3rd Annual: Top 25 Shmups of All Time! (voting only thread)

[nullstar]

OK! Time for the 3rd Annual Top 25 Shmups of All Time poll. It's now mid-February, so anyone who was waiting for some last minute release from 2004 should have received it by now and had time to get familiar with it.

Polls Close April 1! (Results expected by May 1.)

What's New?!
Gradius V for one... ;) Actually, this year we're going to try an automated data entry system, which means the votes will need to be in a standardized forma, so check out the New Vote Format section for more details on that.


RULES:
00) If you haven't participated before, read the background section (below) before proceeding any further.
01) Vote for the 25 shmups you feel are the "top" of all time. (What constitutes top is up to you: best, favorite, most influential, most significant, mix-and-match, etc.)
02) For each shmup, allocate an integer number of points. The points you assign will help compensate for, say, games that fewer people vote for but feel much more strongly about than others they vote for.)
03) Shmups released in calendar year 2005 are not eligible for consideration.
04) Don't Vote for Games You Haven't Played! Hopefully that was self-evident...
05) Distinguish between games on compilations! (e.g. Zanac X Zanac and is not something you can vote for -- it's the name of the compilation, not a game.)
06) Specify when different games share the same title. (We're not talking about ports here -- stuff like U.N. Squadron: the SNES game and arcade game are so different we consider them separately; Gradius III SNES and arcade is another good example.)
07) No Borderliners! Stuff that's off-limits generally include: "run-and-gun" (think Contra or Mercs); arena shooters (Robotron, Smash TV, etc.); on-rails/into-the-screen shooters (Rez, Panzer Dragoon, Space Harrier, etc.); tube shooters (Tempest, Gyruss, etc.). Stuff like Space Invaders and Galaga are OK.
08) Can't come up with 25? Make sure you've read the background section and still want to vote. That said: you are free to vote for fewer than 25 games, but realize that your votes will receive a smaller pie than people who vote for the full 25 games.
09) Can't limit yourself to 25? Not a problem! You can vote for 26, 27, 30, 50, 100, etc. games. But you don't get a bigger pie, so each additional game you vote for is one more game diminishing the weight of all the other games you vote for. It's up to you, but we would recommend you not dilute your vote by -- at most -- a handful of additional games.
10) USE THE NEW VOTE FORMAT!!!!! As stated, we're trying to automate data entry, so see the Vote Format section...


New Vote Format:
Votes need to be in the following format:
- one game per line
- first thing on line: the integer score to assign to the game, in brackets
- second thing on line: a space
- final thing on line before hitting enter: name of the game, in brackets

Some Examples:
(edit: examples removed as we're beta testing the scoring utility; refer to some of the actual votes on this page if you're really unsure.)


BACKGROUND:
Historically, informal "top 10" shmup lists showed up on the forum with a frequency only eclipsed by the age-old questions of "Thunderforce V: PSX or Saturn?!" and "which Dreamcast shmups to buy?!" But a lot of people felt 10 was just too short a list to even begin to list the best of the best shmups...so the annual top 25 got started three years ago. It helps reduce the frequency of informal polls; it gives people a bit more choice in what to include on their list; and most importantly: it helps provides everyone an annual snapshot of what the forum's widely and deeply experienced players collectively felt was "basic background" for any serious (or aspiring) shmupper. (By the way: it's still OK to run informal top 10s...)

So what constitutes "widely and deeply experienced"? That's impossible to truly quantify, but as a general guideline: voters should be familiar with nearly all (95+%) of the games on previous years' top 25 lists. Furthermore, they should be equally familiar with nearly as many (90+%) of the shmups on previous years' honorable mention lists. And, to the extent that other games voters have listed are available, would-be voters should be familiar with 50%-65+% of those games, as well.

And what constitutes "familiar"? Basically, having played it enough to understand the gameplay mechanisms that make it unique, and/or fun and/or historically important and/or any number of other things you might take as helping define "top."

