Vertical or Horizontal, which do you prefer?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri May 20, 2005 2:00 am

Which type of shooters do you prefer, vertical, horizontal, or otherwise?

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri May 20, 2005 2:09 am

black mariah · Post by **black mariah** » Fri May 20, 2005 3:29 am

I'm a vert guy. Horis typically don't work for me. There are a few notable exceptions though (Progear, R-Type Leo, Blazing Star).

jp · Post by jp » Fri May 20, 2005 3:41 am

Oy... it really depends on my mood.

As of late its been hori all the way. But about 6 months ago I was a sheer vert fella. This time next month I could be back to verts. *shrugs*

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Fri May 20, 2005 3:42 am

May heaven forgive me for having such a dirty mind. Don't ask.

jp · Post by jp » Fri May 20, 2005 3:45 am

Specineff wrote:May heaven forgive me for having such a dirty mind. Don't ask.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Fri May 20, 2005 4:00 am

Must...resist...resurrecting...boxer....shorts....jokes....

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri May 20, 2005 6:40 am

Hehe...I suppose that wasn't the greatest choice for a title, was it?

Ah well...I find most of the time I prefer horizontal side-scrollers, though there are some vertical games I like such as Raiden, Gun Frontier, Captain Skyhawk, Robo Aleste, Dragon Spirit etc.

SheSaidDutch · Post by **SheSaidDutch** » Fri May 20, 2005 8:25 am

Well I has just mainly a vert guy, but since playing Gradius 1, I'm maybe 70% Hori and 30% Vert.

The Bullet Dodger · Post by **The Bullet Dodger** » Fri May 20, 2005 7:43 pm

It doesn't matter to me. To be honest, I love vert and hori shmups all the same. IMO, horizontal shmups have the better soundtracks. BUT, if I had to choose with a gun pointed to my head, I'd probably go with vert. I love manic shmups way too much.

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Fri May 20, 2005 7:53 pm

Verts. Something about the trajectory with horzies throws me. It's just more natural to jink left and right than it is up and down. Heh....I remember playing Darius Gaiden in Mame with a Tated monitor and adjusted controls. Oddly enough, I went two stages farther than I ever had before, even considering I had never faced those bosses before.

Soldato J · Post by **Soldato J** » Fri May 20, 2005 8:05 pm

2d TATE all the way

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Fri May 20, 2005 9:40 pm

Hori.

I just feel like they have more variety, overall, than verts do. Maybe it's due to terrain, I dunno, but most verts (even the best) still give me a "been there, done that" feeling that I don't get as often with horis.

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Fri May 20, 2005 10:20 pm

Horis all the way!
Nothing beats the atmosphere & feel of a good horizontal shmup.
(TFIII, TFV, Gaiares, etc...)

theevilfunkster · Post by **theevilfunkster** » Fri May 20, 2005 10:26 pm

TATE'd verts. Normal screen verts like Giga Wing feel stange. I love my horis but I like my verts just that little bit more.

Sundance · Post by **Sundance** » Thu May 26, 2005 3:29 pm

My friend claims by changing to Tate he actually improved in multiple shmups. I have yet to test this theory but it stands to reason w/ more screen in front of your ship you would be able to react faster/better.

TVG · Post by **TVG** » Thu May 26, 2005 3:58 pm

the bigger the screen, the easier to see the whole thing, obviously....
playing in yoko on a small screen...wait, actually i cant play on yoko on a small screen, dont even want to.
hell even tate on a small screen is too small for me, because my eyeseight is bad, a mid sized TV in tate is about perfect, but i can live with it.

Soldato J · Post by **Soldato J** » Thu May 26, 2005 5:18 pm

Sundance wrote:My friend claims by changing to Tate he actually improved in multiple shmups. I have yet to test this theory but it stands to reason w/ more screen in front of your ship you would be able to react faster/better.

I will attest to this. It makes a HUGE difference...not just a little one.

SPACE HARRIER · Post by **SPACE HARRIER** » Thu May 26, 2005 6:46 pm

Galaga 88,1942,radiant silvergun and the list goes on..

I rest my case

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Thu May 26, 2005 7:52 pm

Before I became an avid shmup fan, the most experience I had was with R-TYPE and Gate of Thunder, so it was just horizontal shooters.

After I got more PC Engine shmups and a Saturn, I became mainly a vert fan all the way. Progear is hori but that game is in a class all its own. I just find vertical shooters more viceral somehow, hard to describe.

Bar81 · Post by **Bar81** » Thu May 26, 2005 8:13 pm

Yeah, definitely vertical, in proper TATE. Games can play vastly differently in home conversions depending on whether you're playing "regular" 4:3 or proper TATE. For example, Layer Section on SS is a totally different game TATE'd then standard (and a much better one to boot)

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Thu May 26, 2005 8:19 pm

verts and horis are both great. i am an equal opportunity enthusiast. however, lately its been nothing but Gradius and R-type. when i can get a dedicated tate tv, things will change.

Capt. Takehiko · Post by **Capt. Takehiko** » Fri May 27, 2005 3:16 am

I enjoy vertical shmups the most but really I don't mind horizontal either.

IlMrm · Post by **IlMrm** » Fri May 27, 2005 6:07 am

I play almost exclusively verts. But I plan to get Gradius V once I get a PS2, so I'll probably spend a lot of time on that.

Now we have two captains!

obxStorm · Post by **obxStorm** » Fri May 27, 2005 10:46 am

Tough call but at the end of the day, when looking back on my long & distinguished shmupping career, I have more fond memories of horizontals.

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Fri May 27, 2005 5:42 pm

IlMrm wrote:Now we have two captains!

there can be only one... and it is me, because i was here first.

Ord · Post by **Ord** » Fri May 27, 2005 5:59 pm

I'm a vert man all the way!

Lyle · Post by **Lyle** » Fri May 27, 2005 7:25 pm

If I draw the list of all the shooters I like, I get nearly 50% / 50%. Yet I'm inclined to say I prefer horis. Two reasons - too few verts IMO feature interaction with landscapes, which I think should be part of the genre. Manics ignore that completely. Second reason - too few horis today (and in the past few years), I'm on the site of the weak, underrepresented minority

SheSaidDutch · Post by **SheSaidDutch** » Fri May 27, 2005 7:27 pm

I've come to the conclusion that I'm a Hori guy apart from the odd stint at Radien 1+2

Gradius why did you have to convert me?

Was it the sweet flowers or the chocolates you sent me?

I didn't know I would eventually fall in love with the Hori way!

Gradius I Heart You

XxXxX
Love you forever

Your Darling

P.S bring R-Type along.......

zinger · Post by **zinger** » Fri May 27, 2005 8:00 pm

I love both for what they are. Usually, I like horis to be more subtle, based on atmosphere and such (like in Metal Black, Darius, Gaiares etc), that might be the reason to why I never liked Progear (sucky music and bright, blurry graphics). In verts, I usually demand a little more action.

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