Favorite all time shmup?

mulletgeezer · Post by **mulletgeezer** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 5:56 pm

professor ganson wrote:
ncp wrote:Why would your favorite shmup be anything other than the one you consider to be "the best of all time"?

I suppose it would be like someone who freely chooses to smoke knowing that it would be better not to. They think the reasons available speak decisively in favor of taking X to be better than Y, but they nonetheless like Y more.

I think most people would accept the excellence of Beethoven's music, though many of them maybe wouldn't actually claim to be fans, maybe its a bit like that? Also people can enjoy books or films that they somehow believe to be "objectively" bad which is quite weird really. I doubt it happens much with shmups though, except maybe for fans of Takumi games

dpful · Post by **dpful** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:49 pm

So far, mine's Dodonpachi DOJ

but runners up would be Shienryu, progear, strikers 1945 III

Gydocker45 · Post by **Gydocker45** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:41 pm

Thunder Force IV is my all time favorite shooter. Gradius III for the SNES would be my second favorite.

Post by **spadgy** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:57 pm

Easy win for Progear. Basically, I spent a lot of time as a child stick my arms out, running around making machine gun noises, pretending to blow the crap out of tanks.

Close shaves (Boom Boom!) for Psyvariar 2, and most Raiden games.

Crap pun followed up with a vintage Basil Brush joke there for our UK members.

Chacranajxy · Post by **Chacranajxy** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:30 pm

Hmm... personally, I'd have to go with Thunder Force V. I just felt like the game did absolutely everything right.

null1024 · Post by **null1024** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:16 am

My fav. of all time is Dangun Feveron, but my fav. right now is R-Type 1.

Sly Cherry Chunks · Post by **Sly Cherry Chunks** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:11 am

First R-Type. Probably always will be.

Mills · Post by **Mills** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:51 am

It was only a matter of time before someone posts a recycled shit no brainer thread like this.

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:06 am

Sly Cherry Chunks wrote:First R-Type. Probably always will be.

Although we have quite differing opinions about the shmup efforts from DMA, I have to fully agree with Bubbles on this one.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:42 am

Erinu wrote:I didn't touch Batrider until last year but I would have to say that. It takes Bakraid and Garegga -- and improves on them.

Pretty sure Bakraid came out AFTER Batrider.

Chi_Ryu · Post by **Chi_Ryu** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:54 am

Elixir wrote:Pretty sure Bakraid came out AFTER Batrider.

This man speaks the truth - Bakraid was 1999, Batrider 1998.

(Battle Bakraid was also the only one of the three games to be credited to 8ing, instead of Raizing/8ing, FWIW)

LtC · Post by **LtC** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:12 am

Mills wrote:It was only a matter of time before someone posts a recycled shit no brainer thread like this.

what are you having your period or why are you being so cranky lately?