Poll: What's your favorite pre-DDPDOJ Cave game?

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What's your favorite Cave game?

DonPachi
2
2%
DoDonPachi
29
35%
Steep Slope Sliders
3
4%
ESP Ra.De.
12
14%
Puzzle! Uo Poko
1
1%
Dangun Feveron
9
11%
Guwange
8
10%
Progear no Arashi
16
19%
I can't decide
3
4%
 
Total votes: 83

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Poll: What's your favorite pre-DDPDOJ Cave game?

Post by Aru-san »

Pick which one's your favorite...and yes, I stole this idea from the Takumi poll.

I would put in all the Cave games, but there's limited poll space.
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Post by lgb »

Thanks. I don't play anything beyond DOJ. Good to pick out those people who can't stand anything but DOJ and up.

Guwange, I guess.
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Post by Zuhzuhzombie!! »

Picked Guwange. Thought about DDP, but figured there would be plenty of votes.

Thought about Esprade as well, but honestly, IMHO that's the most over rated Cave shooter.
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Post by sven666 »

yeah but whats your favourite between esprade and Guwange then??
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Post by spongdangly »

I picked DoDonPachi since it's the first manic shooter I had ever played and what really got me into shmups. DonPachi is a very close second though.
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Post by professor ganson »

Difficult to choose between DonPachi and Progear. I voted for the latter.
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Post by Zuhzuhzombie!! »

sven666 wrote:yeah but whats your favourite between esprade and Guwange then??
Guwange I suppose. Esparade's combo meter is ridiculous, and the difficulty seemed a bit uneven.

Though, Guwange is not without it's problems. I did prefer the story and artwork in Esprade.
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Post by P_HAT »

i really like Dangun Feveron, but game just kick my butt.

Gonna vote latter.
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Post by jpj »

i think ketsui came out before doj...
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Post by spongdangly »

jpj wrote:i think ketsui came out before doj...
According to the wiki DOJ came out in 2002 where as Ketsui came out in 2003.
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Post by dmzach »

Voted Progear

it's probably one of my fav. shmups of all time :D
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Post by kengou »

Same as my answer to "what's your favorite cave game EVER"
Also "what's your favorite SHMUP ever"

Dodonpachi
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Post by RGC »

Voted Dangun -- Cave's very own Marmite shmup.
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Post by Ruldra »

Voted Progear, while Guwange is a close 2nd.
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Post by Observer »

DDP hands down. I'm already waiting for TFVI because it brings backs the guitars. I love Stage 2/5 song.

Scoring system might be annoying/a bitch but still the game is amazing. Although DonPachi come close thanks to the co-pilot dude. Damn if he didn't rock!

edit: forgot to add more. It's mercieless, makes you move across the screen, fires hell upon you, everything explodes, the 2d is precious... It's freaking action packed.
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Post by PROMETHEUS »

DDP for skill and Guwange for art.
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Post by drboom »

ESPrade as I have the most time into it, but Guwange and Progear are tied for a very close second.
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Post by bsidwell »

I love the fact that Dangun is completely ridiculous, but I don't like the game itself that much.
If I had to pick one I guess it'd be Progear, but I'm starting to think I'm not really a Cave fan in general.
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Post by elfhentaifan »

I vote for DoDonPachi DAI-OU-JOU
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Post by Matsunaga »

Dodonpachi. Did you really think it would be close?
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Post by Ozymandiaz1260 »

Who's the turd who voted for Steep Slope Sliders?
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Post by -Bridget- »

Progear, definitely, for me.

Is the one I play the most, next to Mushihime.
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Post by J-Manic »

Hands down, DDP. It was the first manic shmup I ever played and bought. And it is very dear to me. 8)
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Post by Necronopticous »

I hate to jump on the DoDonPachi bandwagon, but I'm going to have to jump on the DoDonPachi bandwagon.
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Post by adversity1 »

Necronopticous wrote:I hate to jump on the DoDonPachi bandwagon, but I'm going to have to jump on the DoDonPachi bandwagon.
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Post by gavin19 »

EspRaDe. I just like the normal shot/power shot/shield setup. The scoring is pretty easy to get a grip on too, just a pity about the ultra dull boss milking, albeit optional.
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Necronopticous wrote:I hate to jump on the DoDonPachi bandwagon, but I'm going to have to jump on the DoDonPachi bandwagon.
Haha, good one.

But then again, I voted for it as well, because games rarely get as immensely kickass as this.
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Post by orange »

no reason to leave DOJ out just cause everyone would pick it haha

it's a masterpiece!
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Post by Jockel »

LGB wrote:Thanks. I don't play anything beyond DOJ. Good to pick out those people who can't stand anything but DOJ and up.

Guwange, I guess.
Whats wrong with the newer ones?
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Post by Aru-san »

orange wrote:no reason to leave DOJ out just cause everyone would pick it haha

it's a masterpiece!
Meh. I'll probably save it for a new poll.
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