Shmup Ticker: What are you playing RIGHT NOW?

[beatsgo]

Oh snaps, manage to get through all of Gradius Gaiden by credit feeding on Easiest and 7 Lives >_>

Another achievement: 1cc on normal with 3 lives up to Stage 5 boss.

[dunpeal2064]

Finally pieced together what I've been learning in RF2 and made it to st4 with a bit over 27mil points. All my deaths were stupid and avoidable, but its progress.

[dunpeal2064]

Damn, was on stage 4 with a life and 3 bombs, and 29mil points, and the game froze for the 2nd time tonight. Been having sound glitches up the ass too

[Thunderprince]

Crimzon Clover, got my laptop fixed so now I finally have a machine with enough horsepower to play the game (and even then, I have to keep the settings low to prevent epic 'splosion slowdown). I absolutely love this game, really brought back shooter fever. Seems like for a few months I am totally hooked on shooters and then stop completely, but sometimes that special game comes along that makes me fall in love with the genre all over again.

[dunpeal2064]

Yes! Finally got a run I'm proud of. Made it to stage 6 and got a score worth posting in the appropriate thread.

RF2 kicks ass

[BPzeBanshee]

Damn, was on stage 4 with a life and 3 bombs, and 29mil points, and the game froze for the 2nd time tonight. Been having sound glitches up the ass too

Playing it in MAME eh?

[dunpeal2064]

Damn, was on stage 4 with a life and 3 bombs, and 29mil points, and the game froze for the 2nd time tonight. Been having sound glitches up the ass too

Playing it in MAME eh?

Eww no way, I'm playin the port

[mesh control]

you really have to watch the screen to be able to dodge stuff.

That's normally what I do.

[ZacharyB]

Playing Raiden Fighters, busting my previous high score with Endeavor... while cooking lunch and waiting for the kitchen timer to go off! (Noooo...)

[ZacharyB]

Getting a Rosa high score in Deathsmiles when the game inexplicably crashes on the Swamp stage, twice. (Nooooo x2)

[Gus]

Working on Futari 1.5 Original. I have to say I regret bashing it so much in the past as while it is very simple on the surface and not what I'd call the best mode to get into the game with (that would be BL Maniac) it really does have a lot of depth and is satisfying to learn while still being very easy to pick up.

Also practicing 1.5 Ultra on the side. Trying to replicate that Stage 5 opening from the counterstop replay has become my new personal hell.

[BPzeBanshee]

you really have to watch the screen to be able to dodge stuff.

That's normally what I do.

Of course, but Gleylancer on Normal mode can put you to sleep at times. I love the game but some of the things in it were such silly design choices (the bullets are hard to see and this is coming from a guy who's used to Raiden Fighters and Battle Garegga bullets).

Eww no way, I'm playin the port

Wow. I'd expect sound and crashing issues to happen in MAME but not in the port which is meant to be awesome. :S

[saucykobold]

I'm playing Image Fight and a little Sexy Parodius at the moment. I had a lot of fun with both of these around two years ago and figured it was high time to revisit them.

[RNGmaster]

Oh my god 2-3. Each big tank needs a bomb, pre-boss section needs a bomb, boss tech needs a bomb... I'm going blind. This will be hard.

[Avatar Ignis]

Just finished playing a lot of Bullet Soul (I loved the game to be honest, should try the caravan dlc in the future) and had my Street Fighter 3:3s fix satiated.

Currently playing Dodonpachi Resurrection and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. When i get bored of fighting people online i go for 1cc's in ddp, and when i get frustrated with ddp (power, oh power mode) i go online and get my aggression out beating up other people

[ebarrett]

Started playing Pink Sweets again. I think I might have figured out SE7, which removes the psychological roadblock in the distance that was keeping me from playing for months.

Immediate goal: 6M+ score.
Long-term goal: "fuck rank control" clear.

[null1024]

DoDonPachi, just to test out my new cheapy PS1-style joypad that I ordered from Hong Kong.
Amazingly, I made it to stage 3 with the thing. Then I quickly died.

It's a barely decent pad -- the dpad is 4 individual buttons [which actually helps loads for fighters, was playing some Guilty Gear with the thing, felt really good], and it feels cheap as hell. Also, if I press up, right, and down at once, it registers it as down and left. Wat.

Only cost me $6 with shipping, so it's fine enough.

[O. Van Bruce]

Just got my first Hellsinker 1cc with Fossil Maiden...

why people say that playing with her and kagura no chaser is difficult? They are the only chars with which i've been able to clear the game...

[azinth]

Playing some more Raiden Fighters Jet, working towards a 140m+ score.

I keep accidentally murdering fairies. This game is not for the faint of heart.

[Rex Cavalier]

EspGaluda 2 on MAME

[Klatrymadon]

I'm playing Image Fight and a little Sexy Parodius at the moment. I had a lot of fun with both of these around two years ago and figured it was high time to revisit them.

I coulda swore I watched you clear Image Fight (in preparation for my own run), and even run through the penalty stage in a separate video, but I can't find either of these on the Tube any more. Am I going barmy?

[spadgy]

DoDonPachi II: Beestorm down the arcade tonight, and I ain't afraid to say I love it!

[Sapz]

I'm currently trying to clear the Daifukkatsu Spaghetti Laser challenge. I'll post a vid and the few details when/if I clear. :V

[moh]

DoDonPachi II: Beestorm down the arcade tonight, and I ain't afraid to say I love it!

you had better run before the rocks begin being thrown..

[Illyrian]

He's right though, it's really good fun.

[Vamos]

I really want to play it tbh , come on mame get it sorted|!

[RNGmaster]

2-3 boss (the horseshoe crab) has a pattern that is aimed at the dragon and covers up like half the screen. And he does this like 5 times during the fight. No thanks. The superplay method for this is just absurd...

Edit: Just loaded a state and got it on my first try. 2-4 ho!

[Hagane]

Finally managed to no miss no bomb first loop of Sengoku Blade. Also figured out a way to NMNB second loop woods, something I thought to be impossible not too long ago. 2-7 is very close now that I have enough bombs for 2-5...

[RNGmaster]

Whoa! Psikyo NMNBs are really hard to pull off. Grats.

I played an hour of 1945k III. What is it with me and bad Psikyo ripoffs? I can't get enough of them. Now I almost want to play Baryon...

[mesh control]

Playing a bit of Futari 1.5 original because of DTP. Made it to stage 4 boss on my 1st credit after not playing (1.5) for longer than I can remember. Beat my highscore too. This game is impossible.