What are you currently shmupping?

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP · Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:12 pm

Right now, i am having a blast with Dangun Feveron. I want to 1cc it to 1-3 by today..having alot of good runs..this game is very manic and very intense and not so anal on chaining or gimmicks..What are you shmupping on right now and your mini goal for it?

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:19 pm

Lately I've been playing R-Type Final a lot, since I just acquired it recently...aside from unlocking the ships, I'm looking to 1CC each difficulty level in succession, starting with Baby and working my way up.

This may well change soon though, as I have a whole load of PS2 stuff en route to me, Mushi included...

TGK · Post by **TGK** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:25 pm

Hellfire, progress: not getting anywhere (sometimes I go to stage 2 and not dying, but that's it)

seriously this is the hardest Toaplan shmup, and thus it attracts me like moth to a flame.

also playing Zero Wing arcade, but the machine I'm playing it in has control problems, so I'm skipping it at the moment.

kemical · Post by **kemical** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:33 pm

donpachi (pcb), can only get to level 4, but i'm lucky if i even have 1 life left by then. hopefully i will 1cc it soon so that I can track down the sequel.
have too many other games i need to focus on finishing also :\

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:37 pm

Dogyuun PCB - Just got my hands on it last weekend. Pretty impressive stuff considering it's age. I haven't really gotten a chance to really put time into it yet but so far I like it.

Dandy J · Post by **Dandy J** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:38 pm

Progear and hitting brick walls in ESPRade.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:46 pm

Mars Matrix. Would like to get to at least 6 or clear (unlikely) with 1 trillion points. The last boss seems kind of hard.

Ramus · Post by **Ramus** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:52 pm

ESPGaluda. I can almost 1cc it, just need to work on 5-2. I make it there without using the bomb/laser thing and without dying. Then I lose everything by the time I get to the second form of the boss.

nsonthi77@hotmail.com · Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:21 pm

I'm currently playing Whip Rush for the first time on my PSP through an emu. Its a decent shooter on the Mega Drive, nothing more....

LAshujin · Post by **LAshujin** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:38 pm

Mostly Guwange

I can get to the level 5 boss, but he raped me hard. I've always had a hard time with fast bullets

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:52 pm

Gunbird 2. It kicks my ass pretty hard. Made it to 1-4, but I still can't do so realiably. I usually play as Alucard or Marion, but am not completely happy with either.

flux · Post by **flux** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:02 pm

I switch around constantly, so I don't usually concentrate on one game very long, but right now I'm woking on:

Mushihime arrange and original and Battle Bakraid.

Ord · Post by **Ord** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:13 pm

Well the Rose sisters are currently spanking my ass with a fury. Yep...Ibara.

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:23 pm

Plowing my way (and having lot's of fun doing this) through Harmful Park!
This game has shot up itself in no time to be one of my favourite Horizontal shmups I've played in a long time. Really amazing graphics and lots of small inside jokes. Everyone should play this at least once in their live.

Besides HP I am doing my regular time with Trizeal and of course still waiting for Mushi hime sama.

ArrogantBastard · Post by **ArrogantBastard** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:44 pm

See sig.

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:47 pm

Ord wrote:Well the Rose sisters are currently spanking my ass with a fury. Yep...Ibara.

Well, I just officially hate you for that!

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:08 pm

I'm playing Gradius 2 MSX and Biometal... And I must say that these games are humiliating me.

Gradius especially... It's driving me crazy. I've yet to reach stage 3! Perhaps it's because I have very little time to practice these days.

The Eidolon · Post by **The Eidolon** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:15 pm

Twin Cobra in MAME for the moment. My console collection
is 3000 miles away right now...

--The Eidolon

alpha5099 · Post by **alpha5099** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:41 pm

I've been a shmup funk lately, barely playing the genre. Right now I'm interested in platformers.

What's really gotten my attention recently though is In The Hunt. I've been playing it in MAME a lot lately, and I've been having a blast. I used to consider it a low priority for me to get on my Saturn, but now it's right near the top of my list.

I also played Chatting Parodius the other night. Got to the second to last level, last boss in the boss rush. Lost as usual.

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:46 pm

I've recently put everything else aside so I can focus on Pulstar. I'm aiming for the SLC, since if you die, the game is over... well, I can do the final boss with the handful of power-ups they give you, but the rest of the game has to be flawless.

I made it right up to the final leg of stage 8 on my first life a few days ago (I figure that there were about 3 screen-lengths until the exit to the final boss). Still gotta practice stages 7 and 8 heavily though.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:59 pm

Yesterday I 1cc'd Steel Empire on Megadrive in Normal (not very hard).

Dunno what's next. Maybe I'll go back to Gunbird (PS1).

Although I'll probably play a non-shmup, since I just ordered the entire Star Soldier Series for PCE (incl. Star Parodier), and will probably be deep into those by the end of next week anyway.

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:29 pm

Lots and lots of pool. And no, not the Pocket Gal kind. For the infrequent shmupping I'm doing now, it's mostly focused on Aero Fighters and Donpachi, as well as a couple other arcade shmups that I've had on my platter for a year or so.

diOdesu · Post by **diOdesu** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:42 pm

giving chaos field expanded (GC) a break, i plugged in my dreamcast for mars matrix. i bet someone $20 that id be able to beat it with one life (1CC is 1 credit 3 lives? or just 1 life?) within a month. i failed. ive dusted my shoulders off, and my controller, and im finna try again. word.

Ex_Mosquito · Post by **Ex_Mosquito** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:54 pm

Playing no shooters at the momement. Pretty much just super sf2 turbo 2player and a bit of beatmania/stepmania

Skyline · Post by **Skyline** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:58 pm

PS2: Gradius V, Mushihimesama, Espgaluda.
PS1: Raystorm, Raiden DX.
DC: Mars Matrix.
SAT: Nothin at the moment.
PC: VAX11, Nomltest.
MAME: Darius Gaiden Extra Version.
ARCADE: Exed Exes and Earth Defense Force on Ultracade.

Post by **system11** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:16 pm

Mushihimesama still. I'm getting better at Maniac and much worse at Original.

Smraedis · Post by **Smraedis** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:23 pm

Trying to learn Mars Matrix again.. and trying to make an all clear of Mushihimesama's Maniac mode too.

LSU · Post by **LSU** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:57 pm

PSP Star Soldier
DC Shikigami No Shiro 2

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:05 pm

I got a bit burnout with Mushi so I've switched back to ESPGaluda, and I'm working on a goal of a 40~50 mil score (perhaps higher). I'm having much more fun with Galuda than I did with mushi, but I'll go back to Mushi soon enough. It's just very frustrating to play in Yoko mode, I kept getting killed by shit I couldn't see.

I've also been dabbling in Progear and ESP.ra.de as of late.

Post by **Icarus** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:29 pm

Ibara (ARC)
Battle Garegga (SAT)
AIRRADE Air (PC)

I try and keep my rotation small, and up to three games at most. That way, I can constantly improve on one or two, and have another to relax with, when I don't feel like heavy study.