So this is just for the old and decrepit? The intent is not to make voting for a top 25 some elitist function; at the same time, the value of such a list is diminished as those lacking adequate experience participate in the voting process. Scoring mechanisms are in place to try and counteract this somewhat, but this is by no means a perfect system. Meeting the guidelines listed here will go a long way to helping ensure that the results of such votes can be trusted, and that those new to the genre and/or voting process have concrete goals that will go a long way to producing better participation and more accurate results in future years. (Even in the past couple years a number of forum members have used the results of the Top 25 poll to guide where they spend time and money as they become more familiar with the genre.)

Is this perfect? By no means -- but it's a bit of fun, helps spark some discussion, and helps provide some direction of the genres core experiences.

[Rob]

[10000] [Giga Wing 2]
[10000] [Gunbird 2]
[10000] [Thunder Force IV]
[7500] [Gradius V]
[7500] [Zero Gunner 2]
[7500] [Mars Matrix]
[50] [Thunder Force III]
[50] [Shikigami 2]
[50] [Layer Section]
[50] [Einhander]
[25] [DoDonPachi Dai-Ou-Jou]
[25] [Forgotten Worlds]
[25] [Raiden DX]
[25] [Border Down]
[1] [Gradius Gaiden]
[1] [Darius Gaiden]
[1] [Dimahoo]
[1] [DoDonPachi]
[1] [G Darius]
[1] [Air Zonk]
[1] [Dangun Feveron]
[1] [Parodius]
[1] [Strikers 1945 II]
[1] [Thunder Force II]
[1] [Bio Hazard Battle]

[NTSC-J]

Damn...just read through the "Rules", and now I'm thinking, why bother, its too complicated!!! Seriously, I think doing my taxes would be easier!!

Yea agreed. I'm not going to bother listing that many, here are the best 5.

[500] [Ketsui]
[400] [DoDonPachi dai ou jou]
[300] [ESPrade]
[200] [Batsugun Special Version]
[100] [Progear no Arashi]

[MadSteelDarkness]

Thanks for going through all this again, nullstar!

Your hard work is much appreciated.


Alrighty then...


[50] [Batsugun (Special Version)]
[49] [Radiant Silvergun]
[48] [Ikaruga]
[47] [Dodonpachi]
[46] [Gradius V]
[45] [Sengoku Blade]
[44] [Galaga]
[43] [Donpachi]
[42] [Salamander]
[41] [Gradius Gaiden]
[40] [Gate of Thunder]
[39] [Harmful Park]
[38] [Soldier Blade]
[37] [Super Star Soldier]
[36] [Gun-nac]
[35] [Battle Garrega]
[34] [Jikkyo Oshaberi Parodius]
[33] [Layer Section]
[32] [Gunbird 2]
[31] [Mars Matrix]
[30] [Dodonpachi Dai-ou-Jou]
[29] [Raiden DX]
[28] [Guwange]
[27] [Super Aleste]
[26] [Armed Police Batrider]

There are so many more I could name, but there's a certain something that keeps me coming back to these again and again. I really thought after finally getting to play Progear No Arashi, it would make it to the list. But alas, not quite...

Hey, wait! There aren't any Thunderforces on here. I love that series! And what about the Strikers games? Those are brilliant! What about Pulstar? Gunhed?!

Damn, twenty-five just isn't enough!

[DarkWolf7]

[4] [Gradius II (AC)]
[4] [Gradius Gaiden]
[4] [Darius Gaiden]
[4] [Zanac (NES)]
[4] [Battle Garegga]
[3] [Armed Police Batrider]
[3] [Life Force (NES)]
[3] [Dimahoo]
[3] [Imperishable Night]
[3] [Lightening Force]
[2] [Guwange]
[2] [Perfect Cherry Blossom]
[2] [Soldier Blade]
[2] [Flying Shark (AC)]
[2] [Gate of Thunder]
[2] [Lords of Thunder]
[2] [Area 88 (AC)]
[2] [Soukyugurentai]
[1] [Darius]
[1] [Detana!! TwinBee]
[1] [Rayforce]
[1] [Magical Chase]
[1] [Dangun Feveron]
[1] [TwinBee (AC)]
[1] [Space Manbow]

Edit History:
2-17-05 - Replaced (1) (Raystorm) with (1) (Rayforce), which is what I really meant.

