Shmups where you can hit bystanders?

neoalphazero · Post by **neoalphazero** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:54 pm

The general rule is to kill anything on screen before it returns the favor, but every once in a while shooters let you attack non-hostile characters. A few examples:

Raiden- the big bonus car that speeds by.

Last Resort/ Dodonpachi- City traffic

Under Defeat- poor cows

Any others? *-neo

dmzach · Post by **dmzach** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:57 pm

almost every thing in Batrider

Post by **Shatterhand** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:16 pm

in Sonic Wings Special you can destroy city traffic too, for some extra score.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:33 pm

dmzach wrote:almost every thing in Batrider

Especially in stage one where you get lots of points by systematically wrecking a subway, cars, burn out a shack before smashing it with a billboard, blow out window panes and set dollar bills on fire.

Really, you´ve gotta love this game just for that.

kernow · Post by **kernow** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:03 pm

ESP.Ra.De, traffic.

Sonic Wings 2 - buildings.

Aru-san · Post by **Aru-san** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:11 pm

Tiger Heli - Buildings. ScrewAttack obsessed over this feature for some reason.

elfhentaifan · Post by **elfhentaifan** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:42 pm

destroying buildings or cars is a lot of fun!
You gotta LOVE dodonpachi (any) just because of that

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:27 am

neoalphazero wrote:Raiden- the big bonus car that speeds by.

Started in Tiger Heli, and can also be found in Varth and a lot of Toaplan games

Skyline · Post by **Skyline** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:28 am

Twin Eagle II: buildings, cars, parking lots, trees, etc

Don't you get fruit in Bangai-O by destroying homes?

bkk · Post by **bkk** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:33 am

Mahou Daisakusen has lots of harmless goblins to slaughter (although not in the stage with spectators).

And I always think it's hilarious to destroy the car at the first boss in Donpachi when the poor guy tries to enter.

Battlesmurf · Post by **Battlesmurf** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:41 am

Lol..ask me why "defender" comes to mind?

You know- it kind of irritated me in Batrider that you could blow up all those people- aren't you supposed to be police or something?

Chi_Ryu · Post by **Chi_Ryu** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:00 am

Sky Kid (Namco, 1985): you can shoot the cheerleaders at the end of the stages, and graves.

Harrier Attack (Durrell, 1984): You can missile a path through the buildings.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:20 am

Battlesmurf wrote:You know- it kind of irritated me in Batrider that you could blow up all those people- aren't you supposed to be police or something?

Most of them are the bads.

And the cop cars at the end of stage 1 give a better bonus if you let the tank-think run them over...

NAVVARR · Post by **NAVVARR** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:28 am

3rd Stage of R-Type Final with the giant flying battleship- you get to destroy the skyscrapers lining the roads and watch debris crash down onto the street below.

crithit5000 · Post by **crithit5000** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:47 am

I still want someone to make a new car shooter where enemy patterns are interupted by occasional pedestrian crossways and the only way to keep your chain going is to MOW THEM ALL DOWN. Somebody please make.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:53 am

More destructible traffic in Last Resort.

And of course let's not forget the random goofballs that get knocked out of the race in the first stage of Shippuu Mahou Daisakusen.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:07 pm

Ed Oscuro wrote:
Battlesmurf wrote:You know- it kind of irritated me in Batrider that you could blow up all those people- aren't you supposed to be police or something?
Most of them are the bads.

They are corrupt pigs. The guys in Batrider are taking the justice into their own hands.

Ixmucane · Post by **Ixmucane** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:02 pm

Among other awesomeness, Chimera Beast (on MAME) has a whole stage with a city full of people to eat; but they are prey, not innocent bystanders.

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:49 pm

A lot of shmups have buildings to destroy. I don't think they qualify as "bystanders", otherwise we should start mentioning things like the lightstands in Mushi2 and things like those.

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:52 pm

Doesn't count, as it's collateral damage and not bystanders: You can destroy some trees in certain levels of old Capcom games. Ones that come to mind are level 3 of U.N. Squadron and level 4 (?) of Varth. There are also certain trees in Mercs that you can shoot.

Definitely doesn't count as it's not a shmup OR bystanders, but it's funny to see: In Knights of the Round, you can cut at the treasure dropped from barrels and boxes to have it split into multiple piles. You can actually get slightly more points this way.

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 6:33 pm

Last Hope - you can shoot down some of the little guys shooting at you in space suits...especially level 1.

R-Type Final - Bydo Mothership stage u can shoot down buildings presumably full of peoples.

Thunderforce V - One of the stages lets you shoot down falling debris (hanging from ceiling etc.)

neoalphazero · Post by **neoalphazero** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:33 pm

bkk wrote:
And I always think it's hilarious to destroy the car at the first boss in Donpachi when the poor guy tries to enter.

Wow, this post reminded me I've never played the original Donpachi. *-neo

maxi · Post by **maxi** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:35 pm

Zombie Nation.

Super X Gamma · Post by **Super X Gamma** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:39 pm

neoalphazero wrote:
bkk wrote:
And I always think it's hilarious to destroy the car at the first boss in Donpachi when the poor guy tries to enter.
Wow, this post reminded me I've never played the original Donpachi. *-neo

20 lashes for not experiencing this classic. The beatings will continue until rectified.

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