Favorite shmup Ships/Spaceraft/Planes/etc.

RoninBuddha · Post by **RoninBuddha** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:27 pm

there are tons of shmups.. lot's of different spacecrafts/airplanes/etc..
from all teh variety, what are your favorite ships? and why?

simply that...

Dartagnan1083 · Post by **Dartagnan1083** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:34 pm

- The Vic-Viper. . .
I can't really explain it,
perhaps it's the forked Blade-like shape,
I just love the design.

- Advanced Busterhawk (Gleylancer)

- The ships from AirBuster/Aerowings

I'm at a loss to think of any others

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 7:22 pm

The Silvergun (RSG): I always thought it was pretty cool looking, not to mention that bevy of weapons (especially that sword) that it has at its disposal.

The Night Raid ship: The game itself is less than impressive, but I always liked the way the player ship looked, kinda batlike, imo.

Mackerel (Souky): All the ships in Souky are pretty neat looking (gotta love the way the wings open up to release the target web), but I always thought the Mackerel was the best from an aesthetic point of view...not sure why.

Irori (ESP Ra.de): Not exactly a "ship," but for some reason I tend to do better with her than either of the other chars, although most "serious" players (of course) prefer either of the others to her.

The Psyvariar Ship: Neat little morphing ship, the 'bots in Psyvariar 2 were cool too, but the original ships were more interesting and abstract, imo.

Pretty much the entire Parodius cast: Nothing like a stick figure riding a paper airplane, a bunnygirl straddling a missile, and a flying pig to take for a spin, heh heh.

IlMrm · Post by **IlMrm** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 7:43 pm

The Ikaruga - Just sick.

Romi/Sparrow(Giga Wing 2) - Spunky girl kicking ass.

Reko Hime - So cute.

Marion with Pom Pom

Flying Pancake

Spitfire(Strikers 1945 Plus)

Isha(Giga Wing 1)

The Rose Sisters(Ibara) - even though they are bad guys.

dczx · Post by **dczx** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 8:33 pm

The R9. Yes, it's cliche, but the bubble canopy can't be beat!

MovingTarget · Post by **MovingTarget** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 9:06 pm

Some of the ships in rtype final are probably my favourite actually.

aurang · Post by **aurang** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 9:25 pm

-VF-1 Valkyrie (Macross, Super Spacefortress Macross, Scramble Valkyrie) great looking variable mecha
-Biplane of Death (Flying Shark) who would have thought you could put so many guns on a biplane?
-P-38 Lightning (Various, but most often the 19XX games) bane of the axis, approved for carrier ops!
-F-8 Crusader (Area 88 SNES) hey, it's sleek and gets you though every mission but the last two
-F-20 Tigershark (Area 88) good looking plane
-F-14 Tomcat (Area 88) good looking plane
-SA-77 Silpheed (Silpheed) wicked looking space fighter
-Vic Viper (needs no introduction) the ultimate classic shmup fighter, looks like a space sai mixed with a bayonet

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 9:28 pm

ikaruga.. flawless design!

raizing make killer aircraft too..

Nei First · Post by **Nei First** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 9:34 pm

I actually have always prefered the look of humans flying with spritiual auras around them. ESP RA.DE is the best example.

But if you're only talking about space crafts....... Vic Viper no contest man, especially the way it looks in Gradius V.

alpha5099 · Post by **alpha5099** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 9:49 pm

I love pretty much all the designs in ThunderForce V, although the ship pails in comparison to some of the bosses.

I like a good cute-em-up, and a lot of those "ships" are just characters. Morrigon and Alucard from GunBird 2. Everyone in the Parodius games, especially Michael, Mambo, and Ran. I like the biblane in Game Tengoku, although Z-Dyne is the way to go.

