Favorite genesis shooter

[AlexKidd]

I'm not going to make this a poll due to the fact that I'd probably leave some out. So what's your favorite shooter on the genny? I think I'd go with truxton. I know a lot of people like the thunder force series and I think those games are great. However, I generally prefer top-down shooters and despite it not having exceptional graphics or anything, I'd say truxton is a really fun game. It's pretty simplistic but it has a great arcade feel to it.

[Fang]

I haven't played a shooter on genesis yet, but they do sell thunder force 3 at the gamecrazy I guess i'll have to buy it.

[Elusive]

Galaxy Force II is a decent into-the-screen shmup. Zero Wing is also a great game (the 'tractor beam' is very useful, if only to fling ships at other ships).

[Russman]

M.U.S.H.A....I prefer vertical shmups, and this one is just put together so perfectly.

[Drixxel]

Lightening Force.. what a shooter. Sagaia I also very much enjoy, but it's not the horizontal mayhem festival that Lightening Force is. As vertical shooters go, M.U.S.H.A. is grand, but my heart lies with the horizontal scroll. Good ol' Lightening Force.

..And for a little something different, Panorama Cotton's pretty neat, too.

[Melf]

Vertical= MUSHA
Horizontal= Thunder Force III

[j_factor]

I'm gonna go with Silpheed for now.

[Genesis Knight]

Lightening Force.

Am I the only one who thought MUSHA was way too hard and confusing?

[Dartagnan1083]

GleyLancer all the way

with Lightening Force and M.U.S.H.A. fighting it out for 2nd.

[Melf]

Am I the only one who thought MUSHA was way too hard and confusing?

It can be confusing at times. There's so much going on sometimes that the bullets get lost in the scrolling background. The shot power ups are especially notorious for doing that.

[DanR]

ThunderForce III. I don't think I have ever truly enjoyed a vertical shooter. It's not the view. It's the tendency for to require more memorization, rather than being possible the first time through. The Thunderforce, Gradius, Salamander, R-Type, and Darius series are all favorites of mine.

[daminmancejin2]

i never played Thunder Force III but i would like to play it cause i wann listen to the music on this level i heard on nick arcade

http://www.thunderforce-fan.com/Thunder-Force-3-(JU)-3.jpg

[Melf]

SegaXtreme (http://www.segaxtreme.net/) has the whole soundtrack for downloading. I believe the track for that stage (stage 3, right?) is track 11 on the soundtrack.

[daminmancejin2]

no its Track 07 :D

[Electroman]

Fav schmups: (by that I mean H and/or V-scroll, not run n gun or commando shooters)

Thunderforce IV (Lightening Force) (Simply the finest shooter on the Genny)
MUSHA Aleste (A very close second. Powerful, loud, metal soundtrack)
Thunderforce III (colors and beautiful audio galore)
Lords of Thunder (soundtrack, gfx, and a good reason to validate having a SCD)


Lightening Force.
Am I the only one who thought MUSHA was way too hard and confusing?

Practice there bro. Play defensively for times when you are surrounded. Keep shooting but emphasize priority on where the bullets are. I've finished MUSHA countless times, many of them on Hard mode. And don't forget, the endings get better the higher the skill level.


GleyLancer all the way
with Lightening Force and M.U.S.H.A. fighting it out for 2nd.

Would you mind explaining more about GleyLancer and why you favor it? If you displace the other 2 finest shooters with GleyLancer I REALLY want to know why ;) I want to get into MD imports, and I've thought of this title alot.

[lordofduct]

I couldn't tell you... it has been SO long since I played shmups on the Genny.

The only ones I play anymore are my two top favs on DC... Ikaruga and Bangai-O

You name the shmup on the Genny, I've played, loved it, and they all mesh together into one in my head it has been so long. (almost a decade, damn I should pop one in and get jammin'!)

[Fang]

I started playing ThunderForce 3 it really gets me frustrated. So far I ain't to fond of these shooter games.

[Drixxel]

Yeah, shooters do indeed have a tendency to be unrelentingly punishing. Ah well.. eventually you should get the hang of it. It's all a delicate ballet of projectile avoidance and weapon hoarding.

[crazyjoedavola]

Definitely a toss up between M.U.S.H.A and Thunderforce 3. I always liked Bio-Hazard Battle too.