[nZero]

I guess Bangai-O is an "arena shooter", so...

[50] [Raiden DX]
[5] [Axelay]
[5] [Raiden]
[5] [Soldier Blade]
[5] [Thunder Force AC]
[3] [ESP Ra.De.]
[3] [Ikaruga]
[3] [Soukyugurentai]
[3] [Thunder Force V]
[3] [UN Squadron (Arcade)]
[1] [1943 (Arcade)]
[1] [Border Down]
[1] [DoDonPachi]
[1] [Einhander]
[1] [Giga Wing 2]
[1] [Psyvariar 2]
[1] [Raiden Fighters]
[1] [Salamander (Arcade)]
[1] [Shienryu/Gekioh]
[1] [Sonic Wings Special]
[1] [Strikers 1945 II]
[1] [Super Star Soldier]
[1] [Twin Cobra]
[1] [Viper Phase 1]
[1] [Zero Gunner 2]

Man, I hope I'm not forgetting anything...

(03/22/2005 edit) - I did indeed forget something. Replaced Raycrisis with the far more deserving Twin Cobra.

[Ganelon]

[5] [Gaiares]
[5] [Hyper Duel]
[5] [Android Assault]
[5] [Last Resort]
[5] [Batsugun Special Edition]
[1] [Sol Feace]
[1] [Psyvariar 2]
[1] [Darius Gaiden]
[1] [Gradius Gaiden]
[1] [Soukyugurentai]
[1] [Rayforce]
[1] [Radiant Silvergun]
[1] [Dodonpachi]
[1] [Thunder Force III]
[1] [Thunder Force IV]
[1] [Thunder Force V]
[1] [Gate of Thunder]
[1] [Lords of Thunder]
[1] [Soldier Blade]
[1] [Spriggan]
[1] [Spriggan Mark 2]
[1] [Image Fight]
[1] [Image Fight II]
[1] [Macross Scrambled Valkyrie]
[1] [Macross 2036]

[Shatterhand]

[80] [Zanac Neo]
[80] [Aleste 2]
[60] [Armed Police Batrider]
[60] [Apidya]
[60] [Soldier Blade]
[60] [Space Manbow]
[60] [Gradius Gaiden]
[40] [Sonic Wings Special]
[40] [Cotton Boomerang]
[40] [Power Strike 2]
[30] [Thunder Force 5]
[30] [Uridium 2]
[30] [Battle Squadron (Amiga)]
[25] [Recca]
[25] [Hype]
[25] [Gokujyou Parodius]
[25] [Beamrider]
[20] [Gyruss]
[20] [Zanac EX]
[20] [Super Aleste]
[20] [Strikers 1945 II]
[15] [Battle Garegga]
[15] [Guwange]
[15] [Strikers 1945]
[10] [Aleste]

Ugh, it was hard choose only 25... still left a few good ones out... I hope I can still change my vote before 1st april, if I feel like

Oh, and I've voted for Gyruss t.. Nullstar, do I need to send you a PM? if I have to remove any games, I will add other 2, and change some points distribution. I hope those games can make it. If not, I already know what to put.

Well, whatever.. if a gane can't make it, add those both games, in THAT order (for the case only one is removed)

nullstar edit: removed the extra games now that we're beta testing the scoring application.

