Can I get some good shmup recs that are a good entry point into the genre? Vertical strollers only please.
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Can I get some good shmup recs that are a good entry point into the genre? Vertical strollers only please.
Galaga.
Of course. That's probably one of my all time favourite games. I should play it more actually.
If you haven't already tried it, play Galaga '88 for the PC Engine. It's awesome.
Also, a non-/vr/ option I love to death: Eschatos.
1942 and it's sequels are pretty fun.
>vertical only
why?
>why
It's just a preference.
Vertical is better than horizontal.
Horis are the chads choice
Verts are for posers that hide replays and strategies
Just turn the screen on its side.
but then the ship would drop out of the bottom of the tv
Humble guys with huge dicks play both
This is my question as well, there are some really fantastic horizontal shooters out there and some of them are easier to get into than their vertical counterparts. Plus you can play them in regular landscape orientation
Tyrian 2000
The whole point of that one is to have fun, not a challenge (for the most part)
Why is it so challenging to have fun playing it then?
Because you only like being challenged mentally.
>vertical only
Oh so you only want babby shmups with bright pulsating colors and tiny hitboxes so you don't actually have to route or learn anything, is that it?
Hostility out of the way, here are some recs:
Batsugun - the proto bullet hell, not very hard.
DoDonPachi - the bullet hell genre codifier. Doable if you grind it for a couple of months (and if you want more bullet hells just check out the rest of Cave's catalogue or literally any indie shmup made the last 15 years).
Batrider/Bakraid/Garegga/Dimahoo - semi bullet hells by Raizing, the kings of scoring systems.
Raiden Fighters (Jet) - short but intense, varied strats, good scoring.
Vasara 1/2 - sword swinging shmups.
Space Bomber - meme-tastic oldschool fun.
Akkanvader - Space Invaders but still fun.
In general, these are not games you "beat" unless you have grand autismo, or dedicate years of your life to the hobby (or a single game even). Many of these games have interesting scoring systems, and I recommend checking out score boards on shmupsforum and measure your climb to those instead of the pitiful in-game ones.
Star Parodier is super easy mode. Probably as entry level as it gets. After that there's Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire (kind of challenging but you can spam bombs), Detana Twinbee Deluxe Pack, and Galactic Attack aka Layer Section for Saturn. Aside from that there's the early Touhou games I guess. When you are finally ready to try some horizontal shooters, Cotton 100% and Super Air Zonk are pretty easy. You might also enjoy Harmful Park, Keio Flying Squadron, or Sengoku Blade.
>Star Parodier is super easy mode. Probably as entry level as it gets
i'd argue soldier blade is the easiest in the series
both are amazing games though and good entry points
>a good entry point into the genre
Then any non-bullet hell will do the trick. Xevious, Tiger Heli, Space Invaders and it's clones. There's also a fave of mine, Gun Smoke, but the challenge escalates quickly.
>see that a multi-arcade machine at a place I frequent has this
>go home and grind like a motherfricker on the NES version
>haha! time to kick ass and write ASS on the high score screen!
>get fricking curbstomped by the arcade version
>>get fricking curbstomped by the arcade version
Me too, anon. But I loved that arcade, anyway, and patieltly started all over again. Wolf Chief Shot Gun was as fas as I could get with 1 credit. That three-way shooting system alone already made it the most enjoyable shot'em'up of all times as far as my childhood goes.
I don't play shmups much but really enjoyed Phelios
touhou, its the best. you can live out the average jap fantasy of controlling little girls. its on par with smt persona 5 and smt persona 4
Any of PCE/TG16 shmups like Soldier Blade, Blazing Lasers or NEXZR
>good
>shmup
>recommendation
ive 1cced probably 50+ of these and no I don't have any recommendations to make
>i'm a moron wasting my time with games i don't enjoy
noted
batrider
soldier blade
crimzon clover
zanac neo
sorcer striker
dodonpachi dai jou ou
ketsui
espgaluda (easiest of the 3)
esp ra de
many other posters have recommened cave shmups
gekirindan is another one worth checking out
Kingdom Grand Prix
TGL