And of course, the most awe-inspiring ships ever, the cast of Batsugun. Beltiana has the better ship, and if I ever remembered, I'd play with the second player side because that character is a better design. But no one can beat out Iceman as the baddest mother.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 9:55 pm

All 3 Hyper Duel mecha/ships

Tar-Palantir · Post by **Tar-Palantir** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 2:58 am

Silver Hawk, all models (Dariuses)- Still the coolest fighter in horizontal and vertical view.. Ever.
Aka-Usagi (Rabio Lepus/Aerofighters 3)- Twinbee with bunny ears. How can you go wrong?
Polikarpov I-16 (Aerofighters 3) - Very handy. Up the Soviets!
Widerstand (Giga Wing) - It's green. How can you go wrong?
A-10 Thunderbolt (Fighting Hawk/Aerofighters 2) - No explanation needed.
The X-Multiply ship - TENTACLES! Beautifully animated, and before the Cereberus.
The entire cast of Batrider (especially the Beyond B5700) and Bakraid.
The Vallhalyzer (sic).

Regulus · Post by **Regulus** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 3:43 am

Well...

-R-9A "Arrowhead" (R-Type)
It's pretty hard to beat the original R unit, which is awesome in its own right.

-R-90 (Zero) "Ragnarok" (R-Type III)
But the Ragnarok does. ;p I love the dual wave cannon and selectable force. Not to mention how cool it looks in R-Type Final.

-A-10A "Thunderbolt II" (Area 88 / UN Squadron)
My dad used to be an A-10 mechanic, so I'm obligated to think they're awesome. They're pretty awesome on their own, actually.

-SA-08 "Silpheed" (Silpheed, 1989 PC)
Better armaments than the SA-77, somehow... A lot of people don't know that there was a Silpheed before the Sega CD game. Actually, it's not even listed in the Xenocide Files section of this site.
Also, it's one of the more durable fighters in the shmup genre... this doesn't really lend to the difficulty (obviously), but it takes another 3 hits to kill the thing once the shields are down.

-SA-77 "Silpheed" (Silpheed: The Lost Planet)
It is pretty wicked looking. Was it the same craft in the Sega CD release?

-Vic Viper (Duh)
Do I have to say anything?

-Lord British
It's kind of standard looking in comparison to other Gradius ships, but I like it anyway. It's disappointing that it wasn't in Gradius V... stupid red Vic Viper lookalike.

tehkao · Post by **tehkao** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 4:44 am

My faves:

And of course:

dczx · Post by **dczx** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 4:48 am

Okay, the R9 is cool, but here's my favorite ship in R-Type Final.

R-9WF "Sweet Memories"

The cheerful name contrasts the sinister rumor about this craft. The Cyber Connector mental control interface has been greatly improved. Not only brain waves, but life energy of the pilot is converted into Wave energy. It is said that the wave cannon emissions are the nightmares that the pilot is experiencing.

UnscathedFlyingObject · Wed Apr 27, 2005 5:07 am

I like Gradius Gaiden's Viper. It has the cool side lights

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and the Einhander and Silver Hawk for their bird designs.

and the Silvergun for its blunt design (though the sprite is fugly).

and the Ginkei for its all-around coolness.

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 1:14 pm

Tar-Palantir wrote:The X-Multiply ship - TENTACLES! Beautifully animated, and before the Cereberus.

True. The St. Dragon ship has a cool lashing tail that also makes it notable.

If it doesn't have some sort of swinging appendage, the design isn't worth shit.

Tychom · Post by **Tychom** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 2:24 pm

The ship in Super Aleste, it's sleek silver and rather stylish. Also it has one hell of a weapon load-out.

And then the ships from Mars Matrix, superbly chunky designs.

FatCobra · Post by **FatCobra** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 3:11 pm

Raiden - It looks like a modren jet fighter, but it can also transform to a more beefier form when you collect enough powerups.

All of the Raizing cast - Seriously Raizing can make some badass WWII Planes/Hoverbikes/Medival Steampunk Ships

The Shinden from Strikers - This WWII prototype never got used in the real WWII, but it is a major player in Strikers. With a rear-propeller and sleek design, it's a vastly different design from the front engine fighters. It's ability to shed plasma copies of itself can one-hit bosses if it is strong enough.

Dodonpachi Helicopter - It's green and I always liked it's good speed and firepower.

R Series - Gotta love the bubble canopies.

And of course.... Vic Viper for obvious reasons.

