shmups featuring biplanes

escadrille · Post by **escadrille** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:44 pm

Can anybody think of any shmups where the player's ship is a WW1-style biplane?

I can't think of any besides the venerable Flying Shark, 1943 Kai, and the Swordfish ship piloted by "Captain Uncle" in the well-known hori, the name of which escapes me.

I know the setting/era/ship isn't supposed to matter, and for gameplay purposes it doesn't. I'm just asking.

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:55 pm

Progear has one hasn't it?

Edited to add: Sky Adventure and Tokio/Scramble Formation, though I'm not a hundred percent certain about that last one.

I used to love shmups for their settings and very detailed backgrounds and Sky Adventure was one of my favourites back then.

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:24 pm

How about Sky Kid? =)

Chi_Ryu · Post by **Chi_Ryu** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:47 pm

Time Pilot.

Guardians Knight · Post by **Guardians Knight** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:51 pm

how can you forget Blue Max on the C64!?!

cutty_sark · Post by **cutty_sark** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:53 pm

Fire Shark

Bloodreign · Post by **Bloodreign** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:15 pm

Fire Shark and either 1943 or 1943 Kai used biplanes, as well as Sky Shark/Flying Shark/Hishou Zame, all 3 of these games are quite good, even if Flying Shark is a bit on the harsh side with all those fast enemy bullets.

Mortificator · Post by **Mortificator** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:24 pm

Prehistoric Isle.

Aero Fighters 3.

I also want to say Steel Empire; it isn't actually a biplane, but seems to be some imaginative alternate-world equivalent like the craft from Progear. You can be a zeppelin too for more WWI goodness.

Combat (Atari 2600), though that's a versus arena shooter.

quoth09 · Post by **quoth09** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:23 am

Strikers 1945 series uses Biplanes if I recall.

EddyMRA · Post by **EddyMRA** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:02 am

quoth09 wrote:Strikers 1945 series uses Biplanes if I recall.

No biplanes in Strikers 1945.

Biplanes have appeared as enemies in Capcom's 1943 and Sky Soldier.

quoth09 · Post by **quoth09** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:04 am

Alluro wrote:
quoth09 wrote:Strikers 1945 series uses Biplanes if I recall.
No biplanes in Strikers 1945.

Biplanes have appeared as enemies in Capcom's 1943 and Sky Soldier.

Bah, shows what I know - I know damn near nothing about planes.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:31 am

Biplanes have one wing above the other, usually the top one being a parasol wing (i.e. above a cockpit, and usually a semi-open one at that).
Triplanes have three wings, and are pretty funky looking. I wonder how many are in shmups? I imagine these were made for extra durability.
Monoplanes have just two main wings, one on each side of the fuselage. This is the common kind used in modern aircraft.

croikle · Post by **croikle** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:35 am

The Hammer Shark in Bakraid is a biplane, though it looks a little more modern than WW1.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:41 am

croikle wrote:The Hammer Shark in Bakraid is a biplane, though it looks a little more modern than WW1.

Aha, and it also makes its appearance in BATWIDER.

Toaplan games like the biplanes, both for player and enemies (Flying and Fire Shark).

quoth09 · Post by **quoth09** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:22 am

Ed Oscuro wrote:Biplanes have one wing above the other, usually the top one being a parasol wing (i.e. above a cockpit, and usually a semi-open one at that).
Triplanes have three wings, and are pretty funky looking. I wonder how many are in shmups? I imagine these were made for extra durability.
Monoplanes have just two main wings, one on each side of the fuselage. This is the common kind used in modern aircraft.

Ah, thanks for clarifying. Can't be but maybe a handful I would think. Probably more of an uncommon than anything.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:25 am

Triplanes or biplanes? Biplanes are pretty common in shmupz due to the historicity / novelty factors.

quoth09 · Post by **quoth09** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:29 am

Ah sorry, didn't clarify - Triplanes.

However given what you say, Mono as well. I would have expected the Mono ones to be much more dominant in shooters.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:45 am

Spaceships (monoplanes designed for operation in space and atmospheres apparently!) are futureproof, whereas biplanes are retrocool...seems pretty reasonable to me.

Now, I bet there's some triplane in a shmup out there, given how crazy the design is. Somebody's done it, I'm sure. If they haven't, they should be ashamed.

Sturmvogel Prime · Post by **Sturmvogel Prime** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:19 am

Shmups with Biplanes...

Prehistoric Isle in 1930's?

escadrille · Post by **escadrille** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:40 am

Bloodreign wrote:even if Flying Shark is a bit on the harsh side with all those fast enemy bullets.

Flying Shark was always one of my favourites. I finally managed to complete the first loop. No chance on the 2nd though.

Ed, I hadn't even thought of triplanes!

alysa · Post by **alysa** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:03 am

Does Combat on the 2600 count as a shmup?

yojo! · Post by **yojo!** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:00 pm

Who can forget Boogie Wing ? Not me.

doctorx0079 · Post by **doctorx0079** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:06 pm

Chi_Ryu wrote:Time Pilot.

Naw, that's some kind of jet or something.

porchka · Post by **porchka** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:19 pm

Steel Empire

escadrille · Post by **escadrille** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:35 pm

porchka wrote:Steel Empire

Couple of people have mentioned this one. I saw the ad when it came out in a Gamepro or EGM or something and thought it looked cool. Finally played it years later via emulation. Fun little game.

Nguyen VinhLOC · Post by **Nguyen VinhLOC** » Sat Aug 24, 2024 4:37 am

How about Double Wings, i haven't seen anyone reviewing this game yet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsTB9OY ... xvbmdwbGF5

SavagePencil · Post by **SavagePencil** » Sat Aug 24, 2024 4:49 am

Bomber Raid on the Master System (despite the cover depicting an SR-71…dropping…bombs…)

Sengoku Strider · Post by **Sengoku Strider** » Sat Aug 24, 2024 5:53 am

Since a lot of people don't seem to be familiar, this is a biplane:

They're World War I era fighters so named for the dual set of wings.

SavagePencil wrote: ↑Sat Aug 24, 2024 4:49 am Ghost Pilots

Bomber Raid

Ghost Pilots is a WWII era fighter with pontoons.

Bomber Raid is a dual engine two propeller WWII-era fighter.

Or a stealth bomber, if the Western box is is to be believed.

It can be hard to tell the difference with all that two-mega power blasting around.

SavagePencil · Post by **SavagePencil** » Sat Aug 24, 2024 5:50 pm

Yeah I edited the Ghost Pilots one out after I rewatched it (nice catch!) but I coulda sworn the in-game sprite for Bomber Raid was an actual biplane. I yield!

BIL · Post by **BIL** » Sat Aug 24, 2024 6:24 pm

I wonder if they went with the Ghost Pilots seaplane just so they could have one of the most haunting Game Over screens known to man ;w;7

(early Neo has some consistently killer Attract/Overs

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