Title: Re: looking for a run-n-gun
Post by: Tatsujin on April 12, 2012, 06:19:28 PM
try at least shubibinman 3, or for some ancient ninja action in contra style -> ninja spirits.
Title: Re: looking for a run-n-gun
Post by: ParanoiaDragon on April 12, 2012, 07:13:17 PM
Horror Story(where you play as Todd from Slimeworld) is one, & I suppose Monster Lair & Shockman/Shubibinman 2 are run n' gun's. Horror Story is hard to acquire. It's fun, but, I wouldn't call it exactly like Contra. Maybe someday we'll get PC Gunjin. Oh, there's Genji Tsushin Agedama...something like that, it's fun.
Horror Story
Monster Lair
Shockman
Genji Tsushin Agedama
Otherwise, I would suggest Last Alert & Bloody Wolf, but they're at an overhead perspective. But they're both 2 of my favorite games ever!
Last Alert
Bloody Wolf
Title: Re: looking for a run-n-gun
Post by: Keranu on April 12, 2012, 07:52:57 PM
Does Jim Powers count? Never played it myself.
Title: Re: looking for a run-n-gun
Post by: Black Tiger on April 13, 2012, 12:50:52 AM
Bloody Wolf is the closest you will find for gameplay and theme, but your character can walk upward like Mercs and Ikari Warriors. You still get to jump though. The perspective is still the same as Contra, it is just that the gameplay has multi-directional movement. but most of the time, the screen only scrolls in one direction, so it is very similar to a side scrolling run and gunner. The vertical bosses play very similar to the vertical bosses in Contra as well. The game also has an amazing Contra style soundtrack.
Title: Re: looking for a run-n-gun
Post by: majors on April 13, 2012, 04:27:25 AM
Shinobi, Samurai Ghost, Tiger Road, Jackie Chan, Ninja Gaiden...Keith Courage? Or did you want more Gun rather than Run?
http://pcengine.co.uk/index.htm is pretty good for it's "Why not try..." suggestions.
Zeta did say it best.
+1 for Bloody.
Title: Re: looking for a run-n-gun
Post by: Nando on April 13, 2012, 05:53:19 AM
Liquid Kids - Water and Walk? :D
Title: Re: looking for a run-n-gun
Post by: SignOfZeta on April 13, 2012, 06:36:37 AM
Horror Story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2nxmFeSVb0
This game is awesome, btw. Very unique and underrated PCE game, IMO.
Very Contra-esque. Although if you run through it, you will die quickly. It is more of a gun and proceed with caution.
Title: Re: looking for a run-n-gun
Post by: Samurai Ghost on April 13, 2012, 01:53:52 PM
I still have to sit down with Horror Story. I played through a few levels and enjoyed it so far but really need to spend some time with it. Just too busy these days!
Title: Re: looking for a run-n-gun
Post by: spenoza on April 13, 2012, 03:39:50 PM
If you wait long enough PC Gunjin may see the light of day.
Title: Re: looking for a run-n-gun
Post by: Digi.k on April 14, 2012, 03:26:04 AM