SPACE HARRIER · Post by **SPACE HARRIER** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 5:59 pm

GALAGA '88..and the orginal GALAGA and GALAXIAN!

Ord · Post by **Ord** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 6:32 pm

For me it's the Silvergun, the Ginkei & Ikaruga and the R-9. All are beautiful and elegantly designed. Outstanding!

The Bullet Dodger · Post by **The Bullet Dodger** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 8:22 pm

Ikaruga - the design is very unique and original. It almost resembles a bat (when black) or a bird (when white). Pure eye candy!

Darius series - I love the hawk design. And when you develope the different color shields, it looks like you're a hawk on fire. Good stuff.

Giga Wing series - I like the way your ship does that corkscrew rotation when you turn left or right quickly. Every ship has a different shape and color, not to mention different bullet patterns. And the designs are not boring. Props to Capcom!

Strikers 1945 series - those WW2 plains are nicely detailed. I loves 'em.

Shikigami No Shiro series - I just love the idea of being a flying person, rather than being the usual ships. Very original. It's just sad that the only other shmup with this idea in mind was the extremely mediocre Sol Divide.

I want more!!!

These are my fav's.

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 8:30 pm

i love the Jade Knight in Gaiden. does anybody actively use this besides Kiken?

ikaruga ship is badass

the flying disc of Truxton fame

others i can't even recall.

IlMrm · Post by **IlMrm** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 8:45 pm

The Bullet Dodger wrote:
Shikigami No Shiro series - I just love the idea of being a flying person, rather than being the usual ships. Very original. It's just sad that the only other shmup with this idea in mind was the extremely mediocre Sol Divide. I want more!!!

Ask and you shall receive.

Gunbirds - Flying girls, robots, old man, vampires.
Mushihime-sama - coming soon!
ESP Ra. De. - Flying psychics
ESP Galuda
Guwange
Sengoku Blaede
Vasara(I think that's how it's spelled)

Pedro Lambrini · Post by **Pedro Lambrini** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 8:51 pm

BulletMagnet wrote:The Silvergun (RSG): I always thought it was pretty cool looking...

Yaeh, I really like the fact that it looks pretty close to the Saturn controller!

As far as baddies go I really love the Submarine Boss in Zero Gunner 2 - it's just too cool.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 9:15 pm

The Bullet Dodger wrote:Shikigami No Shiro series - I just love the idea of being a flying person, rather than being the usual ships. Very original. It's just sad that the only other shmup with this idea in mind was the extremely mediocre Sol Divide. I want more!!!

Don't forget the excellent doujin "Shanghai Alice" games, partially inspired by the Shiki series!

The Bullet Dodger · Post by **The Bullet Dodger** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 9:24 pm

right on!

I forgot about the Gunbirds. I have the PSX Gunbird port, and Gunbird 2 on my DC. And I know Guwange and Sengoku can be found on the Saturn. But where can I find those other ones on IlMrm's list???

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 9:49 pm

Gunbird: The first is on PS1 and Saturn, as well as the PS2 compilation: the sequel is on DC and the PS2 comp.

Mushihime-sama: Coming to PS2 in a few months.

ESP Ra. De.: Arcade only.

ESP Galuda: PS2.

Guwange: Arcade only.

Sengoku Blaede: Saturn and PS2.

Vasara: Both it and its sequel are arcade only...I'd love to see a compilation of these released on PS2.

The Bullet Dodger · Post by **The Bullet Dodger** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:01 pm

BulletMagnet wrote:Gunbird: The first is on PS1 and Saturn, as well as the PS2 compilation: the sequel is on DC and the PS2 comp.

Mushihime-sama: Coming to PS2 in a few months.

ESP Ra. De.: Arcade only.

ESP Galuda: PS2.

Guwange: Arcade only.

Sengoku Blaede: Saturn and PS2.

Vasara: Both it and its sequel are arcade only...I'd love to see a compilation of these released on PS2.

Thanks BM

About ESP Galuda, was it only released in Japan, for the PS2?

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:03 pm

All the above games except for the Gunbirds are Japan only, afaik.