Favorite Side-Scrolling Shooters? Top Down?

[MalReynolds]

I just started playing these again (Ikaruga on my GC, especially) and it brings back memories of good times I used to have.

I just DLed RaidenTrad (It sucks) for my SNES emulator... Yes, I have the original cartridge, at my house.

I also just played through Phalanx (which kind of blows), but it brings back fond memories of my favorite top-down shooter, ever.

Philosoma. I'm not sure if anyone here has played this release, but I think it came out fairly early in the PS1's life. My cousin sent his PS1 away to be repaired, twice, and they sent him this game as a consolation do-hickey. He was a strict RPGman, so he gave me the game. I played it for at least a month straight, and at the time, I had never had a greater challange in my life. It was such a good game, back then, but I, for the life of me, can't find my copy anywhere.

So, I'm asking you guys what your favorite games in that vein are. I'm sure to get the typical Moogy reply of something strange and Japanese (I played a bunch of em' off of that site you linked to the other week; I beat most of them, and realized that they weren't the full versions, and since I don't speak japanese, I didn't really bother pressing it.)

Mine is probably Philosoma. Really liked that game.

[Laharl]

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I spent like 30 credits beating Raiden Fighters in the arcade. What a cool game.

I also used to have Ikaruga for my Gamecube, but somehow lost it. I believe I let a friend borrow it and never got it back.

[Grandiagod]

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Old Megaman and R-Type.

[Omeganitros]

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Probably Sin and Punishment: Successors to the Earth. It's not your conventional shooter, but it's enough like one that it counts.

[Moogy]

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PS2
DoDonPachi DaiOuJou
ESP Galuda
Psyvariar 1&2
Ibara
Rez (rail shooter)
Gradius V

PSX
Sexy Parodius
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius ~forever with me~
Gradius III & IV (they were released together on the PS2, but they're originally PSX games)
G-Darius
DoDonPachi

Other
Ikaruga
Sin and Punishment (rail shooter (yes Omega I finally played it))
Radiant Silvergun
Any Parodius game
Twinbee series
Raiden series

Grandiagod: Megaman isn't a shmup by any stretch of the imagination.

[Quicker]

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Einhander 4 PS was kool as hell! Had great music too. I actually liked the Raiden series. My AIM SN "RTGallantry" is based on the opening song "Gallantry" lol. This is easy but pretty fun nonetheless:
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/games/raidenx.html

[SethSquall]

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I think i only played the Gradius ones, not sure which one. I playied this kick ass french flash one, i'll try and find the link

[ToshX]

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The only problem with Raiden X is that it was so excessively easy that it was boring. You could almost hold down the fire button with a maxed out pink laser and homimg missles and beat the game. In the bosses you actually had to dodge some stuff that went at 0MPH, but that was still very easy.

Yes I am playing Hard difficulty.

[Quicker]

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The only problem with Raiden X is that it was so excessively easy that it was boring. You could almost hold down the fire button with a maxed out pink laser and homimg missles and beat the game. In the bosses you actually had to dodge some stuff that went at 0MPH, but that was still very easy.

Yes I am playing Hard difficulty.

Yea, it's mad easy like i said hehe. but also, ur computer speed has a lot 2 do with how easy the game is. it runs muuuuchhhh slower on crappy computers making it way easy 2 beat. and uhhh...there is no pink laser so i'll assume u meant purple =P

[Squeek]

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I like a whole bunch. It's hard for me not to like any shooter I've come across.

Shikigami no Shiro was pretty fun. I liked using the "Melee" weaponry.

Mars Matrix didn't do much for me. Maybe if I played it more.

Gunbird 2 was awesome. Made no sense, but it was awesome.

Ikaruga still remains my favorite, though I wish they left the manga in the game so there was actually a story. Not much to do after you beat it on Hard though =/

~Squeek

[Telvanni_guard]

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Gradius
Jackle(Jackal?) was probably my own personal favorite. Wasn't necessarily an up and down scroller, but you couldn't go backwards, eh.. close enough.

[Quicker]

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In Mortal Kombat 3 for the SNES there was a cheat code u could enter 2 let u play a Top Down shooter mini-game. THAT was pretty fun...hmmm...wonder if ne1 else remembers wut i'm talking about o_O;

[Squeek]

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It wasn't really a cheat code. It was one of the icons you could select when you beat the game.

I wouldn't really consider that a shooter...

~Squeek

[ninshikou]

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Gradius (all)
Psyvariar 2 (I haven't played the first one yet.)
Radiant Silvergun / Ikaruga
Shikigami no Shiro
Border Down

[Quicker]

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It wasn't really a cheat code. It was one of the icons you could select when you beat the game.

I wouldn't really consider that a shooter...

~Squeek

no, i don't think we're thinking of the same thing. wut i'm talking about wasn't just an icon of a ship, it was an actual mini-game. u control a spaceship and shoot other spaceships coming down the screen. gaaarrgghhhh...don't make me google this -_-