Share your FAVORITE shmup moments!

[Jaimers]

These are always fun.

[R-Gray 1]

first time in Ikaruga Chapter 4 and the final chapter
Gradius III snes boss rush
R-Type Delta stage 3
Radiant silvergun with this boss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUyhbhJ5jqI
Raystorm area 5,7 and last boss with the voice "relax"
Einhänder stage 6 with the rocket the boss and the bonus
..............

[Emuser]

Got a couple more good ones:



That is the 2-7 boss in Wyvern Wings and me having a double KO, the 1st time I ever got to 2-7 boss.



Me double ko'ing on Gigafacer, the reason I threw my controller and actually rendered it useless as the D-pad snapped off because of it. I actually looked further into this and it turns out Miyamoto's side pods can continue to do damage after the player has already died, which is probably how this was possible in the first place.


And a very precious moment from last year:

[Shalashaska]

What's this from?

[AntiFritz]

What's this from?

Pretty sure its one of the psyvariar games.

[kathy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcCkZKHkEMo

[R-Gray 1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcCkZKHkEMo

thanks. I just played psyvariar 2

[Tyjet]

Your scoring techniques are so good the game can't keep up.

[AntiFritz]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/ ... a8be20.jpg

Your scoring techniques are so good the game can't keep up.

That scared me the first time it happened. It's only also ever happened to me in deathsmiles too, but I've heard it can happen in other cave games (more so on the pcb's?).

[Aquas]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/ ... a8be20.jpg

Your scoring techniques are so good the game can't keep up.

That scared me the first time it happened. It's only also ever happened to me in deathsmiles too, but I've heard it can happen in other cave games (more so on the pcb's?).

I have to second this. A few different Cave games produce garbage graphics during sprite intensive moments (and it won't happen in MAME!). Specifically, in ESP Galuda and Ketsui I see it happen. There's something just raw about it that makes me giddy every time. One sure-fire place to find it in Ketsui is 5'ing the Big guy (scrolling left) before the last ascent in Stage 4. It resembles old tv white static, but a bit more colorful and glitchy looking

[gabrielesquaratti]

Best shmup moment?
Everytime i load RSG into mine japanese sega saturn.

Btw i suck at it,tough

[Schrodinger's cat]

One of my favorite moments... playing a "serious" Mushihimesama Futari Maniac run for score and not even getting past stage 4, followed by a "whatever, I don't give a shit anymore" run which resulted in getting my first Maniac 1-ALL AND the #1 score on shmups forum for a while.

[Emuser]

EDIT: Ironically...FUCKING IRONICALLY right when I posted this pic I figured out a strat that let me nmnb this bitch 4 times in a row practicing...

[ACSeraph]

I will never ever forget the moment I took this thing out.

Captain Skyhawk was the very first video game I ever beat when I was 6 years old. I felt more badass than Edward Furlong when I did it.

Thinking about digging this one out again out of nostalgia and subjugating it into my growing 1cc list.

[Jonst]

Akai katana shin: you've traded in steel for katanas,waiting for the right moment you fire 'em off,the screen explodes into yellow/gold as they cut through with a bit of slowdown so you can enjoy the moment a bit more! The end of the trains at the start of stage 2 is a good example...

Espgaluda 2 black label: a shit load of enemies and bullets about to take you out,when,they explode into score ( with that satisfying pop/crack sound)...brilliant!
I love lots of shmups by different companies,but only cave give me that feeling!

[Jonst]

[quote="Jonst"]Akai katana shin: you've traded in steel for katanas,waiting for the right moment you fire 'em off,the screen explodes into yellow/gold as they cut through with a bit of slowdown so you can enjoy the moment a bit more! The end of the trains at the start of stage 2 is a good example...

Espgaluda 2 black label: a shit load of enemies and bullets about to take you out,when,they explode into score ( with that satisfying pop/crack sound)...brilliant!
I love lots of shmups by different companies,but only cave give me that feeling!

[Jonst]

Sucking in tons of score items/gems/gold/whatever in most cave games!

[Jonst]

One of my favorite moments... playing a "serious" Mushihimesama Futari Maniac run for score and not even getting past stage 4, followed by a "whatever, I don't give a shit anymore" run which resulted in getting my first Maniac 1-ALL AND the #1 score on shmups forum for a while.

Same as that!

[Zeron]

EDIT: Ironically...FUCKING IRONICALLY right when I posted this pic I figured out a strat that let me nmnb this bitch 4 times in a row practicing...

Please show me this tactic, I am also playing DoDonPachi right now and I can´t for the life of me find a consistent strategy. This boss is either very easy or hell depending on what combination of patterns it decides to unleash upon you, Not sure what the hell is wrong with me but I have noticed that most of my good runs completely collapse in 2-3, with one extra life in stock I mop up the rest with no major problems and reach Hachi..

