Dimahoo or Dragon BLaze / Raiden Fighters JET Strikers 1999

Bigsasquatch · Post by **Bigsasquatch** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:33 pm

Hi,

my setup is currently such that I have no real chance to try these using MAME, and I am looking to expand beyond the Cave ( and couple of Raizing titles )

So the question is :

For a fantasy themed shooter do I go Dimahoo or Dragon BLaze

For an Aero based one do I go 1999 or RF Jet ?

INterested in your opinions as I can't try em for myself......( other than 1999 which I have played )

Cheers

BIG S

Post by **Shatterhand** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:50 pm

Dragon Blaze and RF Jet.

worstplayer · Post by **worstplayer** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:14 pm

Highly subjective.
But one thing's certain: Don't buy both DB and 1999 (You played one Psikyo game, you played them all)

ForceDevice · Post by **ForceDevice** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:39 pm

Shatterhand wrote:Dragon Blaze and RF Jet.

+1

worstplayer wrote:Highly subjective.
But one thing's certain: Don't buy both DB and 1999 (You played one Psikyo game, you played them all)

lol, DB is more Cave than Psikyo. COME ON, THE BULLETS ARE PINK

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:30 pm

rf jet isn't great, but it is better than dimahoo and dragon blaze

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP · Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:35 pm

Dimahoo+RFJ+Striker 99

thats all u really need

Post by **Dave_K.** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:47 pm

Bigsasquatch wrote: my setup is currently such that I have no real chance to try these using MAME

Have you looked into an Ultimarc's J-Pac?

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:49 pm

Can't comment on RFJ or 1999, but I'd pick Dimahoo over Dragon Blaze any day.

Post by **spadgy** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:53 pm

Ruldra wrote:Dimahoo over Dragon Blaze any day.

Ditto that. Not a fan of Dragon Blaze...

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:56 pm

jpj wrote:rf jet isn't great, but it is better than dimahoo and dragon blaze

Nonsense. All three are great, and you can't go wrong with any of them.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:58 pm

spadgy wrote: Not a fan of Dragon Blaze...

Why not? The dragon shot is sublime.

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:40 pm

i hate them all.

But i like score system in RFJ.
So i think RFJ and... S1999Plus

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:41 pm

jpj wrote:rf jet isn't great, but it is better than dimahoo and dragon blaze

delete this or whatever

DB and 1999.

worstplayer wrote:buy both DB and 1999 (You played one Psikyo game, ... play' them all)

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:43 pm

raiden fighters 2 should be your 1st choice if you dont already have it

after that id say RFJ > Dimahoo > 1999 > DB

ed: these are all high quality games btw, all flawless as far as presentation and gameplay go so theres no worrying there.
with that said i fucking hate the scoring systems in both DB and Dimahoo tho

Post by **Shatterhand** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:07 pm

sven666 wrote:i fucking hate the scoring systems in both DB and Dimahoo tho

Yeah, me too. But I hate the level design in Dimahoo too while I like it n DB, so playing DB for survival is more fun than playing Dimahoo.

I just don't like Dimahoo at all.

pixeljunkie · Post by **pixeljunkie** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:08 pm

Shatterhand wrote:Dragon Blaze and RF Jet.

+infinity

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:42 pm

Shatterhand wrote:
sven666 wrote:i fucking hate the scoring systems in both DB and Dimahoo tho
Yeah, me too. But I hate the level design in Dimahoo too while I like it n DB, so playing DB for survival is more fun than playing Dimahoo.

I just don't like Dimahoo at all.

I don't understand this hating on the DB scoring system. Excellent balance of risk/reward, and it's so much fun to use the dragon shot. Technical bonuses are a nice plus.

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:35 pm

All of them. Not to mention Dimahoo is very easy to emulate if there isn't an arcade machine around.

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:54 pm

pixeljunkie wrote:
Shatterhand wrote:Dragon Blaze and RF Jet.
+infinity

Yep.

Dimahoo has a really bad scoring system. You could choose 1999 over DB, but I think DB has the better scoring of the two.

it290 · Post by **it290** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:03 am

Mahou Daisakusen and Strikers 1999.

