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This thread is for voting only. Feel free to discuss the poll in the discussion thread. If you have questions, bloodflowers will answer them there.

Feel free to provide commentary on your vote or to discuss the votes of others in the comments thread.



Polls close July 11 at 11:59pm GMT!
Shortly after that, incognoscente will provide the results. Now available!



What's New in 2009?

Big Bang Mini
Choaniki Zero
Darius Burst
Death Smiles II: Makai no Merry Christmas
DUX
Ion Assault
Last Hope: Pink bullets
Radirgy Noa
Saint / Daiseioh
Space Invaders Extreme 2
The Monkey King : The Journey Begins
Trouble Witches AC
Zaku

Did I forget something? Send me a PM!


RULES:

00. If you haven't participated before, read the Background section (below) before proceeding any further.
01. Vote for the 25 shmups you feel are the "top" of all time. (What constitutes top is up to you: best, favorite, most influential, most significant, mix-and-match, et cetera.)
02. For each shmup, allocate an integer number of points in the range from 1 to 25. The points you assign will help compensate for, say, games that fewer people vote for but feel much more strongly about than others they vote for.
03. You must vote for exactly 25 games, no more, no less. If you can't come up with 25 games, chances are you're not experienced enough (see Background, below) to vote anyway. If you can't limit yourself to 25 games, consider viewing the agonizing experience of cutting down your list to 25 as a lesson in self-discipline.
04. Shmups released in calendar year 2010 are not eligible for consideration.
05. Don't vote for games you haven't played! Hopefully that was self-evident...
06. Distinguish between games on compilations! (e.g. Zanac X Zanac is not something you can vote for -- it's the name of the compilation, not a game. Raiden Project is another example.)
07. Don't vote for game modes, be it difficulty levels or bonus modes included in home ports of arcade games. (Examples: You cannot vote specifically for Strikers 1945 Monkey difficulty, Mushihimesama Ultra, Raiden III Double Mode, or Ibara Arrange. Your votes have to go to just Strikers 1945, Mushihimesama, Raiden III, and Ibara, respectively.) Exceptions: You can vote for colour label modes or revisions of games, if those are sufficiently different and got a stand-alone release. (e.g. You can vote for Ibara Kuro: Black Label or Deathsmiles Mega Black Label.)
08. Specify when different games share the same title. (We're not talking about ports here -- stuff like U.N. Squadron: the SNES game and arcade game are so different we consider them separately; Gradius III SNES and arcade is another good example.) If you intend to vote for a game titled Salamander or Life Force, please be as specific as possible as to which format and region you're voting for.
09. No off-limits games! Please consult the chart below to see if your game is eligible for consideration.

No voting for:
  • First-person perspective shooters (Doom, Solvalou)
    • including Lightgun Shooters (House of the Dead, Rail Chase)
    Platform Shooters (Contra, Metal Slug)
    Rail Shooters (Rez, Space Harrier)
    Gallery/Carnival Shooters (NAM-1975, Cabal)
    Action-adventure games (Alien Breed, Gauntlet, Legend of Zelda)

You may vote for games in any of the following categories:
  • Non-scrolling playfield
    • Fixed Shooters (Space Invaders, Galaga)
      Maze Shooters (Berserk, Tank Batalion)
      Field Shooters (Robotron, Smash TV, Geometry Wars)
      • Field Shooters set on a cylinder or torus (Asteroids, Star Castle)
    Scrolling playfield
    • Automatically scrolling shooters
      • Vertically scrolling shooters (Xevious, Cybattler)
        • including those set on a cylinder (Scion)
        Horizontally scrolling shooters (Gradius, R-Type)
        • including those set on a cylinder (Fantasy Zone*)
        Multi-directional auto-scrolling shooters set on a torus (Bosconian, Time Pilot '84)
      Manually advancing ("push-scroll") shooters
      • Manually advancing horizontally scrolling shooters (In the Hunt, Mr. Heli no Daibouken)
        • including those set on a cylinder (Defender)
        Manually advancing vertically scrolling shooters (OutZone, Ikari Warriors)
        Manually advancing multi-directional shooters (Granada, Kiki Kaikai, Bangai-O)
        • including those set on a torus or infinite plane (Sinistar)
    Outliers or Grandfathered titles:
    • Every Extend series
      Gyruss and clones
      Tempest, clones, and sequels
      Zaxxon
09. You may not vote for games that you do not believe are shmups. If you do not think that Granada is a shmup, you may not vote for it. However, as long as the votes of others respect the categories outlined in rule #08, your opinion shall have no bearing on the eligibility of other votes.
10. Use the proper vote format. We're trying to automate data entry, so please provide only one game per line, in the following format:
  • [integer score 1 to 25] [game title]
Some Examples:
  • [25] [Deep Blue]
    [25] [Planet Joker]
    [25] [Scramble Egg]
would be the same as
  • [1] [Deep Blue]
    [1] [Planet Joker]
    [1] [Scramble Egg]
because every game would get the same share of the user's vote, but in this example:
  • [25] [Deep Blue]
    [3] [Planet Joker]
    [1] [Scramble Egg]
the user has either expressed his belief that Pack-In Video's, uh, masterpiece is far above anything else or otherwise that he would like to see it place higher on the chart at the expense of the other games on his list. By contrast, he has only extended a token gesture to Scramble Egg.