[LastDancer]

When I passed cube rush of Gradius III.

[Emuser]

EDIT: Ironically...FUCKING IRONICALLY right when I posted this pic I figured out a strat that let me nmnb this bitch 4 times in a row practicing...

Please show me this tactic, I am also playing DoDonPachi right now and I can´t for the life of me find a consistent strategy. This boss is either very easy or hell depending on what combination of patterns it decides to unleash upon you, Not sure what the hell is wrong with me but I have noticed that most of my good runs completely collapse in 2-3, with one extra life in stock I mop up the rest with no major problems and reach Hachi..

Its completely normal to have runs end on 2-3 because of the fuckery that is the 2-3 midboss AND the 2-3 boss. All the superplayers you'd see getting crazy scoring runs had to suffer many times on 2-3, you just don't see it I can try to explain it to you...I saw a superplay which gave me the idea and I tried it out to better success than trying it the same way I have been for forever. It's still hard but I hate the omniwalls too much to not try this.

Basically, this is the "fuck the bees, fuck everything but speed killing the boss" strategy. You want to point blank at the start as much as possible but at the same time you want your aura to be able to take out the 2 front chutes during the 2nd time they open, the 2nd gets destroyed just about the same time the boss starts it's own blue bullet patterns. Because of this, the covers that hold the bees will float away and both the side turrets will be exposed at the same time. Destroy the side turrets asap. You can start hitting the turrets a little bit earlier than you would think if you can aim in the right spot without hitting the cover floating away so figuring that out kills them a good second earlier if you can do that.

At this point, only the rear turrets are left, with some luck they'll all be timed to shoot at the same time to make things a little easier on you. Try not to destroy these if possible, as the boss' main patterns get more dense if you destroy even 1 of them. It takes some adjusting since there is always something "aimed" at you but this basically nullifies the "fast bullet" and the "full spread" patterns the boss uses once it is in this state. Depending on timing and assuming all the pods are still there, you can actually point blank the boss even more quite nicely here too. The "Wall" pattern is still tough and you have to be proactive in getting the pink bullets herded to a side as the walls are about to come, but you should find that there is a better chance to get through once you practice it this way for some time.

[Zeron]

Its completely normal to have runs end on 2-3 because of the fuckery that is the 2-3 midboss

Seriously what is with that midboss I can't get his bullets to act the same way. Sometimes the whole move to the right corner of the screen does not work. The danger though definetly comes from his initial buckshot if you survive it rest is cakes.

Basically, this is the "fuck the bees, fuck everything but speed killing the boss" strategy. You want to point blank at the start as much as possible but at the same time you want your aura to be able to take out the 2 front chutes during the 2nd time they open, the 2nd gets destroyed just about the same time the boss starts it's own blue bullet patterns. Because of this, the covers that hold the bees will float away and both the side turrets will be exposed at the same time. Destroy the side turrets asap. You can start hitting the turrets a little bit earlier than you would think if you can aim in the right spot without hitting the cover floating away so figuring that out kills them a good second earlier if you can do that.

At this point, only the rear turrets are left, with some luck they'll all be timed to shoot at the same time to make things a little easier on you. Try not to destroy these if possible, as the boss' main patterns get more dense if you destroy even 1 of them. It takes some adjusting since there is always something "aimed" at you but this basically nullifies the "fast bullet" and the "full spread" patterns the boss uses once it is in this state. Depending on timing and assuming all the pods are still there, you can actually point blank the boss even more quite nicely here too. The "Wall" pattern is still tough and you have to be proactive in getting the pink bullets herded to a side as the walls are about to come, but you should find that there is a better chance to get through once you practice it this way for some time.

Nice thanks, il give it a try my current tactic against 2-3 boss consisted of sparing 1 chute. Only firing when it's shut so he never exposes his side turrets and coming in close. Works somewhat alright but only if he does not insist with his omniwalls if that is the case you will be forced to enter laser mode for extra precision which destroys the final chute and then well hell is upon you. I have to say I don't understand where the whole DoJ is harder than DDP thing came from...

[Emuser]

Its completely normal to have runs end on 2-3 because of the fuckery that is the 2-3 midboss

Seriously what is with that midboss I can't get his bullets to act the same way. Sometimes the whole move to the right corner of the screen does not work. The danger though definetly comes from his initial buckshot if you survive it rest is cakes.

Basically, this is the "fuck the bees, fuck everything but speed killing the boss" strategy. You want to point blank at the start as much as possible but at the same time you want your aura to be able to take out the 2 front chutes during the 2nd time they open, the 2nd gets destroyed just about the same time the boss starts it's own blue bullet patterns. Because of this, the covers that hold the bees will float away and both the side turrets will be exposed at the same time. Destroy the side turrets asap. You can start hitting the turrets a little bit earlier than you would think if you can aim in the right spot without hitting the cover floating away so figuring that out kills them a good second earlier if you can do that.

