Are there any "easier" shmups?

Post by **Ramatut4001** » Tue May 13, 2008 8:44 am

Anybody able to recommend some good shmups for a newb to get his feet wet? I like the format but I just suck. Not necessarily easy but just a good introduction that won't frustrate those of us who aren't hardcore.

Post by **marurun** » Tue May 13, 2008 8:52 am

If you don't mind emulating try any number of TurboGrafx 16 shmups. They are all very n00b accessible, especially Soldier Blade and Blazing Lazers. If you are willing to procure CD images Gate of Thunder is an excellent beginner shmup. I recommend using Mednafen or Ootake rather than Magic Engine. ME screws up the sound on some CD games.

Post by **racketboy** » Tue May 13, 2008 8:57 am

Dreamcast: Zero Gunner 2
Saturn: Galactic Attack
Sega CD: Silpheed

Those are my picks at least.

Post by **peace4myheart** » Tue May 13, 2008 9:51 am

don't know what system you got, but turbo grafx-16 and genesis are two systems with many shmups. my personal favorite for each system is soldier blade for the Turbo and gleylancer for genesis. Both are very accessible and very good.

Post by **HeavyMetalMe** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:03 am

I've never found Greylancer to be easy...

Post by **Funk, E** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:38 am

Bio-Hazard Battle (known as 'Crying' elsewhere, I think) is a fantastic game with awesome graphics for the Genesis. It's a pretty easy shmup, too.

Post by **dudex77** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:35 am

There are to main types of shmups, manic and methodic. getting good at one will not make you good at the other. If you want to get good at the manic shmups the only real way to do it is practice. I play loads of manic shmups yet when playing something like r-type fail completely, party because of the view, partly because it's a different game. In a manic shmup the main aim is just dodging bullets and stuff. I'm good at that but would constantly get killed by the environment/ shrapnel in something like Zero Gunner.

Post by **RackGaki** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:47 am

I would suggest Karous for the Dreamcast or Wii, or Tirgger Heart Exelica for the Dreamcast or Xbox Live Arcade. Both are newer vertical shoot 'em ups that shouldn't give you too much grief.

Post by **marurun** » Tue May 13, 2008 12:07 pm

Bio Hazard Battle and Galactic Attack are actually quite difficult once you get in a couple levels, but I guess they have a decent curve.

Post by **RyaNtheSlayA** » Tue May 13, 2008 12:20 pm

racketboy wrote:Dreamcast: Zero Gunner 2
Saturn: Galactic Attack
Sega CD: Silpheed

Those are my picks at least.

Silpheed is great for people that have tried the genre before but didnt really get into it (like me). Oh even though its more rail style HyperZone on the SNES is really easy and is great for getting into those kindo games.

Oh I forgot about Galaga, Xevious, and Galaga 90' for TG16 is just remarkable.