Let's talk about NES shmups!!!

[dunpeal2064]

Thanks for that little excerpt on Salamander/Life Force Ghegs. It was far more convoluted than I thought. You'd think it would have crossed there minds when naming these games!

[Weekend_Warrior]

Seven pages, and still no mention of Isolated Warrior.

For shame.

How about 10 pages and no mention of Galaga??

You can also add Galaxian to the list. It was released in Japan, but not North America

[o.pwuaioc]

Galaga, Galaxian, and Gyruss I just didn't think about because of how different they are from the shmups we normally have in mind.

You can also add Millipede and technically Spy Hunter.

[AppleQueso]

Galaga, Galaxian, and Gyruss I just didn't think about because of how different they are from the shmups we normally have in mind.

You can also add Millipede and technically Spy Hunter.

What do shmup fans consider those? Proto-shmups or somesuch?

Also if we're gonna start talking about Spy Hunter are we gonna include King's Knight too?

[o.pwuaioc]

Galaga, Galaxian, and Gyruss I just didn't think about because of how different they are from the shmups we normally have in mind.

You can also add Millipede and technically Spy Hunter.

What do shmup fans consider those? Proto-shmups or somesuch?

Also if we're gonna start talking about Spy Hunter are we gonna include King's Knight too?

We already included that one!

[dunpeal2064]

I consider those Arena Shooters personally. Same genre I'd put Geometry Wars in.

[o.pwuaioc]

I consider those Arena Shooters personally. Same genre I'd put Geometry Wars in.

I can kind of see Galaxian/Millipede/Galaga's resemblance to other arena shooters, but they do have a slightly different feel to them. Gyruss though is technically no different than other shmups except in orientation alone. Spy Hunter is a pure shmup with no scoring.

[dunpeal2064]

Oh yeah, I was more talking about Galaxian/Millipede. They do feel a bit different, but I just lump single-screen shooters together. Same with how Xevious and Dodonpachi, to me, are nothing alike, but Id still put them in the same category.

I personally reserve "shmup" for forced scrolling 2 d shooters, as there are so many games that fit even this strict requirement.

[AppleQueso]

Oh yeah, I was more talking about Galaxian/Millipede. They do feel a bit different, but I just lump single-screen shooters together. Same with how Xevious and Dodonpachi, to me, are nothing alike, but Id still put them in the same category.

I personally reserve "shmup" for forced scrolling 2 d shooters, as there are so many games that fit even this strict requirement.

But the background in Galaga scrolls past!

[o.pwuaioc]

Oh yeah, I was more talking about Galaxian/Millipede. They do feel a bit different, but I just lump single-screen shooters together. Same with how Xevious and Dodonpachi, to me, are nothing alike, but Id still put them in the same category.

I personally reserve "shmup" for forced scrolling 2 d shooters, as there are so many games that fit even this strict requirement.

I wonder where does that leave Defender 2? Unless you also want to classify that as some sort of arena shooter. That one always struck me as difficult to classify.