Best Gp2x-able Shump?

[dockthepod]

Howdy all. What are some good SHUMPs that will run on the GP2X? I just dropped some quarters on some arcade action and now I'm craving some at home

 

[White Demon]

Simple: Vektar.

Get the freeware version here

or buy the new, enhanced commercial version here
You can get a demo of the commercial version at that page too.

 

[Ravnos]

I like Noiz2sa a lot. It's really addictive and can be found in the archive.

 

[BenRoshi]

Noiz2sa, Kobo Delux, and Level SHMUP are the freeware I've found myself enjoying most.

As far as using emus go, Summer Carnival of '92 Recca, Super Star Soldier, Soldier Blade, and Gradius '90 are what I find myself playing most.

 

[Rivroner]

Gradius III of SNES is really great.Excelent for me.In Squidge SNES it works fullspeed with 275 OC or less.

I would recommend you Axelay too, but it´s slow for now

In Genesis-Megadrive DrMD emu you have a lot good ones:Gynoud,Thunder Force-series,...

In GnuBoy (GB&GBC emu) you have:Nemesis II for example.I love that game.

 

[shinneri]

I've fallen in love with Galaga '90, and I don't even like shmups.

 

[deepmenace]

r-type - pcengine. timeless stuff.

 

[AdamC]

Neo-Geo
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Twinkle Star Sprites
Blazing Star
Sonic Wings 2 and 3
Alpha Mission 2
Ghost Pilots

Megadrive
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MUSHA Aleste
Xenon 2
Truxton
Gley Lancer
Phelios

MAME
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1941
Gemini Wing

PCEngine
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Galaga '88
Soldier Blade

Misc
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Nois2sa



There are many more. These are just a few off the top of my head.

 

[AcidiC]

i never liked musha

 

[Mr_Munk]

Noiz2sa is a truly excellent shooter in the bullet-hell style...

 

[nickspoon]

Noiz2sa for homebrew, and Blazing Lazers for the PC-Engine.

 

[EvilDragon]

I like Powermanga

 

[gaterooze]

Try some of the Turbo-CD games on hu6280. Star Parodia, Sylphia, Rayxanber 2 all work perfectly and are brilliant shooters! There are a ton more on the system that I haven't tried yet...

 

[Da Fixer]

my favo's at the moment


R-type 1 or 2 (PC Engine)

Soldier Blade (PC Engine) uber game!!!

Salamander (PC Engine or MSX2)

Nemesis II (msx)

Lords of thunder (SCD PC Engine or Sega CD)

Sol Dease (MegaDrive/Genesis)

 

[AcidiC]

Sol Dease (MegaDrive/Genesis)

Hmm.. never heard of this game before, I'll check it out in a sec.

Also, an awesome shooter for gen/meg is Bio-Hazard Battle... believe me

Edit: It's a cool game. I was skeptical when i first loaded it up, but it has a nice powerup system .

 

[Alex.]

The absolute best arcade-like shootemup that's available at the current time on the GP2X is Dodgin' Diamond II. Gadget's GP2X Invaders is also very nice, although in very early stages.

- Alex

 

[geise69]

Some others that would run perfect the gp2x is:

Megadrive/Genesis
Thunderforce II-IV
Verytex - very awesome overlooked shooter
Gaires

GameGear
GG Aleste

 

[dockthepod]

Wow! Thanks for all the suggestions. This is going to take some time to sort through.

 

[x68000]

Sol Dease (MegaDrive/Genesis)

Hmm.. never heard of this game before, I'll check it out in a sec.

Also, an awesome shooter for gen/meg is Bio-Hazard Battle... believe me

Edit: It's a cool game. I was skeptical when i first loaded it up, but it has a nice powerup system .

Sol Deace is the american name for the japanese game, Sol-Feace. The Megadrive version is watered down compared to the Mega-CD version which had a very strong soundtrack and good mode 7 style scaling and rotation in game.

Some great shooters to try:
Megadrive/Genesis: Hellfire, Zero Wing, Tatsujin, Gynoug
Snes: Super Aleste, Jikkyou Parodius, Osayberi Parodious
PC Engine: Gunhed, Final Soldier, Toilet Kids, Gradius II: Gofer, Spriggen II, Super Big Brother
Amiga: Battle Squadron

 

[Alex.]

Oh, and on NeoGeo try Ghost Pilots and Red Hawk!

- Alex