You know you've been playing too many shumps when...

[RNGmaster]

Every board has these; why shouldn't we?

I'll start us off:

- When you dream about meeting SWY
- When Shmups Forum shows at the top of your Google Chrome preferences
- When you feel the need to post a 1cc on Facebook

[captpain]

When I post some smarmy, tired stuff because "someone had to, LOL"!!!!!!!!

[Despatche]

god, just go back to shrinemaiden with this crap, ugh

[Krimzon Kitzune]

You've been playing too many shmups when...

1.) You let your mind wander even in the most intense bullet curtains and come out unscathed.

2.) You can pass the 2nd stage of Gradius III Arcade without a miss.

3.) You become so desperate for any shooting action that you'd even resort to playing Eight Forces if that were your only means (or maybe not... ugh).

4.) You get the top score on any of the hi-score threads for any game.

5.) You become hell-bent enough to learn how to properly patch the Famicom version of Gradius II to look and play like the arcade.

[Paradigm]

god, just go back to shrinemaiden with this crap, ugh

[ebarrett]

god, just go back to shrinemaiden with this crap, ugh

[RNGmaster]

god, just go back to shrinemaiden with this crap, ugh

[Siren2011]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP2GMyQd ... ideo_title

[trap15]

god, just go back to shrinemaiden with this crap, ugh

Obviously my brain is censoring out some of this message.
Hopefully...

[shadowbringer]

...when you play Phantasmagoria of Flower View and then hit space for quick restarting

(would've been a c-c-c-c-combo breaker if not for Siren2011 and SquidMan's meddling )

[RNGmaster]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP2GMyQd ... ideo_title

That bee is strangely appropriate to the situation.

Ninja reply to SquidMan: No, you're right that I did just quote a derogatory post directed at me. I assumed that would create a confusion that would distract from my rampant idiocy. Apparently I was right.

[drunkninja24]

When you see a bee flying around and instinctively grab it for the point bonus.

[NzzpNzzp]

2.) You can pass the 2nd stage of Gradius III Arcade without a miss.

That's not really very hard.

[Aconcit]

When you get fired for trying to milk your boss.

[Drum]

When you get fired for trying to milk your boss.

Garbage thread validated.

[emphatic]

When you get fired for trying to milk your boss.

I LOL:ed.

[BPzeBanshee]

When you see a bee flying around and instinctively grab it for the point bonus.

Or mistake it for Hibachi and cower in a corner knowing your end is near.

[drauch]

When you start hitting on 13 year old girls because you play too much Deathsmiles.

[Demetori]

you turn the game off.

[RNGmaster]

When you start hitting on 13 year old girls because you play too much Deathsmiles.

/thread

[Aconcit]

You always walk around with a mosquito net so you can enjoy irl scanlines.

[Siren2011]

LMAO! Life would look so much better with scanlines (Goes off to buy mosquito net).

[emphatic]

Aconcit, you are full of win.

[Tetsuo]

when the traffic light turns to green but you see power up!

[ZOM]

That's a Shadow MASK!

[Udderdude]

To truly replicate the scanline experience, you have to replace your eyes with little CRTs. Don't ask how this works. :P

[RNGmaster]

No, to truly replicate the scanline experience you have to get retinal tattoos.
(This is actually a real thing; go and search it)

[legendnthamaking]

Everyone looks like a Moai head O.o

[mesh control]

You shout: "Shoot the Core!" when peeing.

[Matskat]

When you get fired for trying to milk your boss.

Hands down funniest shit ever on shmups.com.

LOL!