... Honestly I'm not a big fan of Dimahoo. I like all of the others, but honestly 1999 just has something about it that makes it more fun than other Psikyo games. It's very difficult and fast (like RF Jet), and has some of the best animation of any Psikyo game (with the possible exception of Dragon Blaze). Mahou Daisakusen, on the other hand, is just pure oldschool fun, with great levels, enemies, and music. Still my favorite fantasy themed shooter to date.

dpful · Post by **dpful** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:22 am

Want deep play, from an adventure standpoint?
Dimahoo and RF Jet

Want deep play from a scoring perspective,
Both the psikyo ones.
Like was said, all those games are amazing. You'll end up wanting them all eventually.

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:54 am

I think you mixed up the games on that post.

Post by **spadgy** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:37 am

professor ganson wrote:
spadgy wrote: Not a fan of Dragon Blaze...
Why not? The dragon shot is sublime.

I don't know. Frankly I didn't like it as soon as I played it, and I typically love Psikyo games. Maybe I just need to give it more time...

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:33 am

sven666 wrote:ed: these are all high quality games btw, all flawless as far as presentation and gameplay go so theres no worrying there.

I DO NOT AGREE

Dimahoo's music is highly overrated, for one.

And don't get me started on Psikyo tunes...but if you're counting the music against the game you're doing it RONG (I play the Psikyo games the most out of this bunch)

worstplayer wrote:(You played one Psikyo game, you played them all)

blargh

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:37 am

spadgy wrote:
professor ganson wrote:
spadgy wrote: Not a fan of Dragon Blaze...
Why not? The dragon shot is sublime.
I don't know. Frankly I didn't like it as soon as I played it, and I typically love Psikyo games. Maybe I just need to give it more time...

i tried that too

evil_ash_xero · Post by **evil_ash_xero** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:47 am

The only one of those games I really like is Dimahoo.

I think it's an awesome game, but some seem to have real issues with it.

As for RFJ, it reminds me too much of Strikers, and I don't like Psikyo. That being said, I like it MORE than Strikers or Dragon Blaze.

s/m

Bigsasquatch · Post by **Bigsasquatch** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:01 pm

Thanks for the advice went for 1999 in the end as I am a sucker for anything Mecha related ( and RFJet was too expensive )....takes my modest collection up to :

Guwange
Ibara
ESP Ra.De
ESP Galuda
ESP Galuda II
Dodonpachi
Dodonpachi DOJ
Mushihimesama
Battle Garegga
Armed Police Batrider
Strikers 1999

Still trying to get my hands on the following ( finances permitting )

Cyvern
Vasara

Should never have sold me Vasara board in the first place

doh !

BIG S

dpful · Post by **dpful** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:19 pm

Man, that deosn't look modest to me.
Maybe replace most of those with some cheapo neo geo games and you'll have modest

Gungriffon Geona · Post by **Gungriffon Geona** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:20 pm

Ed Oscuro wrote: Dimahoo's music is highly overrated, for one.

Lies and Slander. Genius of Battle and the stage 2 song are my favorite songs from shooters, and that's really hard to decide on considering how much good music there is in the genre.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:36 pm

A few years back, my local movie theatre had a Strikers 1945 III upright cabinet. The first intial game costed fifty cents but to continue, it was priced at a quarter. I loved playing it whenever I got the chance. Eventually, it was removed from the premises and never seen again...

I broke down and bought a JPN region Strikers 1999 PCB with all original arcade paperworks + mini poster. The only thing missing is the Psikyo factory box that would complete this PCB setup...

The attention to the smallest details found in both Strikers 1999/Strikers 1945 III PCBs, is what Psikyo is famous for...to actually see individual parts open and close, hydraulics move, parts recombine into other parts that eventually become the end-stage mecha boss is awesome. Psikyo did their homework and it paid off in spades... ^_~

The Strikers 1999 maintenance code allows you to see the finer inner workings of such detailed mechanisms of the enemy stage bosses... ^_~

Having played both the earlier Strikers 1945 and Strikers 1945 II PCBs at the local arcades, Strikers 1999 is the best one in the series to date...

Now if Psikyo had brought out Gunbird 3 PCB, it would've have had a new gameplay element/mechanic + some new characters + crazier story endings to devour through...can't stray too far off from the classic Gunbird formula. ^_~

And doesn't Aruze own all the Psikyo arcade intellectual properties? Would be wise to see if they could make another arcade shmup title...

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

shmups.system11.org

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