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Let's talk about shoot-em-ups.

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  • Super LazuliSuper Lazuli
    yea i make potions if ya know what i mean

    I play Gradius Advance quite often, and the SNES title too.


    I use the ROMs for both of them of course because....well because I suck at Gradius.


    Also I got Ikaruga a few weeks ago and oh my god. 

  • SchitzoSchitzo
    They're somethin' else.

    Yeah. Ikaruga fucking hurts.

  • RaydereRaydere
    My arms are falling off!

    I don't like Ikaruga all that much to be honest. I prefer RSG, even if it's 50 times harder.

  • SchitzoSchitzo
    They're somethin' else.

    Man, is there even a non Saturn release of Radiant Silvergun?

  • DYREDYRE

    It's on Xbox Live Arcade.

  • SchitzoSchitzo
    They're somethin' else.

    Shit, i need an X-box.

    In fact, what good games are there for X-box, both downloadable and purchaseable that aren't total dudebro/ speesh mareen fodder (this must be a better question for Vidya general)

  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human

    Blue Dragon is a JRPG, and the Idolmaster games are raising sims.

  • Super LazuliSuper Lazuli
    yea i make potions if ya know what i mean

    The dudebro and spess mareen demographics no longer overlap after most of the fratboys who played Halo left to go play CoD.


    I am genuinely okay with this, means I don't have to deal with them.


    As for good downloadable games: Outland. Outland forever. 

  • AlkthashAlkthash
    I'm a damn twisted person
    That's a pretty big request Schitzo. What kind of games do you want to play?
  • SchitzoSchitzo
    edited 2012-07-06 06:37:14
    They're somethin' else.

    Arcade style twitch action games (be they beat em up, action adventure, or a platformer. Even Shoot Em Ups/ Run n Guns.). That or anything innovative, quirky or whatever.. I also heard there are some much needed ports of otherwise extremely rare gems. Occasionally, a good RPG now and then.

  • BeeBee

    Ikaruga was fun if you had the cognitive capacity to keep up.  Just...I don't XD

  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human

    ARES: Extinction Agenda


    Gunstar Heroes


    Explodemon


    Action Fist

  • SchitzoSchitzo
    They're somethin' else.

    Have Gunstar for the Wii. All those other ones sound badass.

  • DYREDYRE

    Hard Corps: Uprising.  Basically, Contra except made by Arc System Works.

  • SchitzoSchitzo
    They're somethin' else.

    -googles-

    -instant boner-

    Hey, Dyre, I thought you hated Daisuke Ishiwatari?

  • DYREDYRE

    Nah.  I just don't like his output as much as everyone else does.  But with Hard Corps: Uprising I think his style works pretty well and makes for a really fun game.

  • RaydereRaydere
    edited 2012-07-08 06:21:21
    My arms are falling off!

    Eschatos. $40 and region-free. It comes with its spiritual predecessor, Judgement Silversword, along with the JSS spinoff Cardinal Sins. Especially considering this is an import (I'm assuming you don't live in Japan), this is quite a steal.

  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human

    @Schitzo: Noitu Love 2: Devolution is currently available on Indie Royale and Steam.

  • RaydereRaydere
    My arms are falling off!

    For those who dislike full-length games: try Blade Buster. It's a "caravan"-type game--score as many points as possible within the time limit.

  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    edited 2012-07-08 21:46:58
    Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human

    Back on the topic of shmups: the Gundemonium series is in the current Indie Royale bundle--yes, that's all three games, Gundemonium Recollection, GundeadliGne, and Hitogata Happa.  There's a day and a half left on the bundle.


     


    Also seems to be something called Acceleration of Suguri X-Edition, which looks like a dueling shooter.

  • SchitzoSchitzo
    They're somethin' else.

    @ Glenn: Ah. I really should be using my Steam account again. The only games I even have for it are Portal and Doom I and II :P

    Also, i just found a Raiden II cabinet at this pizza place. This is perfect, since Raiden II is near impossible to emulate. It's also fucking hard.

  • RaydereRaydere
    edited 2012-07-09 08:26:07
    My arms are falling off!

    It's ironic that Raiden II, the poster child for pre-CAVE vertical shmups, is also the one of the harder shmups to have access to these days--MAME emulation is a crapshoot at best and the PS1 port will run you at least $60.


    There is a Windows port, but this being a port made for Windows 9x and not XP and beyond, I can only imagine the myriad of problems I'll have trying to run it.


    I have Raiden IV and it's alright I guess. I'd rather be playing Raiden Fighters sans medals, though.


    On another note, Cardinal Sins's final boss theme. (starting at 8:42)



    For a 1-minute PSG loop, it's beautiful.

  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human

    @Schitzo: Desura is better because its wrapper isn't DRM.


    And Desura organizes Indie Royale.


    I think Suguri is only on Desura.

  • SchitzoSchitzo
    They're somethin' else.

    Desura it is. any g---

    Fuck it, I'm moving that question to VG General.

    Man, and I thought the Ice stage in Gradius II was hard. The grassland stage is throwing EVERYTHING at me.

  • RaydereRaydere
    My arms are falling off!


    Thank goodness for safespots, no?

  • SchitzoSchitzo
    They're somethin' else.

    Wow, an impossibru game like that has sweet spots o_O

  • RaydereRaydere
    edited 2012-07-13 04:59:25
    My arms are falling off!

    Keep in mind: This is on Very Hard difficulty.


    He's done the same for many other games in the series, including the super-long Gradius V. Unfortunately, he's getting clogged up on Gradius IV because of the cell stage.



     

  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human

    Bubble Core?

  • RaydereRaydere
    My arms are falling off!

    Bubble Core isn't necessarily so much as a problem so much as the stage he resides in.


    Fun fact: While bubbles are splitting, they have invincibility frames. That's why the bubble stage is such a pain in the ass.

  • BeeBee

    I love how Gradius videos usually come down to "how egregiously can you abuse the following-turret options?"

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