Recently Purchased SHMUPs

doctorx0079 · Post by **doctorx0079** » Wed May 13, 2009 2:23 am

Animaitor wrote:* Deathsmiles (XBox 360): not too bad but I like Cotton series better.
* Darwin 4081 (Mega Drive): played the arcade (Darwin 4078) to death. The game was just 480 yen (mint). Just need to get myself a Mega Drive.
* Darius II (Saturn): wish it could show the wide mode in a more proper way.

I wondered about that. What does it look like on a widescreen TV zoomed out all the way?

gennss · Post by **gennss** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:48 am

I just got psyvariar 2 DC>

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Wed May 13, 2009 10:25 am

The last Shooter I bought was Dux on the DC in November. Does that qualify since it hasn't arrived yet?

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Wed May 13, 2009 11:10 am

That would be Ikaruga for XBLA, a couple of months ago.

mortified_penguin · Post by **mortified_penguin** » Wed May 13, 2009 12:52 pm

Bought an Ibara kit last week. It's going to have to keep my broke ass busy for a while...

Animaitor · Post by **Animaitor** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:29 pm

doctorx0079 wrote:I wondered about that. What does it look like on a widescreen TV zoomed out all the way?

I forgot to play with the monitor's settings (Dell 24") and by changing the "scaling" from aspect to fill you get the the game to reach the side edges which looks great! XRBG-3 and Scart cables thrown in the mix.

Here you can see the game in a sequence:

1. All the way zoomed in (using the side buttons of the pad) you get the best picture quality but the game is pretty hard. Also pay attention the side black bars, something normal considering we are dealing with widescreens.

2. Zoomed out, that's the standard way most people will play Darius II.

3. If your LCD monitor or TV lets you change the way it scales the image you might get something like this. On my Dell, I just change the scaling to fill as I mentioned before. This way you get rid of some black area on the top and bottom and the screen reaches the sides getting the most of your TV or monitor and getting as close as possible to the arcade version (considering we are using just one screen and not 3!)

4. Settings for the scaling on a Dell 24".

Sorry for the off topic!

versionfiv · Post by **versionfiv** » Thu May 14, 2009 5:11 pm

gradius v

Shelcoof · Post by **Shelcoof** » Thu May 14, 2009 7:25 pm

Ultimate Shooting Collection and same day Raiden Fighters Aces

BIL · Post by **BIL** » Fri May 15, 2009 11:48 am

Just got a mint Raiden DX (PS1) to replace my severely battered hand-me-down copy. Original release too, old one was Hamster.

Hibachi · Post by **Hibachi** » Fri May 15, 2009 1:36 pm

I bought Death Smiles for the 360 but fear it is lost as it's not arrived.

DoDonpachi Daioujou for 360 and Raiden IV also for 360.

antron · Post by **antron** » Fri May 15, 2009 2:37 pm

louisg · Post by **louisg** » Sun May 17, 2009 4:30 am

Antron, nice! One of my favorite shmups.

Just ordered Spriggan for PCE =)

noisuf · Post by **noisuf** » Sun May 17, 2009 6:30 am

I've had a street fighter cabinet for 5 years now with a variety of CPS1 and CPS2 games.

Started to think about my limited shmup playing days when I was younger...raiden, strikers...then thought...let's take a dive into some shmup boards...

Got Raiden DX about a month ago...have to say i suck at this still...

On their way are:

Strikers 1945 II
Raiden Fighters Jet
Do Don Pachi

About to purchase:
DDP DOJ

I'm going to be busy with these...but with another little one on his way in August (on top of a 19 month old)...I don't have as much time as I'd like...

Shelcoof · Post by **Shelcoof** » Sun May 17, 2009 6:34 am

Does War Tech: Senko Ronde Count? Cuz I just got that

Battletoad · Post by **Battletoad** » Sun May 17, 2009 11:03 am

The House of the Dead 2 (DC) which I would somehow count under shoot ´em ups

Muzza · Post by **Muzza** » Sun May 17, 2009 12:20 pm

hermosaguy · Post by **hermosaguy** » Sun May 17, 2009 6:00 pm

Raiden Fighters for the U.S. 360

corbie · Post by **corbie** » Mon May 18, 2009 1:55 am

I just ordered Dodonpachi Daioujou for Xbox 360. I also have a Darius Gaiden (Saturn) game coming as well.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Mon May 18, 2009 2:04 am

In Muzza's pic just above, what is that game that is second from the left?

