Shumps on PC computer?

[codergames]

Hi guys, I'm new here, can't find the introduction board, so I'll just do it here then. My name's Alex and I'm a shmups addict. So addicted to them that I had to start making my own as an homage to well known classics like Space Invaders, Galaxian, Galaga, etc., but with modern approach and original features.

What is the best shmup on the PC computer?

[StarCreator]

What is the best shmup on the Personal Computer computer?

Sorry, pet peeve...

[CptRansom]

shump

Also, are you talking PC-only or what? Good luck getting a definitive answer.

[BulletMagnet]

Also, are you looking for "official" releases only, or do you want "homebrew" suggestions too? You could play a new one of the latter every five minutes from now 'til you die and still have more to go...

[ROBOTRON]

Hi guys, I'm new here, can't find the introduction board, so I'll just do it here then. My name's Alex and I'm a shmups addict. So addicted to them that I had to start making my own as an homage to well known classics like Space Invaders, Galaxian, Galaga, etc., but with modern approach and original features.

What is the best shmup on the PC computer?

Good morning Alex game of the coder! We here at Shmups11.org are elated that you were bored enough to approach us about PC shmups!

Alex, that is an impossible question for all human body robots to answer...what is the best shrimp on the PC??? Rather than the ear being able to count, you must understand the fact that there are many shmups of PC...however, because you cry with the slurping sound of the carp fish, we will tell you which is the best games to scoop. Personally I salute WARNING FOREVER because it alone collects the raw materials for shmupping.

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[Leandro]

For Pc I like that one... Tyron I think

[StarCreator]

For Pc I like that one... Tyron I think

Tyrian?

[Ed Oscuro]

Sage advices spotted in this thread.

The shmup of PC is the MAIM. It lets you play a shooter until it decides to break it.

[Subterranean Sun]

Crimzon Clover.
And Hellsinker.

[The Coop]

Here are a few I enjoyed...

Raptor: Call of the Shadows
Steel Saviour
Warning Forever
Psyche Metal: The Bleeding (Warning: Rather Gory)
Stargunner
Jets 'N' Guns
Idinaloq
Reflex
Cho Ren Sha

You can also find PC ports of shmups like Darius Gaiden, G-Darius, Raiden II, Gradius Deluxe Pack and Layer Section, but they're all for Windows 95' era machines and generally either don't run, or run WAY too fast.

[God]

Of the few I've tried my favorite is Hydorah (similar to gradius). There's a thread on it a few pages back.

[alastair jack]

Mame.

[Kaiser]

Tails Gear.
Kamui.
RefleX.
Already mentioned Hellsinker.
Solid State Survivor.
Blue Wish Ressurection.
Eden's Edge.

[Jockel]

And i thought MY troll thread was obvious.

[codergames]

Hey guys! I though a PC computer is a PC computer. Maybe Windows and Linux shoot-'em-up? Is there anything else? Your personal favorite regardless of the OS and who made it. I dunno, maybe I'm just trolling like some suggested. But, nevertheless, I'd love to know, since I'm making the games. I'd love to know what people like. I'm into making retro and classic types of games on PC computer, Windows, but with modern approach and original features. I'm not making for myself, I'm making for other people to purchase and for me to get rich. (a psychological disorder of not being able to lie)

[alastair jack]

There's probably better money/audience in Zynga style games, if you're interested in money.

[codergames]

Maybe so, but I highly dislike Zynga style games and love to make games that are smooth, explosive with intensive action going on. I guess my work is not all about the money then.

[Jockel]

Cool story, bro

[worstplayer]

Good, because Zynga-style games suck balls. And people are starting to catch up to that fact.
Also don't forget to go to development forum and show off what you got

PS: Play Crimzon Clover. Can't get much more smoother, explosiver and intensiver than that.

[codergames]

Will definitely do that ... I dream shmups during sleep.

... btw, I played FarmVille 3 minutes and totally forgot about it ... true story. A lame "copy" of a Harvest Moon.

[Jockel]

Maybe you should use those shump dreams to gather ideas for your shumps.
I suggest typing any dreams you had into a journal on your PC computer for later reference.
Makes getting rich with shumps much easier.

