Best "player ship" design

[evil_ash_xero]

Knee jerk reaction....Silver Hawk and Vic Viper, as in the post before this one.

[Drake]

Yo.

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[Obiwanshinobi]

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?p=600322

Yay, Vulgus ship. Isn't there an eyes-shaped ship out there? Second most eye-catching motif to anything red around.

[AntiFritz]

http://i.imgur.com/S0eyZYO.jpg

Yo.

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I'd ride that ship if you know what I mean

Not actually

[ilitirit]

I like the blasters from Air Buster. It's a jet with guns.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

I instantly recognize that above Aero Blasters pic from the PC Engine STG collection easily. NEC went as far to properly release it in the USA as well for the TurboGrafx-16 console with the same Aero Blasters title as that of the original PCE STG namesake. Interstate and Kaneko sure went the extra mile in utilizing a silky-smooth 60fps framerate + simultaneous 2-player co-op mode via Turbo Tap method also (something that the MD/Genesis port of Air Buster didn't have, period + having to contend with the usual 30fps overall framerate presentation). Of course, arcade PCB purists will say that the Namco/Kaneko produced Air Buster PCB (circa 1990) is the definitive version to own/play hands down. I've had the golden opportunity to play AB at a San Francisco arcade joint on Market Street back in 1991 and at the Modesto, CA based Camelot Park (aka Boomers nowadays) in 1993...an ace arcade-based shmup indeed. So yes, AB did get a proper Jamma PCB conversion kit release stateside.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[Yield]

Best player ship design?

There can be only one:

[Ed Oscuro]

So why do I see five?

[Yield]

So why do I see five?

One design, five delicious angles?

[Furry Fox Jet Pilot]

The Raiden MK-II from Raiden II/DX is VTOL fighter design at it's finest and the jet from G-Stream G2020 is awesome, with those folding, swept back wings, and the ability to fold up into a compact size for storage, just badass!

[BareKnuckleRoo]

SDOJ's laser helicopter is pretty cool too. Mars Matrix has those sexy ship changes as they powerup.

And who could forget communism-bot Valpiro?

[yorgje]

Yo.

I was hoping I wasn't the first person to think of this
Nice fat hitbox, fatty.

[Squire Grooktook]

The hitbox isn't fat, it's...voluptuous.

[Captain]

Thirded.

Followed closely by thunder force 4, and rayforce.

[Jeneki]

Since we're bumping ...

[nesrulz]

Maybe DDP DOJ.

I wish I had this...

[1up]

One that emidiately comes to mind is The Silver Hawk (Next Zero?) from Darius Burst. So sleek,.. so sexy!!