Can I just give a simple ranked list of 25 games instead?
Yes, though the weight of each part of your vote will be calculated as normal. Follow the format above and be sure to give your top pick 25 points, like so:
  • [25] [Favorite]
    [24] [Second Favorite]

    ... etc ...
    [2] [24th Favorite]
    [1] [25th Favorite]

BACKGROUND:

Historically, informal "top 10" shmup lists showed up on the forum with a frequency only eclipsed by the age-old questions of "Thunderforce V: PSX or Saturn?!" and "which Dreamcast shmups to buy?!" But a lot of people felt 10 was just too short a list to even begin to list the best of the best shmups... so the annual top 25 got started eight years ago. It helps reduce the frequency of informal polls; it gives people a bit more choice in what to include on their list; and most importantly: it helps provide everyone an annual snapshot of what the forum's widely and deeply experienced players collectively felt was "basic background" for any serious (or aspiring) shmupper. (By the way: it's still OK to run informal top 10s.)

So what constitutes "widely and deeply experienced"? That's impossible to truly quantify, but as a general guideline: voters should be familiar with 50% or more of the games on previous years' Top 25 lists and Honorable Mention lists combined. As of the results of 2009's Top 25 poll, 48 unique titles have been listed in the Top 25 over 7 years of polls. In the same time frame, 37 additional unique games have been listed as Honorable Mention titles. Voters should be familiar with 41 ( ~= 50%) or more of the titles from the combined lists. For your convenience, both lists of titles are provided in the discussion thread.

And what constitutes "familiar?" Basically, having played it enough to understand the gameplay mechanisms that make it unique, fun, historically important, and/or any number of other things you might take as helping define "top."

So this is just for the old and decrepit? The intent is not to make voting for a top 25 some elitist function; at the same time, the value of such a list is diminished as those lacking adequate experience participate in the voting process. Scoring mechanisms are in place to try to counteract this somewhat, but this is by no means a perfect system. Meeting the guidelines listed here will go a long way to helping ensure that the results of such votes can be trusted, and that those new to the genre and/or voting process have concrete goals that will go a long way to producing better participation and more accurate results in future years. (Even in the past couple years a number of forum members have used the results of the Top 25 poll to guide where they spend time and money as they become more familiar with the genre.)

Is this perfect? By no means -- but it's a bit of fun, helps spark some discussion, and helps provide some direction of the genres core experiences.


Several passages of this post borrow heavily from the text of earlier polls. Many thanks to nullstar, Zach Keene, and incognoscente for their unintentional contributions.
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[25] [Ketsui]
[1] [Summer Carnival '92: Recca]
[1] [The Guardian Legend]
[1] [Gun-Nac]
[1] [Power Strike]
[1] [Zanac]
[1] [MUSHA]
[1] [Space Megaforce]
[1] [Zanac Neo]
[1] [Thunder Force III]
[1] [Gleylancer]
[1] [Magical Chase]
[1] [R-Type]
[1] [Soldier Blade]
[1] [Keio Flying Squadron]
[1] [Lords of Thunder]
[1] [Blazing Lazers]
[1] [Elemental Master]
[1] [Thunder Force II]
[1] [G Darius]
[1] [Raiden Fighters Jet]
[1] [Battle Garegga]
[1] [Border Down]
[1] [DoDonPachi Dai-ou-jou Black Label Extra]
[1] [Zero Gunner 2]
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[25] [Ketsui (New) (PCB)]

