Gradius

[termis]

SNES shooters.... Ummm........  well, Axelay is the only good one that comes to mind.    Ah wait, Area 88 was decent fun.  I'm sure there's few other worthy ones, but Tatsujin says, shooters weren't the SNES's strength.

For that era, Genesis had my favorite shooters (TF series and Gaiares), though the TG16 certainly wasn't short on em either.

[Tatsujin]

and how about super aleste, macross valkyre scramble, parodius da!, pop'n twin bee? excellent as well. as i just said. there're some good ones, but they're rare!

[Tatsujin]

though the TG16 certainly wasn't short on em either.

for the US market they where sparsely produced, but for the japanese market it's a completely different case  O:)

[elnino]

Again, you can do this easily without a SINGLE power up.

Totally agree! You can actually do every passage of every level without a single power up. Some are extremely hard and you need some practice to beat them but none of them are impossible as I can tell from my own experience.

I like Gradius a lot and it's not as hard as it seems once you get into it and know where the critical passages are.

[FM-77]

Super Aleste = beats pretty much anything.

[Tatsujin]

coz it's a compile!

[sunteam_paul]

I used to detest shmups until I got a PC Engine. It showed me the light.

[Spector]

I used to detest shmups until I got a PC Engine. It showed me the light.

There must have been one game that changed your mind - which one was it? R-Type?

[sunteam_paul]

I used to detest shmups until I got a PC Engine. It showed me the light.

There must have been one game that changed your mind - which one was it? R-Type?

I'm not sure. I think it was a combination of Super Star Soldier, Kyukyoku Tiger and others that really opened my eyes to shmups. R-Type was always cool, I had it on the Master System and liked it a lot.

[Kitsunexus]

Super Aleste = beats pretty much anything.

Super Aleste/Space Megaforce is GODLIKE. R-Type III is my favorite after that...

Of course, Gate Of Thunder pwns too...

[Keranu]

I like SNES shooters, I think they sometimes get a pretty bad rap from people. That said, I do prefer the PCE's shooters more.

[Tatsujin]

I like SNES shooters, I think they sometimes get a pretty bad rap from people. That said, I do prefer the PCE's shooters more.

everybody with just a little bit of sanity should agree with that!

[Black Tiger]

I like SNES shooters, I think they sometimes get a pretty bad rap from people. That said, I do prefer the PCE's shooters more.

Its like Snerds who only like SNES RPGs.

Just because there are things even better it doesn't that everything else sux.

[esteban]

Gradius remains an awesome game to this day. Period.

Complaining about checkpoints or limited firepower = whinging. Period.

A good game allows you to continue from the checkpoints... but nobody said it was going to be easy. This is what makes the game great: you have to develop alternate strategies depending on your situation (i.e. power-ups). And the time you spend simply trying to survive is useful: you will inevitably find yourself in a similar predicament later in the game. Don't choke!

[Tatsujin]

keep the frequency clear O:)