i haven't had either one in years but from what i remember, whoppers are better, even though they tasted like Liquid Smoke

*drinks stella*
*wears sleeveless shirt*
*beats women*

lmao

i have to agree, stella is HYPED

oh i must've mixed up warning with banning.

warn him all you want i like how he reacts to that

Hatsuya owns, and if you ban him, Strangeluv, I will ban you from #shmup forever

frankly i don't know much about him but i like what i've seen so far

420 drink water every day

Anybody over 16 who thinks this is a sound and practical decision doesn't need an intervention.  Just let it happen.  If he gets over it, good; if not, that's his own fault.  Either way, people have to learn from their own mistakes.

I didn't make it.  I could probably come up with something expansive like that, but actually doing that in-game, tile by tile? I dunno.

My best fort isn't close to that.

Soul Nomad was actually pretty good.  It pretty much is typical NIS fare, but I happen to have a bit of a soft spot for that and also it is a lot more violent and darker than the other games.  I dunno how you got unlikeable characters out of it, since the dialogue in it is better than many of the other NIS games.

Never played DQ.

Prince of Persia was fun, though at this point it doesn't do anything new.  Back when I played it, though, it was The Shit.  I still prefer the original PoP/PoP2 for like Pentiums and shit, myself

Yeah, DF owns.  Unfortunately I haven't had a chance to get into it lately, but I did make a few decent forts in the past - enough to unleash the demons pre-3D, anyway.  (I lost.)

Obligatory link to the best fortress possible

there's got to be online ones. i'll keep my eyeball peeled wide open for you heath.

also i will fix the op sometim,e, it is just so much work and i dont have time for that kind of emotional investment - -

but we can still talk about shmups and if you have any requests about any sort of shmups please join #shmup because we are always crazy about shmups in there.

Speaking of Ether Vapor, if anyone wants a translation of the trail version I have it. Only partial though.

Please do

Sorry guys I know the OP sucks.  It's just that I did it when I was half asleep and also nobody helped.

I'm going to fix it up tonight and add non-bullethell games and maybe condense touhou and stuff so don't shit your pants just yet.  Peace.

So now we can open the floor to discussion.  I'm wanting to try new games all the time, I'll edit the op for you if you want I guess.  But I probably won't

anyway the SSS is an exclusive members group, but if you want a piece look no further than IRC.  become a man.

The Socratic Shmup Society
a primer[/i]

/!\ We have an IRC channel on irc.whahay.net! it's better than #g&d.  join #shmup today!! /!\

Hello gamingworld posters and games enthusiasts.  My name is Kef and I know games.  you might say I've been around the games block a few times.

sure, RPGs are cool if you like boring words and waiting for your enemy to hit you before you hit back, and sports games are ok if you like pretending to be an  athlete while you stuff your fat pig face. But the best and most hardcore genre of games possible? It's no contest. Shmups.

Shmups, or shoot-em-ups, are games in which you shoot them all up without getting shot.  It's a genre that combines reflexes, memory, strategy, and raw skill into a seamless and delicious concoction.

whjat kind of shmups are there??

i'm glad you asked, because there's a lot.

BULLET HELL
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hellsinker


play this, play it. play it now. play this game.

extra stage fight, basically a boss rush

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chorensha 68k


Oldschool, but the gameplay is great and arcade-like.

lasto bossu
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ether vapor
The most impressive part about this game is that it is under 150mb, yet looks like this.
stage 1
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touhou the video game

touhou the video game.

involves flying magical girls and frilly dresses.

there's way too much to say about it, so I direct you here for more infos.

This section was too long, so I cut it down to two games in the series.

Touhou 8: Imperishable Night


Stage 4 lunatic, boss mode


Touhou 11: Subterranean Animism


stage 4 lunatic

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Ikaruga


Somehow I forgot this the first time.  It introduces a 'polarity' system: black bullets only hurt you when your ship is in white mode, and vice versa, so much of the strategy of the game revolves around knowing when and how to switch modes.  It's for the Dreamcast and Gamecube.

Stage 4

Radiant Silvergun


A spiritual prequel to Ikaruga, although it's not strictly a bullethell game.

Stage 5A

SCROLLING
Similar to bullet hell games, these are not quite as manic. 

FIXED
Space Invaders and similar.  You typically are only able to fire in one direction, and are restricted to just one axis of movement.

RAIL SHOOTER
Star Fox is probably the most well-known example, as well as Panzer Dragoon and others in the series.

RUN N GUN
Though different from the typical spaceship or anime girl shooting games,  these are still worth mentioning.
Metal Slug series
Contra


/!\ this thread is still under construction so don't whine if i didn't include Anime Girl Shootathon or Space Invaders just yet /!\

okay okay i'll realpost:

Kaiba is the best thing I've seen in the last six months or so but you might not be able to appreciate it because you like Naruto

e: oh wait, you don't like it.  /!\ watch Kaiba /!\

If you are a fan of One Piece and would like to see the FUNimation dub return to US television, please show your support by posting this in your signature or elsewhere at any forum/website you are a member of. Thank you.

lol,i just HAD to reply to this;. ;x

are you stupid. it's not like bleach or naruto had a lot of filler material (except for the usual, can't make an anime completly without filler) in the beginning either.  the filler episodes came when they started running out of manga material and soul eater is still new. btw soul eater is just as stupid as all other shounen and one piece is also "actually good"  and you do know that "actually good" is just an opinion right.

filler is filler tho.  lots of serie's have them, true. but the best ones dont.  ever read berserk? prob not, you dont seem like your appreciative of the REAL shounen (or seinen as we prefer to call them.) each arc had a relation to the story, proving miura kentaro's mastery of the craft.  another series im sure youre not familiar with,monster, had a very well excuted storyline that runs a lot deeper then typical action crap.  why waste your time debating whats stupid and whats not, inbetween naruto and bleach,when yuo have yet to realise that your position will always, always be wrong?

its hard being a noble among the common people.......you gotta oepn there eyes for them. 

magi, what is your fave genre anywaY? i havent been able to gleen that from your posts or your games that youve made.  obvious you like norse myth, but theres not many good series with norse myths in it.  is there?

the truth is,the aniems you watch are reflective on youre personality.  if you like Naruto, its obvious your missing some sort of 'fantasy' aspect of youre life.  if your more into bleach, then, you prefer a grounding inr eality.  irregardless, theyre both shonen series, which might bespeak another auspect of you.

maybve your like kefit and prefer the love dramas.  now THAT... is somethin else entirely. XD

> animelord

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