[Kiel]

[1000] [Armed Police Batrider]
[900] [Ketsui Kizuna Jigoku Tachi]
[800] [Lords of Thunder]
[400] [ESPGaluda]
[400] [Progear no Arashi]
[400] [Strikers 1945 III]
[300] [Soldier Blade]
[300] [Musha Aleste]
[200] [Dimahoo]
[200] [Giga Wing 2]
[200] [ESPrade]
[200] [Shikigami no Shiro 2]
[100] [Galaga]
[100] [BioMetal]
[100] [Guwange]
[50] [Dangun Feveron]
[50] [Mars Matrix]
[50] [Gunbird 2]

[BrianC]

[4] [Galaga]
[3] [Dragon Spirit]
[3] [Twinbee NES]
[3] [Stinger/Moreo Twinbee NES]
[3] [Shikigami no Shiro 2]
[3] [Thunder Force III]
[3] [Thunder Force IV]
[3] [Thunder Force V]
[3] [Galaga '88]
[3] [Gradius NES]
[3] [Gunsmoke]
[2] [Gradius Galaxies]
[2] [Forgotten Worlds Arcade]
[2] [Nemesis]
[2] [Twinbee Yahho]
[2] [Beamrider]
[2] [Life Force NES]
[2] [GG Aleste]
[2] [R-Type]
[2] [R-Type II]
[2] [Gradius V]
[1] [Gradius Gaiden]
[1] [Pop 'n Twinbee]
[1] [Zanac NES]
[1] [Blazing Lazers]

[Edge]

[4] [Gradius 5]
[4] [Giga Wing]
[4] [Einhander]
[4] [R-Type Delta]
[4] [R-Type]
[4] [R-Type 2]
[4] [DoDonPachi]
[3] [Gradius NES]
[3] [Parodius]
[3] [Thunderforce 3]
[3] [Galaga'88]
[3] [Cotton]
[3] [Raiden]
[3] [Pulstar]
[2] [Dimahoo]
[2] [Last Resort]
[2] [Musha Aleste]
[2] [Gunhed]
[2] [Gradius Galaxies]
[2] [Alpha Mission 2]
[2] [Gynoug]
[1] [Axelay]
[1] [Star Force]
[1] [Swiv]
[1] [U.N. Squadron SNES]

[Thunder Force]

[100] [Thunderforce V]
[100] [Galaga]
[100] [Psyvariar Revision]
[100] [Soukyugurentai]
[50] [Gradius V]
[50] [Thunderforce III]
[50] [Twin Cobra]
[50] [19XX: War Against Destiny]
[50] [Shikigami No Shiro II]
[20] [Ikaruga]
[20] [Raiden DX]
[20] [Dangun Feveron]
[20] [Armed Police Batrider]
[20] [Giga Wing]
[20] [R-Type III]
[20] [Gaiares]
[20] [Donpachi]
[20] [Layer Section]
[20] [Ray Crisis]
[10] [Cyvern]
[10] [Battle Bakraid]
[10] [Strikers 1945 II]
[10] [Axelay]
[10] [Border Down]
[10] [Guwange]

[Bydobasher]

[1] [19XX]
[1] [Aleste (MSX)]
[1] [Axelay]
[1] [Cho Ren Sha]
[1] [DonPachi]
[1] [Einhander]
[1] [G Darius (PSX)]
[1] [Gate of Thunder]
[1] [Gigandes]
[1] [Gley Lancer]
[1] [Gradius 2 (NES)]
[1] [Image Fight]
[1] [Last Resort]
[1] [M.U.S.H.A.]
[1] [Power Strike 2]
[1] [R-Type]
[1] [R-Type 2]
[1] [R-Type Leo]
[1] [RayForce]
[1] [Salamander (PCE)]
[1] [Sorcer Striker]
[1] [Space Manbow]
[1] [Thunder Cross]
[1] [Viewpoint]
[1] [Xexex]

Thanks nullstar.

