Greetings

[General Zod]

Hello all!

I’ve been browsing the net since 95 and I can’t believe I missed this site! I’m 33 and I’ve been playing games since the days of the Commodore VIC-20 and as you may have guessed my addiction is shmups!

My first ever experience with Shmups was Arcadia on the VIC-20. I spent countless hours trying to clock the game and god knows how many times I rewound the cassette on the tape loader! I made the shift to 16bit computing with the Amiga and absolutely loved shmups. My favourites included, Xenon II, Silkworm, Swiv, Blood Money, Project X, and many other public domain shmups. Moved on to PC and Console Shmups and never tired of the genre.

I then took a break for about 5 years in 2002 but now with the advent of HD, Shmups have lured me back in! These days I own a PS3 and a PSP and having looked at the PSN realised schedule it seems Shmups are going through a renaissance! On the PS3 I’ve been rinsing Super StardustHD and Blast Factor, both of which embrace the fundamental ethos of any successful Shmup.

I love Shmups and I already love this site. I noticed that the archives do not include Shmups released on the next-gen consoles so I’m hoping I can help fill the void! Finally, the Grand Theft Autos, Gran Turismos, and Final Fantasies of this world are perhaps epic in their own right, but nothing beats the simplicity and satisfaction of a 2D, left, right, power-up - shoot-em-up!

[freddiebamboo]

Welcome

[Turrican]

Yay for home computer shmup lover on board!

Be prepared for some harsh criticism on those games now...

[Super Laydock]

Welcome aboard!

Fasten your seatbelts and please enjoy the flight!

And indeed nice to have someone new here who remembers the "old" days.

Since it seems you have enough titles under your belt, why don't let us know your top 25. Old school shmups need all the help they can.

*EDIT - damn I need to learn to spell better*

[Fenrir]

I am ready to bet you're European
Welcome. Don't worry about the home computer shmups/Euroshmups haters lurking around here and wave our flag up in the sky!
Remember, the keyword here is RETALIATE

[Turrican]

some threads of interest (necroposting is okay here, so be sure to resurrect them if you have something to say):

-mcgeezer- favorite amiga shmup
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=16821
-Shatterhand- Apidya vs Project X
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=16188
-Turrican- Lack of C64 love!
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=15059
-MJR- Overview of amiga shmups
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=6807
-Ceph- Amiga CD32 and Amiga 500/1200 Shoot Em Ups
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=10711
-Turrican- Menace vs Blood Money
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=11641
-theevilfunkster- Spectrum shmups
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=8072


There are many others of course, just have fun with the search function.

[General Zod]

I am ready to bet you're European
Welcome. Don't worry about the home computer shmups/Euroshmups haters lurking around here and wave our flag up in the sky!

Haha. Yeah, Born and bred in London!

[DEL]

London eh!

Ever go down the arcades?

[ROBOTRON]

Greetings and welcome to shmup.org, humanoid.

[Ed Oscuro]

London eh!

Ever go down the arcades?

Uh oh, DEL wants to shake somebody down for free quarters!

[DEL]

Ed wrote;

Uh oh, DEL wants to shake somebody down for free quarters!

Damn right! Times are hard, I need to muscle some ca$h off this guy.