Whenever we hear 'fighting game', we remember Ryu from Street Fighter. Whenever we hear 'platformer', we remember Mario and Sonic. Whenever we hear 'shmup', we remember... whom?
If all the genres have their own most-recognizable-characters, why can't shmups do? Here are my picks:
- Vic Viper
- R9 Arrowhead
- Koyori (?)
- Raiden
Shmup genre mascot
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Re: Shmup genre mascot
For me, what comes to mind is:
Vic Viper
the R-Type ship
the red DDP ship
maybe the Radiant Silvergun ship?
Vic Viper
the R-Type ship
the red DDP ship
maybe the Radiant Silvergun ship?
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The first two that come to mind for me are, Twinbee and Kim De John. I do love me some Shikigami though.
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I think of Vic Viper, and I've never even played Gradius. R-9 Arrowhead comes pretty close too.
As for overheads, though, I think of the Raiden Mk-II. P-38 is also mentionable because many unrelated shmups have used it in one way or another.
And then for Run-N-Gun, I think of Eri Kasamoto, simply because she's always on my mind. Marco fits better though.
As for overheads, though, I think of the Raiden Mk-II. P-38 is also mentionable because many unrelated shmups have used it in one way or another.
And then for Run-N-Gun, I think of Eri Kasamoto, simply because she's always on my mind. Marco fits better though.
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Spanky the dolphin 
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twalden wrote:Spanky the dolphin
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Not bad. Silver would've been a cool choice too, at least his parrot anyway. Blazers (from SW3) are also cool.twalden wrote:Tasty the dolphin
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Re: Shmup genre mascot
Power-Up Item
...followed by...
Bomb Item
...followed by...
Bomb Item
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Dodonpachi Commander for president imo.
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The Flying Shark bi-plane.
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CATS, ZIG, Wayne Bros (Garegga), Moais, Dobkeratops, Gradius Brains, and Keaton (or Mecha Keaton, he's more hilarious).
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A big moai head.
Uo Poko.
R9 and the Raiden ship
Darius Silverhawk and King/Queen Fossil
Ketsui green point cubes
Hibachi (or Evacaneer Doom)
...
Marisa Kirisame and Reimu Hakurei.
(come on, someone had to and I bet you saw 'em coming
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Uo Poko.
R9 and the Raiden ship
Darius Silverhawk and King/Queen Fossil
Ketsui green point cubes
Hibachi (or Evacaneer Doom)
...
Marisa Kirisame and Reimu Hakurei.
(come on, someone had to and I bet you saw 'em coming
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Yeeeah, he's the man (alien?)Ebbo wrote:
In an alternate universal, Soldier Blade II has already been crafted by Hudson Soft and Compile with proper tate this time around (c) PC Engine Fan X!
Sega tried and failed. Nintendo didn't even try. (c) Specineff
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Sounds strange, but I'll go with the Xenon 2 ship. Seriously, who hasn't played that game, back in the day, with its fiendish third stage?
Of course, after that comes Type A: I only got to see Hibachi during recent days.
And yes, DOOM kicks ass.
Of course, after that comes Type A: I only got to see Hibachi during recent days.
And yes, DOOM kicks ass.
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Xenon 2 was my first game and my first shmupEvrain wrote:Sounds strange, but I'll go with the Xenon 2 ship. Seriously, who hasn't played that game, back in the day, with its fiendish third stage?
In an alternate universal, Soldier Blade II has already been crafted by Hudson Soft and Compile with proper tate this time around (c) PC Engine Fan X!
Sega tried and failed. Nintendo didn't even try. (c) Specineff
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Same hereEinhanderZwei wrote:Xenon 2 was my first game and my first shmupEvrain wrote:Sounds strange, but I'll go with the Xenon 2 ship. Seriously, who hasn't played that game, back in the day, with its fiendish third stage?
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an explosion.....its really the only constant in the genre
if you are playing a shmup, you can guarantee stuffs getting blowed up
if you are playing a shmup, you can guarantee stuffs getting blowed up
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LOLI ALERT!
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The happy smiling blue lander mascot character in Compile games. Complete with sound effect for picking one up.
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