Recomendations for purchase SUPER NES Shooters---

[DANMAKUMAN]

I want some new stuff for my shmups collection ..so... can you help me with that??? any recomendations???

[kengou]

Space Megaforce, Gradius III and Phalanx are the only ones I would recommend on the system, I think. I guess UN Squadron is alright too.

[gray117]

... um a megadrive? ... never liked the snes that much... [sorry]

[Rozyrg]

Super EDF is good stuff, too.

SWIV/Firepower 2000 is pretty well regarded as well, although it's definitely a love/hate game for me.

[Kollision]

If you can get imports, be sure to check out Macross. Japanese Sonic Wings is also recommended, mainly because the US version is ridiculously priced.

If you're into the Galaga-type of shooters you might like Cosmo Gang The Video as well. It's a pretty neat and enjoyable game.

[ZOM]

+1 to 'Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie' and 'Super Aleste/Space Megaforce'
Other than that there's not much enjoyable, super fami isn't exactly "shmupping-gear".

[mirkvid]

Axelay is awesome. Cybernator is a cool run n' gun style shooter too. I think Raiden was released on snes, but there are better ways to play that one.

[ZOM]

Yes, if we're not strictly talking autoscrolling-shmups, Cybernator is ace. You could add metal warriors to the list too but that one strays a bit too much from the traditional shmup away.

[Rozyrg]

Not meaning to stray off topic; but I have to second Cybernator and Metal Warriors, those two just ooze quality...look no further for 16-bit mech goodness. Having that big fat Konami logo on the carts certainly helps, too.

[DANMAKUMAN]

THANKS TO ALL..MAYBE MY FIRST PURCHASE WILL BE SPACE MEGAFORRCE..BECAUSE I HAVE THIS ONES

AXELAY
AERO FIGHTERS
GRADIUS III
SUPER NOVA
DARIUS TWIN
CONTRA III(RUN N GUN)
THUNDER SPIRITS( IN MY OPINION IS S**T)

SUPER ALESTE LOKS GOOB BUT HERE IN MEXICO(MY COUNTRY) IS VERY HARD TO FIND THIS TYPE OF GAMES LIKE THE SHOOTERS..BUT ANY WAY THANKS FOR ALL THE OPTIONS...

SEGA MEGADRIVE IS THE BESTO CHOICE FOR SHOOTERS I GUESS

[Diebythesword]

RAIDEN TRAD.

Other than that from the games you don't own and ones that are usually cheap

Bio-Metal
Super Earth Defense Force
Firepower 2000/Swiz
Choplifter III
Blazeon
Imperium
Phalanx
D-Force

[null1024]

Get R-Type III. Just. Do. It. [-._/]

[BrianC]

Pop 'n Twinbee is also good stuff, if you dig cute 'em ups. It didn't get a US release, but EU and Japan got it.

[Sandlegs]

again i have to say u.n. squadron. the game is better on the snes than it is on the arcade, and that doesn't happen very much.

[evil_ash_xero]

I can't believe only one person has recommended R-Type III. That's the best one on there. There isn't a lot on the SNES, but it's a classic.

[Hibachi]

I'll back up the R-Type 3 as it's amazing.

Parodius is great as well.

[DANMAKUMAN]

that`s right..r-type iii..but is very hard to find and i don`t much money to import it..my last adquisition was thunderforce iv for my sega megadrive(is just genesis with the regional chip changed) because i never find in any internet shop of mexico(again, my country) this title.....

[Enhasa]

IMHO Metal Warriors and Contra 3 are the best games mentioned in this thread by a mile.

Edit: Wild Guns is great too, forgot about that one.

Double Edit: Also forgot Pocky and Rocky.

[Jockel]

R-Type III, Pop n Twinbee, Contra III, Parodius, UN Squadron.
R-Type III is by far the best imo, and UN Squadron has charming music.

[iatneH]

I like Pop'n Twinbee & Wild Guns (though not a shooter), and Cybernator/Valken is also excellent. Add in Contra Spirits and those are my 4 most-played games on the system.

[null1024]

I can't believe only one person has recommended R-Type III. That's the best one on there. There isn't a lot on the SNES, but it's a classic.

I swore I was probably just affirming someone else's post, and I was horribly shocked when I was the only one at the time.

[No_not_like_Quake]

'Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie is one of my favorite horizontal shooters. Give it a go if you haven't already.

[doctorx0079]

RAIDEN TRAD.

NOT.

I love arcade Raiden and I used to have this cart. This is by far the worst version of Raiden ever. Don't even bother unless it's free. Even then it's a waste of your time. Too easy and slow.

[Kollision]

I had to hold myself when I saw Raiden Trad mentioned.

And I agree with doctorx0079, it is an atrocious port.
When I saw the way they made those guided missiles in the SNES I almost puked, honestly.

[Bloodreign]

Parodius Da!
Gokujyou Parodius
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius

These 3 alone are nice to have on the SFC (and yes there's a way to play them on an SNES with a Game Genie, google it), though the last 2 have plenty of slowdown due to all the action in the game.

[Rozyrg]

Yeah, Raiden Trad was the first game in the series I played and even back then I thought it was flat-out awful. Thank god I played ][ in the arcade not much later... talk about a step up!

[BrianC]

Parodius Da!
Gokujyou Parodius
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius

These 3 alone are nice to have on the SFC (and yes there's a way to play them on an SNES with a Game Genie, google it), though the last 2 have plenty of slowdown due to all the action in the game.

or without. I just had those tabs removed from the SNES cart slot. I don't have the SFC Parodius games, but Goemon 4, Pop 'n Twinbee, Super Puyo Puyo Tsuu, and Super Aleste work great on my US SNES.

[e_tank]

i actually prefer the snes over genesis when it comes to shooters, my favorites are:
super aleste
gradius 3
r-type 3
pop'n twinbee
parodius da
gokujyou parodius

i didn't care for the port of sonic wings, i felt it didn't scale down well at all to snes low, non-tate resolution.

[Mark III]

R-Type III is indeed excellent but you can go ahead and skip Super R-Type.

Cotton is pretty decent if you don't mind cute em ups.

[sunburstbasser]

Run 'n gun-wise, both of the Pocky and Rocky games on SNES are good and should be able to be found pretty cheap in North America.

You could try Hyperzone. Its a rail shooter more like Space Harrier, but still pretty fun.

Blazeon doesn't look absolutely awful; I think I played it about 15 or so years ago; anyone else play it lately?

At the very least, you could fire up your emulator of choice and test out all these SNES shmups before you buy them.