Whats your favourite artwork related to shoot em ups?

[Guardians Knight]

Could be a poster or a flier or a box cover or whatever, just wondering what everyone thinks is the coolest most kick ass images of their fav game genre!

Personally i think this is awesome:



post your favs here!

[Treasurance]

what was the url of that touhou nsfw imageboard

[Guardians Knight]

what was the url of that touhou nsfw imageboard

is the image above not working?

[Sumez]

[BulletMagnet]

*insert Pharmer Bob here*

[Yoshi]

Ironic following BulletMagnet, but this one:

[ChainsawGuitarSP]

I don't think I've ever seen a shmup flyer that accurately portrays the intense action of the game... Meh.

[ptoing]

[RNGmaster]

ESP Ra.De's backgrounds. Best pixel art EVER (besides Metal Slug 3).

[harrihaffi]

Nice posters! What game was the first one from...I understand it's a capcom game...

MVHH

[Guardians Knight]

@ harri: Progear no arashi, yeah its nice,

[Jeneki]

[Slump]

**Sexy Cho Aniki Picture**

I was waiting for that one.




I'd go with good 'ol R-Type...

[Drum]

Etched into by brain since my youth.



That is one pissed-off hummingbird. Seriously, have you ever seen a hummingbird that angry?

[Dave_K.]

[Uzumakijl]

[apple arcade]

always loved this artwork.

[Sumez]

Ikaruga has some seriously awesome art




Also

[elvis]

[Rob]

It's disgraceful that there isn't a higher quality scan of this online.

[ptoing]

Rob: http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/sky-s ... rId,16134/

I don't think you can hotlink from mobygames, hence linkage.

[Jeneki]

I always loved the sense of speed on Daisenpu artwork:

[emphatic]

[third_strike]

http://www.world-of-arcades.net/APPA/KK ... _Front.jpg

[Observer]

One does not fuck around with the angry KOLIBRI! He can be worse than any huge battleship approaching fast:



(I found this little guy last year in my garden, he came back this summer with another three, now I can have my own squadron of angry hummingbirds shooting bees!)

Back to the artwork:

Darius Gaiden:



Psyvariar 2:



Layer Section/RayForce/Gunlock/Galatic Attack/Fucking awesome lock-on guided laser missiles:



And, last but not least, I know it's not technically a schmukmup per se but for me it's the full 3D sphere STG par excellence:

PRESS START, OMEGA BOOST *cue "Shade" by Feeder*





The engrish on the japanese case wins several prizes:

"Special Force EX Generation Productnoid is exceptional product of Networks in ruined intellectual chaos of Alphacore constructions of computerized global Networks... this is the Omega Boost."

THIS IS THE OMEGA MOTHERFUCKING BOOST, BABY!

A game artwork/cover that comes with such a glorious text wins by default.

P.S.: I'm really exaggerating, don't take me seriously but I do love Omega Boost a whole damn lot.

[hzt]

(image)

always loved this artwork.

I can never get over the raging phallic imagery in this picture. It's not just me, right? It's got to be intentional.

The ship is your penis and the girl is pressed up against like she wants it or needs it. In fact she's wired up to it, like it's an integral part of her being, like maybe she can't live without it. But the ship's also shot full of holes: if you suck at the game it's a direct blow to your manhood. Only the guys with big dicks can handle DOJ. And of course that ties into why the girl's pressed up against. She likes a man with a big dick (a man that can play DOJ) and she's distraught that she can't have him anymore.

These are just a couple of the thoughts that enter my head when I see this picture.

[LeeVanCleef]

[Siren2011]

In fact she's wired up to it, like it's an integral part of her being, like maybe she can't live without it.

LMAO! Your post is full of epic win.

[saucykobold]

Some terrific pieces for Gun Frontier, Darius Gaiden, Thunder Cross, Xexex, and Garegga (click for bigger versions):





I dl'ed these several months ago but neglected to jot down the artist's name and website.

[cj iwakura]