Shmups similar to Espgaluda....

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:58 pm

that are emulated. I'm not asking where to find these, just one's similar to this shmup. While I'd like to get it for my PS2, it isn't cheap:

(http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dl ... category0=)

and I really want to know whether or not it's a shmup that I would play a lot.

Maybe I need to get my butt out to a shmup meet, because I'm also curious about games similar to Radirgy. I do love shmups where there's leeching/milking, or whatever you call it.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:04 pm

just buy it goddamn you

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:04 pm

jpj wrote:just buy it goddamn you

Not for that amount of money before I've either played it, or something similar, hence my questions.

ForceDevice · Post by **ForceDevice** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:06 pm

Similar to Galuda, emulated: Progear

If Galuda is a game you'll be playing a lot: you bet it is

Shmups similar to Radirgy: Karous

Shmups with lots of milking/leeching: too many to fit this post

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:09 pm

dave4shmups wrote:
jpj wrote:just buy it goddamn you
Not for that amount of money before I've either played it, or something similar, hence my questions.

fair enough, maybe we have different ideas on what cheap means.

it's a pretty distinctive game though. can't you just watch some youtube videos and make a decision?

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:20 pm

ForceDevice wrote:Similar to Galuda, emulated: Progear

If Galuda is a game you'll be playing a lot: you bet it is

Shmups similar to Radirgy: Karous

Shmups with lots of milking/leeching: too many to fit this post

I gave Progear a try a while back, and enjoyed it. What about ESP RA.DE? Is that pretty similar?

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:27 pm

not really

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:01 pm

Yes.

Radirgy = busted Giga Wing with sword to block even more bullets.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:08 pm

dude.. its $70

if you dont like it youll get $60 here on the forums..

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:14 pm

Lol, come live in the UK. New PS3 and X360 games are up to $100 each. Honest. If you want my opinion, ESPGaluda is worth up to $100, and it has a vaguely similar bullet eating mechanic to Progear and ESP Ra.De (in that the better you get at the scoring system, the more bullets you can clear from the screen).

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:59 pm

sven666 wrote:dude.. its $70

if you dont like it youll get $60 here on the forums..

Yeah, good point.

ForceDevice · Post by **ForceDevice** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:01 pm

dave4shmups wrote:
ForceDevice wrote:Similar to Galuda, emulated: Progear

If Galuda is a game you'll be playing a lot: you bet it is

Shmups similar to Radirgy: Karous

Shmups with lots of milking/leeching: too many to fit this post
I gave Progear a try a while back, and enjoyed it. What about ESP RA.DE? Is that pretty similar?

jpj wrote:not really

ESP Ra. De. Has totally, TOTALLY different gameplay mechanics, except for the bomb. But Galuda's system is way better IMO. Also, it has those Engrish texts between stages and a two-part Stage 5 with lots of annoying shooting girls at part 5.2. The similarities probably end there.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:10 pm

ForceDevice wrote:
dave4shmups wrote:
ForceDevice wrote:Similar to Galuda, emulated: Progear

If Galuda is a game you'll be playing a lot: you bet it is

Shmups similar to Radirgy: Karous

Shmups with lots of milking/leeching: too many to fit this post
I gave Progear a try a while back, and enjoyed it. What about ESP RA.DE? Is that pretty similar?

jpj wrote:not really

ESP Ra. De. Has totally, TOTALLY different gameplay mechanics, except for the bomb. But Galuda's system is way better IMO. Also, it has those Engrish texts between stages and a two-part Stage 5 with lots of annoying shooting girls at part 5.2. The similarities probably end there.

Yeah, I emulated it today, and it is totally different, in terms of gameplay.

So, what about shmups similar to Radirgy that you can play on MAME? Are there any?

freddiebamboo · Post by **freddiebamboo** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:45 pm

I don't think anyone has ever bought Galuda and thought "what a pile of shit" - and like sven says, the cave shooters hold a decent value and you could sell it for damn close to what you paid.

Incedently, for further persuasion to buy it, Ord has a good review at his site here:

http://www.plasmablossom.net/espgaluda.htm

Arvandor · Post by **Arvandor** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:13 am

ESPgaluda is amazing, and there isn't anything really particularly similar to it gameplay-wise.

You should just buy it ^_^

ForceDevice · Post by **ForceDevice** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:17 am

freddiebamboo wrote:I don't think anyone has ever bought Galuda and thought "what a pile of shit"

I know people who say it bored them to death, believe it or not.
And yeah, these people ARE experienced shmup players.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:32 am

Dave
If you don't like it, sell it on. You will likely only lose what you pay in shipping -- depending on how long you keep it, a fair price for a rental.

