What shmup are you playing now?

[mjmjr25]

Played R-Type Delta and G-Darius PS1 via PS3 last night. RTD is brutally hard - for me anyways. G-Darius is definately one of those games where you get better each time you play it. I'm really enjoying it.

[hashiriya1]

Playing Hyper Duel on Saturn. It's short, but very sweet.

[noiseredux]

Played R-Type Delta and G-Darius PS1 via PS3 last night. RTD is brutally hard - for me anyways. G-Darius is definately one of those games where you get better each time you play it. I'm really enjoying it.

let me know when yr done with it.

[Xeogred]

Playing Hyper Duel on Saturn. It's short, but very sweet.

Amazing stuff, one of Technosoft's last classic releases I believe. I wish it were a bit more challenging, but it's beautiful and fun to play.

[saturnfan]

Played R-Type Delta and G-Darius PS1 via PS3 last night. RTD is brutally hard - for me anyways. G-Darius is definately one of those games where you get better each time you play it. I'm really enjoying it.

Darius Gaiden destroys G-Darius.

[dsheinem]

I hadn't been playing any shmups lately (aside from some occasional rounds of Crimzon Clover), but after I picked up a bunch from TooManyGames yesterday I gave three a spin this morning and have a few more to try out before settling in to one or two (or three).

So, today I played Side Arms (PCE), Cyber Core (PCE), and Space Invaders Plus (PCE) and quite enjoyed all three - they are very solid games , based on the half hour or so spent with each.

Later tonight and tomorrow I'll give the other new PCE games a spin (Dragon Spirit, Dragon Saber (a sequel I didn't even know existed!), Barunba, and Hellfire S. I also have Raiden DX, Gun Frontier, and the less-shmupy Internal Section to get to, as well as some NES shmups!

So, seasoned shumppers - which ones do you think are the best in that lot and why? Which one should I throw in immediately?

[Xeogred]

I'm just barely digging into PCE stuff lately, but I can definitely say Dragon Spirits is awesome. Loved the NES/arcade versions and the PCE port seems pretty good too from the bit I played.

And I can safely say I've never heard of Dragon Saber too until just now, haha wow.

[final fight cd]

i just picked up gadget twins today for sega. last night i was browsing sega-16's shmup extravaganza feature and just happened to see a boxed copy today while i was out. if it wasn't for that feature i would have NEVER bought it; the title doesn't sound like a shmup and even the box art doesn't look like a shmup.

i only have played a little bit of it, but i am enjoying it. i don't know if this is an accepted sub genre or if sega-16 made it up, but they call it a "cute-em up."

speaking of sega-16, the forums were hacked again today.

[Bradtemple87]

speaking of sega-16, the forums were hacked again today.

Those guys never get a break

[Hobie-wan]

i don't know if this is an accepted sub genre or if sega-16 made it up, but they call it a "cute-em up."

Yes, other examples being Parodius, TwinBee, Star Parodier, Harmful Park, Flying Hero, Mr Heli, Fantasy Zone, Cotton, and to a lesser extent, perhaps Gun Nac, Zonk, Rabio Lepus, and L-Dis