Best Shmups for the PC?

skaldicpoet9 · Post by **skaldicpoet9** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:51 am

Lately I have been trying to find some good shmups for the PC. My knowledge of shmups pretty much only extend from arcades and consoles so the PC is a fairly new platform to me for shmups. I recently discovered the Touhou games and have been playing the demo of Perfect Cherry Blossom like crazy. I also know of some games by cactus (Clean Asia, Protoganda Strings, Burn the Trash etc..) but that is pretty much it. Anyways, I would be very grateful if anyone could give me a few recommendations

Aru-san · Post by **Aru-san** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:56 am

Dig in this database. Hopefully, you can find something that will tickle your fancy here. And with 1,100+ shmups (or less--some don't have download links), how can you possibly NOT find one that suits ya?

skaldicpoet9 · Post by **skaldicpoet9** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:04 am

O_o

Thanks man.

Look like I am going to be busy for awhile.

Is there anything in particular I should try by chance?

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:10 am

yaktoga 4 (proboably misspelled).

excellent game.. a bit on the easy side but yeah, excellent game.

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:46 am

i had a lot of fun with bullet philharmonic orchestra.
play it with "Sex pervert of a silence" from the karous OST- pure epic madness. you all should try that ;D
the song's even available for free at the karous site.

elfhentaifan · Post by **elfhentaifan** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:51 am

sven666 wrote:yaktoga 4

...a bit on the easy side but yeah, excellent game.

ever tried the full version? It's definetly going nuts later

kengou · Post by **kengou** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:37 pm

If you like Cave at all, try anything by X.X

Kenta Cho's games are also must-play games.

joeboto · Post by **joeboto** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:04 pm

sven666 wrote:yaktoga 4 (proboably misspelled).

excellent game.. a bit on the easy side but yeah, excellent game.

Yakouga Taiken 4?

edited: oh god, TIYORUGA character looks like chiyo chan. i want that game, seriously.

Aru-san · Post by **Aru-san** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:38 pm

joeboto wrote:edited: oh god, TIYORUGA character looks like chiyo chan. i want that game, seriously.

TIYO (typed in Japanese) = ちよ = CHIYO. That explains that part.

gs68 · Post by **gs68** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:01 pm

If you're a fan of Gradius and/or MSX shmups (and don't mind crappy-ass scrolling), you should pick up GR3.

http://my.opera.com/White%20Knell/blog/ (click "GR3 Project Site Dump"; the game should be in it somewhere)

joeboto · Post by **joeboto** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:02 am

Aru-san wrote:
joeboto wrote:edited: oh god, TIYORUGA character looks like chiyo chan. i want that game, seriously.
TIYO (typed in Japanese) = ‚¿‚æ = CHIYO. That explains that part.

lol. no wonder.

Elaphe · Post by **Elaphe** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:34 pm

One of my fav is Bike Banditz.

joeboto · Post by **joeboto** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:52 pm

ive been playing Eden's Aegis for weeks now, pretty cool with cave-like pattern.

t0yrobo · Post by **t0yrobo** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:54 pm

This is a pretty decent primer for pc shooters'
http://www.tigsource.com/features/doujin-shmups.html

Definitely check out Ketna Cho's games, whom that site only briefly mentions. I like his more traditional scrolling shooters, but I found Torus Trooper and Mucade to be pleasant surprises.

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:24 pm

t0yrobo wrote:This is a pretty decent primer for pc shooters'
http://www.tigsource.com/features/doujin-shmups.html

There ought to be a death penalty for choosing Kamui over Cho Ren Sha. Sadly, when it comes to pc shmups most players are content with finding 'lite' versions of their favourite arcade/console games.

seiatsu · Post by **seiatsu** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:18 pm

Didn't this same topic come up last week?

@ 320x240 in the last thread of this nature...I mentioned Kamui but neglected to mention Cho Ren Sha (Kind of forgot =/ ). Thanks for reminding me (even if unintentional) as a month or so ago, I was thinking of giving it another go. It's been some time since I've played it.

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:57 pm

Tyrian 2000 and Stargunner are now freeware. T2K is a fun, and long, vertical shmup, while SG is a pretty good horizontal one. There's also Raptor: Call of the Shadows, but that's still sold by 3D Realms on their site (via download). They're all for DOS (or DOSBox) by the way.

There are also some arcade ports for the PC. Layer Section which runs way too fast to playable (but it does look a lot like the arcade original), Darius Gaiden which turned out well, G-Darius which I've not gotten to see firsthand, Raiden II which turned out well, and a really bad port of Raiden. Oh, and there's Raiden III, which is pretty new, and quite good.

Those are the one's that come immediately to mind.

Observer · Post by **Observer** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:14 am

Add Shikigami No Shiro 3 and RayCrisis to the list. They got PC ports.

Hoping for Raiden IV to show up on the comps!

Definitely pick ChoRenSha 68k. That one is amazing.

For a great overload/mindfuck/craziness, you might also wanna try HellSinker. Weirdest shit in a while. Personally, this one was the doujin response to Treasure and it's freaking great. However, the ridiculously engrishy texts, cryptic interface, obscure scoring system and more might sound a bit annoying and/or scary.

Also Radio Zonde. This one is free, it's the predecessor of HellSinker. Hard, also odd, cryptic and brutal. So brutal you still get fucking attacked even during the credits! No mercy, no refuge.

http://wls.hp.infoseek.co.jp/ Circulate Blue's site (Now "Ruminant's Whimper")

There is a patch for Radio Zonde. It fixes some texture issues.

Vector link: http://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se313786.html (I hope it still works)

FatCobra · Post by **FatCobra** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:03 am

Jets n Guns

Fans of Tyrian or Raptor should check this one out.