Cats in Shmup

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:21 am

Kiken wrote: Niigi Gorgeous Blue (in Shikigami No Shiro 2) uses her cat to deflect bullets.

Yep, and believe it or not my shikigami cat figure (from the GC release) is ALWAYS next to my computer. It's looking at me right now, as are my two real cats.

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:35 am

Spartacus · Post by **Spartacus** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:10 am

TKGB_Mental_Gear wrote:Rabbit punch?

Oh jeeze! My bad. Sorry!
I guess I should wait to post until after I've had my first cup of coffee instead posting while the pot is brewing! LOL

Metal Black doesn't have a cat as the mainship, but there is one in the backgound......
http://shmups.classicgaming.gamespy.com ... /page2.htm

If you don't mind a side scrolling shooter with feet on the ground, then Kaettekita Cyborg Kuro-Chan....
http://c-games.info/games,002,1955.html

Cyborg cats!

BIL · Post by **BIL** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:24 pm

How could I forget MB's cat? The very first time I killed that boss I annihilated him with a full-power beam, so the cat flashed on the screen for a split-second... I thought the ROM was screwed up for a moment.

Cats = entire reason for Darius / Metal Black fish alien animosity towards mankind.

elbarto · Post by **elbarto** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:01 pm

ARCADIA wrote:And this is flash game, called "Giko Paro 5" parody of parodius?

you gotta play this now!!!

Nice. Parodius, R-Type and cats.

Shame its only three stages.

Sinneslöschen · Post by **Sinneslöschen** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:12 am

spadgy wrote:I'd prefer a shmup with squirrels...

Squirrels? Here you are:

http://web.archive.org/web/200304021749 ... x/eichhof/

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:30 am

Twinbee Yahhoo has cats! A ton of Cheshire Cats in stage 4.

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:21 am

the bosses have cat ears too

stage 1 and 2 boss image and stage 5 boss

Goshi · Post by **Goshi** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:25 am

The final boss in Hellsinker is a white cat.

Post by **spadgy** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:57 am

Sinneslöschen wrote:
spadgy wrote:I'd prefer a shmup with squirrels...
Squirrels? Here you are:
http://web.archive.org/web/200304021749 ... x/eichhof/

Perfect - I'll have to tate my nest, that's easy with a bit of gnawing. I've swapped out my Sanwa ball tops for acorns too, so I'll be able to give that a go.

ARCADIA · Post by **ARCADIA** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:39 pm

Yep, and believe it or not my shikigami cat figure (from the GC release) is ALWAYS next to my computer. It's looking at me right now, as are my two real cats.

That's sweet, I envy you

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:58 pm

Fighting LongCat in a shmup would be EPIC!