[1] [Ketsui Death Label (DS)]

[1] [Akkanbeedaa (PCB)]
[1] [Mars Matrix (PCB/DC)]
[1] [Nebulasray (PCB)]
[1] [Ordyne (PCB/PS)]
[1] [R-Type Leo (PCB)]
[1] [Twin Cobra (PCB/PS)]
[1] [Ultimate Tiger (PCB/PS)]

[1] [Assault/Assault Plus (AC/PS)]

[1] [Layer Section (SS/PCB)]
[1] [Parodius Da! (SS)]
[1] [Soukyugurentai (SS/PCB)]
[1] [The Game Paradise (SS/PCB)]

[1] [Gradius Gaiden (PS)]
[1] [Harmful Park (PS)]
[1] [R-Type (PS)]

[1] [Scramble (PS2)]

[1] [Border Down (DC/PCB)]

[1] [Viewpoint (NG/PCB)]

[1] [Macross (SFC)]

[1] [Thunder Force II MD (MD)]

[1] [Star Parodier (PCE)]
[1] [Gate of Thunder (PCE)]

[1] [Spectra Smash (48k)]

EDIT. Spoilt/Disallowed:

[4] [Ketsui (Old) (PCB)]
[3] [Ketsui (Special) (PCB)]
[0] [Ketsui EXTRA (X360)]
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[12] [R-Type]
[10] [Apidya]
[10] [Mr. Heli No Daibouken]
[10] [Space Manbow]
[9] [DonPachi]
[9] [DoDonPachi]
[9] [Z-Out]
[8] [Gradius Gaiden]
[8] [Gunbird 2]
[8] [Parodius Da!]
[8] [Power Strike II (SMS)]
[8] [Radirgy]
[8] [Shikigami no Shiro II]
[8] [Space Invaders Extreme 2]
[8] [Strikers 1945 II]
[8] [Trizeal]
[7] [Armed Police Batrider]
[7] [Beamrider]
[7] [Dragon Blaze]
[7] [Gradius II]
[7] [Mushihime-Sama]
[7] [Zanac (NES)]
[6] [ESPGaluda]
[6] [Sonic Wings Special]
[5] [Border Down]
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[25] [Raiden DX]
[24] [Battle Garegga]
[23] [Dragon Blaze]
[22] [Border Down]
[21] [Mars Matrix]
[20] [Armed Police Batrider]
[19] [Gunbird 2]
[18] [Rayforce]
[17] [Raiden Fighters Jet]
[16] [Ketsui]
[15] [Dangun Feveron]
[14] [Giga Wing 2]
[13] [DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou]
[12] [Ibara]
[11] [Batsugun Special]
[10] [Under Defeat]
[9] [Soukyugurentai]
[8] [Raiden II]
[7] [Shikigami no Shiro II]
[6] [Psyvariar 2]
[5] [R-Type Delta]
[4] [Sexy Parodius]
[3] [Kamui]
[2] [Einhander]
[1] [Zanac Neo]
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[25] [Battle Garegga]
[20] [Dodonpachi Dai-ou-Jou]
[20] [Mushihimesama Futari Black Label]
[20] [Espgaluda II]
[18] [Touhou Koumakyou - Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]
[17] [Dodonpachi]
[17] [Ibara]
[16] [Psyvariar 2]
[16] [Armed Police Batrider]
[15] [R-Type]
[15] [R-type Delta]
[15] [Raiden Fighters Jet]
[15] [Gradius V]
[15] [Ikaruga]
[15] [Under Defeat]
[15] [Karous]
[13] [Radiant Silvergun]
[12] [Summer Carnival '92: Recca]
[10] [Triggerheart Exelica]
[10] [Batsugun]
[10] [Rayforce]
[10] [Thunderforce V]
[10] [Shikigami no Shiro III]
[9] [Galaga]
[7] [1942]
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[4] [Mars Matrix]
[3] [Strikers 1945 II]
[2] [Dragon Blaze]
[1] [Gunbird 2]
[1] [Strikers 1999]
[1] [Gradius V]
[1] [Raiden Fighters Jet]
[1] [Einhänder]
[1] [Vulgus]
[1] [Thunder Force IV]
[1] [Varth]
[1] [Forgotten Worlds]
[1] [Sengoku Ace]
[1] [Giga Wing 2]
[1] [Thunder Force II]
[1] [Raiden DX]
[1] [Raiden IV]
[1] [Zanac NES]
[1] [Juno First]
[1] [Terra Cresta]
[1] [Zero Gunner 2]
[1] [Bio Metal]
[1] [Mahou Daisakusen]
[1] [V-Five]
[1] [Hishozame]
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I think that just about does it...

