How others see shmups (image contest)

[Captain]

Welcome to the new C̶r̶a̶c̶k̶e̶d̶.̶c̶o̶m̶ Shmups.system11.org image/photoplasty Contest. It will run from now until Forever.

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This particular contest's theme:

How others see shmups

As in, how people who have no idea about the genre imagine shmups look or play like, as well as games they think qualify as shmups.

Entries must be no wider than 550 pixels. This thread is for entries only, there is a separate thread for discussion NOWHERE.

To post an image, you need to upload it to an image hosting site (like imageshack,imgur or Photobucket) and link to it. Be sure to use the preview button to make sure you did it right!

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[system11]

Did you know that making fun of peoples reactions just alienates the further?

[KAI]

Here's something better than an image, a gif

[cicada88]

[trap15]

[cicada88]

Here's something better than an image, a gif

which console is that? my guess is either Mega Drive, PS2 or XBOX 360

Edit: or Saturn?

[gct]

Here's something better than an image, a gif

which console is that? my guess is either Mega Drive, PS2 or XBOX 360

Edit: or Saturn?

Who cares, it's some ancient piece of crap that still uses a wired controller.

[cicada88]

Here's something better than an image, a gif

which console is that? my guess is either Mega Drive, PS2 or XBOX 360

Edit: or Saturn?

Who cares, it's some ancient piece of crap that still uses a wired controller.

good point, no Xbox 360 then

and the screen looks TATEd so that rules out Mega Drive.

[Venom]

Shmups? You mean...

[Damocles]

no not like quake

[Pretas]

[Captain]

Abstraction

Best one so far.

[chempop]

[Kaiser]

My pick, because people see scoring, 1cc'ing as an endless job that never pays off or is impossible to achieve. Basically, they see playing shmups outside credit feed, as a literal in the face interpretation of sisyphus's work.

[trap15]

Gusyphus

[Plasmo]

Wrong thread. This picture belongs to the topic "How do you see shmups?".

At least that's how I see shmups. And life. And everything.

[XoPachi]

^That's more them looking at me struggle really. ;-;

[Squire Grooktook]

I find a real payoff in shmups, not just from the accomplishments themselves but from the moment to moment excitement of the gameplay itself in each run. So I don't feel the Sisyphus allusion myself. I can definitely imagine non players seeing it that way, or seeing all challenging games that way. For some people, games are just a way to relax, not find excitement.

[Despatche]

which is dumb because challenge and bettering yourself is such a fundamental part of gaming, well beyond and before video games. the people's desire to be lazy perpetuates the people's desire to be lazy

[Squire Grooktook]

which is dumb because challenge and bettering yourself is such a fundamental part of gaming, well beyond and before video games. the people's desire to be lazy perpetuates the people's desire to be lazy

People play games, and participate in any medium for a variety of reasons. Some people want to relax, and some people want excitement. Some people want an interesting story, and some people just want pretty colors. Some people want a little of everything. There's nothing wrong with any of them. It's just subjective taste.

[chempop]

which is dumb

Hmmm, I’ll have to think about that one.

[nasty_wolverine]

How my gf sees the more bullet heavy ones...

[Lord Satori]

Was looking for an excuse to post this one. Not going to explain the analogy here. Hope it speaks for itself.

[Despatche]

People play games, and participate in any medium for a variety of reasons. Some people want to relax, and some people want excitement. Some people want an interesting story, and some people just want pretty colors. Some people want a little of everything. There's nothing wrong with any of them. It's just subjective taste.

that is, people want shiny toys, not games; they need something that isn't games. they need to ask themselves if they're spending their time wisely or if they're not simply determined to waste it

there's nothing subjective about forcing everything to be a timewaster simply because people are allowed to be lazy and waste time

[Squire Grooktook]

that is, people want shiny toys, not games; they need something that isn't games.

The difference between a "game" and a "toy" is a blurry one, considering that there's no all encompassing definition of games (or at least not one that anyone has ever agreed on). That being said, trying to call 99.999% of digital games anything but games is a massive stretch.

If these digital games that are somehow "toys", are satisfying and enjoyable to these people and provide something that they cannot get outside a digital game, than I don't see why they should abandon games in favor of toys, as you seem to be implying.

there's nothing subjective about forcing everything to be a timewaster simply because people are allowed to be lazy and waste time

Who's forcing anything to be a time waster? There are a variety of games out there catering to a variety of player experience goals. If a particular experience is not to your taste, no one is "forcing" it on you. Furthermore, "laziness" and attempting to find relaxation in what may be your only brief period of respite are not the same thing. Excitement, tension, and competition are things games do well, but they aren't the only things that games are good at providing in a unique way, and there's nothing wrong with preferring some of the many, many, many fortes of digital games over the more "classic" experience goals.

Marking others as "lazy" for not liking what you like demonstrates nothing but a lack of empathy in failing to accept that others might *GASP* want something else out of games than you or me. If they enjoy it and would do it again, than attempting to call it "time wasted" is simply false. And most of them that I've talked to do enjoy it, so to them it's not time wasted, which is all that matters. I have seen a few people who say that they think fighting games/shmups/etc. are interesting, but lack the time/confidence/will to play and excel at them, but these certainly aren't the full extent of players who do not enjoy them.

[Captain]

video games are a waste of time.

Spoiler

[Mischief Maker]

[Lord Satori]

2001

Ha! Nice. Though the last one could be that or an unimpressed face with a caption that says "Oh, he's cheating. The bullet went right through.", depending on the person.