Can't forget Airbusters. The genesis was just really packed with great arcade style games. What a kick ass system.
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Can't forget Airbusters. The genesis was just really packed with great arcade style games. What a kick ass system.
Thunder Force IV gets my vote :)
After deliberation I'm going with Phelios... it just has some sweet boss battles and I just enjoy the setting a lot. I'd probably go with MUSHA next and BioHazard Battle after that. BHB has some sweet music but not MUSHA level imo.
I was always really enamored with Insector-X. I love that game stilll. And that soundtrack, holy shit, it's so damn good!
I checked Lightning Force, but what I meant was "Elemental Master".
I hate this question. It's like asking me to choose between children.
It's interesting hearing about some people's non-standard choices like Hellfire and Phelios and why they like them.
I'm boring and voted for MUSHA because as it stands it's my favorite and the one I revisit the most. I like the gameplay, I like the mechanized feudal Japan theme and I like the music. It's the complete package for me.
As for TFIII vs TFIV, I'm more of a fan of III too. At least I go back to III more often anyway, maybe because it's easier.
I love IV but the screen can get a little too busy and cluttered and bright and it's hard to see obstacles and bullets at times. Some of the enemies also seem to take just a little too much damage for my tastes.
While I think IV is a lot cooler in most respects I just have more fun with III, it's as simple as that really.
And where is Fireshark? :P
I know it's a lot of people's favorite and it's definitely in my top five.
It is really a shock how much better it is than the arcade original. I avoided it for years because I thought it was just a port of the arcade game. I was missing out.Quote:
Originally Posted by SEGA-Jorge
I'm still a massive fan of "Lightening Force" (gotta love that spelling!). I misplaced my cart, however, and I need to acquire a new one...
Yeah, it's seriously almost silly how good that game is when compared to the arcade version.Quote:
Originally Posted by Obviously
"Lightening" is a perfectly cromulent word.
How could they have been better represented? Games like Gradius, Gradius II and Salamander are are near perfect color/detail-wise and would have to be downgraded for Genesis. The only thing that could be improved is restoring any missing parallax.Quote:
Originally Posted by negative chill
I think he means represented as a franchise, in that that they would have reached a larger audience, which they would have. Also, I am pretty sure that Gradius II would have been just fine on the Genesis. It would have been more muted in its color palette but I am confident it would have looked, sounded, and most importantly, played, incredibly well. (I think the quality of the Technosoft titles on the Genesis was right up there with, and in many ways, way higher than Gradius II and Salamander in my opinion)Quote:
Originally Posted by Black_Tiger
Thunder Force IV sounds much better Lightening ForceQuote:
Originally Posted by NostalgicMachine
And it's more pleasing to read, as well ;). Awesome game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jesse813
where is sagaia eliminate down raiden trad air buster twin cobra wings of wor
best ones were left out
^ Yes, and further, Gley Lancer. I just grabbed a repo of this today and it is fantastic!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kollision
But I could never picture Gradius music in FM Synth. Or someone prove me wrong with Gradius-like Genesis music.Quote:
Originally Posted by SEGA-Jorge
I could picture it. It would be better. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by azonicrider
FM SYNTH TILL I DIE!
Thunder Force IV for me, with Battle Mania 2 and Twin Cobra following closely.
Twin Cobra is one of the few arcade ports of that generation that I don't mind to play in the place of the original, even today.
I had to vote for "Other"
I can't ignor the fact that Sol-Deace is an option but there is No Elemental Master, Vapor Trail, Wings of Wor or Steel Empire... 4 of my top Genesis Shooters and they aren't represented! :Sniff sniff:
But Gradius II and III both used FM for their music....Quote:
Originally Posted by azonicrider
Arcade, PC Engine, NES, Saturn Deluxe Pack, all of the above?Quote:
Originally Posted by zetastrike
Not all FM sound is the same and it's often mixed with PSG and samples. If you like the music in the PCE ports of Geadiys and Salamander then you'll probably like the arcade bgms. Genesis Gradius would sound amazing if done right, but the earlier arcade games don't sound like Genesis.Quote:
Originally Posted by azonicrider
Listen to the "Special Mode" music in the Mega Drive version of Slap Fight to get a feeling of what Gradius music would sound like on the system. It would have been epic!
Okay I see that works. And can be considered epic.Quote:
Originally Posted by JFLY
I'm surprised there wasn't more votes for MUSHA. I got to give Lightening Force a try now. I didn't know it was that good.
The arcade Gradius II (and the deluxe pack) and III used FM for their music. I used to think Gradius III sounded good on the SNES until I heard the arcade OST, which blows it away.Quote:
Originally Posted by azonicrider
Well I can't tell if it sounds very FM oriented.
Anyways, maybe Slap Fight is a worthy enough replacement for Gradius on the Genesis?
Thunderforce IV/ Lightening force FTW!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTQIiIKummw
The be-all-end-all of Thunder Force IV/Lightening Force OSTs:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lan Di
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psSamm93uCE
I just bought a copy of TFIV for $21 CIB on eBay and that damn thing can't get here fast enough for me to play! I've never played it so I'm pretty stoked to see what all the fuss is about.
man i wanna bitch about all those great Renovation/etc ones missing from the poll, but i'd just vote MUSHA anyway, haha
Would Sub-terrania count as a SHMUP by any chance? :O
MUSHA. Nothing else comes close.
i hope so, that's where it goes on my shelf!Quote:
Originally Posted by Robotwo
If Thunder Force 3 didn't have instruments dropping out every time a sound effect of open fire occurred I would be all for it. MUSHA is it for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cornelius Spunkwater
Sub-terrania is a shooter, yes. The Strike series are also considered shooters. Some vertical run'n'gun games are quite shooterish too. Even Gauntlet could be consid... nevermind.
This poll confirms that there's an obvious king in this category as many of us knew. MUSHA is more hardcoregamery anyway. I wish it was this clear on every other genre.
Crap I still haven't voted.
Thunder Force IV, Musha, Thunder Force IV, Musha, Thunder Force IV, Musha...
eh I'm not voting. Its like trying to pick which child you like more.
Those game are not shoot-em-ups. One of the key characteristics of a shmup is forced scrolling.Quote:
Originally Posted by chilled
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Originally Posted by azonicrider
Tell me about it. Way too hard to choose, although those two are certainly two of the best right there.
Agreed that the Strike series and Sub-Terrania are not pure shooters due to lack of forced scroll. But then what are they exactly? I know stuff like Twinkle Tale and MERCS are top-down run 'n guns, and as for Gauntlet, who the hell knows? It's no shmup though, I know that.
Thunder Force IV is good...but it's no MUSHA.