Shmup Ticker: What are you playing RIGHT NOW?

KindGrind · Post by **KindGrind** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 1:12 pm

Ibara and ESPGaluda. Picked up MP3:Corruption again to play it on veteran once more.

null1024 · Post by **null1024** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:06 am

Armed Police Batrider.

I love this game. The only problem I have with it is that I tend to die without seeing what killed me...

ZOM · Post by **ZOM** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:59 pm

null1024 wrote:Armed Police Batrider.

null1024 wrote:I love this game. The only problem I have with it is that I tend to die without seeing what killed me...

There is an option code available to change the enemy's bullet color, if that's the problem.

LtC · Post by **LtC** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:14 pm

RefRain - prism memories (c75)
New preview version with 3 stages

Meglilo the witchborg (c75)
The game is as ridiculous as it sounds: graphics, music, gameplay... but I have to say I haven't played anything this fun for a while. Instead of the usual bomb system you can warp anywhere in the field. The powerup system is interesting and scoring system is good.

Dragoforce · Post by **Dragoforce** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:21 pm

I'm celebrating new years eve by playing Shienryu. Quite a wonderful game I must say. Reminds me a lot of the older Raiden games, which is a very good thing in my book

FRO · Post by **FRO** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 8:58 pm

The last 2 days have been consumed w/ Gradius Collection for PSP. AWESOME.

clp · Post by **clp** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 9:02 pm

ibara , and progressing nicely , thank god for raizing style games i love em .

StoofooEsq · Post by **StoofooEsq** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 9:38 pm

Ketsui Death Label.

Finally got to play it on my new DS Lite today. Obviously the lack of screen space is a noticeable issue, but I'm impressed with what Arika managed to do with the PCB's assets on the DS. As it stands, I'd now like to play the PCB, if only to make better comparisons between each product.

Even if it is just boss rushes (with that one exception), I'm having fun with playing in short bursts. My thumbs are already aching at the thought of facing Doom.

Arika should consider developing more software for the DS (TGM PLZ). Ketsui Death Label stands as a good example of what else they could do with it.

Observer · Post by **Observer** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 10:02 pm

A package with RefleX and Prizhm arrived this week so I've been alternating between those two.

I really like the whole idea of Prizhm with stages and bosses tightly synchronised to the music. Graphics might be ugly as hell but it's quite fun.

John845 · Post by **John845** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:01 pm

Mars Matrix, Ikaruga, Esp Galuda, Gradius V

thamasha69 · Post by **thamasha69** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:26 am

Gigawing 2 (DC), ESP Ra.De (PCB), Battle Bakraid(PCB)...........

Getting the itch to buy another PCB - *contemplates ESPGaluda II or Muchi Pork*

null1024 · Post by **null1024** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:49 pm

Ikaruga.

[Finally! It might look terrible [due to my crappy laptop having integrated graphics, and NullDC not liking that], but it's so awesome!]

John845 · Post by **John845** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 2:10 am

Ikaruga was epic the first time I played it. It still feels different from any vertical shooter till today. The art style and feel from the game is still unrivaled.

Of course the same can be said for Radiant Silvergun, but Treasure decides to keep that game on a niche console which is hard to come by and get modded. So unfortunately I haven't played that game yet.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 2:23 am

John845 wrote:Ikaruga was epic the first time I played it. It still feels different from any vertical shooter till today. The art style and feel from the game is still unrivaled.

Of course the same can be said for Radiant Silvergun, but Treasure decides to keep that game on a niche console which is hard to come by and get modded. So unfortunately I haven't played that game yet.

thats cuz its a puzzle game

*couldnt resist*

as for the saturn....dont know where you live, but they are quite easy to get.....and the saturn is probably the easiest mod out there...and you can still get the chips from racketboy

or you can just use the swap method and then you just have to tape down a switch....but you need a retail game and you will need to patch the region for burned imports

as for radient silvergun....its in mame....the emulation isnt perfect....but it works well enough to save you spending $200+ to realize it sux....or mod a saturn and get the same conclusion

back on topic....been playing a bunch of non shmups this weekend

soul calibur pcb, rival schools pcb, jojo's bizarre adventure pcb, tekken 4(g/f's choice), mr driller 2 pcb, and of course futari.....been giving ketsui a rest for a couple weeks

null1024 · Post by **null1024** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 3:20 am

RSG runs waaaay slow in MAME unless your PC is faster than 2.5 GHz.
PS: -fs 8 is the best option for games that run slow. Any higher, and the animation is too choppy to be playable.

[PS: I'm playing RSG. It's slow in MAME [my box is 1.3 GHz], but I can't get SSF or anything to work...]

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 3:31 am

ya thats pretty slow....

as for SSF i beleive it uses SSE commands which you wont have on a CPU slower than 2.5ghz

might be time to think about upgrading...

null1024 · Post by **null1024** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:51 am

From Wikipedia:

In computing, Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) is a SIMD instruction set extension to the x86 architecture, designed by Intel and introduced in 1999 in their Pentium III...

In other news, I haven't started playing for the morning, but I'm likely to fire up Batrider.

J-Manic · Post by **J-Manic** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:28 pm

I just gave Batsugun (Saturn) a go this morning. This game is all kinds of orgy.

null1024 · Post by **null1024** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:36 pm

Some more Ikaruga, and I decided to fire up DoDonPachi after a long break from it.

emphatic · Post by **emphatic** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:19 am

I'm playing Ketsui. It's a love/hate thing.

Emph

Aquas · Post by **Aquas** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:06 am

I'm pretty dedicated to Gradius IV still, have made it to the Hi-Speed stage and recently unlocked Stage Select, woo! I can do this 1cc!

John845 · Post by **John845** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:41 am

Batsugun on MAME. Graphical glitches and barely any sound aside, this is a brilliant shmup. Anyone know when or if Batsugun has been emulated 100% yet?

null1024 · Post by **null1024** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:30 am

John845 wrote:Batsugun on MAME. Graphical glitches and barely any sound aside, this is a brilliant shmup. Anyone know when or if Batsugun has been emulated 100% yet?

Still not. Last change was in .124 [we're at .129], and had nothing to do with fixing the graphics.
http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/batsugun

henry dark · Post by **henry dark** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:32 am

Border Down
Soukyugurentai

MOSQUITO FIGHTER · Post by **MOSQUITO FIGHTER** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:19 am

It’s mostly been Espgaluda and Ketsui DS. I’ve been trying to improve my score on Gradius Galaxies also. Think I might be able to clear Galaxies.

harlequ1n · Post by **harlequ1n** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:26 pm

Ikaruga [XBLA]
Gradius V [PS2]
Parodius Portable [PSP]

J-Manic · Post by **J-Manic** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:23 pm

I wrote:I just gave Batsugun (Saturn) a go this morning. This game is all kinds of orgy.

More orgy goodness this afternoon.

antron · Post by **antron** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:22 pm

Raiden IV, because I just finished my VGA cab with an XBox 360 adapter.

Time to download Ikaruga.

Guardians Knight · Post by **Guardians Knight** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:31 am

Raiden Fighters Aces atm with a bit of Raiden iv and guitar hero thrown in - i love my xbox thanks GP

thamasha69 · Post by **thamasha69** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:04 am

Darius II (Saturn)
Mars Matrix (DC)