Motorherp wrote: You can however partition the PS3 harddrive and install mame which gives you access to a butt load of shooters if that interests you.
If it is allowed, I like to know how to go about doing this!
I am already excited at thoughts of playing Batrider on my TV!
Yes it is allowed, it's even supported by Sony. There are options built in to the xmb for installing other operating systems such as linux. Here is a how to guide:
Once you've got linux running you can then install something like sdlmame or whatever else takes your fancy. You wont be able to harness the whole power of the ps3 though. You have access to the level 2 hypervisor but no direct access to the RSX. That is enough for running emulators though.
Luckily I downloaded Söldner-X on the PC to try before it came out on PS3, so I didn't have to regret wasting money on it. I definitely want to see more shmups released on the PS3. It's such a great piece of hardware.
Zaarock wrote:judging from the screenshots it looks like a pretty direct port of the pc version apart from graphical changes. I liked the pc version quite a lot.
It's quite different actually. Audio/Visual enhancements and rebalanced game play. If you own a PS3 and are into shmups, you surely don't go wrong at such a price.
Soldner X2 is meant to be good - avoid the first, snatch the sequel. I heard that Raiden III's on there now and the original PSX ports of Dodonpachi/Donpachi (correct me if I'm wrong though).
It's not as easy as it used to be to get an arcade machines emulator going but I did it on my cousin's PS3 and we got all the Cave games up to Progear working. It's FBANext though.
I strongly recommend Space Invaders Infinity Gene. By far the best shmup on the Store.
By the way, what's your PSN?
my PSN is viniciusvbf
I tried the demo of Space Invaders Infinity and didn't liked it much, maybe it gets better on the full version.
I'd like to buy Under Defeat HD, but it's just too expensive
Steel dragon (aka Shieryu) is available on PSN in the EU now under the Ps2 section. Very barebones though with no button config or so. Also Raiden 3 is in the Ps2 section in NA.
WTB PCBs: Armed Police Batrider JP ver B, Deathsmiles, Demon Front WTB console games: Battle Garegga (sat), In The Hunt (sat)
The music is almost of decent quality though!
