Best Online Shmups

Phil12 · Post by **Phil12** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:29 am

Are there any shmups i could play online with my friends and have score competitions? XBL ones obviously suck from my last thread. Any on the computer maybe?

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:42 am

You could always just play in mame and compare scores. Why not see who can get the highest score in a week or something?

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:02 am

Ikaruga on the aforementioned XBLA. Jetpac as well...though it's not technically a shmup. Excellent score-based multiplayer, however.

kengou · Post by **kengou** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:15 am

Ikaruga's co-op pretty much sucks unless you're actively planning and coordinating how to cooperatively chain, and that would take hours of planning at least.

I've had some fun with Twinkle Star Sprites online on GameTap, but that's not free. There are probably versions of MAME that can go online, look around for those maybe?

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:20 am

You can play TSS on 2dfreeplay.

Phil12 · Post by **Phil12** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:58 am

Zebra Airforce wrote:You could always just play in mame and compare scores. Why not see who can get the highest score in a week or something?

Yeah, that's true. Me and my friend were playing Varth today on a CPS2 emulator. It's always great fun.

worstplayer · Post by **worstplayer** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:48 am

"Exception" on PC has online co-op.

Post by **spadgy** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:30 pm

Phil12 wrote:
Zebra Airforce wrote:You could always just play in mame and compare scores. Why not see who can get the highest score in a week or something?
Yeah, that's true. Me and my friend were playing Varth today on a CPS2 emulator. It's always great fun.

Get involved with the high score boards on this forum. I didn't go near them for ages, but once you do it really focusses and motivates your shmup playing...

indstr · Post by **indstr** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:37 pm

Funny you should ask, the newest entry on shoot the core is supposed to be online multiplayer. Also rated as a "must have". I haven't tried it yet, but might be worth a go..

http://shootthecore.moonpod.com/database.php

It's called "bugsrider"

Post by **spadgy** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:22 pm

indstr wrote:Funny you should ask, the newest entry on shoot the core is supposed to be online multiplayer. Also rated as a "must have". I haven't tried it yet, but might be worth a go..

http://shootthecore.moonpod.com/database.php

It's called "bugsrider"

Some fellow forum members were chatting about that one here!

Phil12 · Post by **Phil12** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:53 pm

indstr wrote:Funny you should ask, the newest entry on shoot the core is supposed to be online multiplayer. Also rated as a "must have". I haven't tried it yet, but might be worth a go..

http://shootthecore.moonpod.com/database.php

It's called "bugsrider"

whoa cool site. That and Astro Avenger both look good. And of course I've already complimented Worstplayer on Laseroid.