At this point, only the rear turrets are left, with some luck they'll all be timed to shoot at the same time to make things a little easier on you. Try not to destroy these if possible, as the boss' main patterns get more dense if you destroy even 1 of them. It takes some adjusting since there is always something "aimed" at you but this basically nullifies the "fast bullet" and the "full spread" patterns the boss uses once it is in this state. Depending on timing and assuming all the pods are still there, you can actually point blank the boss even more quite nicely here too. The "Wall" pattern is still tough and you have to be proactive in getting the pink bullets herded to a side as the walls are about to come, but you should find that there is a better chance to get through once you practice it this way for some time.

Nice thanks, il give it a try my current tactic against 2-3 boss consisted of sparing 1 chute. Only firing when it's shut so he never exposes his side turrets and coming in close. Works somewhat alright but only if he does not insist with his omniwalls if that is the case you will be forced to enter laser mode for extra precision which destroys the final chute and then well hell is upon you. I have to say I don't understand where the whole DoJ is harder than DDP thing came from...

Man that sounds like it would take way too long to kill the boss having to ease off the laser all the time. The way I see it is that it can be hard to find an opening on the walls and deal with whatever else is coming your way at the same time, and the back turrets will eventually activate once the boss loses enough health so by that point you wouldn't want to waste any time killing it or dealing with more shots on top of all that. This boss will remain my sole argument as to why too many random factors can be a bad thing in a shmup...especially in a game where a no miss no bomb is stressed heavily.

[Zeron]

Man that sounds like it would take way too long to kill the boss having to ease off the laser all the time. The way I see it is that it can be hard to find an opening on the walls and deal with whatever else is coming your way at the same time, and the back turrets will eventually activate once the boss loses enough health so by that point you wouldn't want to waste any time killing it or dealing with more shots on top of all that.

I reworked approach to the 2-3 boss to more of your lines thanks for that!

This boss will remain my sole argument as to why too many random factors can be a bad thing in a shmup...especially in a game where a no miss no bomb is stressed heavily.

This game overall seems to have a bit more random factors than the average shooter I experience most of it in 2-3,2-5 and 2-6.

[Emuser]

I reworked approach to the 2-3 boss to more of your lines thanks for that!

This game overall seems to have a bit more random factors than the average shooter I experience most of it in 2-3,2-5 and 2-6.

2-6 actually has less randomness than the other two stages, the green spread jerks actually come out in a fixed pattern and most of the stage is actually fixed minus the ball shooters after the 1st bomb carrier, but the boss is still terrifying as all hell 2-5 bullet hell in the middle is technically all aimed from all the ships, but there's so much shit happening on it you wouldn't think so, it's only when you grind away at it that you start to see that there is a certain manipulation factor to it after all. I am not very familiar with you though, what is your best progress on DDP ever?

[Zeron]

2-6 actually has less randomness than the other two stages, the green spread jerks actually come out in a fixed pattern

Woah I must have missed that thanks will make that part alot easier.

2-5 bullet hell in the middle is technically all aimed from all the ships, but there's so much shit happening on it you wouldn't think so, it's only when you grind away at it that you start to see that there is a certain manipulation factor to it after all.

I understand how that part works, but my problem with it is more that I seem to get overrun if I don't do it exactly 100% correct due to the lacking type C-L shot other than that I sure like seeing a 700+ chain on 2-5.

I am not very familiar with you though, what is your best progress on DDP ever?

Ah nothing special 2-7,202 mil is my best for now.

[Kiken]

I have to second this. A few different Cave games produce garbage graphics during sprite intensive moments (and it won't happen in MAME!). Specifically, in ESP Galuda and Ketsui I see it happen. There's something just raw about it that makes me giddy every time. One sure-fire place to find it in Ketsui is 5'ing the Big guy (scrolling left) before the last ascent in Stage 4. It resembles old tv white static, but a bit more colorful and glitchy looking

Specifically, the effect you're describing is on all of their PGM-based games: DOJ, DOJ BL, Ketsui and ESPGaluda. It's just how those boards handle overloaded sprite layers (instead of traditional flicker, you get the TV snow). It's incredibly rare in the two DOJ games, happens here and there in Ketsui but is all over the place in ESPGaluda. Thankfully, this was fixed in all of the home ports.

The SH3 stuff either displays sprite garbage everywhere (like in DeathSmiles MBL) when overloaded or it just stops drawing certain sprite layers for x number of frames (Mushi Futari and DDP DFK). In the Mushi Futari home port there are a couple of spots where I can trigger enough bonus gems to cause the hud to disappear for a second or two.

[Danny]

I really like the "intro" to stage one on Explosive Breaker for reasons I really can't explain.

[Captain]

because of the insane amounts of derp in it?

[SuperSoaker360]