[25] [DoDonPachi]
[22] [Perfect Cherry Blossom]
[22] [Imperishable Night]
[20] [Mushihime-sama Futari]
[18] [ESPGaluda II]
[17] [Battle Bakraid]
[17] [Guwange]
[16] [Battle Garegga]
[15] [Cotton Boomerang]
[14] [ESP Ra.de]
[12] [Radiant Silvergun]
[12] [DoDonPachi Dai-ou-Jou]
[12] [Twinkle Star Sprites]
[11] [Shikigami no Shiro III]
[10] [Harmful Park]
[10] [Vasara 2]
[8] [Space Megaforce/Super Aleste]
[7] [Batsugun Special Version]
[7] [Giga Wing]
[5] [19XX: The War Against Destiny]
[4] [Gradius V]
[3] [Raiden Fighters Jet]
[2] [Blazing Star]
[2] [Space Invaders Extreme]
[1] [Nostradamus]
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[25] [Mushihimesama Futari Black Label]
[24] [Mushihimesama Futari 1.5]
[23] [Deathsmiles]
[22] [Dodonpachi Daifukkatsu 1.5]
[22] [Muchi Muchi Pork!]
[21] [Dodonpachi Daioujou Black Label]
[20] [Ketsui Death Label DS]
[19] [Ketsui]
[18] [Ikaruga]
[17] [Deathsmiles Mega Black Label]
[16] [Espgaluda]
[15] [Dodonpachi]
[14] [Espgaluda II iPhone]
[13] [Senko no Ronde DUO]
[12] [Mushihimesama]
[11] [Geometry Wars Evolved 2]
[10] [Mamorokun wa norowarette shimatta!]
[9] [Ibara Black Label]
[8] [Omega Five]
[7] [Guwange]
[6] [Esprade]
[5] [Progear no Arashi]
[4] [Dangun Feveron]
[3] [Donpachi]
[2] [EspGaluda II]
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[20] [Dodonpachi]
[20] [Mushihimesama Futari Black Label]
[20] [Mountain of Faith]
[10] [Mushihimesama Futari 1.01]
[10] [Armed Police Batrider]
[10] [Dodonpachi Daioujou Black Label]
[10] [Dodonpachi Daioujou]
[10] [Undefined Fantastic Object]
[5] [Ikaruga]
[5] [Gradius V]
[5] [Gradius III AC]
[5] [Battle Garegga]
[5] [Ibara]
[5] [Cho Ren Sha 68k]
[5] [Mystic Square]
[5] [Donpachi]
[5] [Dangun Feveron]
[1] [Summer Carnival '92: Recca]
[1] [ESPGaluda]
[1] [Darius Gaiden]
[1] [R-Type Leo]
[1] [G-Darius]
[1] [Giga Wing]
[1] [ESPRade]
[1] [Batsugun]
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[25] [Ikaruga]
[5] [Gradius V]
[5] [Do DonPachi]
[5] [Battle Garegga]
[8] [Radiant Silvergun]
[20] [Thunderforce IV]
[10] [Guwange]
[15] [ESP Ra.de.]
[10] [ESPGaluda II]
[15] [R-Type III]
[10] [Gradius Gaiden]
[1] [Ketsui]
[15] [Soukyugurentai]
[10] [Deathsmiles Mega Black Label]
