Do you play Shmups or just talk about them

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:52 pm

I hate you.

Michaelm · Post by **Michaelm** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:40 pm

Hey! This is off-topic !!
Blasphemy !!

E. Randy Dupre · Post by **E. Randy Dupre** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:26 pm

OmniGLH wrote:
Dante wrote:Discuss
Well?

This.

elfhentaifan · Post by **elfhentaifan** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:44 pm

E. Randy Dupre wrote:
OmniGLH wrote:
Dante wrote:Discuss
Well?
This.

ok

antron · Post by **antron** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:42 pm

I can't play shups at work, but I can talk about them.

Also, this is one of the only 'gaming' sites that isn't blocked.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:48 pm

If we start talking about Sexy Parodious, does it get blocked? On my previous job any forum page that had any mention of Sexy Parodius would get blocked.

antron · Post by **antron** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:08 pm

I'm sorry, what did you say?

popawell · Post by **popawell** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:40 am

Play shmups > Talk about shmups

I suck at one less than the other, so less talk MORE PLAY.

PainAmplifier · Post by **PainAmplifier** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:58 am

I thought the topic was a bit odd...but not entirely off base. I have commented on games I don't play, usually to explain why not, but usually in 'off topic' forums and not on a site dedicated to those types of games.

So for example, talking about FPS games in the offtopic forum of a RPG game is fine, but talking about a sports game in the forum for that game won't happen on my part.

As far as being on topic and active as a shmup game...well, it's not far off. I do play them, and I have played them for a long time now. I just don't have the resources to import the PCB ones and thus my playing is limited to what I find locally, or I buy for a console or PC.

I just don't play them constantly and to the exclusion of everything else. I have too many games overall, of which I enjoy, to play only shmups. So I may go a few months without playing one at all. Other times I'll pick one back up and play it constantly for a few days/weeks until I get tired of it again. (I played R-Type Final like that, trying to unlock all the ships.)

Right now I am re-playing Diablo II...the recent announcement of Diablo III has got me excited about the series again, so I'm refreshing my memory on what I loved and hated about the game. I have about 3-4 games I'm actively working on between others right now...eventually I'll finish one and start up another. (Like Gradius V...bought that one before R-Type Final...but never got around to actually playing it seriously.)

Minzoku · Post by **Minzoku** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:12 am

I wish I could say more

Lately, I haven't had time to play games, between work, other [commission] work, and a side of [personal project] work. Last one was Kiken made me play through one of the Nancy Drew games

Dante · Post by **Dante** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:03 pm

Okay I'm trying to learn Trigger Hearts on the Jap Dreamcast,

I can get to level 3 on 1 credit milking the first boss for a good 10 minutes and beating Cruel Tear..

I'm also playing Magical Chase, Super Star Soldier and Gradius on the PC all rather easy and I can 1 life them all..

Then I see people post there collection who own every Cave game then, then the same person posts"I just bought Death Smiles" and today they got the New Dodonpachi.. Either there gaming gods or they just don't play games..

Two chain Ikuruga would take ages.. Then I see complete tools like Dupree a few millions posts but nohing in the way of replays or high scores

Bloodreign · Post by **Bloodreign** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:37 pm

Why talk about shmups or other games when you could be playing them.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:49 pm

Bloodreign wrote:Why talk about shmups or other games when you could be playing them.

Because I don't know the super shmupper cheetz like some people do...that and I have a high opinion of my knowledge on any subject, whether justified or not

hermosaguy · Post by **hermosaguy** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:53 pm

I talk about them too much to my girlfriend. I'm usually too exhausted to talk about them here on these boards.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:51 pm

Taking a look at the forum lately, it seems no one talks about shmups anymore. People talk about off-topic. It won't take long for the off-topic forum to have more posts than the shmups forum.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:16 pm

I'm playing more and talking less (more on the RPG end though). After so many years of the same topics (only now, folks have no excuse not to peruse through the volumes of older threads here using creative ), there's not much sense of freshness...

escadrille · Post by **escadrille** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:18 pm

Shatterhand wrote:Taking a look at the forum lately, it seems no one talks about shmups anymore. People talk about off-topic. It won't take long for the off-topic forum to have more posts than the shmups forum.

Not many new shmups being released. There are only so mny things to say about DDP or Company X vs. Company Y or how credit feeding is lame.

I actually learned about a lot of new titles I hadn't played by reading the shumps forum, but I don't have any new information to add about e.g. Batrider.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:27 am

Playing shmups is often stressful; writing about them is not.

Playing shmups while working doesn't work; writing a post here is a nice, quick break from work. I don't even have to leave my computer.

I like to write daily because I think it's good for my brain. Writing about shmups and music is a fun way to practice writing.

Writing about shmups here is more social than playing shmups.

Still, I'd rather have a high score than a high post count any day of the week.

Post by **spadgy** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:46 am

Agree 100% with the Professors wise words above.

With regard to Dantes comment on peoples' collection size compared to their ability - for one it's hard to know really how well or often people play without them posting in the high score threads - and some of us just like to get our hands on as many as possible to actually play a whole wide range. I'm the first to admit I'm a jack of all shmups and a master of none (ok - I've done OK on a few high score boards), but I just love to play lots of 'em. Recently I have really focussed compared to a year ago, but I'm taking this a little close to off-topic/old ground...

EDIT: Spelling of Professor!

zinger · Post by **zinger** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:09 pm

Most of my posts these days go into the off topic section. I do play shooters though, at least once a day.

Sandlegs · Post by **Sandlegs** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:59 pm

God I've been building a Mig-29 model for my friend lately!.........WHERE HAVE I STRAYED?!?!?!?!

but I don't talk about shmups more than I play....when I'm playing. I'm confused.

Post by **spadgy** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:22 pm

escadrille wrote: I actually learned about a lot of new titles I hadn't played by reading the shumps forum, but I don't have any new information to add about e.g. Batrider.

Fair point - except there should always be new stuff to add to the high score threads, and there's a wealth of information needs adding to the strategy section. Those to parts of this forum have really motivated my playing, and it's where the real shit is as far as I'm concerned.

I rarely post in off topic as a result... though I post in the main shmups chat threads all the time of course...

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