[codergames]

Mate, that's exactly what I'm doing. Already finished the first one, second game's on the way. I've posted it to development section, like the worstplayer suggested.

[TrevHead (TVR)]

welcome coder

welcome coder Its worth noting that there is a special version of MAME that great for shmups, just look a few pages ahead in this shmup chat section for a thread called laggless shmup mame (or just google it) Although u will need to get the right roms to use it (torrent only, since those rom sites are too old) With all that set up you should be able to play some really top notch shooters including earlly cave games like dondonpachi and guwange.

Then theres emulation, lots of shmups for the NES (summer carnival 92 Recca), Megadrive (Musha), TG16 / PC engine (R-type/ lords of thunder) Saturn (radiant silvergun), Dreamcast (Mars Matrix), PS1 (ray crisis and r-type delta) and the PS2 (lots of Cave shmups)

For the PC itself its mostly just the indie / doujin scene which if you can be arsed searching for them, there are some really good shmups to be found, maybe lacking in polish as say a Cave game, but nontheless really solid and fun gameplay. Check out Ite7s 20 best doujin shmups video on you tube for a pointer. I personally recommend Rrootage and other ABA games shmups, Blue wish resurrection and eden's aegis by x.x games and Zen-inch, samidare, Kamui and zillion beatz. Plus check out Rockin Android's website as they have some localised doujin shmups well worth buying just for a few quid. Oh and for comercial shmups a couple did get ported to the pc, Raiden 3 and 1,2 or all 3 of the castle of the shimigami games are on pc i believe aswell.

Been a shmupper with only a PC is a great thing if youre skint like me as there are all those free or cheap indie shmups plus the roms. Just dont expect to be playing any new AAA grade shmups especially Cave on PC anytime soon. For that you reallly do need a 360 (shame im skint as allways lol)

[codergames]

Thanks TrevHead! Wow ... that's a lot of shmups ... will try to find all you mentioned and check it all out when I get the time, thanks a lot!

Any chance you could review my shmup, Invader Attack? ... it does require a 3d accelerated card with OpenGL 1.0 compatibility, its a next generation shmup with original features. I know it sounds like an ad, but what can I do, there's no other way to ask you.

[Kaiser]

Thanks TrevHead! Wow ... that's a lot of shmups ... will try to find all you mentioned and check it all out when I get the time, thanks a lot!

Any chance you could review my shmup, Invader Attack? ... it does require a 3d accelerated card with OpenGL 1.0 compatibility, its a next generation shmup with original features. I know it sounds like an ad, but what can I do, there's no other way to ask you.

Sorry but Hellsinker is the next generation shmup, yours doesn't come close to it. Youtube it up.

[Jockel]

How could we think you're advertising your game, when you just stated that you want to get rich with your games?
No way you're trying to get us to buy anything. Conspiracies, i say!

[CptRansom]

It's so... grey...

Sorry but Hellsinker is THE shmup, yours doesn't come close to it.

Fixed.

[codergames]

Seriously guys, I'm trying to sell you my game cheaply. It does require state-of-the-art, 3d-accelerated, OpenGL-compatible, graphic card though.

Here's the YouTubed sample of the gameplay:

Invader Attack (this is the finished game)
http://codergames.com/news/games/pc-com ... tack-game/

and Galaxide, unfinished, but its much more finished than this video shows:
http://codergames.com/news/games/galaxi ... me-sample/

Its YouTubed and posted on my site, but its much better to watch on my site as you're adding to my Alexa traffic rank and improving the importance of my site in general. Its not that my site's not important, far from that.

[Jockel]

Turn your PC computer into an arcade machine and have amazing fun!

I think i'd rather use MAME Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator for that, thank you.

[CptRansom]

lol, cheaply. $9 for a Galaga rip-off with tons of grey everywhere. There are better games on XBLIG for $1.

Galaxide looks like a step in the right direction except for one small complaint: the scrolling speed is just WAY too fast. Is there any way you could slow it down for the final release? I can't really keep track of everything going on. I'm pretty sure I counted six bullets on the screen at one point. Dude, that's just way too difficult for people to play.