Good Horizontal Shooter list, am I missing anything?

wiNteR · Post by **wiNteR** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 3:45 am

Aero Blasters(Mega Drive) is awesome. Some people complain about the free movement on the 4th and 5th stage but its not as bad as it sounds once you get used to it.

elvis · Post by **elvis** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 5:22 am

855 search results (including clones and bootlegs) in MAME for "shooter" games merely in horizontal orientation. Results courtesy of the MAWS database (folks who use MAME how it was intended - as a documentation tool).

Clicky long URL.

Alternatively, there are 213 results for the "Shooter / Flying Horizontal" category, which it seems you are interested in:
http://www.mameworld.net/maws/srch.php?cat=103

Each genre subcategory has a HOF (Hall Of Fame - not the baywatch idiot) to go with it. Users "rate" games, and the games with the highest average ratings get ranked in the HOF:
http://www.mameworld.net/maws/srch.php? ... order=desc

Don't forget there are a few like GigaWing 1 and 2, and Chaos Field, etc that are horizontally oriented, yet play vertically.

Lawfer · Post by **Lawfer** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:23 am

Ok looking at my list of horizontal shooters I see that... there isn't that much horziontal shooters out there.

So I think I need to get myself a PCEngine CD, that thing has some great shooters and alot of them plus the graphics are really the best and they definitly don't look that outdated to me (Unlike the megadrive and most of the Super Famicom games).

So fell free to help me fill the list with a list of horizontal shooters on it, I am gonna add some names now.

Palmer Eldritch · Post by **Palmer Eldritch** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:26 pm

Lawfer wrote:So I think I need to get myself a PCEngine CD, that thing has some great shooters and alot of them plus the graphics are really the best and they definitly don't look that outdated to me (Unlike the megadrive and most of the Super Famicom games).

Gley Lancer (MD) may just change your mind regarding horizontal shooters on 16-bit systems.

Be advised that there are a lot of stinkers on the PCE/PCECD also. Someone already mentioned one of the worst, Deep Blue (don´t know how on earth it figures into the equation).

The PCE has got some good Darius games (including Alpha which is by far the most expensive game for the system).
Other great horiz´include Coryoon, Kiaidan 00, L-Dis, Long Nose Goblin, Rabio Lebus Special, Hellfire, Zero Wing, W-Ring and good ports of R-Type.

EDIT: Forgot two of my favourite horizontal PCE shooters, Magical Chase and Cotton. They´ve both been mentioned before, so I´ll just second their "nominations".

WarCheese · Post by **WarCheese** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 12:48 am

Hi all:

Has Over Horizon been mentioned yet?

http://www.flyingomelette.com/reviews/n ... rizon.html

If not, I would hate to see this not making it as one of the best horizontal shmups for the NES system...

Kodos to the person who mentioned Thunder Cross. That was the first shmup I played on the arcade so many years ago. The Japanese version is vastly superior to the International version that it's a different game all together. There is also a Thunder Cross 2, but for some reason, I find the first one better...

WarCheese

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:34 am

wiNteR wrote:Aero Blasters(Mega Drive) is awesome. Some people complain about the free movement on the 4th and 5th stage but its not as bad as it sounds once you get used to it.

Aero Blasters on PCE is much better than the MD port.

Palmer Eldritch wrote:The PCE has got some good Darius games (including Alpha which is by far the most expensive game for the system).

Darius Alpha is not a real game, just a boss rush. And it's absolutely not worth the price it goes for.

WarCheese wrote:
Has Over Horizon been mentioned yet?

Wow, that looks pretty sweet. Never heard of it; I'll have to seek out a copy.
There's a video of stage 1 on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNRWbyR82Ok

Palmer Eldritch · Post by **Palmer Eldritch** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:45 am

Ceph wrote: Darius Alpha is not a real game, just a boss rush. And it's absolutely not worth the price it goes for.

