Cute em ups

SheSaidDutch · Post by **SheSaidDutch** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:00 pm

I've only played the Paradious series via emulation *I'll purchase once I have some spare money to burn*

So any other cute em ups that I should check out via Mame?

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:13 pm

My personal favorite is Star Parodia on PCE-CD.....gonna need Magic Engine for that one though.

SheSaidDutch · Post by **SheSaidDutch** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:16 pm

Damocles wrote:My personal favorite is Star Parodia on PCE-CD.....gonna need Magic Engine for that one though.

I already have a reg Magic Engine although I'm really looking at potential console ports mostly ala PSX.

Although I might aswell give it a try.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:19 pm

A couple of the Twinbee games are on MAME...Cotton 2 and Boomerang are there too, but don't run too well.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:25 pm

Damocles wrote:My personal favorite is Star Parodia on PCE-CD.....gonna need Magic Engine for that one though.

You and me both. That game is beautiful. Way too easy but it is a visual and aural treat. Perfect PCE game to play on a summer afternoon.

EDIT: Wouldn't it be sweet if Konami had Hudson's devs make a new Star Parodia type shooter? Imagine the Star Soldier ship with new allies like Goemon and the octopus in a vertical comical followup and a little PSP with arms and legs.

I can dream.

icycalm · Post by **icycalm** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:26 pm

Twinkle Star Sprites.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 10:05 pm

I wouldn't really say this is "cute", but Space Bomber is wacky. The devs at Psikyo were on...something... Check out the review here at shmups.com.

And I heart Twinbee Yahho!

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 10:27 pm

Sexy Parodius (Saturn/PSX/MAME) is addictive like crack!

MSZ · Post by **MSZ** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 11:59 pm

BulletMagnet wrote:A couple of the Twinbee games are on MAME...Cotton 2 and Boomerang are there too, but don't run too well.

Detana Twinbee Yahoo Deluxe Pack is a MUST-GET.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 12:04 am

^^^

Don't forget Detana! Twinbee for PC Engine. Best of all you can play it on the go if you have a modded TE or GT.

SheSaidDutch · Post by **SheSaidDutch** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 12:24 am

I'll give some of these a shot

OT-- Dylan1CC what Bomberman is that on your av?

I've been thinking about playing some Bomberman now

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 3:00 am

Magical Chase is good if you've got some serious bucks.

alpha5099 · Post by **alpha5099** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 4:17 am

The GunBird games aren't really quite cute 'em ups in the way these other games are. They've got lots of serious mechs and what nots, it's really just the fantastical characters. No fighting giant lollipops. Still great games.

Game Tengoku is pretty ace, but no one can touch the Parodius games, the end-all be-all of cute 'em ups.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 4:32 am

alpha5099 wrote: no one can touch the Parodius games, the end-all be-all of cute 'em ups.

At this point I'm inclined to favor Harmful Park over the Parodius games I've played. HP is more cute, more manic (on the higher levels of difficulty), and more distinctive (my main problem with Parodius games is that they feel like just more Gradius).

Don't forget about Fantasy Zone, the original cute-em-up (as far as I know).

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 4:50 am

i love HP more than the next guy, but i have to favor Parodius on this front (to be fair haven't play Star Parodier).

the imagery in HP while incredible (as are the mechanics, but i digress) they can't touch this:

llaoyllakcuf · Post by **llaoyllakcuf** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 4:57 am

Space Invaders`95 / Akkanvader is also pretty good, if you like that type of gameplay.

Cthulhu · Post by **Cthulhu** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:50 am

One I found the other day: Plus Alpha. 1989 game by Jaleco. Nothing really spectactular, but a solid, fun cute vertical game. The main girl shows up again in Game Paradise, which is one of my favorite Saturn games ever, so I guess that might be influencing my opinion a bit.

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 11:35 am

Keio Yuugekitai / Keio Flying Squadron for Mega CD is very nice (and very wacky). I just love the "POP!" sound you hear when you blow up birds.

I just played through the PCE version of the first Cotton game (Fantastic Night Dreams) and enjoyed it so much that I will hunt down the other parts of the series. I suggest you give the arcade original a try in MAME.

Rabio Lepus / Rabbit Punch (arcade, PCE) is semi-cute and quite difficult, actually.