[1] [Mushihime Sama Futari 1.5]
[15] [Layer Section]
[10] [R-Type Delta]
[10] [Einhander]
[15] [Dimahoo]
[15] [G Darius]
[5] [ESPGaluda]
[1] [Armed Police Batrider]
[5] [Gate Of Thunder]
[5] [M.U.S.H.A.]
[8] [Mars Matrix]
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[25] [Dodonpachi Dai-ou-jou]
[24] [Dodonpachi]
[23] [Gradius Gaiden]
[22] [ESP Galuda]
[21] [Ikaruga]
[20] [Progear no Arashi]
[19] [Mushihime-sama]
[18] [Ketsui Death Label]
[17] [Gradius V]
[16] [Gradius Rebirth]
[15] [Guwange]
[14] [Dangun Feveron]
[13] [Eden's Aegis]
[12] [Strikers 1945 II]
[11] [Radiant Silvergun]
[10] [Blue Wish Resurrection]
[9] [Zero Gunner 2]
[8] [Border Down]
[7] [Shikigami no Shiro II]
[6] [Thunderforce III]
[5] [Gunbird 2]
[4] [Chaos Field]
[3] [Soldier Blade]
[2] [Giga Wing]
[1] [Battle Garegga]
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[25] [Mushihimesama Futari 1.5]
[25] [Mushihimesama Futari Black Label]
[25] [Raiden Fighters Jet]
[25] [Mars Matrix]
[20] [ESPGaluda II]
[20] [Raiden IV]
[20] [Raiden II]
[20] [Einhander]
[20] [Raiden DX]
[20] [Dodonpachi]
[15] [Darius Burst]
[15] [Gunbird 2]
[15] [Donpachi]
[15] [Ikaruga]
[15] [Darius Gaiden]
[15] [Giga Wing]
[15] [Raiden III]
[15] [Ketsui Death Label]
[15] [Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved]
[15] [Samidare]
[10] [Perfect Cherry Blossom]
[10] [Imperishable Night]
[10] [Dragon Blaze]
[10] [Wyvern Wings]
[5] [Triggerheart Exelica]
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[25] [Dodonpachi]
[24] [Battle Garegga]
[23] [Batsugun Special]
[22] [ESPGaluga]
[21] [Raiden Fighters 2]
[20] [Battle Bakraid]
[19] [Giga Wing]
[18[ [ESPGaluda II]
[17] [Raiden Fighters Jet]
[16] [Shikigami no Shiro II]
[15] [Hyper Duel]
[14] [DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou]
[13] [Mars Matrix]
[12] [Strikers 1945 II]
[11] [Strikers 1945]
[10] [ESPRade]
[09] [Gunbird 2]
[08] [Shikigami no Shiro]
[07] [Guwange]
[06] [R-Type Final]
[05] [Thunderforce VI]
[04] [Mushihimesama]
[03] [Raiden IV]
[02] [Zero Gunner 2]
[01] [Ikari Warriors]
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[25] [Raiden DX]
[12] [Triggerheart Exelica]
[6] [Raiden Fighters Jet]
[2] [Raiden IV]
[2] [Raiden]

