Ikaruga DC/GC/360

[baphomet_irl]

My favorite version is the Arcade version on Naomi in a Arcade cabinet.

However a Dreamcast or Xbox 360 hooked in a Arcade cab is sufficient.

Ill break it down like this

Xbox 360: Best graphics , Online play , CHEAP
Gamecube: Blurred graphics, Only USA physical release
Dreamcast: ARCADE PERFECT, Japan ONLY, EXPENSIVE , no ANALOG

I like playing my Dreamcast version in the Arcade cabinet the best.

Jealousy is too soft a word for what Im feeling right now :p

how much did it cost you to make that very cab in total?

I have a European release of Gamecube Ikaruga btw

[baphomet_irl]

In my experience the Gamecube version stutters a bit in normal play (not just at bosses) relative to the Dreamcast and 360 version. I think the 360 version is great, but as I prefer my DC stick to my EX2, the Dreamcast is still (just about) my favourite version...

[baphomet_irl]

I play the DC on a tate VGA monitor. It's freaking beautiful.

I do own the GC version, it's looks about the same on s-video as the DC version does on s-video, but the VGA is unbeatable.

in Europe, this blurriness is non-existent and same quality as DC if you play it on a Wii using RGB SCART

[baphomet_irl]

The 360 version has some differences in the game for no particular reason, so even though it's hd and has all the nice online stuff I'd rank it as the worst. As far as I can tell the gc and dc games are pretty much the same, I prefer using the dreamcast controller so IMO tht's the best version to play.
I've seen the dc version for around $90 if you keep an eye out you probably can get it a bt cheaper. Now if you do try to burn a copy (which I'd do before spending $100 on it), I'd strongly suggest to not even attempt to use discjuggler. It's outdated, takes a lot of fiddling and is totally unnecessary. Get either nero or alcohol 120% and burn it on a slow speed just lke you would any other disc image. It'll work just fine.

isnt .cdi a Padus format? - most DC rips are .cdi in my experience

[baphomet_irl]

Why is this game is really expensive (new) on dreamcast
and why every one is going nuts over it

honestly, i got it off the internet , I ran it , its good shooter
I just don't see whats so special that no other shooter can mimic

plus, shooters are too complex and difficult(few lives) to continue

i guess its old school, the type where you have only 8 levels but
your eyes would pop out because you have to do all the timing and
no mistakes

seriously?

- I dont often use these sort of words about games, but I would consider Ikaruga a 'masterpiece' and definitely a 'work of art'

even though it is hard, its balance makes it 'fair'

the art is just incredible and the music is epic

it is, without a doubt my favourite shmup ever (even thought Im terrible at it)

[Japhei]

My favorite version is the Arcade version on Naomi in a Arcade cabinet.

However a Dreamcast or Xbox 360 hooked in a Arcade cab is sufficient.

Ill break it down like this

Xbox 360: Best graphics , Online play , CHEAP
Gamecube: Blurred graphics, Only USA physical release
Dreamcast: ARCADE PERFECT, Japan ONLY, EXPENSIVE , no ANALOG

I like playing my Dreamcast version in the Arcade cabinet the best.

Jealousy is too soft a word for what Im feeling right now :p

how much did it cost you to make that very cab in total?

I have a European release of Gamecube Ikaruga btw

The arcade Cabinet was about $1200 shipped 4 years ago.

Console to Arcade adapter was about $200 in parts . Throw in the Japanese Dreamcast and Ikaruga for another $150


About $1600 dollars total with shipping and taxes.

[RCF86-Q2]

The arcade Cabinet was about $1200 shipped 4 years ago.

Console to Arcade adapter was about $200 in parts . Throw in the Japanese Dreamcast and Ikaruga for another $150


About $1600 dollars total with shipping and taxes.

That's one expensive hobby. Could get more expensive though, I think the prices for the more popular shmup games hover somewhere over $1000 per game.

Now all I need is to win the lottery

[MrPopo]

The 360 version has some differences in the game for no particular reason, so even though it's hd and has all the nice online stuff I'd rank it as the worst.

What are the changes that were made to it? I've never played the DC or GC versions (watched a roommate play the GC version for 5 minutes) so I don't have a standard of comparison.

[skate323k137]

I play the DC on a tate VGA monitor. It's freaking beautiful.

I do own the GC version, it's looks about the same on s-video as the DC version does on s-video, but the VGA is unbeatable.

in Europe, this blurriness is non-existent and same quality as DC if you play it on a Wii using RGB SCART

don't even get me started on how much it sucks not having RGB/SCART input available on our TV's in the states. You guys over the pond got so much more out of the 16/32 bit era. I still think a VGA monitor would achieve a higher resolution than a CRT TV, but if you've got a HDTV with SCART then you're probably 100% correct.

[RCBH928]

Why is this game is really expensive (new) on dreamcast
and why every one is going nuts over it

honestly, i got it off the internet , I ran it , its good shooter
I just don't see whats so special that no other shooter can mimic

plus, shooters are too complex and difficult(few lives) to continue

i guess its old school, the type where you have only 8 levels but
your eyes would pop out because you have to do all the timing and
no mistakes

seriously?

- I dont often use these sort of words about games, but I would consider Ikaruga a 'masterpiece' and definitely a 'work of art'

even though it is hard, its balance makes it 'fair'

the art is just incredible and the music is epic

it is, without a doubt my favourite shmup ever (even thought Im terrible at it)

why people think so much of this game ?
Don't you think there are better games graphics wise? even art style wise, say Okami?
or you are talking Shmups level?