[Ghegs]

[100] [Judgement Silversword]
[100] [Gradius Gaiden]
[100] [ThunderForce V]
[80] [Gradius V]
[80] [ESPGaluda]
[80] [Shikigami No Shiro 2]
[80] [Nexzr]
[80] [Strikers 1945]
[80] [Side Arms]
[60] [Dodonpachi Dai-Ou-Jou]
[60] [Salamander 2]
[60] [Sengoku Ace]
[60] [Sengoku Blade]
[60] [Fren-zE]
[60] [Gunbird 2]
[40] [Harmful Park]
[40] [Soldier Blade]
[40] [Sonic Wings Special]
[40] [Einhander]
[40] [W-Ring]
[40] [Override]
[20] [Solar Striker]
[20] [Sexy Parodius]
[20] [Star Parodia]
[20] [R-Type Delta]

[jp]

[30] [Radiant Silvergun]
[15] [Border Down]
[10] [Soukyugurentai]
[5] [Mars Matrix]
[2] [Hyper Duel]
[2] [Darius Gaiden]
[2] [Thunder Force III]
[2] [Giga Wing 2]
[2] [Ikaruga]
[2] [Battle Garegga]
[2] [Rayforce]
[2] [Salamander 2]
[2] [Gokujyo Parodius]
[2] [Gradius 2 Gofer]
[2] [Xevious]
[2] [R-Type]
[2] [Fantasy Zone]
[2] [Lords of Thunder]
[2] [Robo Aleste]
[2] [Metal Black]
[2] [Game Tengoku]
[2] [Batsugun]
[2] [Cotton 2]
[2] [Sky Shark]
[1] [Abadox]

[Ord]

Right folks here’s my top 25 shmups….EVER!

[100] [Esperade]
[100] [Gradius V]
[100] [Dodonpachi]
[80] [Espgaluda]
[80] [Batsugun]
[80] [Guwange]
[80] [Ketsui]
[80] [Progear]
[80] [Ikaruga]
[60] [Radiant Silvergun]
[60] [Armed Police Batrider]
[60] [Dangun Feveron]
[60] [Raiden Fighters 2]
[60] [Donpachi]
[60] [Mars Matrix]
[40] [Mushihimesama]
[40] [Shikigami No Shiro 2]
[40] [Dodonpachi Dai-Ou-Jou]
[40] [Cyvern]
[40] [Sengoku Blaede]
[40] [Battle Garrega]
[20] [Dragon Blaze]
[20] [Kingdom Grand Prix]
[20] [Strikers 1945 II]
[20] [Gigawing 2]

[angrycoder]

[50] [DoDonpachi]

[25] [Radiant Silvergun]
[25] [Raiden DX]

[20] [Soukyugurentai]

[15] [Zanac]
[15] [Zanac Neo]
[15] [R Type Delta]
[15] [Gradius Gaiden]

[10] [Strikers 1945 II]
[10] [Einhander]
[10] [Ikaruga]
[10] [Dodonpachi Dai-Ou-Jou]

[2] [Galaga]
[2] [Donpachi]
[2] [Battle Garegga]
[2] [Cho Ren Sha 68k]
[2] [Batsugun]
[2] [Super Aleste]
[2] [Warning Forever]
[2] [Espgaluda]
[2] [Gunbird 2]

[1] [Soldier Blade ]
[1] [Super Star Soldier]
[1] [ESP Ra.De]
[1] [Hudson Selection Vol. 2: Star Soldier]

Below me: thanks pointing out the duplicate garrega's, I replaced it with espgaluda

I also noticed Ord's misspelling of 'Esperade' - gave a geeky chuckle. Its a sport drink for final fantasy fans (Espers from FF3 + gatorade - get it??I kill me, enjoy the veal folks, i'll be here all week)

[Anarchos]