[2] [Thunder Force AC]
[2] [Soldier Blade]
[2] [Psyvariar 2]
[2] [DoDonPachi]
[2] [Twin Cobra]

[2] [ESPRa.De.]
[2] [ESPGaluda]
[2] [Thunder Force V]
[2] [Giga Wing 2]
[2] [Under Defeat]

[1] [Soukyuugurentai]
[1] [Psyvariar Revision]
[1] [UN Squadron (Arcade)]
[1] [Mars Matrix]
[1] [Strikers 1945 II]

[1] [DeathSmiles Mega Black Label]
[1] [RayCrisis]
[1] [Star Soldier Vanishing Earth]
[1] [Radirgy]
[1] [Axelay]
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[25] [Ketsui]
[24] [Dodonpachi]
[23] [Battle Garegga]
[22] [Raiden Fighters Jet]
[21] [ESPGaluda II]

[20] [Mushihimesama Futari 1.5]
[19] [Mars Matrix]
[18] [Thunderforce IV]
[17] [Dangun Feveron]
[16] [Dodonpachi Dai-Ou-Jou]

[15] [Batsugun Special]
[14] [Armed Police Batrider]
[13] [Deathsmiles]
[12] [Gunbird 2]
[11] [Gradius Gaiden]

[10] [G-Darius]
[09] [Strikers 1945 II]
[08] [Twin Cobra]
[07] [Rayforce]
[06] [Battle Bakraid]

[05] [Guwange]
[04] [Soukyugurentai]
[03] [Lords of Thunder]
[02] [Sexy Parodius]
[01] [Einhander]
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[25] [Mars Matrix]
[24] [Mushihimesama Futari Black Label]
[23] [Raiden Fighters Jet]
[22] [Varth]
[21] [R-Type]
[20] [Fire shark (MD/GEN)]
[19] [Raiden]
[18] [Axelay]
[17] [19XX:The War Against Destiny]
[16] [Giga Wing]
[15] [Raiden IV]
[14] [Lifeforce (NES)]
[13] [Raiden DX]
[12] [Armed Police Batrider]
[11] [R-Type Leo]
[10] [Pulstar]
[9] [Dodonpachi]
[8] [Soukyugurentai]
[7] [Gradius Gaiden]
[6] [Progear no Arashi]
[5] [Galaga]
[4] [Dimahoo]
[3] [Strikers 1945 II]
[2] [Blazing Star]
[1] [Darius Gaiden]
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[25] [Vulgus] Arc
[24] [Dangun Feverone] Arc
[23] [Le Souer De Barrage] PC
[22] [Armed Police Batrider] Arc
[22] [Espgaluda 2] Arc
[21] [Radical Radial] Arc
[20] [Boogie Wings] Arc
[19] [Thunder Force2] MD
[18] [Air Gallet] Arc
[17] [Wings Of Wor] MD
[17] [Bio-Metal] SNES
[16] [Patriot Dark] PC
[15] [Exed Eyes] Arc
[14] [King And Balloon] Arc
[13] [Gunbird2] Arc
[12] [Titinion] PC
[11] [S.C.A.T/Cybernetic Attack Team] NES
[11] [Espgaluda] Ps2
[10] [Finalizer] Arc
[9] [Giga Wing] DC
[8] [Mushihemesama Futari] Xnox360
[7] [ThunderCade/Twin Foramation] Arc
[6] [Noiz2A] PC
[2] [Ketsui] Arc
[1] [PaperBoy] Arc

If I shouldn't list platform I'll remove them.

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[25] [DoDonPachi DaiOuJou]
[20] [Xexex]
[15] [Ketsui]
[10] [Strikers 1945 II]
[9] [Dragon Blaze]
[8] [Battle Garegga]
[8] [R-Type]
[8] [Mushihimesama Futari]
[7] [Raiden Fighters Jet]
[7] [Gunbird 2]
[6] [DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu]
[5] [M.U.S.H.A.]
[5] [Ikaruga]
[4] [Strikers 1945 Plus]
[4] [Shikigami no Shiro II]
[3] [Salamander (FC) / Life Force (NES)]
[2] [Battle Bakraid]
[2] [Batsugun]
[2] [Space Invaders Extreme 2]
[1] [Sexy Parodius]
[1] [Radirgy]
[1] [Hyper Duel]
[1] [Raystorm]
[1] [Mars Matrix]
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Re: 8th Annual Top 25 Shmups of All Time - voting thread

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[25] [Senko no Ronde]
[25] [Twinkle Star Sprites]
[25] [Battle Garegga]
[25] [RayForce]
[25] [Granada]
[25] [Border Down]
[12] [Armed Police BatRider]
[12] [Psyvariar]
[12] [Shoot the Bullet]
[12] [Psyvariar 2]
[6] [Soukyugurentai]
[6] [Dragon Blaze]
[6] [Raiden Fighters Jet]
[6] [Ibara]
[6] [Kingdom Grand Prix]
[6] [Mahou Daisakusen]
[3] [Dangun Feveron]
[3] [Varth]
[3] [Gunbird 2]
[3] [G-Darius]
[1] [Darius Gaiden]
[1] [Shock Troopers]
[1] [Giga Wing]
[1] [Recca]
[1] [Iwanaga]


