Shmup Ticker: What are you playing RIGHT NOW?

[Kollision]

Master of Weapon.
So close to the end in my last run....

[dunpeal2064]

Picked it up a bit ago, but just realized the genius that is Axelay. Everything about this game rubs me right.

[RNGmaster]

CRIMZON CROVERRRRRRRRRR

580 oku lol. I can easily see that score double if I bothered to survive stage 4 at all, though.

[Drachenherz]

Still Mushihimesama Futari Black Label. Practicing stage 3 + Boss. Managed to 1 life the stage + boss once or twice, but I want to be able to do this on a regular basis.

And, of course...

Crimzon Fucking Clover! This game is just so good, I can't believe it. My first doujin ever, and I have to say, it feels and plays like an AAA-Title from, let's say... CAVE. Un-fucking-believable, I'm flabbergasted.
I am so looking forward for my copy to arrive, so I can put the DVD in my shelf and watch it in awe.

Both games play so perfectly, I just can't stop playing them. It's always: "Come on, only one more game. I SWEAR it will be the last for today... Oh fuck it, one more. Only one more." It's like digitalized crack...

[esreveR]

Original DoDonPachi.

Daioujou just...didn't feel right at all.

EDIT: Ketsui, on the other hand, became the biggest time-waster of the century. I was up until 3AM playing it and didn't even realize it.

[Drachenherz]

Original DoDonPachi.

Daioujou just...didn't feel right at all.

EDIT: Ketsui, on the other hand, became the biggest time-waster of the century. I was up until 3AM playing it and didn't even realize it.

And why do you consider this "wasted time"?

[esreveR]

Original DoDonPachi.

Daioujou just...didn't feel right at all.

EDIT: Ketsui, on the other hand, became the biggest time-waster of the century. I was up until 3AM playing it and didn't even realize it.

And why do you consider this "wasted time"?

I guess it's not, huh?

Also I didn't even sleep at all last night because I was playing DoDonPachi so much.

[TrevHead (TVR)]

None, I was gonna carry on with playing Mars Matrix but after watching a video of a iphone shmup linked in the dev section of this forum Ive got a major case of motion sickness due to the fast moving 3d backgrounds, (theres a reason why shmups have slow moving backgrounds)

[RNGmaster]

I love Stage 5 in Crimzon Clover. Heaven's Gate is some kickass OST, and the scoring potential is totally wacky.
160oku on Stage 1, 500oku by start of Stage 4, 700oku at end of Stage 4 (close to Icarus!). Almost died to the Stage 4 boss's desperation phase.

[mrsmiley381]

Played Fast Striker today and have been playing Deathsmiles quite a bit. Still trying to find a temporary CRT solution, hence why the 360 has been getting most of the SHMUP love.

[Anesthetize]

Just got Raiden Fighters Aces in the mail today. Played a few credits on each game, but not sure if I'm going to get into it right away or wait til later. Anyone else currently playing any of the Raiden Fighters games?

Still working on Espgaluda II BL and some assorted doujins.

[evil_ash_xero]

I've put down the shmups for about a week now, and have been playing Dragon Force, Ristar, Super Mario Bros. 2(all stars), and have been poking around various Genesis games.

I have noticed that when I play these types of games, my shmup playing suffers. I don't know why exactly, but I don't seem to do to well when i'm playing "normal" games and shmups at the same time. So, I kind of space them apart.

[dunpeal2064]

I've put down the shmups for about a week now, and have been playing Dragon Force, Ristar, Super Mario Bros. 2(all stars), and have been poking around various Genesis games.

I have noticed that when I play these types of games, my shmup playing suffers. I don't know why exactly, but I don't seem to do to well when i'm playing "normal" games and shmups at the same time. So, I kind of space them apart.

I have noticed this too. I think shmups are just more demanding than any other genre. Even going from fps to shmups, its still noticable

OT: Finally got me some Saturn shmups. Been playing the hell out of Souky, I like it more than I expected. Twin Cobra II is also entertaining me, but most of my focus is gonna go into Souky

[Thjodbjorn]

I'm playing DFK a lot lately. Arrange A, in particular. The scoring finally clicked in that mode for me, so I'm all extra enthused.

[Rozyrg]

Some Elemental Master here, some Guwange (XBLA) there.

Almost bought another (more than likely dead) copy of Grindstormer the other day, too. >_>

[crackfox]

KETSUI...
Progress is slow but its coming....
Just broke 30 mill for first time...
I love and hate this game equally i think!!!

[Vurpa]

Playing Dux right now while waiting for Fast striker to arrive. This is my first (proper) post on the forum btw, hello everyone .

[mesh control]

Space Megaforce on my DS lite.

Music sounds sped up and choppy, but other than that the game plays fine.

[null1024]

Ikaruga on my Wii.
Great fun, haven't gotten to play it much [and it's nice not to be dealing with slow emulation on my PC, DC ver or GC, would still be slow], got to the second boss fairly easily, and then died because of a misinput on my pad [went left+up instead of just left].

I wish I could do screen adjustment though, it's positioned a little downwards [nothing is cut off].

[mrsmiley381]

Still playing Deathsmiles and Fast Striker, but managed to get Gunbird 2($12 sealed!) and have been playing that as well. TV still is a problem, of course. However, I managed to stumble on to an S-Video cable for the Dreamcast, which makes things marginally better. I can't wait to try it on a CRT designed for it. For those of you with S-Video on an LCD and no better classic game solution, S-Video will help.

I might also boot up some Bangai-O Spirits tonight, though I'm not sure why.

[Skykid]

Gate of Thunder best stg I didn't know existed. I was 5 when it came out but now I'm correcting the situation

It's awesome, playing it right now too!

[drauch]

Gate of Thunder best stg I didn't know existed. I was 5 when it came out but now I'm correcting the situation

It's awesome, playing it right now too!

Just got Lords of Thunder myself a week or so ago. Hellllz yeah.

[Aquas]

I've been playing Super Street Fighter IV like a mad man lately, but, as for shmups I've been playing Revolver360 (I love how intense it gets wave 50+ infinite mode) And Commando (arcade) if you consider that a shmup. I've managed to beat all 8 stages, but damn the game is fun.

[BIL]

Kamui. The Soukyugurentai-styled action, flawless control and majestic sense of destructive power make it a perennial favourite of mine. A gorgeous soundtrack that manages to sound simultaneously funereal and driving at times doesn't hurt either.

[Anesthetize]

Just played a few credits of Battle Bakraid on a whim. This is a really fun game that I wish I hadn't waited so long to check out. Crappy score, but made it to the final boss. I'm considering putting some real time into this game.

[chempop]

Sonic Wings Special on SAT. Got this fairly recently and it's a charming little game with tons of personality. Quite a few stages and branching paths make it a fun romp, then there are all those different players to choose from... Did I just kill a space-monkey? lol Some of the highly animated bosses have some really outstanding sprite art.

[Kollision]

Finally beat Master of Weapon.
Feels so good I'm going to the mall tonight to have my favorite roasted potato!

[Thjodbjorn]

I've been playing a ton of Crimzon Clover since Saturday.

[Anesthetize]

Finally playing Crimzon Clover ver 1.00. It's incredible!

Died on the stage5 boss my first Simple run, and am getting to the stage3 boss on Original. Both should improve shortly.

[RNGmaster]

Crimzon Clover is a mindvirus. I have to put it away to focus on my schoolwork, but...
ATM I'm focusing on TLB practice and scorerunning Stage 2 and 3.