Shmups that don't break the bank
I was in the mood to play a good shmup tonight so I walked over to my collection of games and realize that in my entire collection I only own 1, bio-hazard battle for the genesis. I feel like this travesty is one that must be corrected now. Luckily I already own just about every shooter heavy consoles (Gen,Saturn,DC,TG16,ect.) I am looking to pick up quite a few games so I am hoping for some lower cost games so for the moment M.U.S.H.A and the like is out.
Lightening Force on the Genesis can be had for cheap, Gradius III SNES same thing.
For Saturn, Layer Section/Galactic Attack and Darius Gaiden are safe cheap bets.
Those are all great picks. If you've got an NES, Gradius, Life Force, and Zanac should all be relatively cheap. I don't know how much it goes for right now, but Elemental Master on Genesis was really fun too.
Do you have a PS2? Castle Shikigami 2 is fun (and hilariously badly translated) and that's pretty inexpensive as well.
Check out the Kleppings!
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Genesis: Truxton, twin cobra, whip rush, Air buster, insector x, steel empire.
Saturn: Galactic attack, donpachi.
Pc engine / CD: blazing lazers.....and the rest are over 50 bucks I think.
If you have a PSP, you can't beat the value of the Gradius Collection. For a bit more money, you could also import Parodius Portable, Salamander Portable, and TwinBee Portable and get a lot of bang (or should I say "pew-pew"? :P ) for your buck.
Oh, and I recommend Dragon Spirit for NES. Wonderful little shooter. It's also on TG-16 with nicer graphics, but I think the NES version plays much better.
Tiger Heli, even if I'm only saying so because I really like the music. It's an okay game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1gBqmyQ8kM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5EbEgHD7vM
Everything in the above post is opinion unless stated otherwise.
Silpheed on PS2 is about as cheap as you're going to get. I picked up a complete mint copy for three dollars from a RETAIL store.
I want to second Layer Section and Darius Gaiden for the Sega Saturn, and add Sonic Wings Special. Also, UN Squadron for the SNES is a great game if $20ish loose isn't too high.
Last edited by XYXZYZ; 02-22-2013 at 04:49 AM.
Good choice. I actually really like this game, and the cutscenes are pretty cool too. Another game I recommend for TG-16 is Sinistron. Fun came, unique gameplay, can adjust the jaws of your ship.Originally Posted by recorderdude
Dragon Spirit on TG16 is, in some ways, actually a completely different game. The NES one is more like a pseudo-sequel, while the TG16 tries to be a straight port of the arcade original (which can be found on some of the Namco Museum collections as well).
By the way, the OP might consider Taito Legends 2 and the two Capcom Classics Collections (all for PS2, although there's versions of the latter for the PSP as well). These all have a couple of shmups and are fairly inexpensive. Capcom Classics Collection 2 has Eco Fighters, which is one HELL of an underrated gem.
Really, there are tons of cheap shmups out there, particularly on the Genesis and PC Engine. I don't think I've ever payed more than $10 for any shmup I own for either system, unless I specifically sprang for a complete copy.
And no love for NES Legendary Wings? Great game with just enough challenge, switches between overhead/side scrolling fun in 1p and 2p modes and very affordable as it can be had rather easily for under $10.
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