DS shooters: I can budget for two

Pulstar · Post by **Pulstar** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 11:46 pm

Any recommendations on what that pair should be?

I have Starfox & the shooters within R.G.C., but how about something grand that's not stylus-heavy? Got some ideas, just very few friends into the system who can offer me many suggestions.

Thanks for any ideas.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:02 am

There's always the cool Arika produced "Ketsui Death Label" bundled set with a Superplay DVD included worth getting for your NDS/Lite/DSi/DSi XL. Admittedly, it plays easier on the bigger DSi XL rather on the smaller DS Lite handheld.

Or trying to score either of developer Shin'en's NDS shmup titles of Nanostray & Nanostray 2.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

MathU · Post by **MathU** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:16 am

Space Invaders Extreme 1 and 2. They play differently enough and are good enough to warrant getting both. If you really only want one though then I recommend Space Invaders Extreme 2 with Nanostray 2.

dieKatze88 · Post by **dieKatze88** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:18 am

Space Invaders Extreme 2 is mastery, and Gradius on Konami Arcade Classics is a pretty good deal considering that game was bargain binned pretty early, so you can get it cheap.

brentsg · Post by **brentsg** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:00 am

Pulstar wrote:Any recommendations on what that pair should be?

I have Starfox & the shooters within R.G.C., but how about something grand that's not stylus-heavy? Got some ideas, just very few friends into the system who can offer me many suggestions.

Thanks for any ideas.

I can't think of anything I really like on DS except Ketsui (on DS) and it gave me early arthritis.

Exarion · Post by **Exarion** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:27 am

add the $5 shooter metal torrent to the rec list. You can most likely get it on top of the others.

louisg · Post by **louisg** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 6:23 am

SI Extreme is fun.. I've only tried the first one though.

Pulstar · Post by **Pulstar** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:55 am

brentsg wrote:and it gave me early arthritis.

This is my problem exactly, I get really fucking bad thumb pain playing it for a while, but shooters on the go have been a love of mine since Solar Striker, and if things work out as hoped job-wise, I shall be depending on the DS far more than I have been up to now.

Really appreciate all the suggestions from everyone, they are helping me to near closer to my goal.

Nick420 · Post by **Nick420** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:19 pm

iI have played all the shooters on the ds. And imo ketsui death label and XG blast are the pick of the (small) bunch.
You should check out neods 2.0 it can run neo geo shmups like blazing star, pulstar, strikers1945 plus and prehistoric isle.
And theres a couple of shmups on game centre cx and its sequel

brentsg · Post by **brentsg** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:07 pm

Pulstar wrote:
brentsg wrote:and it gave me early arthritis.
This is my problem exactly, I get really fucking bad thumb pain playing it for a while, but shooters on the go have been a love of mine since Solar Striker, and if things work out as hoped job-wise, I shall be depending on the DS far more than I have been up to now.

Really appreciate all the suggestions from everyone, they are helping me to near closer to my goal.

Seriously if you can swing it, grab a capable iPhone or iPod touch. Cave looks to be leaning in that direction for porting it's catalog. Espgaluda 2 is already available and it's fantastic.

The touch screen interface is incredible for the genre and it completely solves the cramped finger issue shmups have on portables.

The iPhone needs to be 3GS or better. I'm not certain which iPod correlates.

Pulstar · Post by **Pulstar** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:03 pm

brentsg wrote:The touch screen interface is incredible for the genre and it completely solves the cramped finger issue shmups have on portables.

I never would have imagined actually. Sounds pretty interesting, even though I'm unlikely ever to own the mentioned hardware.

@Nick -I like the sound of that. Thanks! I do miss Pulstar et al when I leave home.

Think I have more or less made my decisions now so cheers to everyone for the input.

Drum · Post by **Drum** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 6:31 pm

Um.

Bangai-o Spirits?

You could almost count Meteos as a shooter - that's great.

I second SIE (haven't played the 2nd).

Don't forget Contra IV (obviously not a shmup, but neither is Star Fox so I'm guessing you're flexible).

Pulstar · Post by **Pulstar** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:29 pm

I haven't forgotten Bangai-o -a friend recommended that to me a while ago & recently re-iterated it.

Having fun exploring some of the suggestions here I must say.

Oh and Contra 4 I more or less beat for fun these days (maybe not hard mode). It was a superb birthday present when it came out though! I nearly mentioned it in the original post and you're right, I don't mind a bit of deviation, although I'm guessing that strictly shooting games would get me the most qualified opinions here.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 11:27 pm

Both SI Extreme games are good stuff. One warning. They don't use the stylus, but they require looking at both screens at times (especially the second one).

mesh control · Post by **mesh control** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 11:51 pm

Geometry Wars: Galaxies

Uses either the stylus+dpad or dpad+facebuttons (like robotron).

Better than everything mentioned, except Contra IV.

mjclark · Post by **mjclark** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 11:39 am

Nick420 wrote: You should check out neods 2.0 it can run neo geo shmups like blazing star, pulstar, strikers1945 plus and prehistoric isle.

Thanks for the heads up on NeoDS- got Blazing Star, Last Resort and Zedblade wherever I go now!
And yes, Ketsui Death Label is leagues ahead of the rest. Geometry Wars Galaxies, XG Blast! and Big Bang Mini are also loads of fun.

spacemarine17 · Post by **spacemarine17** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 3:36 pm

Pulstar wrote:
brentsg wrote:and it gave me early arthritis.
This is my problem exactly, I get really fucking bad thumb pain playing it for a while, but shooters on the go have been a love of mine since Solar Striker, and if things work out as hoped job-wise, I shall be depending on the DS far more than I have been up to now.

Really appreciate all the suggestions from everyone, they are helping me to near closer to my goal.

I allow myself auto-fire only when playing handheld shooters because it's already not "perfect" IMO by playing on pad or on a big screen so there's no need to kill your hands for a quick fix. Plus my right thumb/palm are shot from years of gaming so I have to play games on stick to not upset my hands

You can't go wrong with Ketsui (especially if you don't have the PCB or a 360). I also recommend Gradius on the Konami Collection. I just bought it used 2 days ago at Gamestop and am loving it. The SI's are also great and Bangai-O is a fun "break" from shooters also.

I really want that GG+ game but I wouldn't value my desire for it to be $50 right now, heh.

indutrial · Post by **indutrial** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:44 am

If your DS can take GBA carts, grab a copy of Gradius Galaxies. It goes for $3-5 if you find it at a Gamestop. I honestly can't think of anything else that hasn't been mentioned already.

The PSP is the best portable for shmups on the go. I've been playing the hell out of Vulgus, Varth (in tate, even), Konami shooters, and R-Types in between classes and at work. If someone would just release a Toaplan arcade compilation, I could die a happy man.

mesh control · Post by **mesh control** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:19 am

^^^
Not to mention Dodonpachi, G-Darius, Sonic Wings Special, Gate of Thunder and other PSone and PC engine games on the JPSN store.

JUTMAN22 · Post by **JUTMAN22** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 1:45 pm

mesh control wrote:^^^
Not to mention Dodonpachi, G-Darius, Sonic Wings Special, Gate of Thunder and other PSone and PC engine games on the JPSN store.

Brad, your gunna have to give me your password so I can 'ninja' all those lovely PS shmup ports

ShmupSamurai · Post by **ShmupSamurai** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:17 pm

Warhawk c64 remake

JUTMAN22 · Post by **JUTMAN22** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:29 pm

Anyone mentioned Nanostray 1 & 2?

KidQuaalude · Post by **KidQuaalude** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:06 am

Bought Metal Torrent last night. Fantastic game for 500 N-Points. Highly recommended.

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