Best Genesis shooter?

RiderAce · Post by **RiderAce** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 8:24 pm

I'd go with Twinkle Tale myself.

benstylus · Post by **benstylus** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 8:38 pm

As far as shmups.com goes, I think Twinkle Tale's more of a borderliner.

Thunder Force 3 will probably always get my vote for top Genny/MD shooter.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 8:39 pm

Twinkle Tales is great!!!

Too bad so few people know about it.

Must-have Megadrive Shmups IMO:

Horizontal:

- Thunderforce IV
- Thunderforce II
- Eliminate Down
- Gleylancer
- Steel Empire
- Aero Blasters
- Darius II
- Gynoug
- Battlemania
- Battlemania Daiginjo

Vertical:

- Musha Aleste
- Elemental Master
- Undeadline
- Verytex
- Fire Shark
- Tatsujin
- Daisenpuu
- V-V (V Five/Grindstormer)
- Phelios

Run & Gun:

- Alien Soldier
- Gunstar Heroes
- Twinkle Tale
- Contra: The Hard Corps
- Mega Turrican

BTW, didn't we just have a topic such as this?

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 8:42 pm

Some more:

"3D" Shooters:

- Panorama Cotton
- Space Harrier
- Burning Force

Mega CD:

- Keio Yuugekitai
- Dennin Aleste
- Bari Arm
- Lords of Thunder

Nei First · Post by **Nei First** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 8:44 pm

Seven Force wrote:Twinkle Tales is great!!!

Too bad so few people know about it.

Must-have Megadrive Shmups IMO:

Horizontal:

- Thunderforce IV
- Thunderforce II
- Eliminate Down
- Gleylancer
- Steel Empire
- Aero Blasters
- Darius II
- Gynoug
- Battlemania
- Battlemania Daiginjo

Vertical:

- Musha Aleste
- Elemental Master
- Undeadline
- Verytex
- Fire Shark
- Tatsujin
- Daisenpuu
- V-V (V Five/Grindstormer)
- Phelios

Run & Gun:

- Alien Soldier
- Gunstar Heroes
- Twinkle Tale
- Contra: The Hard Corps
- Mega Turrican

BTW, didn't we just have a topic such as this?

As it goes I think we did. No worries though, welcome to the forums!

Anywayz most have already been mentioned here, ultimatly though I would have to go with Thunder Force IV.

RiderAce · Post by **RiderAce** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 10:25 pm

Whoops, didn't realize there was a search feature

Sorry about that.

Nei First · Post by **Nei First** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 10:36 pm

RiderAce wrote:Whoops, didn't realize there was a search feature

Sorry about that.

Don't sweat it man, you'll get used to it and all the people here soon. Post often you'll like it here at the Shmups forums.

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 10:37 pm

Dunno about best, but my personal fave is Bio Hazard Battle. *is shot dead* ...I just like the game is all...

The n00b · Post by **The n00b** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:49 am

My personal favorite will always be Gaires.

superhitachi4 · Post by **superhitachi4** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:24 am

Zweihander wrote:Dunno about best, but my personal fave is Bio Hazard Battle. *is shot dead* ...I just like the game is all...

Nah, Bio Hazard Battle's a fun game.

As far as choosing a "Best", or "Favorite" shooter on Genesis...I can't. I can never choose a favorite. Different games hit the spot better than others at different times for me. Ah well.

BenT · Post by **BenT** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:48 am

Thunderforce III. I'd played shooters before, but it's the game that really made me a shmup fan. To this day I find it pretty impressive, though yeah, it's too easy.

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:58 am

Gaiares.

8-MEG POWAR!

MadSteelDarkness · Post by **MadSteelDarkness** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:16 am

Musha Aleste

with Biohazard Battle coming in second.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:58 am

LoneSage wrote:Gaiares.

8-MEG POWAR!

Word on that.

Guy-Are-Us.

Well, that's not even the right pronunciation but whatever...

