PC Engine (and FX) all shooter list (codename peacock)

[esteban]

What did John Brandstetter call Lords of Thunder in that interview? A "DVH shooter"?

This is why I love you.  

VHD shooter = vertical, horizontal, diagonal.

On an ancient forum somewhere, I wrote something funny about this.

Anyway, I didn't make any silly STD jokes (referred to as STI these days, by the way).

BONUS:


 


STATUS: recycling of images...successful!

Anyway, I'd like to break down the shoot-'em-up games list into sub-genre (horizontal, vertical, etc...)  and then try to classify the easiest shoot-'em-ups versus the most difficult ones.

I'd like that, too. It would be nice to see the breakdown. It is possible that someone here will make a nice list and post it here! 

[roflmao]

That guy is such a hipster. :p

[Black Tiger]

What did John Brandstetter call Lords of Thunder in that interview? A "DVH shooter"?

This is why I love you. 

VHD shooter = vertical, horizontal, diagonal.

On an ancient forum somewhere, I wrote something funny about this.

Anyway, I didn't make any silly STD jokes (referred to as STI these days, by the way).

BONUS:



STATUS: recycling of images...successful!

Whenever I think of that video, I like to re-imagine it similar to the final panel of the first Johnny Turbo comic. But instead of a screen shot of Gate of Thunder appearing behind him as he declares Lords of Thunder the "Turbo Game of the Month!", I think of a window of video playing behind him, with footage of the dozens of pre-existing horizontal shooters which also scrolled vertically and diagonally... or perhaps an extended version, with looping video of his dumbstruck reaction to the host dismissing Lords as "just a typical shooting game", and the extended HVD games footage including all the non-horizontal shooters which happen to scroll horizontally, vertically and diagonally.

[esteban]

What did John Brandstetter call Lords of Thunder in that interview? A "DVH shooter"?

This is why I love you. 

VHD shooter = vertical, horizontal, diagonal.

On an ancient forum somewhere, I wrote something funny about this.

Anyway, I didn't make any silly STD jokes (referred to as STI these days, by the way).

BONUS:



STATUS: recycling of images...successful!

Whenever I think of that video, I like to re-imagine it similar to the final panel of the first Johnny Turbo comic. But instead of a screen shot of Gate of Thunder appearing behind him as he declares Lords of Thunder the "Turbo Game of the Month!", I think of a window of video playing behind him, with footage of the dozens of pre-existing horizontal shooters which also scrolled vertically and diagonally... or perhaps an extended version, with looping video of his dumbstruck reaction to the host dismissing Lords as "just a typical shooting game", and the extended HVD games footage including all the non-horizontal shooters which happen to scroll horizontally, vertically and diagonally.

 

Was it desperation that led TTi/Jonathan to push the nonsense about VHD? Oh well...this reminds me, what should we call the category for Axelay? I think VHD doesn't quite capture everything Konami achieved in Axelay...

REGARDLESS: We are going to use VHD as an official sub-genre of shoot-em-ups. 

STATUS: I am eagerly waiting for 100+ PCE shooters to be broken down into their respective sub-genres...

[Black Tiger]

Override = DCTS: Dungeon Crawling Tank Shooter

[esteban]

Override = DCTS: Dungeon Crawling Tank Shooter

HELL YES.

I'm going to use that in the official PCE list-o-shooters. You think I'm joking. I'm not.

Psycho Chaser is a shooter, of sorts. What sub-genre does it belong to?

[bob]

Psycho Chaser is strange and I love it.

[Black Tiger]

Psycho Chaser is a sprint 'em up, commonly refered to as "Shprumps".

Aftetburner, Space Harrier, etc are 3rd person shooters.

Battle Ace, Faceball, etc are 1st person shooters.

[geise]

Spriggan gets categorized in the Awesome'up section.

[shubibiman]

What did John Brandstetter call Lords of Thunder in that interview? A "DVH shooter"?

This is why I love you. 

VHD shooter = vertical, horizontal, diagonal.

On an ancient forum somewhere, I wrote something funny about this.

Anyway, I didn't make any silly STD jokes (referred to as STI these days, by the way).

BONUS:



STATUS: recycling of images...successful!

Whenever I think of that video, I like to re-imagine it similar to the final panel of the first Johnny Turbo comic. But instead of a screen shot of Gate of Thunder appearing behind him as he declares Lords of Thunder the "Turbo Game of the Month!", I think of a window of video playing behind him, with footage of the dozens of pre-existing horizontal shooters which also scrolled vertically and diagonally... or perhaps an extended version, with looping video of his dumbstruck reaction to the host dismissing Lords as "just a typical shooting game", and the extended HVD games footage including all the non-horizontal shooters which happen to scroll horizontally, vertically and diagonally.

 

Was it desperation that led TTi/Jonathan to push the nonsense about VHD? Oh well...this reminds me, what should we call the category for Axelay? I think VHD doesn't quite capture everything Konami achieved in Axelay...

REGARDLESS: We are going to use VHD as an official sub-genre of shoot-em-ups. 

STATUS: I am eagerly waiting for 100+ PCE shooters to be broken down into their respective sub-genres...

Turbografx 16 : 20 years too early.

[Bardoly]

STATUS: I am eagerly waiting for 100+ PCE shooters to be broken down into their respective sub-genres...

Your wish is my command!

See below lists broken down into sub-genre and point out any mistakes and/or additions which need to be made.