[darkwingduck13]

I'm going to go with Grind Stormer/V V here. I favor vertishmups over horishmups, but for my second favorite I guess I'd have to go with Lightening Force.

[AlexKidd]

Definitely a toss up between M.U.S.H.A and Thunderforce 3. I always liked Bio-Hazard Battle too.

I like your screen name. Are you a big seinfeld fan? It's my favorite show.

[Suppafly]

Im a shmup fan, and Lightening force (Thunder force 4 ) is the best genesis shooter IMHO.

Great graphics, kickass soundtrack, good weapons, huge bosses...that game´s got it all!

[daminmancejin2]

Thunder force 3 is very hard to find :(

[Wampaa]

I have to say Thunderforce II is my fave.

It has the perfect difficulty of the series and I really enjoy the contrast of the overhead and side scrolling levels. I just love the feel of the game. It feels so arcade. And to think it was a launch title.

I like Gaires and Arrow Flash alot too. And of course the rest of the TF series.

I have never been into verticle shooters very much. But Truxton is great fun.

[danielscheil]

thunderforce IV and Ku- Oh- Ga Vapor Trail
are great i love also the run and gun's probotector and alien soldier

[daminmancejin2]

any one got thunder force 3?

[burnt toast]

FIRE SHARK!!!

fire shark!!

fire sha...

fire shark is an awesome vertical shooter on the MD, if possibly a tad on the easy side at times. just read the back of the box :

"communication lines are cut. military bases lay in ruin. then out of the smoky haze emerges a phantom biplane. you are fire shark, earths last defense against this colossal onslaught!"

what makes fireshark such a great game is the amount of bad guys and the amount of weaponary you can mount on this tiny little red "phantom biplane", the starting weapong is a 3 way shot which goes up in power until you have a wave of blue going across the screen, you have your standard laser type weapon which is a little weak and then the flamethrower.

yes, an airbourne flamethrower.

now that might sound a little stupid and yes it is a bit rubbish for the first two levels of power up, but get it to 3 or 4 and you're laughing. jets of flame wiping the screen, killing everything in sight! forwards, the sides and almost all the back, suddenly the huge numbers dont matter and.... then a plane comes in the blind spot and you die.

doh.

but i digress, fireshark is an epic game, like it says in the review on this site the balance in fireshark is great. and the music is pretty awesome as well.

second favourite, thunder force 3.

[B - Mark]

My favorite vertical shooters:
- Truxton
- Musha Aleste
- V.V / Grind Stromer
- Vapor Trail

My favorite horizontal shooters:
- Sol Deace
- Battle Mania ( Trouble Shotter in USA )
- Arrow Flash
- Aero Blasters

[Obviously]

I'll take M.U.S.H.A. as my overall favorite, mainly because I prefer vertical scrollers over side-scrolling shooters.

I really love Fire Shark as well but yeah, it was a bit too easy. Once you get the flamethrower completely maxed out you're practically invincible. It also drags on a bit longer than it has to.

[JAMMAPARTS]

I'd say Gaiares followed by Lightening Force. You just can't beat the weapon stealing in Gaiares which gives you so much weapon variety and replayability. And for Lightening Force, well, I LOVE insane amounts of parallax scrolling and this game will blow your mind!

[LoneSage]

Guyarerez

8-MEG POWAR! This game's just so great on every level, and with a lady boss name like ZZ Badnusty, you honestly can't go wrong...

Anyone else here prefer the horizontal levels of Thunder Force II to the levels in III? If it weren't for the top-down sections, it'd definitely best III in my book.

[Joe Redifer]

Gaiares kicks ass! It's one of those games where it just keeps on giving and giving. When I finally made it up to the Grim Reaper I was like OMG LOL OMFG!!!1! and I was barely half way through the game at that point. Granted the first half is better than the second, but it's still all good.

The horizontal levels in Thunder Force 2 were fun for me. I can beat stage 3 in under 30 seconds. I always have to die at least once on stage 5 (no choice) and I still haven't quite memorized stage 7. But I enjoy them lots. Thunder Force 1 was ALL OVERHEAD. I want the ROM to that game NOW.

[Spun Valley]

I have a soft spot for Bio-Hazard Battle......but still have a good number of Genesis shmups to go through.....

So, I guess that game's my current #1, but I still have the majority of the shmups considered all-time greats in the genre to play, meaning its spot likely will be usurped at some time......

