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fragmare

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Vote for your favorite horizontal shmup HuCard!
« on: January 08, 2012, 10:21:30 AM »
If I've missed any, let me know.  Some games on here are kind of stretching the bounds of shmupdom (Mr. Heli, Veigues) but I'll include them anyway.  I didn't include Salamander, as it has vertical stages.
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Re: Vote for your favorite horizontal shmup HuCard!
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2012, 11:24:50 AM »
Aeroblasters
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Re: Vote for your favorite horizontal shmup HuCard!
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2012, 11:38:32 AM »
I think I'm going to have to go with Air Zonk.  Aeroblasters is a close second in my book.  And for nostalgia's sake, R-Type gets an honorable mention for getting me hooked on the system in the first place.  But overall, Air Zonk wins it for me.

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« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2012, 11:52:26 AM »
Aeroblasters and Air Zonk are definitely good, but Parodius Da! takes the cake for me.
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Re: Vote for your favorite horizontal shmup HuCard!
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2012, 11:52:56 AM »
I had to go with Aldynes.  R-Type and Parodius are pretty close, and Aeroblasters is great 2-player fun, but Aldynes just has this original, hardcore, gritty feel to it that I love.  It almost feels like a spiritual precursor to Gate Of Thunder and some of the same people worked on both games, iirc.  R-Type flickers a bit too much so that it affects the gameplay a little bit, and Parodius and Air Zonk are awesome but I've never been a big fan of cute-em-ups.  The no-gravity levels in Aeroblasters kind of drag it down, for me.

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« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2012, 01:05:41 PM »
I have to go with Air Zonk. Aeroblasters is a close second.

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« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2012, 03:30:37 PM »
Since there is no multiple choice, I have to stick with R-Type :)
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« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2012, 04:04:17 PM »
AeroBlasters did it for me. The only think I didn't like about that game was the flicker, something Chris C. could probably resolve with a SuperGrafx upgrade similar to what he's got in the works for R-Type.
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« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2012, 04:05:29 PM »
R-Type for me, Air Zonk is a close 2nd.
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« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2012, 04:07:58 PM »
Parodius Da!, followed by Air Zonk, Aldynes, and Veigues Tactical Gladiator.
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« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2012, 05:07:15 PM »
I'd have to say Aero Blasters, I really like this one.
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« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2012, 06:21:33 PM »
I voted Saint Dragon just because I don't expect it to get any votes, plus I think it's a cool game. 8)
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Re: Vote for your favorite horizontal shmup HuCard!
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2012, 08:07:49 PM »
Who the hell voted for W-Ring?  lol

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« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2012, 08:16:30 PM »
air zonk for me.

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« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2012, 08:17:30 PM »
Who the hell voted for W-Ring?  lol

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