Aldynes (SGX) vs. R-Type III (SNES) vs. Lightening Force/TFIV (Genesis)

[_joshuaTurbo]

Thunder Force IV is a damn brilliant chootie.

Why the f*ck did you post that image vestcoat, ughafdsfafdqewrfsd

Agreed, we all get it Vesty- you hate these threads, but thread crapping each one like this is more annoying.

[Necromancer]

so i think non of the above shewties are super-duper titles, since all have their weaknesses. but i probably would go with aldynes, since it is an unique piece, without any predecessors it has to measure itself against.

and last but not least, also because it is le obey, which the other two clearly are not

This, plus Aldynes has some sweet tunes.

[Opethian]

TFIV would be nice wihtout the slowdown

R-type III is poo id rather play Pulstar

Aldynes wins for obey and awesome chip choones

[Otaking]

R-Type III gets my vote, one of the best shooters on the snes.
TFIV is probably my favourite Gensissy shooter.
Aldynes is a bit above average game IMO.

[Tatsujin]

LOL

[Black Tiger]

LOL

The SNES is his favorite console, so the Nintendo version of "le obey" factors in just as it did for you.

However, "one of the best shooters for SNES" isn't a compliment if you aren't a SNES fanboy.

Imagine how this comment would go down in a softcore retro forum:

New Adventure Island gets my vote, one of the best platformers for PC Engine.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is probably my favorite Genesissy platformer.
Super Mario World is a bit above average game IMO.

[Tatsujin]

[Mathius]

TFIV...man this shootie doesn't love me back. She's beautiful but the large scrolling playfield makes me feel like I am missing out on something awesome going on above or below me.

R-Type III? I have only played it via emulator. Can't really comment.

Looks like our exclusive SuperGrafx hori shmup-pee-poo wins. Even though I can't get very far.

[Joe Redifer]

Thunder Force 4 has the best graphics and music. I agree with Mathius that the screens can get too tall, though. Super R-Type is pretty good and I like the challenge. Aldynes was only slightly above generic. It had some good music but there really wasn't anything else memorable about it. The colors were pretty boring from what I played. If it were 100% the same on the Genesis nobody here would care about it.

[Tatsujin]

If it were 100% the same on the Genesis nobody here would care about it.

sure wrong dat

[Bonknuts]

I like Aldynes, but man - TFIV just has soooo much going for it. I wouldn't put Aldynes in the same league as TFIV. Though, Gaiares >>>> TFIV

[Joe Redifer]

Gaiares is definitely something special. And I'll always pronounce it (incorrectly) as Guyers.

[sirhcman]

Seeing as none are turbografx games I vote for the thread to be deleted.

[SamIAm]

I chose Aldynes. Even though the graphics are somewhat generic and its gameplay system was nothing particularly innovative at the time, its gameplay is nonetheless the most perfectly tuned. Enemy behavior and placement, enemy size and speed, bullet size and speed, control of your ship, your weapons and supports, and more; there's nothing that I would change.

Aldynes has awesome music too, and otherwise good atmosphere, so I don't think it has any real weaknesses.

Sometimes when I die in TFIV, I get this feeling like they were actively trying to piss me off. When I die in Aldynes, I feel humble, like I let the game down. That's why I wind up respecting Aldynes more.

TFIV has amazing graphics, and one of my all-time favorite Genesis soundtracks, but playing it really stresses me out sometimes.

[fragmare]

Thunder Force 4 has the best graphics and music. I agree with Mathius that the screens can get too tall, though. Super R-Type is pretty good and I like the challenge. Aldynes was only slightly above generic. It had some good music but there really wasn't anything else memorable about it. The colors were pretty boring from what I played. If it were 100% the same on the Genesis nobody here would care about it.

Man, I think Aldynes is woefully underappreciated.  I'd still pick TFIV for the more colorful graphics and legendary soundtrack, but I'd say Aldynes is definitely in the same league as far as gameplay and overall enjoyment.  And the Aldynes soundtrack has got to be in the top three HuCard PSG soundtracks out there... then again, TFIV is probably in the top three Genesis soundtracks too.  Plus, I prefer the music style in TFIV more.

Aldynes really feels like a precursor to Gate of Thunder, to me.  In fact, I think it shares some of the same development staff that would later become Red.

R-Type III - The Third Lightning on the SNES is really good too, but I don't like how it's even slower paced than R-Type 1 and 2.  The first R-Type in the arcade and on the PC-Engine was brilliant.  Arcade R-Type II was also brilliant.  Super R-Type was a complete disaster, i thought... they tried to remix R-Type II, but managed to completely botch it.  Always made me wish Irem would have done a real port of the arcade R-Type II for the PCE or PCE CD... Irem seemed to have a hard on for bringing arcade accurate ports to the PCE.