Mr. Heli no Daibouken (arcade, PCE, forget all other ports) is another game with semi-cute, colourful graphics, and it's one of the best and most original games ever, IMO. Highly recommended! The PCE version has both arcade mode and a PCE exclusive mode where you don't lose as much energy on getting hit, so it's easier to get into the game.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 1:34 pm

captain ahar wrote:i love HP more than the next guy, but i have to favor Parodius on this front (to be fair haven't play Star Parodier).

the imagery in HP while incredible (as are the mechanics, but i digress) they can't touch this:

Well, yes, this takes the prize. Though wierdness nearly overcomes cuteness here (as in much of Parodius).

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 1:47 pm

professor ganson wrote:Well, yes, this takes the prize. Though wierdness nearly overcomes cuteness here (as in much of Parodius).

Ganson, have a ride on Twinbees if you think Parodiuses are too much on the wacky side. You'll love Twinbee.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 2:36 pm

Turrican wrote:
professor ganson wrote:Well, yes, this takes the prize. Though wierdness nearly overcomes cuteness here (as in much of Parodius).
Ganson, have a ride on Twinbees if you think Parodiuses are too much on the wacky side. You'll love Twinbee.

Thanks, Turrican. My only hesitation has been that Xevious-style bombing I've heard about in the Twinbees. Never was that good at Xevious. I've been thinking about getting that Twinbee pack on the PS1 for a while now: I think I'll have to get it soon.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 3:59 pm

Don't worry, the bees are equipped with intelligent bombing: unlike Xevious, you don't have to be pixel perfect to aim: just go near the target you need to bomb and Twinbee will lock onto it automatically. That's the plus to have a sentient cute ship I guess!

Danny · Post by **Danny** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 4:02 pm

Well if you have a Sega Saturn I would strongly suggest buying the Paridous Deluxe pack which is basicly the orignal Parodius and Parodius DA! on one CD. The good news is that it's pretty cheap these days when you consider the price of other shooting games on the platfrom and it's proberbly one of the best shump disk's out for the Saturn. (in my opinion)

devlkore · Post by **devlkore** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 4:16 pm

Ok, it's not really a "cute 'em up", but Dangun Feveron is kind of like DoDonPachi, with disco music and dancing people you have to rescue.

Worth a play at least.

alpha5099 · Post by **alpha5099** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:51 am

captain ahar wrote:i love HP more than the next guy, but i have to favor Parodius on this front (to be fair haven't play Star Parodier).

the imagery in HP while incredible (as are the mechanics, but i digress) they can't touch this:

That image was the very first time I ever saw a Parodius game. Game Informer has stupid quizzes in every issues, and back when I briefly subscribed because I had gotten a GameStop discount card, they published that image, or something immensely similar, maybe it was a different pilot, and asked what obscure dirty shooter it was. The image was small, I though the crossed-out Shoot ---> was the tanuki's penis. I was very weirded out, and I avoided the Parodius games for a while. Then I avoided Sexy Parodius for a while, then I realized the errors of my ways.

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:05 am

captain ahar wrote:i love HP more than the next guy, but i have to favor Parodius on this front (to be fair haven't play Star Parodier).

the imagery in HP while incredible (as are the mechanics, but i digress) they can't touch this:

Son of a.........that cat is in God Panic too....... What the hell? Is shooting the testicles of a cat a cultural thing?

Cthulhu · Post by **Cthulhu** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:10 am

Damocles wrote: Son of a.........that cat is in God Panic too....... What the hell? Is shooting the testicles of a cat a cultural thing?

It's not a cat, it's a tanuki - an animal resembling a raccoon. According to popular myth, male tanuki have huge testicles. Tanuki are said to have mystic powers as well, and play tricks on people and such, but...

At any rate, the "tanuki have huge testicles" thing has been fodder for jokes in manga, games, and anime for a loooong time.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:37 am

ganson, if you play Twinbee Yahho!, I think the charge shot type C attacks multiple ground enemies as well, so you can probably get away without having to bomb at all.

You have to try this game, like everyone else says. I absolutely adore this game, everything is so lovable!

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:35 am

alpha5099 wrote:Game Informer has stupid quizzes in every issues, and back when I briefly subscribed because I had gotten a GameStop discount card...

i'd just like to say that i think it is funny how whenever somebody says they have read Gameinformer, they rationalize it, me included.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 6:10 am

captain ahar wrote:
alpha5099 wrote:Game Informer has stupid quizzes in every issues, and back when I briefly subscribed because I had gotten a GameStop discount card...
i'd just like to say that i think it is funny how whenever somebody says they have read Gameinformer, they rationalize it, me included.

Just like NP with the Zelda Bonus Disc. Actually, I got Game Informer for the discount too.