[Chris Marsh]

Vertical game: Vapor Trail
Horizontal game: Lightening Force

[ary incorparated]

Hmmm ,i finished Tf 4 yesterday with the 99 ship mode on maniac,but i doesnt ctach my intrest anymore,the music is good until its final point,all the omakes you get when finishing it are almost all ugly and spacy,omake 5 is cool but further nahh,even the songs are way to short.i think musha could do good.BTW TF 3 really does suck in my oppinion one hit kil,and crappy music and graphics are decent and one move and youre in tha face of youre enemy,really fucking boring and ugly.

[Joe Redifer]

Sounds like you like some crappy games and hate the good ones, Ary. By the way, 90% of all shooters ever made are "one hit kills".

[ary incorparated]

no but TF3 really bugs me,as i read several positive reviews,i saw some negatives.so i played it myself and yup idd give it a negative,no fun no flexibility,a really slow shit and you make youre move and youre dead.TF 4 was tons better and played better i could at least finish one level as a cassual gamer.Musha does it for me but still then TF4 is omega master etc a 9,7.

[Joe Redifer]

It sounds like Thunder Force 3 was too hard for you. Interesting, as I think it is one of the easiest games in existence (but still great) and with fantastic music and graphics. An absolute must-own. I bought my copy brand new as soon as it came out in Japan... long before the US release. Still have it.

[ary incorparated]

ahh okay,taste can be diffrent ehy,i respect that.im not that such a fan of the techno style of music that TF 3 uses,im more a TF 4 type,bitsy nice metal music,helps you surpassing levels.i give Tf 3 a decent then.

[Gary_Oak]

M.U.S.H.A all the way!
But Bio-Hazard Battle is also one of my personal favourites, despiting it's difficulty.

[segagamer]

My preference has always been horizontal shooters, so Thunder Force IV is my absolute favorite on the Genesis/MD. For vertical, I would have to say MUSHA Aleste. For pseudo-3D, it would have to be After Burner II.

[ary incorparated]

Hopefully not the after burner 2 on the megadrive,thats a chore,thats a F....cking ugly game,that one has almost to slow and too ugly much and gameplay.i Agree Musha al the way what a Damn fine game,almost had it for 5 euros,Darned TPG post.

[Joe Redifer]

Best psuedo 3D shooter is Super Thunder Blade! That game is the best thing that has ever happened on planet earth. The scaling is almost too good. In fact after playing hours and hours of Super Thunder Blade the real world seems choppy and jumpy by comparison! The real world also looks much more fake. Those buildings in Super Thunder Blade look BETTER than real!

[ary incorparated]

hahahaha,FUN.That game is damn choppy,one coloured ground etc damn ugly looking but way fun.

[Alianger]

I felt I had to mention some other games too, since my choices are mainly the same as everyone else's.

Rail: Panorama Cotton (Space Harrier 2)
V: MUSHA/Aleste (Slap Fight (love the title!), Elemental Master, Truxton)
H: Thunder Force 4 (-3, Gaiares, Eliminate Down, Battle Mania 2, Bio-Hazard Battle)
Other: Twinkle Tale, (Granada, Predator 2, Sub-Terrania)

[Joe Redifer]

I always thought the music in Eliminate Down sounded kind of poor. A good shooter needs at least adequate music.

[ary incorparated]

it did i bit,like its trying to reach the same core as TF4,which it doesnt reach.The music is kind of hard and distorded metal but in a very simple way offcourse youlle hera the heavy metal parts but the drum is not what its supposed to sound like etc,the music is like only fast paced.I like the music a bit.

[segagamer]

Actually, I like Genesis/MD After Burner II because it was the first console version to duplicate the gameplay of the arcade version. Sure the background graphics were lacking, but at least the game runs fast and smooth, and the sprite scaling is pretty good.

[Alianger]

Well it's not exactly memorable, but at least the sounds aren't hard on the ears like they can be in aleste or fireshark. Personally I don't think the game needs a good soundtrack, it still rocks.

[ary incorparated]

Bit treu,The music is just the topping,aint that right.You already het a neat game,plus yes without worying about bleeps,like the extra adrenaline packed with the game instead of separate.Normally i just tune on music,like some Heavy metal stuff.But with the likes of TF 4 you dont have to bother doing that,the game it self rocks hard,like fire shark,which sound a bitsy too sharp somethimes,Probably cant be blamed since when it was released.Musha pushes you trough the game with or without music,the music is just a extra adrenaline push(it supposed to be).thats it music isnt neccesairly a must in a game but it just spices the game a bit more for the wannahaves.