[5] [DoDonpachi]
[5] [Dodonpachi Dai-Ou-Jou]
[5] [Strikers 1945 II]
[5] [Area 88 SNES]
[3] [Gunbird 2]
[3] [Gunbird]
[3] [Strikers 1945]
[3] [Strikers 1999]
[3] [Space Bomber]
[3] [Sengoku Blade]
[3] [Dragon Blaze]
[3] [Tumiki Fighters]
[3] [Parsec 47]
[3] [Astrorock 2000]
[3] [Perfect Cherry Blossom]
[3] [Cyberd]
[3] [Psyvariar: Revision]
[3] [Psyvariar: Medium Unit]
[3] [Mars Matrix]
[3] [Gigawing]
[3] [Ikaruga]
[3] [Donpachi]
[3] [Espgaluda]
[3] [Esprade]
[3] [Progear no Arashi]

Oh fuck this was hard. Well, can't say that one is better than the other, they're all good shmups so let's make things simple, eh?

Ord: It's esprade, you wrote esperade.
You above me: got Garegga in 2 places.

And whoever is concerned, will there be a checkout for these kind of things? I for example wrote Area 88 but some will probably call it UN Squadron and so on.

Edit: Replaced Strikers Plus with Progear.

[BulletMagnet]

'Ere goes nothin':

[5] [Radiant Silvergun]
[5] [DoDonPachi]

[4] [ESP Ra.de]
[4] [DoDonPachi Dai-ou-Jou]

[3] [Cotton Boomerang]
[3] [Harmful Park]
[3] [Super Aleste]
[3] [Battle Bakraid]
[3] [Imperishable Night]
[3] [Perfect Cherry Blossom]
[3] [ESPGaluda]
[3] [Guwange]
[3] [Blazing Star]

[2] [Ikaruga]
[2] [Twinkle Star Sprites]
[2] [Cyvern]
[2] [Batsugun (Special Ver.)]
[2] [Dragon Blaze]
[2] [19XX]
[2] [Cotton 2]
[2] [Armed Police Batrider]

[1] [Vasara 2]
[1] [Mars Matrix]
[1] [R-Type III]
[1] [Giga Wing 2]

Hope I did that right...

[parodius]

[5] [DoDonPachi]
[5] [Mushihimesama]
[5] [R-Type Delta]
[5] [Thunderforce IV]
[4] [Parodius Da!]
[4] [Cyvern]
[4] [Pop'n Twinbee]
[4] [Radiant Silvergun]
[4] [Raiden Fighters]
[4] [Sengoku Blade]
[4] [Super Aleste]
[4] [Axelay]
[4] [DonPachi]
[3] [Gradius V]
[3] [Ketsui Kizuna Jigoku Tachi]
[3] [DoDonPachi Dai-Ou-Jou]
[3] [ESP Ra.De]
[3] [Final Soldier]
[3] [Ikaruga]
[3] [In The Hunt]
[3] [Progear No Arashi]
[3] [Rayforce]
[3] [Sexy Parodius]
[3] [Soukyugurentai]
[2] [Zanac Neo]
[2] [ESPGaluda]
[1] [Guwange]
[1] [Dragon Blaze]

Had to put more than 25... well I managed to narrow it down to 28 and that was quite a task.

[Zach Keene]

[10] [Gradius Gaiden]
[10] [Zanac Neo]
[9] [Gradius III (SNES)]
[9] [R-Type Delta]
[9] [Raiden 2]
[9] [Xevious]
[9] [Zanac (NES)]
[8] [1943]
[8] [Darius Gaiden]
[8] [G.Darius]
[8] [Jikkyo Oshaberi Parodius]
[8] [R-Type]
[8] [Radiant Silvergun]
[8] [Salamander (NES)]
[7] [Einhander]
[7] [Galaga]
[7] [Gradius (AC)]
[7] [Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou (AC)]
[7] [Mars Matrix]
[7] [RayForce]
[7] [Salamander (AC)]
[7] [Tyrian]
[6] [1942]
[6] [Gigawing 2]
[6] [Gradius 2 (MSX)]

[Herr Schatten]

