shmup gaming pet peeves

[RyaNtheSlayA]

I'll have to remember not to overdo the speed powerups as well.

Being able to adjust your ship's speed between 2 or 3 levels at any time, including while paused is mo bettah.

Yeah. I really liked that in Einhander when I played it.

[fvgazi]

I fricken' hate when enemies come up from behind/bottom of the screen and shoot me from there. Luckily that can be avoided with some practice.

[Archendrus]

I'll have to remember not to overdo the speed powerups as well.

Being able to adjust your ship's speed between 2 or 3 levels at any time, including while paused is mo bettah.

That might be the way to go. I was also tossing around an idea to be able to transfer power from your engine(movement speed) to your guns(shooting speed) and vice versa. I don't know if that would be making things overly complicated and/or less fun.