HuCard Horizontal Shoot–‘Em–Ups (includes SuperGrafx)

Aero Blasters
Air Zonk (TG-16)
Aldynes: The Mission Code for Rage Crisis (SuperGrafx)
Atomic Robo-Kid Special (multi-directional)
Barunba (multi-directional)
Bouken Danshaken Don San-Heart Hen / Lost Sunheart, The
Coryoon
Darius Alpha (enhanced for the SuperGrafx)
Darius Plus (enhanced for the SuperGrafx)
Dead Moon-Gessekai No Akumu
Dead Moon (TG-16)
Deep Blue-Kaitei Shinwa
Deep Blue (TG-16)
Download
Fantasy Zone (non-forced-scrolling)
Fantasy Zone (TG-16) (non-forced-scrolling)
Gokuraku Chuka Taisen
Gradius
Hana taakadaka!?
Heavy Unit
Magical Chase (regular and PCE fan release)
Magical Chase (TG-16)
Mr. Heli no Daibôken (multi-directional)
Ordyne
Ordyne (TG-16)
P 47-The Freedom Fighter
Paranoia
Parodius da!!
PC-Denjin-Punkic Cyborgs
Power Gate
Psychosis (TG-16)
Rabio Lepus Special
Rock On
R-Type (TG-16)
R-Type I
R-Type II
*Salamander (also has vertical stages)
Side Arms, Hyper Dyne
Side Arms, Hyper Dyne (TG-16)
Sinistron (TG-16)
Tenseiryû / Saint Dragon
Violent Soldier
W-Ring / Double Ring


CD Horizontal Shoot–‘Em–Ups (includes Super CD and Arcade CD)

Ai Chôaniki
CD-Denjin-Rockabilly Tengoku
Chôaniki
Cotton, Fantastic Night Dreams
Cotton, Fantastic Night Dreams (TG-16)
Download 2
Forgotten Worlds
Forgotten Worlds (TG-16)
Gate of Thunder
Gate of Thunder (TG-16)
Gradius II-Gofer no Yabô
Hawk F-123
Hellfire-S
Kiaiden 00
L-Dis
Legion
Lords of Thunder (TG-16)
Macross 2036
Metamor Jupiter
Rayxanber II
Rayxanber III
R-Type Complete CD
Side Arms Special, Hyper Dyne
Spriggan Mark II - the Terraforming Project
Super Air Zonk (TG-16)
Super Darius
Super Darius 2
Syd Mead’s Terraforming (TG-16)
Terraforming
Winds of Thunder
Wonderboy III-Monster Lair (platformer hybrid)
Zero Wing


HuCard Vertical Shoot–‘Em–Ups (includes SuperGrafx)

1941 Counter Attack (SuperGrafx)
1943 Kai
Blazing Lazers (TG-16)
Burning Angels
Cyber Core
Cyber-Core (TG-16)
Daisenpu
Dragon Saber
Dragon Spirit
Dragon Spirit (TG-16)
Final Blaster
Final Soldier
Final Soldier Special Version
Formation Armed F / Armed Formation F
Galaga ’88
Galaga ’90 (TG-16)
Gunhed
Gunhed Special Version
Hany in the Sky
Image Fight
Kyûkyoku Tiger / Ultimate Tiger
Metal Stoker (multi-directional)
Override
Psycho Chaser
Raiden
Raiden  (TG-16)
*Salamander (also has horizontal stages)
Soldier Blade
Soldier Blade (TG-16)
Soldier Blade Special Version
Space Invaders-Fukkatsu No Hi
Super Star Soldier
Super Star Soldier (TG-16)
Tatsujin
Terra Cresta II
**Thunder Blade (also has into-the-screen stages)
Toilet Kids
Toy Shop Boys
Twin Bee-deta na!!


CD Vertical Shoot–‘Em–Ups (includes Super CD and Arcade CD)

Alzadick - Summer Carnival '93
Avenger
Buster Bros. (TG-16) (static screen)
Daisenpû Custom
Ginga Fukei Densetsu-Sapphire
God Panic-Shijyou Saikyu Gundan
Image Fight II
Nexzr
Nexzr Special - Summer Carnival '92
Pomping World (static screen)
Psychic Storm
Seirei Senshi Spriggan - Summer Carnival '91
Space Invaders - The Original Game
Star Parodier / Fantasy Star Soldier
Steam Hearts
Super Raiden
Sylphia


HuCard Into-the-screen Shoot–‘Em–Ups (includes SuperGrafx)

After Burner II
Battle Ace (SuperGrafx)
Space Harrier
Space Harrier (TG-16)
**Thunder Blade (also includes vertical stages)


CD Into-the-screen Shoot–‘Em–Ups

Space Fantasy Zone (unreleased)



*Note: Salamander is included in both the Vertical and Horizontal lists
**Note: Thunder Blade is included in both the Vertical and Into-the-screen lists

[bob]

Theres a game called "toilet kids"?
Is it shitty?

[Flare65]

Theres a game called "toilet kids"?
Is it shitty?

Lol....yeah you could say that!!

[esteban]

Theres a game called "toilet kids"?
Is it shitty?

Lol....yeah you could say that!!

It's not the worst shoot-em-up on the PCE. It's average, I suppose. The intro is amusing, if you are into scatalogical/stupid humor.

[Black Tiger]

Override = DCTS: Dungeon Crawling Tank Shooter

HELL YES.

I'm going to use that in the official PCE list-o-shooters. You think I'm joking. I'm not.

Psycho Chaser is a shooter, of sorts. What sub-genre does it belong to?

Sorry, I was thinking of Metal Stoker.