What is your favorite Shoot-em-up?

KN4THX

I'd have to say Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom. It wasn't the best, but it was one of my firsts outside of the arcade and Atari environments and I loved it.

Clyde

@thedatacereal And it definitely has one of the coolest names in gaming history. :D

Sano

@clyde
Along with Ninja Baseball Bat Man (not a shoot'em up BTW)
There is "bat" in both, coincidence ? I think not.

KN4THX

@Clyde Ha, yes it really does sound awesome still to this day

@Sano That was a good Nerd episode

Clyde

@sano Yes, I know that one. :)

Capeman

My top SEP's are:

quicksilver

@mediamogul just tested out ikaruga for dreamcast on my pi3. Still has the issue you described where you can't move or shoot for about 30 secs. Game seems to work fine after that. What's the difference between the two shooting modes (red laser vs blue laser)?

mediamogul

@quicksilver said in What is your favorite Shoot-em-up?:

What's the difference between the two shooting modes (red laser vs blue laser)?

The color polarity is what makes the game so unique. You can switch between the two colors at any time. Enemy fire will be absorbed by your ship as long as it's the same color. This will build up a special attack as more fire is absorbed. If you get hit by the opposite color, your ship is destroyed. When dealing with enemies, you'll notice that they also have a binary color assignment. When you fire at them, either color will do damage, but firing with the opposite color will do twice as much. Working within this two color system really gets the brain working in a way that doesn't normally happen with a typical shooter. It's a lot of fun and really keeps you on your toes.

thelostsoul

@mediamogul Yes, its a brilliant idea. I never played this game, just had a short look. Its one of my to do games I always wanted play. Btw, they* say the Dreamcast version is the best version of Ikaruga. Not sure if they only talk about ports or in comparison to Arcade. (*=some random shmup fans on the internet)

mediamogul

@thelostsoul said in What is your favorite Shoot-em-up?:

Btw, they* say the Dreamcast version is the best version of Ikaruga. Not sure if they only talk about ports or in comparison to Arcade.

When it can be run, the Arcade original is best, as all the ports have a few minor to medium issues. The Dreamcast port is definitely the most faithful, due to it being developed alongside the arcade and the Dreamcast having similar hardware to the Naomi arcade boards. The Gamecube version has a few extra modes, but has a bit of slowdown and from what I've heard, the XBox360 version has many inconsistacies in game play, making it the least faithful of the bunch. For lack of a better option, I play the Gamecube port on my Wii, but really the slowdown, while present, isn't all that bad.

Beldar

My brother had an NES when I was very young and I kept it for a number of years as I grew up. I loved Gradius and Gun*Nac. There are some other really great shmups on the NES too.

My real gaming loves were the SNES and the Genesis/MD. So so many good ones. For SNES I would say my favorite is Gradius 3 (despite it's slowdown issues) and for Genesis I would have to say Advanced Busterhawk Glaylancer (import.) Glaylancer is really something special.

SuperFromND

I've played far too many to pick just one favorite, but I always really liked Recca for the Famicom.
Despite it's rather high price point (excluding the rerelease on the 3DS eShop), it's definetly worth checking out for just how technically impressive it is.

Clyde

@supercatfooz Looks nice and I like the music. 😎

UDb23

@bobharris said in What is your favorite Shoot-em-up?:

My favorite is Raptor

Agree. Played that great game a lot too!

thelostsoul

@supercatfooz This one is interesting. I will check it out. In Wikipedia stands it uses sprites for effects every 30 frame of 60 frames. So, it is a fast flicker technique, which is awesome.

Clyde

@thelostsoul Did you also read that it's known as one of the hardest shooters out there? ;)

thelostsoul

@clyde Yes, that makes it even more interesting for hardcore shmuppies. :D (btw, just created the word shmuppies and I like it a lot)
I have a friend, a hardcore shmuppie and he definetely don't know it. This will be big suprise. Just tried it out for several minutes. Thats awesome!

I wish they would have used same technique on a different game I like on the NES. The slowdowns and audio music cut while sound effects breaks it really. Its Over Horizon, with likeable music and an editor for the placement of options.

Clyde

@thelostsoul I like shmuppies, too. Especially those who actively live their shmuppiness. :D

barbudreadmon

Radiant Silvergun 1 & 2 (2 being known as Ikaruga but its name as a project was Radiant Silvergun 2).

AndersHP

Just a heads up for those Ikaruga lovers out there:
It's just been released on the Nintendo Switch, in all of its original glory; it has TATE mode, that lets you play it with the monitor upright, 2 player local co-op, and even sports the original end-boss-slowdowns. Plays very well I think, and no remake mumbo-jumbo :-)