[ary incorparated]

ahhh Granada,one of the uglyest games i ever played on a 16bit console,stategie,funfactor,etc.all blown away by its NES alike graphics,it looks so damn ugly.

[ary incorparated]

Thunder force 4,Fucking powns ever schmup exept for Radiant silvergun,never heard a schmup with such deep music,And that for a game that came in 92,megadrive owns thunder force 4 and thunderforce 4 does the rest by owning every 16 bit system.hehehe

[ary incorparated]

Please reply.hehehe

[ary incorparated]

oke hard sead Elimination down had shitty music.

[ary incorparated]

ewn anyone intrested in the toppic?.

[Genesisdoes]

Contra: Hardcorps! Browny rules

[Zebbe]

I find one thing particulary annoying with Thunder Force IV (as well as with Gunstar Heroes): The sound effects are too LOUD! They are so loud you can't enjoy the great music, which is really "mixed" down.

[DrunkHeadbanger]

ahhh Granada,one of the uglyest games i ever played on a 16bit console,stategie,funfactor,etc.all blown away by its NES alike graphics,it looks so damn ugly.

Hey that game rocks!! Well that's true for the graphics part, but I don't think it makes it unplayable at all. I quite enjoy playing that game actually. It looks like Thunder Force II Top down view levels but with the ability to stop your vehicle and strafe. The gameplay is ok and the levels are quite varied.

If you wanted an example of a game that would've sucked without the music, it's probably true with this one. The ugly graphics are saved by it's kick-ass music. Synthetized speed metal a la TF IV and MUSHA. Pay attention to the soundtrack it is really one of my favorites on the Genesis.

GRANADA RULES!

[ary incorparated]

ahh i have the game but the visuals could have been done way better the game bores me a bit that wouldnt say it is a one boring game,maybe im gonna like it someday since i also like PS3 etc grphics dont make the show i still play Gamegear so ill take back what i sead only graphic whores take it seriously.Sorry i was just trying to get the toppic intact.the sountrack is it really TF ish never payed attention to it cause the graphs.

[lemmy_kilmister]

any one got thunder force 3?


Yup, I bought a loose copy of it along with Thunder Force II for a dollar a piece at a Massachusetts flea market a couple of years ago. Needless to say I was pretty pleased that day.

Anyways, I'd say my favorite shooters on the Genesis/Megadrive would be MUSHA followed by the Thunder Force series.

[ary incorparated]

but eyh come on Granada doesnt do metal like musha far way not,stil i like the sounds of alicia draggoon but its not better then the likes of musha ot Tf4 as been told in the legendery z80 article its a bit more crispy and not as clear somethimes,with listening to TF4 you dont think of that its been done by a synthersyser,its super clear no ctispy guitar like Ranger x or others not the ill fated techno rock that those bring(they still sound great)more clearer and thats bever been done after or before on genesis undoubtable that TF 4 sounds the best as fact.Idd Shining force 1 on genesis sounds great the snare drum is funn.

[ary incorparated]

but anyhoe lets get back to the subject,Shinobi 3 is a great sounding game too bit japanese in style but far okay.

[ary incorparated]

ooh yeah idd have to admit that the sound in metal head is done nice too,some kind of yup metallish sound.how apropriat metal head.,hhmm whats the name for.

[ary incorparated]

i just dont like Tf 3,dunno why but it doesnt fit me,it europe and hollnad tat game was received as well negative as positive,some guys really like it some find it stif to ubfear like youlle see things happen on the last moment and one push on the button and youre in a enemys face,still it looks okay.Biohazzard battle ways better.

[ROBOTRON]

My list:

TF3
Bio Hazard Battle
TF2
Gaiares
Phelios
Truxton
Grenada
MUSHA
Curse
Hellfire

[ThunderForce]

M.U.S.H.A (Got this for $10 complete)
Fire Shark
Thunder Force III + IV
Twin Cobra (always kicks my ass)
Twin Hawk
Sol-Feace (love the soundtrack)
Robo Aleste (good sequel to M.U.S.H.A)

[nik]

i just dont like Tf 3,dunno why but it doesnt fit me,it europe and hollnad tat game was received as well negative as positive,some guys really like it some find it stif to ubfear like youlle see things happen on the last moment and one push on the button and youre in a enemys face,still it looks okay.Biohazzard battle ways better.

