Shmup Ticker: What are you playing RIGHT NOW?

grovsnus · Post by **grovsnus** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:27 pm

Gradius III.

ott0bot · Post by **ott0bot** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:03 am

Lightening Force!!! And Robo Aleste! Great stuff!

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:33 pm

Daioh, at the moment.

After figuring out Gekioh has no loop, I guess that gives me a reason to play it too.

Oh and uh, Zanac.

Bloodreign · Post by **Bloodreign** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:41 am

Dangun Feveron, and totally sucking at it.

Love the games theme though, definitely far out there.

HeLGeN-X · Post by **HeLGeN-X** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:15 am

I'm about to play Progear right now, but lately I've been playing this sweet doujin action/adventure/shmup called Crescent Pale Mist, it's fucking incredible, I highly recommend it. Also was playing Vasara 2 and Guwange.

Hardstepah · Post by **Hardstepah** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:15 am

DoDonPachi: DaiOuJou - Stage 3, 1 credit on normal

Einhander - Complete 1 credit on hard

ESPGaluda - Stage 2 arrange mode 1 credit

thats about what im doin rite now.

-Bridget- · Post by **-Bridget-** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:36 am

ESPGaluda and Dai-ou-jou.

Galuda, hmm, that last run I shoulda 1cc'ed it but didnt.... hit the 5th boss and absoultely made an ass of myself.

And Dai-ou-jou is best summed up with: "AAAARRRGGGGHHHHH" as the arcade mode goes.

Why does that one hate me so much? I have better luck with Death Label than I do the arcade mode.....

Koa Zo · Post by **Koa Zo** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:09 pm

broke the Saturn out a week ago and been having a blast with my newly acquired Thunder Force Gold Pack 2. Mainly concentrating on Thunder Force AC, but Thunder Force IV really blew me away with how cool the graphics and sound are (how did I miss this back in the Genesis days?!), I look forward to playing each every day.

And thanks to D's recent Sonic Wings thread, I've been giving S.W.Special another go. Played through with my favorite Swedish robot: T.B.A-10, and was surprised how easy most of the game seemed ..up until the last level. I guess last time I played, and had to credit feed, I had yet to be exposed to Cave games. Dodonpachi et al. really upped the ante!
Now I just need a second player to do it up right.

And for shits and giggles, a little Game Tengoku never ceases to remind how Jaleco was the little underdog developer who could.

durias · Post by **durias** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:41 pm

durias wrote:
durias wrote:
durias wrote:Zanac.
Zanac.
Zanac.

Zanac.

Enhasa · Post by **Enhasa** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:59 pm

Zanac X Zanac? (X Zanac X Zanac)

lowemark · Post by **lowemark** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:45 am

batrider.

I hate it.

elvis · Post by **elvis** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:55 am

Blazing Lasers (ie: PAL release of Gunhed).

TG16/PC Engine version on Wii Virtual Console. My second VC purchase, and tonnes of fun. Compile really floats my boat.

I'll give it a while, and then hit up some of the other PC Engine shooters on there.

neist · Post by **neist** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 2:10 pm

Zombie Nation.

Woo!

grovsnus · Post by **grovsnus** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 2:34 pm

Keeping the Super Famicom plugged in. Super Aleste and Super R-type got some last night.

FIL · Post by **FIL** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:14 pm

My tour of caravan games takes me to Final Soldier this week. I'm going to have to put it on hold after this week though because another forum I visit has their high score league restarting soon and I need to seclude myself deep in the mountains to train.

I'm about this close > < to getting a PC Engine this summer now rather than a supergun as I had intended.

durias · Post by **durias** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:46 am

durias wrote:
durias wrote:
durias wrote: Zanac.
Zanac.
Zanac.

Zanac.

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:44 am

Zero Gunner 2
cuz it awesome.

bkk · Post by **bkk** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:59 pm

lowemark wrote:batrider.

I hate it.

-Bridget- · Post by **-Bridget-** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:51 am

Yet more of Mushihime.

I almost killed that freaking 2nd boss earlier. GAAAAHHHHHHHHH to that thing.

Though the stupid scorpion can be a bit obnoxious as well.....

Hardstepah · Post by **Hardstepah** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:56 am

radiant silvergun (saturn mode)

HeLGeN-X · Post by **HeLGeN-X** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:53 am

Got to stage 4 in Einhander on Hard, lost, then played Dragon Blaze till Stage 2, got bored, then played Donpachi up till Stage 3's boss, I died, so I stopped. About to probably play Esprade or something else.

unsane · Post by **unsane** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:00 am

HeLGeN-X wrote:Got to stage 4 in Einhander on Hard, lost, then played Dragon Blaze till Stage 2, got bored, then played Donpachi up till Stage 3's boss, I died, so I stopped. About to probably play Esprade or something else.

loi, and i thought i had ADD, this takes the cake.

-Bridget- · Post by **-Bridget-** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:13 am

More of freaking Mushi Ultra.

GAH.

That damn boss is still driving me crazy.

I've NO trouble getting to it. And then I get there, and SPLAT.

But I keep almost killing it, so Im nearly there.

At least I know stage 3 wont be much of a problem. Not even having practiced that stage, was able to clear it without any trouble (with rank set to "no miss").

4, however, is a nightmare. Blah.

I'll get this damn game beat yet.....

FIL · Post by **FIL** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:18 pm

Its time for me to hide in the mountains and train for an upcoming forum high score contest (one which Sikraiken used to take part in, assuming its the same guy).

A couple of shooters have been nominated so I shall be having a go at them over the next week. They are...

Star Force (without autofire, helloooooo carpal tunnel syndrome)
Armalyte (eugh, C64)
Thunder Cross (i have never played this game before)

elfhentaifan · Post by **elfhentaifan** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:22 pm

FIL wrote: Thunder Cross (i have never played this game before)

I suggest not to try it, and lucky you for never having played it before.
Enjoy that

FIL · Post by **FIL** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:24 pm

Can't be worse than Armalyte surely?

J-Manic · Post by **J-Manic** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 4:53 am

R-Type Final...10 minutes ago. I've been playing it all week. I'm in the process of attempting to unlock all the ships in the R-Museum. I wonder how long it'll take me.

Ozymandiaz1260 · Post by **Ozymandiaz1260** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:39 am

R-TYPE LEO

elvis · Post by **elvis** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:44 am

Wii Virtual Console shmup purchase #2: Lords of Thunder.

grovsnus · Post by **grovsnus** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:58 am

Radiant silvergun. I have never loathed my own inabilities as much as I do whilst playing this game.