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Strike 1942 or R-Type?

  • 15-12-2009 5:14pm
    #1
    PisteHoff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭


    My love for both of these runs deep. What about u guys?


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  • #2
    brenchman
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭brenchman


    bloody love 'em. r-type is harder now am older was easier when i was younger.


  • #3
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,886 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Strikers is alright. R-type on the other hand is god like.
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  • #4
    trout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,945 ✭✭✭trout


    +1 for R-Type


  • #5
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,265 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Strikers is alright. R-type on the other hand is god like.

    What he said!


  • #6
    Dr Bob
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 3,184 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dr Bob


    slapfight>gradius>R-type for me:)


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  • #7
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,265 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Slap Fight? Really?

    You don't by any chance own the Megadrive release do you?


  • #8
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,886 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Slapfight isn't that good at all. Doesn't hold a candle to Gradius or R-type.
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  • #9
    Dr Bob
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 3,184 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dr Bob


    :)
    honestly I prefer it , find it to be a more fun experience.
    each to their own
    And yeah the megadrive conversion was excellent.


  • #10
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,197 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    Ah Slapfight, the memories of sweat as I'd make it to third time around and get annihilated straight away, get the lasers and hang on for dear life


  • #11
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,633 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Last time I played Slapfight was on the speccy with a rather good conversion, although I missed the arcade original completely.

    The only shooter that has kept me going over the years has been Raiden and Raiden 2, I have yet to enjoy the further adventures.
    I have the brilliant Raiden collection on the PS1 and what can I say, but the little details make it brilliant, the people running on the ground, the destruction caused by crashing enemy ships, very nice indeed


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  • #12
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,886 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Raiden 2 is very good game. The levels are a little too long but other than that it's great.

    Nothing beats a bit of Radiant Silvergun and Soukyugurentai on the Saturn for me :)
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  • #13
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,265 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Raiden 2 is absoutely brilliant. It's still one of the only early JAMMA games that can't be emulated yet. (Still hasn't been decrypted)

    I have The Raiden Project for the ps1 myself too. Love it.

    I've been trying to get a pcb for a while but they sell for a lot of money. Plus I don't have a vertical monitor...soon!


  • #14
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,633 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I played my copy of Radiant Silvergun (and I mean "copy" literally, he he) and I found it all a bit confusing, must go to Gamefaqs and have a look at a faq on it, then try again.

    If you can get it, mr original poster, R-Types on the PS is a very good collection, and R-Type Delta is also brilliant.
    Retro is against R-Type Final, for the PS2, but don't listen to him, it's great, and what does he know, he dresses up as a japanese schoolgirl for kicks!


  • #15
    Gummy Panda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    How about salamander?


  • #16
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,886 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    R-type Final is the most boring shmup I've ever played. Crap game. And the 3rd level runs at an insonsistent 5fps (I'm not exaggerating)

    Salamander is awesome. I have the salamander collection on the saturn with Salamander 2 which is brilliant as well.

    You should give Radiant Silvergun another bash, it really is fantastic. All you need to know is that you have 7 weapons that are useful in different situations and the sword an absorb the pink bullets a unleash a smart bomb after 10 of them. Once you learn what weapons are useful for what it's great.
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  • #17
    KesMonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭KesMonkey


    Of those two, its R-Type for me. I also love Ikaruga and Raiden.


  • #18
    blag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 699 ✭✭✭blag


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    R-type Final is the most boring shmup I've ever played. Crap game. And the 3rd level runs at an insonsistent 5fps (I'm not exaggerating)

    Salamander is awesome. I have the salamander collection on the saturn with Salamander 2 which is brilliant as well.

    You should give Radiant Silvergun another bash, it really is fantastic. All you need to know is that you have 7 weapons that are useful in different situations and the sword an absorb the pink bullets a unleash a smart bomb after 10 of them. Once you learn what weapons are useful for what it's great.

    Radiant Silvergun really is a masterpiece,of all the great shooters (the word schmup is too cringeworthy to use!)I've played over the years it's still the best.

    Took me a while to be able to do it on normal on one credit and arcade settings but the weapon upgrade system is terrific and the ingenious colour co ordinated scoring system just feels right.

    If you have a Jap Saturn you should check out Batsugun and DonPachi,both are very good.

    For anyone else that likes vertical shooters,Mushi Futari ver 1.5 is out on 360 and is region free.The graphics have got a bit of tidying up and the xbox 360 mode looks considerably better than the arcade or ps2 versions.Still tough as hell though:pac:

    Hopefully,if people buy this on import Cave's other xbox ports will be region free,Espgaluda 2 Black Label as well as Ketsui are both getting xbox ports,here's hoping they're both region free too!


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