Trains in shmups

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:51 pm

Is it mandatory that shmups have to have levels with trains in them? It's weird, as they tend to be around the third level all the time too. Couldn't we be chasing something else, like...big Jeeps?

I can think of loads, but I won't spoil the fun, so I'll start with a few - feel free to add to the list:

Giga Wing
Ibara
Raiden Fighters 2

DC906270 · Post by **DC906270** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:05 pm

gunbird
strikers series

FIL · Post by **FIL** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:11 pm

Battle Bakraid.

More trains in shmups (and everything else) please.

GrimoreLibrarian · Post by **GrimoreLibrarian** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:12 pm

Trouble Witches, it's the first stage as well!

kernow · Post by **kernow** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:14 pm

ESP.ra.de

stage 4

ooh, ESPgaluda stage 3 too

I'm Alec · Post by **I'm Alec** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:26 pm

yup. also espgaluda 2, level something.

I think I remember trains in S1945 and Garrega, but its been a while since I've played either.

those trains in ibara take the cake though. especially in black label.

budloc · Post by **budloc** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:30 pm

Zero Gunner 2
Muchi Muchi Pork
Pink Sweets
Death Smiles
Progear No Arashi

kernow · Post by **kernow** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:36 pm

cave likes teh trains?

I think so

worstplayer · Post by **worstplayer** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:48 pm

Cyvern (beginning and first boss)

AND you also chase something else (multi-stage rocket(another common shmup enemy))

elfhentaifan · Post by **elfhentaifan** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:48 pm

DoDonPachi DFK has very nice animated trains
The background in general is beautiful

Whats the point in those trains, though?
Cant we chose something like animals or so?

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:52 pm

Under Defeat.

bsidwell · Post by **bsidwell** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:53 pm

elfhentaifan wrote:Whats the point in those trains, though?

The point is that trains are awesome, and therefore blowing up trains is double awesome.

dpful · Post by **dpful** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:15 pm

turbo force has some good trains that you really have to catch in order to completely blow up.

I like trains, plus fleets of big ships like in dimahoo and some other raizing games and donpachi's

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:35 pm

Not to disrupt a pleasant conversation, but there's already a topic devoted to train stages:

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.ph ... ins+shmups

clp · Post by **clp** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:35 pm

radilgy .

JoshF · Post by **JoshF** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:38 pm

i think every toaplan game has a vehicle on tracks guh guh guh stupid thread close

JoshF · Post by **JoshF** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:45 pm

lol just list games with trains

EDIT: I made a post disappear?

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:45 pm

This thread is worthless without a mention of: The Rail Loaders.

Kinda sucky game, but a must here in this thread.

elfhentaifan wrote:DoDonPachi DFK has very nice animated trains
The background in general is beautiful

Whats the point in those trains, though?
Cant we chose something like animals or so?

grmbl, I'd shoot trains > animals any day.

JoshF · Post by **JoshF** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:48 pm

his thread is worthless without a mention of: The Rail Loaders.

Even with it...

Half of the stuff probobly aren't trains but other rail vehicles.

Lets list shmups with ships. Shmips.

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:56 pm

Ooooh. Batsugun (lots of ships), Bakraid (a few ships), Gunbird (a few more ships).

What really gets to me is shumps with cars. Liek in DDP and ESPrade where you can blow up innocent commuters for +points. Perhaps we need to start an ethics in shumps thread.

elfhentaifan · Post by **elfhentaifan** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:09 pm

the asian-avatar sickness has started

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:13 pm

elfhentaifan wrote:the asian-avatar sickness has started

as long as we keep it feminine it's all cool to me.

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:16 pm

Raiden.

bsidwell · Post by **bsidwell** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:56 pm

listen you guys we already covered this two years ago so there is no reason to ever talk about it again

Observer · Post by **Observer** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:57 pm

JoshF wrote:lol just list games with trains

EDIT: I made a post disappear?

lol, no. I made it disappear. I considered it was better to wipe out my previous, engrishy statement and speak more about the train section in Einhänder (what's up that nobody even acknowledged this one has voices that rock?) and the glorious Stage 3 from Zen-Ichi. I think that's where trains get blown up like mad and you were even awarded for destroying all the wagons ("Destroyed All Parts!" or something like that).

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:29 pm

JoshF wrote:i think every toaplan game has a vehicle on tracks guh guh guh stupid thread close

guh guh guh stupid joshf ban

moozooh · Post by **moozooh** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 12:26 am

First stage of Batrider has a train in it!

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 12:57 am

moozooh wrote:First stage of Batrider has a train in it!

Oh yeah - forgot about that one. Pretty small.

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 1:33 am

Better question: What about shmups where you play as a train?

Enhasa · Post by **Enhasa** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 1:43 am

That would be a rail shooter.

(ba-dum-ching!)

It really is the same idea though. You're moving forward on rails, no deviation from the set path.