Shmups

I never had a Game Gear when I was a kid, but I'm making up for it now. Excited to see another game heading for the platform!

I'm a fan of the Master System versions of Aleste (aka PowerStrike), but I've only just started to explore the rest of the system's shmup library. Interesting stuff, if you like old school shooters.

Aug 15, 2024 #shmups #darius #ダライアス "I always wanted a thing called tuna sasimi."

A 1 Credit Clear or 1CC of Darius II on easy (which was originally supposed to be the normal difficulty). Played on the Darius Cozmic Collection using 12hz rapidfire.

Heard mixed reviews about Cygni -- everything from "too frustrating" to "the next evolution of the shoot 'em up genre." If you're not allergic to the Epic store (I don't judge people for this), you can get a chance to see it for yourself for free, this week.

Missed the initial news about Raiden NOVA -- and since it's a twin-stick shooter, I'm really only mentioning it due to its pedigree. Might be fun, but I confess am a little puzzled by this change in the series direction.

A neat little video that succinctly explains what makes Gunbird a fun game.

A book for learning how to improve your skills at shmups, focusing mostly on practice habits.

A mix of run 'n gun an shmup, according to the trailer. Never heard of this one before, but I'll be keeping an eye out as we near the release date.

Expert guests and players in Prickly_Angler and Lyv join us to talk Sengoku Blade. We watch Prickly's 1 loop clear with Hagane, Lyv's 2-ALL clear with Junis, and then end with the current WR score by J.U Kang with Koyori/Miko. We talk strategy, replay commentary, Psikyo games, etc.

~1 hour, 30 minutes.

I have a lot of affection for the Parodius series, but just because they're lighthearted in tone doesn't mean they're easy to beat!

I have Mushihimesama Futunari on Xbox 360 for a long time, store closed and I learned black label DLC is now going.

Are there any option? I can't find physical DLC disk, maybe it never exist.

I have options?

I'm excited to hear this news! The Switch has turned out to be a haven for shmups over the years, and it's good to see ZPF added to the group.

The Shikigami games are classics, and if this campaign meets all of its stretch goals, they've promised to port the entire series to console.

From the Retronauts re-release roundup for this week:

I struggle to understand how this loophole has persisted for so many years but I'm happy to report that it is still open: simply log into the Xbox Marketplace using your browser and then click on this link (and do not change the region settings on the page) and you should be able to claim a copy of Ikaruga for your Xbox for the low, low price of nothing. Be sure to download a copy onto your X360 before you put it away; it'll sleep better, I'm sure.

I still have a copy of Gradius V, but my PS2 died a few years back, so I sure wouldn't mind a re-release/remaster.

Honestly I'm a little afraid of Mushi's maniac mode, but I think I'll give it a serious try after seeing this!