Sure it´s a real game. A continuous boss-fest can be just that. Whether or not it´s worth the going price, well...
I bought mine fairly cheap from a friend who´d apparently received it for free (!), so I´m okay.
I´d never pay $1.000+ for it though.
As long as there are people shelling out that amount, it´s going to stay there I´m afraid. I don´t think that a whole lot were ever produced.

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:29 am

Concerning Border Down:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0074504289

Ouch. And that's the regular edition.

Lawfer · Post by **Lawfer** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:00 am

List updated. Fell free to list games that you think are missing and should be added.

j^aws · Post by **j^aws** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:03 am

Your list still doesn't include Stargate (aka Defender 2)!

Lawfer · Post by **Lawfer** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:09 am

j^aws wrote:You list still doesn't include Stargate (aka Defender 2)!

Was Defender II only released on NES?

j^aws · Post by **j^aws** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:22 am

Lawfer wrote:
j^aws wrote:You list still doesn't include Stargate (aka Defender 2)!
Was Defender II only released on NES?

It had many releases and The Coop mentioned them earlier in the thread. The gameplay varies significantly depending on the version and the control scheme.

The arcade version has very complex controls, i.e. 2-way vertical stick, 6 buttons, with 'thrust' and 'reverse' mapped to buttons. The closest version, in recent times, that I've played, is on the Midway Arcade Treasues Vol 1 compilation, on the PS2. I've played the same compilation on PC, but you can't change the default controls on a pad to match the arcade mappings, unless you use a keyboard, AFAICS.

Lawfer · Post by **Lawfer** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:28 am

Very fine then I added it as requested, thanks.

j^aws · Post by **j^aws** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:45 am

Lawfer wrote:Very fine then I added it as requested, thanks.

If you ever play it, it's very hard initially, until you adjust to the unique controls (don't use auto-thrust and 8-way control). An acquired taste but very satisfying, once you get accustomed to it. There are strategies on the net to help you out...

Lawfer · Post by **Lawfer** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:53 am

j^aws wrote:
Lawfer wrote:Very fine then I added it as requested, thanks.
If you ever play it, it's very hard initially, until you adjust to the unique controls (don't use auto-thrust and 8-way control). An acquired taste but very satisfying, once you get accustomed to it. There are strategies on the net to help you out...

Got any screenshots?

j^aws · Post by **j^aws** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:04 am

Lawfer wrote: ...
Got any screenshots?

I can dig some up for you but static screens won't do it justice. It's from 1981 but don't let that put you off. It still holds today, in a stylized way. It has a strobbing, primary colour palette and nice animation running at 60 FPS.

You can try it in mame but it has minor screen tearing issues to maintain a 60 FPS...

EDIT:

Lawfer · Post by **Lawfer** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:22 am

Gasp... and when you think I was complaining about Thunder Cross saying it's graphics were outdated lol

j^aws · Post by **j^aws** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:50 am

Lawfer wrote:Gasp... and when you think I was complaining about Thunder Cross saying it's graphics were outdated lol

Maybe everyone goes through a 'stage' like that, and one day realise 'why' they like a particular game...

Lawfer · Post by **Lawfer** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:16 am

How is Shooter Space Shot?

tekneekz · Post by **tekneekz** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:26 am

garbage wasted my 2 bucks on it from amazon while back.

Lawfer · Post by **Lawfer** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:10 am

tekneekz wrote:garbage wasted my 2 bucks on it from amazon while back.

Yeah it looked like it from the votes on gamespot.

j^aws · Post by **j^aws** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 3:04 pm

Oh, I forgot to mention if you get Capcoms Classics Collection Vol 1, not only do you get Forgotten Worlds, you get another multi-directional scroller (with autoscroll) called 'Section Z'.

It has similar traits to Bangai-O, but without the thrust/ gravity/ Robotron controls... It's also old but you might like it as it's still fun...

Edit:

It's 'sequel' is on CCC Vol 2, called Side Arms and that's still fun too...