you are looking for a copy to buy, then I'd say you are out of luck. However, the game can be downloaded at Home of the Underdogs (an abandonware site). Since it's a DOS game, you'll need "DOS in a Box" to run it on a modern Windows PC.

Not sure if I'm allowed to link to it, but since Neo software ceased to exist long ago and because of the shitty way Rockstar Games treated Rockstar Vienna, here you go:
http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=3694

Necronom · Post by **Necronom** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 1:48 pm

shoe-sama wrote:pc shmup r bad

Yeah right, so are people who prejudice

Great PC shmups/ non-freeware:

Trouble Witches (great cavestyle hori)
The Reap (old, but good and still quite beautiful)
Steel Saviour (R-type style artwork and Einhander influenced gameplay)
Kamui (classic! nuff said)

Kaspal · Post by **Kaspal** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 3:37 pm

i might add sohers that i like also:
Zen Ichi
Samidare
Ban Shi Ryuu
Shikigami no Shiro series (can it be added here?... since its not really doujin)
Gensou Shoujo (beautifull... but some might not like it)
Rally Raid

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 5:13 pm

Barrage Tribe
Baroque Shooting (by Sting.. based on the world from the Baroque RPG)

Shocky · Post by **Shocky** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 7:55 pm

Ceph wrote: You are looking for Prototype from 1995, by Austrian developer Neo software...

Yep, that's it. Thanks for the thorough answer! Too bad such good games can be lost in time so efficiently...

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:24 am

http://www.pojar.net/ProgressiveMesh/Me.html

alysa · Post by **alysa** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:35 am

Mutant Storm, Space Tripper, Alien Abduction and The Reap are all worth the money I paid for them. Although the Reap might not be to easy to find now a days. I haven't bought them yet but XNeo and Xenoblast look like they might be worth it. Has anyone played them yet?

Kaspal · Post by **Kaspal** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:45 am

alysa wrote:Mutant Storm, Space Tripper, Alien Abduction and The Reap are all worth the money I paid for them. Although the Reap might not be to easy to find now a days. I haven't bought them yet but XNeo and Xenoblast look like they might be worth it. Has anyone played them yet?

i have, and even tho, they are kinda funny, they run a lil choppy here and there (its like the game enter in a "matrix mode" or somethin... at least in my computer and on my friend's new rigg)... and because of that, i stopped playin them, since it makes them feel unfinished or somethin.

best PC shmups that are NOT freeware?(besides touhou& ke

best PC shmups that are NOT freeware?(besides touhou& ke

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