Caveman · Post by **Caveman** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:02 am

dave4shmups wrote: I really want to know whether or not it's a shmup that I would play a lot.

What other shmups are you into Dave? We may be able to gauge how much you'd like it?

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:39 am

Caveman wrote:
dave4shmups wrote: I really want to know whether or not it's a shmup that I would play a lot.
What other shmups are you into Dave? We may be able to gauge how much you'd like it?

Aside from traditional shmups, I do love bullet-manic shmups where there's leeching/milking-I even enjoyed it in Chaos Field. That's why I'm not real into DonPachi, DDP, or DDPDOJ.

evil_ash_xero · Post by **evil_ash_xero** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:37 am

ESP Galuda is a fun game. I'd recommend it. If you like Progear, Ra.de., or basically most other Cave games, i'd say you'd enjoy it. They're not worlds apart.

s/m

eretsua · Post by **eretsua** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:14 pm

espgaluda is a pretty unique and truly innovative game. the kakusei-system is still a really refreshing and new idea in stg-land. cave expanded on the original idea and enhanced it in espgaluda II, which is really the only game that comes close to espgaluda. yet what evil_ash_xero and others say, if you enjoy other cave games espgaluda will also appeal to you.

anyway you can pick it up at play-asia for $64.90 (and with a $5 discount coupon which you can probably find in trading section) you go down to a totally fair price.

arika ports may appear pricey, yes but at least you get serious quality and a superplay/appreciate dvd with the package. truly worth its value.

eretsua

Etrian · Post by **Etrian** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:57 pm

Buy it, it's practically arcade perfect.

orange · Post by **orange** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:29 pm

galuda is amazing and a must-purchase

hermosaguy · Post by **hermosaguy** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:46 pm

This post has made me fire it up again last night. So worth a purchase. I absolutely love the arrange mode as well.

antron · Post by **antron** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:03 pm

do you have a NTSC-J PS2? if you are you using a swap/hack just download and try it. if you like it buy it. if not then toss it.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:13 pm

antron wrote:do you have a NTSC-J PS2? if you are you using a swap/hack just download and try it. if you like it buy it. if not then toss it.

No, I have an NTSC-US PS2. And be careful about what you mention on here, I don't want this thread to get locked.

I'd love to get a J-PS2; the main reason I have a US PS2 is because I'm such an RPG nut.

Still, the newest slim J-PS2's are less then $200.00, so as soon as I get a job with more then like 8 hours/week (which is all GameStop is giving me) I will probably pick one up.

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:32 pm

dave4shmups wrote:the main reason I have a US PS2 is because I'm such an RPG nut.

Ban, please. This is clearly an imposter.

kengou · Post by **kengou** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:20 pm

dave4shmups wrote:
antron wrote:do you have a NTSC-J PS2? if you are you using a swap/hack just download and try it. if you like it buy it. if not then toss it.
No, I have an NTSC-US PS2. And be careful about what you mention on here, I don't want this thread to get locked.

I'd love to get a J-PS2; the main reason I have a US PS2 is because I'm such an RPG nut. Still, the newest slim J-PS2's are less then $200.00, so as soon as I get a job with more then like 8 hours/week (which is all GameStop is giving me) I will probably pick one up.

You really don't need to put down $200 for a J-PS2. Google for something called Swap Magic. It'll let you play both import and downloaded/burned PS2 games.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:18 pm

kengou wrote:
dave4shmups wrote:
antron wrote:do you have a NTSC-J PS2? if you are you using a swap/hack just download and try it. if you like it buy it. if not then toss it.
No, I have an NTSC-US PS2. And be careful about what you mention on here, I don't want this thread to get locked.

I'd love to get a J-PS2; the main reason I have a US PS2 is because I'm such an RPG nut. Still, the newest slim J-PS2's are less then $200.00, so as soon as I get a job with more then like 8 hours/week (which is all GameStop is giving me) I will probably pick one up.
You really don't need to put down $200 for a J-PS2. Google for something called Swap Magic. It'll let you play both import and downloaded/burned PS2 games.

I'd want be able to play J-PS1 games as well, so I might as well go for the J-PS2. In any case, Swap Magic is taboo on this site.

themachinist · Post by **themachinist** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:49 pm

dave4shmups wrote:In any case, Swap Magic is taboo on this site.

I don't think it is. I reccomend swapmagic to anyone who doesn't want to throw down another $200 for a jps2 when they have a perfectly functioning us ps2 for import playing

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