[12] [R-Type]
[10] [Apidya]
[9] [Aleste 2]
[9] [Mr. Heli no Daibouken]
[9] [Musha Aleste]
[9] [Power Strike II]
[9] [Space Manbow]
[9] [Thunderforce V]
[9] [Z-Out]
[8] [Battle Squadron (Amiga)]
[8] [DonPachi]
[8] [Gunbird 2]
[8] [Parodius Da!]
[8] [Shienryu]
[7] [Beamrider]
[7] [Elemental Master]
[7] [Gate of Thunder]
[7] [Gunbird]
[7] [Gynoug / Wings of Wor]
[7] [Hellfire (Mega Drive)]
[7] [Layer Section / Rayforce / Gunlock / Galactic Attack]
[7] [Power Strike / Aleste]
[7] [Sonic Wings Special]
[7] [Thunderforce III]
[7] [Winds/Lords of Thunder]

[cigsthecat]

[5,134,000] [Gunbird 2]
[5,000,000] [Armed Police Batrider]
[3,500,000] [Raiden Fighters Jet]
[3,000,000] [Batsugun Special Ver.]
[2,500,000] [Dragon Blaze]
[10,000] [Strikers 1945 II]
[10,000] [Zero Gunner 2]
[10,000] [Raiden DX]
[10,000] [Dimahoo]
[10,000] [Raiden Fighters 2]
[100] [Cho Ren Sha 68k]
[100] [Dodonpachi Dai-ou-jou]
[100] [ESPGaluda]
[100] [Raiden II]
[100] [Twin Cobra]
[1] [Gunbird]
[1] [Shikigami no Shiro 2]
[1] [Mars Matrix]
[1] [Zanac (NES)]
[1] [Zanac Neo]
[1] [Super Star Soldier]
[1] [Soldier Blade]
[1] [Salamander (PCE)]
[1] [Darius Gaiden]
[1] [Battle Bakraid]

[Accutron]

[5] [Border Down]
[5] [G Darius]
[5] [Gradius V]
[5] [Ikaruga]

[4] [DoDonPachi]
[4] [Einhander]
[4] [Gradius III (SNES)]
[4] [Lifeforce (NES)]
[4] [Mars Matrix]
[4] [Strikers 1945 II]
[4] [Xevious]
[4] [Zero Gunner 2]

[3] [Axelay]
[3] [Giga Wing]
[3] [Gunbird 2]
[3] [Psyvariar 2]
[3] [R-Type]
[3] [Recca]
[3] [Shienryu]
[3] [Shikigami no Shiro]
[3] [Xexex]

And a nod to their asymmetrical forebears...

[1] [Space War]
[1] [Space Invaders]
[1] [Defender]
[1] [Galaga]

[Blue Lander]

[3] [Gradius II Gofer no Yabou]
[3] [Gradius V]
[3] [Gradius Gaiden]
[3] [MUSHA]
[3] [Blazing Lazers]
[3] [Robo Aleste]
[3] [Strikers 1945 II]
[3] [Tempest 3000]
[3] [Thunderforce III]
[3] [Image Fight]
[3] [Gate of Thunder]

[2] [ESPgaluda]
[2] [Zanac (NES)]
[2] [GG Aleste 2]
[2] [Spriggan]
[2] [Soldier Blade]
[2] [Galaga '88]
[2] [Lords of Thunder]
[2] [Mars Matrix]

[1] [Soukyugurentai]
[1] [Shikigami no Shiro II]
[1] [Sidearms]
[1] [Gun-Nac]
[1] [Pulstar]
[1] [Gaiares]

[Tar-Palantir]

