Is the PC engine/turbografx consoles the defenitive platform for shmups??

[Tatsujin]

i really don't like its to much use of pre-render objects and BGs.

[Joe Redifer]

I'd love to play through Blazing Star, but I agree that I don't like pre-rendered graphics like Donkey Kong Country.

Is stage 5 of Wings of Wor the inside of that thingy where it's moving and convulsing and the like?  I played through it about 6 months ago and can't remember if that was stage 5 or 6.  The boss designs in that game are insane!  A train/boat with a head?  Awesome!

[Keranu]

I love Wings of Wor, but I hated that damn body level and that's the highlite for most people. It looked cool, but it made things way too hard for me to see. The bosses in that game are so awesome.

[Joe Redifer]

If the game was exactly like that on the Turbo you'd love that level!

[SuperDeadite]

If I could only have 3 "shmup consoles" they would be:
1. PCE
2. Saturn
3. PS2

PS2? Seriously? Well I guess the Cave factor is huge, but does it make up for the fact that the number of shooters on PS2 isn't very large, and most of them are on DC?

Here's the lineup of the two systems:
DC:                                                  PS2:
1. Bangai-oh                                      1. Baldr Force EXE
2. Baldr Force EXE                              2. Do Don Pachi Dai Ou Jou
3. Chaos Field                                    3. Espgaluda
4. GigaWing                                       4. Ibara
5. GigaWing II                                    5. Mushihimesama
6. GunSpike/Cannon Spike                    6. Psyvariar Complete
7. Gun Bird II                                     7. Psyvariar II Ultimate Final
8. Ikaruga                                         8. Homura
9. Last Hope                                     9.  Gradius V
10. Mars Matrix                                 10. GigaWing Generations
11. Psyvariar 2                                  11. Twinkle Star Sprites: La Petite Princess (includes the AES version too)
12. Radiligy                                      12. Raiden III
13. Rainbow Cotton                           13. Shikigami No Shiro
14. Rez                                           14. Shikigami No Shiro II
15. Trizeal                                       15. Rez
16. Twinkle Star Sprites                     16. Trizeal
17. Zero Gunner II                            17. Chaos Field: New Order
18. Border Down                               18. Radiligy Precious
19. Shikigami No Shiro II                     19. R-Type Final
20. Karasu                                       20. Gunbird 1 & 2
21. Trigger Heart Excelica                   21. Strikers 1945 Parts I & II
22. Under Defeat                              22. Sol Divide & Dragon Blaze
23. Macross M3 (only certain levels)     23. Star Soldier
                                                     24. Sengoku Aces & Sengoku Blade

So as you can see they are about equal in numbers.  I'm probably missing some more PS2 games.  I'm also not counting things like Metal Slug, Contra Shattered Soldier and all the retro releases like Sega Ages (I can't wait for the Galaxy Force 2 release) and Taito Memories.

And as already stated the PS2 plays PS1 games, so Raiden Project, R-Type Delta, Zanac X Zanac, Gradius Gaiden, Geppy-X, Einhander, and many more are also available.

[esteban]

BTW, the ultimate system for SHMUPs is the PC, because if you name it, it's most likely emulated.

I can only assume you were joking (?) when you posted this. Good bye.

[FM-77]

BTW, the ultimate system for SHMUPs is the PC, because if you name it, it's most likely emulated.

I can only assume you were joking (?) when you posted this. Good bye.

My thoughts exactly. :p

[runinruder]

Is stage 5 of Wings of Wor the inside of that thingy where it's moving and convulsing and the like? 

Yep, that's the one.

The boss designs in that game are insane!  A train/boat with a head?  Awesome!

Have you played Choaniki for PCE, Joe?  It also has insane bosses (including a train with a head!) and lots of bullets, and it was made by those same NCS/Masaya folks.  It's not nearly as awesome as WoW, but few PCE games are. 

[awack]

Yea, i remember an online game store advertised cho aniki for the pc engine as super wings of wor obviously due to its  better grafx and sound.

[Keranu]

If the game was exactly like that on the Turbo you'd love that level!

Nah, unless they changed the color of the bullets or something. Even some of the technical effects in Terraforming kinda pissed me off, though not as bad.

[Joe Redifer]

I read that the same guy who did enemy designs for Chew on Nikki or whatever it's called did the designs for Wins o' Wor.  I've never Chewed on Nikki, but I'd like to try one of those games.

[Tatsujin]

ah..now i know about what game you guys talking about. wings of wor..ROLF never heard that title before.

[Joe Redifer]

It be called "Gynoug" in Japan yo.

[Tatsujin]

you are telling me. but i really never heard that worsimproved title before. i swear O:)

[elnino]

wings of wor..ROLF never heard that title before.

Same here, haha, seems like we are too focused on the OMG japan titles!