Edit: Whoops, forgot that I couldn't vote for Double Spoiler since it's 2010. Wasn't sure if I voted Iwanaga last year, it needs some rep.
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[20] [Raiden III]
[20] [Gradius V]
[20] [R-Type III: The Third Lightning]
[20] [Dangun Feveron/Fever SOS]
[20] [Dragon Blaze]
[15] [Gun Hohki/Mystic Riders]
[15] [Einhänder]
[15] [Sexy Parodius]
[15] [Guwange]
[15] [R-Type Delta]
[15] [Last Resort]
[15] [R-Type (arcade)]
[15] [Sengoku Ace/Samurai Aces]
[15] [Raiden DX]
[10] [Omega Fighter Special]
[10] [Seirei Senshi Spriggan]
[10] [Gunhed/Blazing Lazers]
[10] [Pulstar]
[10] [Gate of Thunder]
[10] [Ordyne (arcade)]
[10] [Magical Chase (TurboGrafx-16, US)]
[10] [Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams (arcade)]
[10] [Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie]
[10] [Recca]
[5] [Twinkle Star Sprites]
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[25] [Ikaruga]
[15] [Radiant Silvergun]
[15] [Gradius 5]
[15] [R-Type Final]
[15] [R-Type Leo]
[10] [R-Type]
[10] [R-Type 2]
[10] [R-Type 3]
[10] [R-Type Delta]
[10] [Gradius 3 (snes)]
[10] [Salamander 2]
[10] [Gradius Galaxies]
[10] [Gradius Gaiden]
[10] [Bangai-o]
[10] [Raiden 3]
[05] [Tenmado]
[05] [Xexex]
[05] [Dragon Breed]
[05] [X-multiply]
[05] [Gallop]
[05] [Salamander]
[05] [Metal Black]
[05] [Dragon Spirit]
[05] [Psyvariar 2]
[05] [Axelay]
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[15] [Mars Matrix]
[15] [Xexex]
[12] [Gunbird 2]
[12] [Strikers 1999]
[11] [Gradius V]
[10] [R-Type]
[10] [Gradius Gaiden]
[10] [Raiden Fighters Jet]
[7] [Senko no Ronde]
[7] [Mushihime-sama Futari]
[7] [Zero Gunner 2]
[6] [Thunderforce V]
[5] [Strikers 1945 II]
[5] [Dodonpachi Dai-ou-jou]
[5] [Gunbird]
[3] [R-Type Delta]
[3] [M.U.S.H.A.]
[2] [Giga Wing]
[1] [Robotron 2084]
[1] [Dodonpachi]
[1] [Sengoku Blade]
[1] [Xevious]
[1] [Thunderforce AC]
[1] [Space Megaforce]
[1] [Strikers 1945]
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[25] [Gradius Gaiden]
[24] [Space Invaders Extreme 2]
[23] [G Darius]
[22] [Rayforce]
[21] [Gradius IV]
[20] [R-Type 3]
[19] [Castle of Shikigami 3]
[18] [Galaga 88]
[17] [Sexy Parodius]
[16] [Space Manbow]
[15] [Gokujou Parodius]
[14] [Twinbee Yahho!]
[13] [Detana Twinbee]
[12] [Darius II]
[11] [Darius Gaiden]
[10] [Salamander 2]
[9] [Gradius III (arcade)]
[8] [Gradius II Gofer no Yabou (arcade)]
[7] [R-Type II]
[6] [Air Buster]
[5] [Time Pilot]
[4] [X-Multiply]
[3] [Metal Black]
[2] [Gun Frontier]
[1] [Exzisus]
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[25] [Tempest]
[20] [Ikaruga]
[20] [Gradius II (ARC)]
[20] [Summer Carnival 92: Recca]
[20] [Twin Cobra]
[18] [Space Invaders Extreme 2]
[18] [Batsugun]
[18] [Fire Shark]
[16] [Imperishable Night]
[16] [R-Type]
[16] [Thunderforce III]
[15] [Apidya]
[15] [G-Darius]
[14] [Dangun Feveron]
[14] [Dodonpachi]
[14] [Gradius Gaiden]
[14] [Ibara]
[12] [Return of the Invaders]
[12] [Katakis (C64)]
[12] [Uridium 2]
[10] [Zero Gunner 2]
[10] [Under Defeat]
[10] [Shikigami No Shiro II]
[8] [Space Giraffe]
[8] [Battle Garegga]
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[25] [Ketsui]
[25] [Gradius V]
[25] [DoDonPachi]
[25] [Battle Garegga]
[25] [Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2]
[25] [R-Type]