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Mon May 18, 2009 2:16 am

That's DOJ BLEX, the incredibly shitty port for 360.

Aru-san · Post by **Aru-san** » Mon May 18, 2009 3:07 am

Chaos Field for the Gamecube. Got it at a flea market a few months back for $20 all because there was a plastic wrapping defect.

Erinu · Post by **Erinu** » Mon May 18, 2009 3:43 am

Recently purchased Gradius Rebirth for the Wii. It's good, but the Wii doesn't really have any shmups to begin with and at present its the only next-gen console which I own..

Momijitsuki · Post by **Momijitsuki** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:16 am

Erinu wrote:Recently purchased Gradius Rebirth for the Wii. It's good, but the Wii doesn't really have any shmups to begin with and at present its the only next-gen console which I own..

What about the Ultimate Shooting Collection and Shikigami no Shiro III?

Erik · Post by **Erik** » Mon May 18, 2009 5:52 pm

Within a month : R-Type Final and Gradius V for PS2, Thunderforce V and Gradius Gaiden for PS1. On the way from our Japanese friends, who also brought us brands like Toyota and take-away sushi, Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus for PS1. Planning to purchase Taito Legends 2 somewhere in the future.

Erinu · Post by **Erinu** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:07 pm

Momijitsuki wrote:
Erinu wrote:Recently purchased Gradius Rebirth for the Wii. It's good, but the Wii doesn't really have any shmups to begin with and at present its the only next-gen console which I own..
What about the Ultimate Shooting Collection and Shikigami no Shiro III?

Shikigami III is a port and it's sucks. I could play it on my Japanese 360 back in Manchester on 720p. But see, I dont even want to do THAT. Major fail compared to Shikigami II. I don't know what Ultimate Shooting Collection is but it looks like Milestone games. Inotherwords it looks bad.

Erik · Post by **Erik** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:22 pm

Erinu wrote:
Momijitsuki wrote:
Erinu wrote:Recently purchased Gradius Rebirth for the Wii. It's good, but the Wii doesn't really have any shmups to begin with and at present its the only next-gen console which I own..
What about the Ultimate Shooting Collection and Shikigami no Shiro III?
Shikigami III is a port and it's sucks. I could play it on my Japanese 360 back in Manchester on 720p. But see, I dont even want to do THAT. Major fail compared to Shikigami II. I don't know what Ultimate Shooting Collection is but it looks like Milestone games. Inotherwords it looks bad.

I also thought there were no shmups available on the Wii. I only found out of Virtual Console on the Wii today, as it wasn't connected to the Net before. Did you check the titles there? OK the games are old but in my humble opinion those are the best. I am eager to download games like R-Type III for instance, or the Turrican series.

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP · Mon May 18, 2009 6:26 pm

Elixir wrote:That's DOJ BLEX, the incredibly shitty port for 360.

roffffles

Rozyrg · Post by **Rozyrg** » Mon May 18, 2009 11:31 pm

Erinu wrote:Recently purchased Gradius Rebirth for the Wii. It's good, but the Wii doesn't really have any shmups to begin with and at present its the only next-gen console which I own..

There's always Blast Works.
Sure, the game out of the box isn't much (it kinda, well.. sucks, frankly); but you could *potentially* make the best shmup for Wii, right? >_>

Actually, I need a willing guinea pig to see if my save (/w the movement editor unlocked) will work with a PAL copy of the game (or even just a non-US Wii.) Anyone?

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Tue May 19, 2009 2:46 am

Elixir wrote:That's DOJ BLEX, the incredibly shitty port for 360.

Thanks. Well, if it's shitty, I guess I may as well just stick with my PS2 port. I'm not that crazy about the game to begin with.

versionfiv · Post by **versionfiv** » Tue May 19, 2009 4:25 am

Erik wrote:Within a month : Gradius V for PS2..

isn't gradius v awesome? I'm neglecting all my other games, just sticking to gradius right now.

Erik wrote:Planning to purchase Taito Legends 2 somewhere in the future.

buy this as soon as possible.