Best shmups ever made

Here are some of the best SHMUPS games, I think.
Most of them will know, but maybe not all.

Lets Go ..

SHIENRYU SEGA SATURN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74HSWqO17FE&feature=related

RADIANT SILVERGUN SEGA SATURN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9msKYqaAdB4&feature=related

IKARUGA DREAMCAST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj23K8Ri68E&feature=related

What are your favorites ... ?
I know that there are many good Shmups .. but these are my favorites.

SOUKYUGURENTAI SEGA SARURN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FUU8dMZWuU&feature=related

RAY STORM SEGA SATURN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avfb7tjukDk&feature=related

RAY CRISES PSX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO9EelOPEAk

DO DO PACHI CAVE PCB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQshLOXWiGM

BLAZING STAR NEO GEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLpLqgqimtI

PROGEAR CPS2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOUxSbUg0Mo

ESPGALUDA CAVE PCB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_jaMYDvac0


ESPGALUDA 2 CAVE PCB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rqRQkdCrIM&feature=related

ESPRADE CAVE PCB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti1n4GhGuRQ

GUWANGE CAVE PCB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaS6OHpznI0&feature=related

PINK SWEETS CAVE PCB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTr6osYut2c

KETSUI CAVE PCB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkFysQK1ODo&feature=related

DEATH SMILES CAVE PCB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f0ucrsjn4U

IBARA CAVE PCBhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4nKsjdJD

MUSHIHIMESAMA FUTARI CAVE PCB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwRmlTygaaU&feature=related

RAIDEN III TAITO TYPEX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaTIhEvC968&feature=related


TWINKLE STAR SPRITES NEO GEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3SWHoQD_7o


VIEWPOINT NEO GEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzCEKqdF8Mw

BRIKINGER NEO GEO CDhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ca630TvRIw

LAST RESORT NEO GEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcK_R-CTR28

DRAGON BLAZE PCB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D9y6n5-A4k

R-TYPE FINAL PS2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmRCGunRGQU

R-TYPE LEO ACARDE PCB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiMuKNHlQfo

GIGA WING GENERATIONS PS2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldy4u_pOSk0

Except R-Type Final and Brikinger, ALL the other games were arcade releases before being ported to home systems.

My favourites arcade shmups are (in no special order):

- Twinkle Star Sprites - Pure blast in multiplayer and fun as hell!!!

- Ikaruga - The black/white system is great, music is awesome and graphics are clean. I like the atmosphere of this game...

- Guwange - The Japanese medieval theme is original and graphics are beautiful. All those vivid colors sometimes make it hard to see enemy shots but it's an awesome game nonetheless! If I could only buy one Cave game, it would be this one.

- Raiden (the first one) - Because of nostagia. I used to play it with friends years ago.

Hoho, no horizontal scrolling schmup? I could have said Blazing Star, Zero Wing, Cotton Boomerang or Trouble Witches AC (this one is wonderful but way too hard). But frankly, nothing beats vertical shoot'em ups.

On the consumer side, I loved Wings of Death (1990 Atari ST) and Tyrian (1995 PC). As of 3D shoots, I loved Delta V (1994 PC) and Outer Ridge (PC) (which is just a 3D Asteroids clone but I loved the techno music). As you see, those PC games are quite old but the fact is that I was playing more often during the DOS era.

I think Twinkle Star very well, it's addictive, it had as AES module.
Guwange is one of the top matches of the Cave, I see it.
I love Shmups older titles on the Famicom and Mega Drive are just great.

I hope that something new CAVE produced.

Sorry .I forgot ....BOBO ALESTE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysGcn3339-8&feature=fvw

Definitely Ikaruga and Dodonpachi

kleptor wrote:

Definitely Ikaruga and Dodonpachi

VS



IKARUGA ca 80€
DODONPACHI ca 400-450€
I like both games. Each had its strengths ..

I think theese 2 Shmup Games for the Dreamcast are the bests.

IKARUGA+BORDER DOWN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLEX8MxnV6M&feature=related

I tried Border Down on Naomi once, is that the game where you switch path when you die?

I rather like Ikaruga over this one because:
1 - It's vertical (easier for me).
2 - it has 2 player simultaneous play. I rarely play alone.

But as I said, I only tried Border Down once...

I agree with you. Ikaruga has a little more style. I think it is as always a matter of taste.
Why is nothing new from Cave. ACARD?

toomad wrote:

Why is nothing new from Cave. ACARD?

Cave produces maximum 3 arcade titles per year and last game is only 3 months old (DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu Black Label). Three months earlier, Death Smiles II was released. It's quite a fast pace for such a small team! Especially since they also make mobile phone games beside arcade shoots...

Nomax wrote:

toomad wrote:

Why is nothing new from Cave. ACARD?

Cave produces maximum 3 arcade titles per year and last game is only 3 months old (DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu Black Label). Three months earlier, Death Smiles II was released. It's quite a fast pace for such a small team! Especially since they also make mobile phone games beside arcade shoots...

Yes you are right ...... but I will like to see something new .. .. saaaabaaaar
Hope there will be soon a BOMB. CAVE SHMUP BOMB
I would like to see time as a programmer the games and draw.
I draw myself and would like to see once a reporter about it.
Hope it gives this company a long time.

Twinkle Star Sprites is the best for me

SophieKitty wrote:

Twinkle Star Sprites is the best for me

yes. that's right
It is a very good game. I'm very Offt played on the NEO GEO.
In battel mode also very cool. SNK .. true power..

ibara est terrible aussi!!!

alain wrote:

ibara est terrible aussi!!!

Yes .. Ibara is also very good.
I played it very long before ESPGALUDA.
After Ibara .. ESPGALUDA was to play a big change.

Would love to play from time Muchi PORK CAVE ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x--XfC2rDNs&feature=related
GOOOOOD ..... GAME