[25] [Armed Police Batrider]
[23] [Darius Gaiden]
[23] [Battle Bakraid]
[22] [G-Darius]
[22] [Vasara 2]
[21] [Dimahoo]
[20] [Giga Wing]
[20] [E.S.P.Ra.De]
[19] [Sorcer Striker/Mahou Daisakusen]
[19] [Dangun Feveron]
[19] [Vasara]
[18] [Samurai Aces]
[18] [Gate of Thunder]
[18] [Warning Forever]
[17] [Aero Fighters 3]
[17] [Nexzr]
[16] [Tengai]
[15] [Gley Lancer]
[15] [Rayxanber III]
[14] [Crisis Force]
[14] [DoDonPachi]
[13] [Strahl]
[13] [Zanac (NES)]
[12] [Metal Black]
[11] [Recca]

[gs68]

[50] [Gradius Gaiden]
[50] [Area 88 (SNES)]
[50] [1941: Counter Attack]
[48] [RayStorm]
[47] [Imperishable Night]
[45] [DoDonPachi: Dai-Ou-Jou]
[44] [Score Soldier -Winter Festival 2004]
[45] [PARSEC47]
[43] [Gradius V]
[42] [Warning Forever]
[41] [Perfect Cherry Blossom]
[40] [rRootage]
[39] [NOIZ2SA]
[37] [Giga Wing]
[35] [Cloudphobia]
[33] [Tumiki Fighters]
[31] [Viper Phase 1]
[30] [Raiden Fighters Jet]
[30] [Zero Gunner 2]
[30] [Zanac (NES)]
[25] [19XX: The War Against Destiny]
[25] [1944: The Loop Master]
[23] [Darius Force]
[23] [Galaga (Arrangement Version)]
[20] [Blazing Star]

I seem to have a thing going for semi-manic shmups.

[raiden]

[8] [Giga Wing]
[8] [Dodonpachi]
[9] [Raiden DX]
[8] [Raiden Fighters Jet]
[8] [Dimahoo]
[10] [Strikers 1945 II]
[6] [Dragon Blaze]
[8] [Guwange]
[9] [Battle Garegga]
[6] [Star Soldier (Gamecube)]
[7] [Layer Section]
[6] [Zero Gunner 2]
[7] [Thunderforce 3]
[6] [Gradius Gaiden]
[6] [Twin Hawk]
[8] [Blazing Star]
[7] [Bike Banditz]
[7] [Hellfire]
[8] [Tumiki Fighters]
[6] [Psyvariar Revision]
[6] [R-Type 3]
[10] [Twinkle Star Sprites]
[7] [Ikaruga]
[6] [Radiant Silvergun]
[6] [Darius Gaiden]

[tehkao]

[500] [CYVERN]
[500] [Rayforce]
[200] [Thunderforce 4]
[199] [MUSHA Aleste]
[100] [Super Star Soldier]
[100] [Thunderforce 2]
[100] [Outzone]
[100] [Forgotten Worlds]
[100] [Elemental Master]
[100] [Biohazard Battle]
[10] [Gaiares]
[10] [Macross Scrambled Valkyrie]
[10] [Viewpoint]
[5] [Sexy Parodius]
[5] [Thunderforce 3]
[5] [Armed Police Batrider]
[5] [Soukyugurentai]
[5] [Donpachi]
[5] [Truxton]
[5] [Raiden Fighters Jet]
[5] [Raiden DX]
[5] [Zanac (NES)]
[5] [Gradius 2 Gofer]
[5] [Salamander]
[5] [Hellfire]

[mirkvid]

well, havent played quite as many as a lot of you guys, but here it is!



[100] [galaga(2-shot)]
[97] [ikaruga(DC)]
[96] [dodonpachi]
[95] [dodonpachi-DOJ]
[90] [zero gunner 2]
[90] [radiant silvergun]
[90] [gradius V]
[90] [border down]
[87] [air zonk]
[85] [don pachi]
[84] [gunbird 2]
[84] [strikers 1945 2(arc)]
[80] [espgaluda]
[75] [shikigami no shiro 2]
[70] [mars matrix]
[65] [life force (nes)]
[60] [gradius 3 (snes)]
[55] [gradius (nes)]
[50] [darius gaiden (SS)]
[45] [layer section]
[40] [musha]