Game collecting is not what it once was

[Jmustang1968]

Mike you trolling? Thunder Spirits in a top 10 SFC shooters?

You must not have truly experienced it yet.

[Exhuminator]

He probably beat it using both hands.

[prfsnl_gmr]

He probably beat it using both hands.

...and with his eyes open. As we all know, if you can't 1CC a shmup blind, deaf and one-handed like Tommy the Pinball Wizard, you haven't really beaten the game.

[Blu]

Why is Gradius III not on this list? I thought that was kind of a quintessential shmup for SNES?

I feel like the past 24 hours my world has been shattered. I don't know if I enjoy shmups anymore. I won't ever visit my favorite arcade again and get satisfaction from playing Raiden Fighters or Raiden II, because I won't be able to 1CC them.

I feel like a Polar Bear floating out into the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, sitting on the last small and melting iceberg left in the world.

[mjmjr25]

Mike you trolling? Thunder Spirits in a top 10 SFC shooters?

You must not have truly experienced it yet.

Amen. This guy gets it - I knew you'd come around, captain.

[Ack]

Why is Gradius III not on this list? I thought that was kind of a quintessential shmup for SNES?

In all seriousness, the slowdown in the SNES port is probably a big part of the reason why.

[Sarge]

Why is Gradius III not on this list? I thought that was kind of a quintessential shmup for SNES?

In all seriousness, the slowdown in the SNES port is probably a big part of the reason why.

It's a feature!

[Blu]

That slowdown is the only reason why I am able to live through some of the later stages.

I can't dodge the pink bullets. How you all have the reflexes and motor skills to navigate a gap of less than one centimeter through a sea of lasers and bullets is something awesome.

For me, I guess I'll stick to playing games that lack anything remotely tied to skill (Turn based RPG's, even Action RPGs are too "high-speed"), my shameful tears, being able to run a sub six minute mile, and kicking soccer balls to people who then kick them into the net.

WHO WANTS MY COLLECTION!?

[BogusMeatFactory]

That slowdown is the only reason why I am able to live through some of the later stages.

I can't dodge the pink bullets. How you all have the reflexes and motor skills to navigate a gap of less than one centimeter through a sea of lasers and bullets is something awesome.

For me, I guess I'll stick to playing games that lack anything remotely tied to skill (Turn based RPG's, even Action RPGs are too "high-speed"), my shameful tears, being able to run a sub six minute mile, and kicking soccer balls to people who then kick them into the net.

WHO WANTS MY COLLECTION!?

I call dibs! Just think. It will save you a ton in shipping!

[Luke]

He probably beat it using both hands.

*kicks rocks*