Holy crap dude, you must love shooters... rapid fire posting.

[ary incorparated]

hehehe,could be.noticed the grammar?.Muhsa got it for 7 euro,pretty cheap aint it,and that for uber quality.

[DigitalSpace]

Fire Shark for me. Incredible power-up system, great music, and enemies that keep you on your toes.

[ary incorparated]

I find one thing particulary annoying with Thunder Force IV (as well as with Gunstar Heroes): The sound effects are too LOUD! They are so loud you can't enjoy the great music, which is really "mixed" down.

Thats true you just cant show of how good TF4 sounds too youre friends cause of the sound effects,a volume option would have been nice too tune or mute the SFX

[Benjamin]

ahhh Granada,one of the uglyest games i ever played on a 16bit console,stategie,funfactor,etc.all blown away by its NES alike graphics,it looks so damn ugly.

Granada's not ugly. :( It's not impressive visually, but everything looks clean and is presented well enough. I love playing Granada and find it much more enjoyable than Guardian Force on Saturn.


GRANADA RULES!

Yes! :)

[ary incorparated]

I looks okay for an early game,to satisfy you guys i cant get into it dunno why.

[Benjamin]

I looks okay for an early game,to satisfy you guys i cant get into it dunno why.

Not every game is for everyone. :) It's okay, though I will say that if you aren't strafing, then playing it must seem like a mess. It really feels like a standard shooter to be, just with an adjustable background, once you lock in your position and start dodging shots. I really like that boss (I think the 4th or 5th) where you're trapped in a room and need to bounce bullets against the wall to hit the weak point in the rear. That's pretty innovative for a shooter, especially for the time.

[Novaka]

Best shooter eh? Nothing will compare to Gunstar Heroes.....

[Mendicant]

Not even Contra?

[Benjamin]

Best shooter eh? Nothing will compare to Gunstar Heroes.....

Yes, but that's a "Run n Gun" type shooter/platformer. I think this is strictly shmup games only. :)

[ary incorparated]

Urm Tf4,ways above that game.

[HolyBloody16Bitter]

I like Thunderforce IV also very much, but it's not so good as they say it is. There are far more superiour games in Japan, have you played Yu Yu Hakusho?

[ary incorparated]

I own yu yu hakusho dunno like it but i never play it why i dont know maybe cause there are limited moves,i still dont know how neat the specials are,the backgrounds look bitsy uninspired some times,still hells fun 4 play way,Have you played bleach DS similair to yu yu but ooooow that one is damn brute i dont own it but treasure is monster at trying stuff in unfamilair platforms it looks similair to yu yu thats really good but surpasses gulty gear in realness and in gameplay,to be honest guilty gear is just a fighting game with guitar music,no good fighting game actually.

[HolyBloody16Bitter]

yeah but you can play it with four men, that's awesome!

[Benjamin]

Urm Tf4,ways above that game.

I actually don't like Thunder Force 4. I think it looks like Technosoft tried to do too much and broke the Genesis. The colors look too grainy and washed out, the ship somehow got fat, and I hate how much vertical movement there is for what's a horizontal shooter. That last boss is just weird, too. It's hardly a bad game or anything, it just doesn't look or play as well as Thunder Force III.

[ary incorparated]

its better then TF3 cuase youre enemies arent directly in youre face while mving,maybe the shipt has gooten fat i dont care it looks good,the graphics are a bit grainy yes and somethimes but strange things that arent drwan corectly but i praise it ways above TF3 graphic wise and mo obviously sound aldo i can nderstand that 30 sec of guitar rifs is getting aboying after repeating they could have made that goodness longer thats a minor,like all the bosses together are like one complete sound track not more,still its some impressive stuff,i think these discussions come around more times TF4 ist perfect but hell worth a 9 for its extras and guitar stuff plus actually good graphics.TF3 is a hated title here in the dutch and i understand why dull music and very limited the bosses and enemys are in youre face the most uninspected things come in youre face while not nitcing and ice bergs that hit you while you had to prefentually think about that,hell you never did know if there where any bergs on the place if youre playing it for the first time,yess TF3 is actually overrated crap,the graphics are dated and the sound is bit boring,decent game.TF shoots it no matter what.TF4 is a one play run,you finish it quick and you aint play it aggain for the bosses cause their decent like the moll damn some bosses are too damn boring like the one from stage 8 crap,and the one in stage 7 hmm badd and the music is worse to with this boss,some bosses are really boring but still i cant complain and say that TF3 is better graphic wise or else cause it just isnt.Maybe another TF would button the perfection on the MD yess TF 4 was way to early to be soo advanced but it worked out kindo good,if Tsoft taked the time which they obviously had enough of,and released it letter then we had a beast of a shooter music wise and graphic wise cause its a beast already.