[20] [Border Down]
[20] [Mars Matrix]
[20] [Under Defeat]
[20] [Soukyugurentai]
[20] [DonPachi]
[20] [Espgaluda 2]
[20] [R-Type Final]
[20] [Galaga]
[20] [Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved]

[15] [MUSHA]
[15] [Mushihimesama Futari Black Label]
[15] [Batsugun]
[15] [Progear]
[15] [Zero Gunner 2]
[15] [EspGaluda]
[15] [Steel Saviour]
[15] [The Reap]
[15] [Shikigami no Shiro]
[15] [Thunder Cross II]
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[25] [G Darius]
[24] [The Guardian Legend]
[23] [Gradius V]
[22] [Mushihimesama Futari]
[21] [Super Aleste]
[20] [Geometry Wars 2]
[19] [Salamander 2]
[18] [Gradius Gaiden]
[17] [ESPGaluda 2]
[16] [Ketsui]
[15] [Raystorm (HD)]
[14] [Space Invaders Extreme 2]
[13] [Triggerheart Exelica]
[12] [Shikigami no Shiro 3]
[11] [Gokujou Parodius]
[10] [DoDonPachi Dai-Ou-Jou]
[9] [Strikers 1945 II]
[8] [Twinkle Star Sprites]
[7] [Einhander]
[6] [Gradius Rebirth]
[5] [R-Type Delta]
[4] [Blazing Lazers]
[3] [Mars Matrix]
[2] [Everyday Shooter]
[1] [Galaga Legions]
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[20] [Zanac Neo]
[20] [Gradius V]
[20] [Armed Police Batrider]
[20] [Aleste 2]
[20] [Space Manbow]
[20] [Gradius Gaiden]
[18] [Apidya]
[18] [Cotton Boomerang]
[18] [Beamrider]
[18] [Mushihime-sama Futari]
[18] [Uridium 2]
[18] [Recca]
[16] [Power Strike 2]
[16] [Gokujyou Parodius]
[16] [Gigawing]
[16] [Zanac EX]
[16] [Mushihime-sama]
[16] [Strikers 1945 II]
[14] [Hype]
[14] [Dodonpachi Dai-Ou-Jou]
[14] [Sengoku Blade]
[14] [Sonic Wings Special]
[14] [Soldier Blade]
[14] [Gyruss]
[13] [Shikigami No Shiro 2]
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[25] [Gradius V]
[24] [G-Darius]
[23] [Blazing Star]
[22] [Psyvariar 2]
[21] [Soldier Blade]
[20] [Soukyugurentai]
[19] [Gigawing]
[18] [Darius Gaiden]
[17] [Blazing Lazers]
[16] [DodonPachi]
[15] [Gradius Gaiden]
[14] [Ibara]
[13] [Rayforce]
[12] [Border Down]
[11] [Silpheed: The Lost Planet]
[10] [Thunder Force 3]
[9] [Super Stardust HD]
[8] [Espgaluda 2]
[7] [Ikaruga]
[6] [Progear]
[5] [Gleylancer]
[4] [Gekirindan]
[3] [Gate of Thunder]
[2] [R-Type Final]
[1] [Zero Gunner 2]
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[25] [Espgaluda]
[24] [Mushihimesama Futari BL]
[23] [Ketsui]
[22] [Battle Garegga]
[21] [Deathsmiles]
[20] [Raiden fighters jet]
[19] [Strikers 1945 II]
[18] [Dodonpachi DOJ]
[17] [ESPgaluda II]
[16] [Armed police batrider]
[15] [Recca]
[14] [Judgement silversword]
[13] [Esprade]
[12] [pink sweets]
[11] [dodonpachi]
[10] [dragon blaze]
[9] [Varth]
[8] [blazing star]
[7] [Ibara]
[6] [Gunbird 2]
[5] [Dimahoo]
[4] [Battle bakraid]
[3] [space invaders extreme]
[2] [Alzadick]
[1] [Ketsui death label]
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