Xexyz · Post by **Xexyz** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:50 am

One of my favorite shmups on the Genesis is actually one nobody really talks about, Insector X. Yeah, the cute em up graphics got scrapped for a more mature style, probably so it would sell outside of Japan, but the gameplay is still there. I think of it as what the first few Darius games should have been like. It plays similar to the Darius series (made by Taito after all), but it has more action, bullets, and enemies flying at you. It is rather easy though.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:15 am

Lately I've been feeling the simplicity and warm feelings of TF3. Indeed one of the least threatening shooters.

Blade · Post by **Blade** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:55 am

Arrowflash or Bust, Mediocrity or not, the music in that game kicks.

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:45 am

Gynoug all the way. SNES-style graphical frippery, superb Castlevania-style tunage, huge guns, bullet spam, and the finest piece of intro music the MD ever played host to. Top notch.

Nei First · Post by **Nei First** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:22 am

Gairies has got some serious kickass music though! It's no joke, probably like one of the best soundtracks on the MD, as far as the shmups are concerned.

Too bad the game itself is so damn difficult.

BenT · Post by **BenT** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:18 am

Gaiares'... distinctive music... is backed by what I can only refer to as splat-drums. It's something!

Leandro · Post by **Leandro** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:41 pm

Aleste M.U.S.H.A. for me... sorry it's the best

D · Post by D » Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:16 pm

Vapor Trail (Data East)
If you don't know betta ass somebody

sjewkestheloon · Post by **sjewkestheloon** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 7:40 am

the only horis i've ever got down with, probably because they have an ace graphical style as well as gameplay, but it's a toss up between bio-hazard battle and gynoug. so many willys...

i can't believe that phallic symbolism could pervade a computergame to such a large extent

Galderic · Post by **Galderic** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 6:54 pm

Another one is Dangerous Seed by "NAMCOT"

rmg · Post by **rmg** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 8:02 pm

Marc wrote:Gynoug all the way. SNES-style graphical frippery, superb Castlevania-style tunage, huge guns, bullet spam, and the finest piece of intro music the MD ever played host to. Top notch.

Man, get out of my head.

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 8:09 pm

Gynoug is great.
so's Grindstormer (its just so freaking hard, i love it

)
also, i really like Curse for some reason (but seing as you're looking for "the best", i won't elaborate on my defense). i especially like that it cost me a fiver.
and the obvious Eliminate Down, Gleylancer, MUSHA, and toaplan ports.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 8:29 pm

I get the impression that topics like this always end mentioning THE ENTIRE shmup lineup of the given system.

What genesis shmup has yet to be mentioned in this thread?

Leandro · Post by **Leandro** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 8:44 pm

Turrican wrote:I get the impression that topics like this always end mentioning THE ENTIRE shmup lineup of the given system.

What genesis shmup has yet to be mentioned in this thread?

No one will mention Divine Sealing... awful game

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 8:54 pm

Here are, accordingly to xenocide files, all the shmups/borderliners not mentioned here yet. This discrimination had to end! ^_^

Action 52

Atomic Robo-Kid

Battle Squadron

Bio Ship Paladin [also Gunship Gomora]

Cross Fire [also Super Airwolf]

Darwin 4081

Divine Sealing

Fire Mustang

Forgotten Worlds

Gadget Twins

Granada X

Heavy Unit

Hellfire

Magic Girl

Master of Weapons

Mega SWIV

Raiden Trad

Slap Fight

Smash TV

Sol-Deace

Sub Terrania

Super Fantasy Zone

Super Space Invaders

Task Force Harrier EX

Twin Cobra

Viewpoint

Whip Rush

XDR X-Dazedly-Ray

Xenon 2

Zero Wing

Of all these, I'd cast my vote on Super Fantasy Zone. Among the others, TF III wins.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 8:56 pm

Leandro wrote:No one will mention Divine Sealing... awful game

Hmm, I agree then:

Q. Best Genesis shooter?

A. ALL, minus the awful Divine Sealing.