Genesis Shmups

[bargora]

Hey, shmupgang,

I've got the following shmups for my Genesis:

Gaiares
M.U.S.H.A.
Truxton
Thunder Force 2
Thunder Force 3
Thunder Force 4 ("Lightening Force")
Viewpoint
Wings of Wor
Zero Wing

I hear tell that I should get Phelios. What else is good for the Genesis?

[ManekiNeko]

Personally, I kinda liked Hellfire and Fire Shark. They're both by Toaplan, the creators of Zero Wing... but trust me, they're worth playing anyway.
Forgotten Worlds on the Genesis was enjoyable, too... it's not a perfect arcade translation but it does have the two player mode and some very nice graphics. I was dumbfounded when I first saw the game... it's what convinced me to buy a Genesis in the first place.
If you can find it, Super Fantasy Zone was pretty cool... certainly a worthy sequel to the previous Fantasy Zone games, with sharper graphics.
Do NOT buy Arrow Flash or Gadget Twins. The latter wants to be a Fantasy Zone-style shooter but there really isn't any shooting in it... just wimpy close-range weapons like bear traps and punching gloves. This makes for a very frustrating and unenjoyable game.

JR

[ROBOTRON]

I have all of those except Viewpoint....don't need that, I have Neo-Geo version.

Phelios Rulez...GET IT.

I enjoyed Hellfire and Trouble Shooter was alot of fun.

Arrowflash sux...I did not like Forgotten worlds. Airbuster was enjoyable...so was Curse(Import only). I did not like Atomic Robo Kid either.

You have most of the good stuff.

[nitebycandlelite]

Hmm. From an idiot's point of view (the idiot is me, by the way) I would say...

Hellfire, definitely. It's tough, but it's definitely worth it.
Maybe give Truxton a go?

In fact, hell. Pick up ANYTHING shmup-related you can find... if you don't like it, let me know and I'll buy it off you.

I quite liked the Forgotten Worlds conversion. I managed to complete it in one credit, which was quite an achievement for me (I normally die horribly within the first five or so levels). So I tried the Arcade version on MAME... they're both pretty different. It scared me how much the Megadrive / Genesis version has been toned down!

[Dire 51]

bargora - Absolutely get Phelios. It's a great game.

Here's what I have:

Bio Hazard Battle
Truxton
ThunderForce II
ThunderForce III
ThunderForce IV
Forgotten Worlds
Fire Shark
Wings of Wor
Sagaia
MUSHA
Hellfire
Whip Rush
Gaiares
Sol-Deace
Elemental Master
Phelios
Air Buster
Trouble Shooter
Insector X
Steel Empire
Darwin 4081 (MD)
Curse (MD)
Burning Force (MD)

[bargora]

Thanks, guys. I'm glad to see that I've got plenty of collecting left to do in the Genny shmups category!