[ary incorparated]

yeah but you can play it with four men, that's awesome!

No i cant i dont have that many friends and i think none of them is into this stuff lol.

[XMARLTONX]

I am ALL about that game with the cowboys and the coins......its on the tip of my tounge....

[Benjamin]

I am ALL about that game with the cowboys and the coins......its on the tip of my tounge....

Sunset Riders?

[XMARLTONX]

THANK YOU! =)

[ary incorparated]

suncrap riders,a ported game and pretty decnt ill give it a 7,the music isnt that good as been sead.Plus its just another direct port which im not that huge fan of i like the change between some ports not exsact the same then i dont have something to show of with lol no that game is good fun.

[Joe Redifer]

Sunset Riders isn't really a shooter. It's a run and gun.

[ary incorparated]

its asscrap and overated game,overated i mean the music,i played the game it bored me.

[daminmancejin2]

i found Thunder force 3 at my video game store i go too

[108 Stars]

Ary is right, Sunset Riders really sucked hard.

[HolyBloody16Bitter]

@benjamin about the Thunderforce III game is better than IV. I will get a slogan of Sega with it against Nintendo Game Boy "If you were colorblind you could see the difference"! IV is the best, life with it, better graphs and sounds hell yeah!

[ary incorparated]

@benjamin about the Thunderforce III game is better than IV. I will get a slogan of Sega with it against Nintendo Game Boy "If you were colorblind you could see the difference"! IV is the best, life with it, better graphs and sounds hell yeah!

The only game with graphs i know is Brain age training do you know a other one.

[ary incorparated]

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[highlandcattle]

Ary is right, Sunset Riders really sucked hard.

Excuse me :Panda: I love that game. Not really a shooter but fun anyways.
PS I got a russian version

I think I love truxton.

[108 Stars]

Excuse me I love that game. Not really a shooter but fun anyways.
PS I got a russian version

Uhm, no need to cry...thinking of it again, I LOVE Sunset Riders, really, great game!!!:sweat:
Is there something special about the russian version?

[ary incorparated]

The game Sucked balls(in 3D) just youre casual Run en gun game,its a freaking port and im the anti port,nothing special just cassual game,compare it with ranger x and that game is roasted beef,a 7 like i said not special but still okay.Ballz 3d that one sucked almost too hard.

[Thierry Henry]

Wise Fwom Your Gwave!

Another vote here for Truxton.
I'm not a huge shooter fan but this one fit me just right.

[Solkia]

The last post was in 2006. Probably the biggest necrobump I've ever seen.


I'm indecisive between Musha Aleste and Zero Wing.

[Christuserloeser]

Thunder Force IV, no doubt about that. Lots of other great shmups available for MD/G but this one takes the cake.

[Olls]

Either Elemental Master or Undeadline has to be my favourite.

[Drakon]

Verytex, and grind stormer. Also thunder force 4.

[NostalgicMachine]

Verytex, and grind stormer. Also thunder force 4.

WIN, win, and w1n.

[Drakon]

I really wish verytex and grind stormer would get more love. Verytex is king of music and some great atmosphere. Grind stormer has some just awesome bullet pattern dodging.


WIN, win, and w1n.

[MaxWar]

Gadget twins

[NostalgicMachine]

I really wish verytex and grind stormer would get more love. Verytex is king of music and some great atmosphere. Grind stormer has some just awesome bullet pattern dodging.

I have a very used copy of Grind Stormer on my shelf downstairs that simply refuses to work about 95% of the time. Once in a blue moon, the cart cooperates. When this occurs, I don't take the cart out of my Genesis for a good week or so.

[Drakon]

This's why I love flash carts. Among other reasons.


I have a very used copy of Grind Stormer on my shelf downstairs that simply refuses to work about 95% of the time. Once in a blue moon, the cart cooperates. When this occurs, I don't take the cart out of my Genesis for a good week or so.

