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

[Joe Redifer]

Pffft... the Turbo wouldn't even show up.  f*cking Turbo.  What a lump of complete horse crap!

[Turbo D]

I don't know, I've seen U.S. Turbografx-16 + CD player attachments take down grown men after they take shits 

[Joe Redifer]

But the PC-FX could rape an entire army!  The PC-FX could have been the most successful console ever, with sales numbers at least 100 times what the PS2 sold.  It just didn't feel like it.  That's how awesome it was. 

[nat]

The PC-FX could have been the most successful console ever, with sales numbers at least 100 times what the PS2 sold.  It just didn't feel like it.  That's how awesome it was. 

It was too awesome to be released on US shores. Or anywhere in the world other than Japan. The Japanese are clearly more hardcore than us American pussies.

[Joe Redifer]

Not releasing the PC-FX in the US was Japan's revenge for us bombing the hell outta them in WW2.  Looks like they got the last laugh... and the upper hand!

[Turbo D]

Those bastards 

[Bonknuts]

It'd be nice to see a list of all PCE and MD shooters - yes, the japanese systems (no run-n-gun, please). Maybe the snes, too, I guess.

For US systems, I've remember thinking the Genesis was a shooter system in the early days, but when it gained more popularity the ratio widened.

Gaiares was the best shooter overall on the MD. Some of my favorite music on the genesis, too.

TF4 had some really cool effects, but the game just lack the fun of TF3. After the wow of the effects wore off, I didn't play it much. I also remember some of the scratchy audio got annoying after a while. The best areas were the ocean/mountain level and the space station/city level (desert level was nice), then the game starts to gets blah after that.

TF3.... <3!

[Joe Redifer]

Thunder Force 3 is probably my favorite to play, even though it is extremely easy for me.  I like Thunder Force 4 a lot, but it does get a bit fatiguing.  So does Thunder Force 5, which was less fun than part 4.  It just tried to be too "hardcore".  I really, really enjoy Thunder Force 2.  It had the perfect difficulty level.  And yes, I enjoy the overhead stages.

For a list (and descriptions) of all the shooters for the Genesis/Mega Drive (no run and guns), CLICK HERE.

I don't know of any similar lists for the PCE or SNES.

[nat]

I don't know of any similar lists for the PCE or SNES.

That's because such a list for the PCE would take approximately 6 millenia to compile at the same level of detail that the SEGA-16 Genesis list has.

[Joe Redifer]

So you're saying that fans of the TG-16 and PCE are just lazy?

[Keranu]

For a list (and descriptions) of all the shooters for the Genesis/Mega Drive (no run and guns), CLICK HERE.

Man, screw that list for dissing Insector X and saying how the arcade version is much better (WTF?). Gadget Twins looks awesome though.

[Turbo D]

ya, screw that shit

[Joe Redifer]

Yeah, f*ck it all to hell.  Let's go murder their family for daring to type such a list!  I mean, HOW DARE THEY!

[Tatsujin]

It'd be nice to see a list of all PCE and MD shooters - yes, the japanese systems (no run-n-gun, please). Maybe the snes, too, I guess.

for jap. PCE shmups i only can help out with my unoffical list which you people already know about, i guess.

[esteban]

So you're saying that fans of the TG-16 and PCE are just lazy?

No, we're saying that Mr. Horowitz is one of the most productive, tireless workhorses in the goddam world!