[Jesse813]

the best is obviously Thunder Force IV :cool:

[marlowe221]

Well, I haven't played all of the shooters for the Genesis and I don't know if it's the best but the one I have had the most fun with so far is Fire Shark.

Edit: Sorry about the run-on sentence...

[Christuserloeser]

#2 on my list gotta be Super Fantasy Zone. Personal nostalgia aside I'd say it's on par with Thunder Force IV.

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[Drakon]

Super fantasy zony has much better music than I expected.


#2 on my list gotta be Super Fantasy Zone. Personal nostalgia aside I'd say it's on par with Thunder Force IV.

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[AD2101]

- Zero Wing
- Hellfire
- Lightening Force

The force is strong with the Genesis though when it comes to SHMUPs, but those 3 are consistently go to games in my collection.

[Drakon]

If you like hellfire the pc engine cd has the same game...but with excellent cd audio.


- Zero Wing
- Hellfire
- Lightening Force

The force is strong with the Genesis though when it comes to SHMUPs, but those 3 are consistently go to games in my collection.

[KnightWarrior]

Truxton
MUSHA
Gaiares

[NostalgicMachine]

the best is obviously Thunder Force IV :cool:

It's definitely up there for me.

[oldskool]

Truxton

[PHANTOM2040]

Truxton

[djshok]

the best is obviously Thunder Force IV :cool:

This.

[sketch]

I'm amazed I haven't replied to this. I'm a sucker for lists and shmups! My top three:

1. Thunder Force III
2. MUSHA
3. Truxton

Good to see the Truxton love around here...

[Cucollins12]

Battlemania 2, musha and truxton for sure

[zetastrike]

Gleylancer is my favorite, hands down. The graphics have great use of parallax, the music is very upbeat and catchy, the weapon system is pretty unique and not too derivative of anything else, the voices are better than TFIV, and most of all it's pretty accessible for people who aren't that good at shooters. As much as I like and enjoy shooters, I'm just not very good at them and great games that do I like, such as TFIV and Truxton and Gradius are hard for me to get into because they kick my ass. I just have an easier time with Gleylancer and that makes all the difference.

[Drakon]

It's not you shmups tend to be overly difficult.


Gleylancer is my favorite, hands down. The graphics have great use of parallax, the music is very upbeat and catchy, the weapon system is pretty unique and not too derivative of anything else, the voices are better than TFIV, and most of all it's pretty accessible for people who aren't that good at shooters. As much as I like and enjoy shooters, I'm just not very good at them and great games that do I like, such as TFIV and Truxton and Gradius are hard for me to get into because they kick my ass. I just have an easier time with Gleylancer and that makes all the difference.

[NostalgicMachine]

A lot of them will still kick your ass (no matter how many times you play), and I think that's part of what makes them so rewarding.

[marlowe221]

Yeah, I have to confess that I have never actually beaten a shmup. The folks who can 1CC these games are astounding to me.

I really like some of them (Fire Shark, Truxton, Thunderforce series, etc.) but I can't beat them. I did get to Stage 9 in Fire Shark the other night... there are 10 stages in that one right? It's all I can do to get to the 3rd stage of Truxton.

But I still enjoy trying!

[Barman]

Thunder Force IV, Elemental Master and Undead Line are my 3 favorites.


Good to see the Truxton love around here...

I must confess that I wonder why this game is loved so much. I find it boring.
And Musha... I can't cope with the graphics style, too weird.

[Drakon]

Unfortunately very few are actually worth the effort learning well enough to clear without credit feeding. Ketsui is the only shmup I bothered learning that well.


A lot of them will still kick your ass (no matter how many times you play), and I think that's part of what makes them so rewarding.

[sketch]

I must confess that I wonder why this game is loved so much. I find it boring.
And Musha... I can't cope with the graphics style, too weird.

The speed at which it plays is slower than most shmups, to be sure. And the graphics style is a bit date, and not top notch aesthetically. However, the gameplay is great. I like the power up system (you don't lose all your powerups when you get hit; you just get knocked down a level), the weapons, and the difficulty. Things come at you from every which way, always keeping you on your toes and maintaining tension. It can be maddeningly difficult, but still never feels cheap.

Truxton is an acquired taste, but worth putting some time into IMHO.

[brainerdrainer]

I haven't played a genesis shooter yet. Curious to see how that is though