list your favorite Genesis shmups

[ary incorparated]

I had it,wasnt really impressed.The game had worse grphics and plays like aspace harier clone.Mather of taste some people could like it. ,BTW the size of the picture is to big and those sites and thing just piss me of because i cant understand it because its english,and some info i posted doesnt respond all strange stuff,why so hard to just poste a picture.Like a dutch sit you just can do Bladeren and search youre wanted picture and there it is.This is way to difficult.Maybe not but then i just dont get it,sorry but thanx. As for schmups Musha and TF 4 etc.

[Drixxel]

Dammit Burning Force is another one I need to buy. I love a lot of the music.

I'll be buying myself a copy in a few weeks from a local pawn shop.. I happened to be in that particular store not long ago when some hopeless-looking individual was pawning off a bag of game stuff, and there it was. But of course, there's always that pawn shop waiting period.. whatever, it'll surely be dirt cheap.

May you be granted similar good fortune, Joe Redifer!

[Joe Redifer]

Pawn shops piss me off! Thrift stores can yield some nice finds, though.

[darkwingduck13]

My favorite Genesis shmup so far would have to be Grindstormer, followed by Lightening Force. I prefer the vertical variety, but Lightening Force is good enough that I like it despite it being horizontal.

[QuickSciFi]

Hey, this is a good enough thread to revive:

Favorite Shmups: (Not nescessarily in order of importance)

-Space Harrier II
-Truxton
-Viewpoint (When are we getting this review?)
-Thunder Force II
-Sol-Deace
-MUSHA
-Thunder Force III
-Lightening Force
-Trouble Shooter

Then again, That's all I've played on the genny.

[The Coop]

Wow. Talk about Wise Fwom Yo Gwave. But...


-=Best Shmup Overall=-

Thunder Force IV- The only flaw with this game, is the slowdown. Everything else is done wonderfully, from the graphics, to the gameplay, music and stages. It doesn't get better than this on the Genesis in my opinion.


-10 Best Horizontal Shmups-

Thunder Force IV
Thunder Force III
Steel Empire
Gley lancer
Eliminate Down
Whip Rush
Sagaia
Super Fantasy Zone
Wings of Wor
Bio-Hazard Battle


-10 Best Vertical Shmups-

M.U.S.H.A.
Elemental Master
Granada
Undeadline
Raiden Trad
Twin Hawk
Fire Shark
Verytex
Phelios
Twin Cobra

[Alianger]

Horizontal:
Battle Mania 2
Thunder Force IV
Thunder Force III
Super Fantasy Zone
Gley Lancer
Eliminate Down
Bio-Hazard Battle
Wings of Wor
Steel Empire

Vertical:
M.U.S.H.A.
Elemental Master
Fire Shark
Undeadline
Vapor Trail

Both:
Thunder Force 2

Rail:
Panorama Cotton
Burning Force

The others aren't really worth playing. I might regret saying that.

[sketch]

Thunder Force 3
Lightening Force
Truxton
Raiden Trad
Gaiares
Biohazard Battle
MUSHA

Eliminate Down is also excellent, but I can play it only under emulation, as the cost of it is astoundingly high.

[Arima]

Thunder Force III
Gley Lancer
Eliminate Down
Fire Mustang
Crying


edit:
I forgot to put Slap Fight on my list - one of the best vertical shmups for the Mega Drive ever.

[TmEE]

In no real particular order :

Thunder Force 4 - just perfect on all areas
Battle Mania 2 - addictiveness and humor
Verytex - awesome music, insanely difficult last boss
Gley Lancer - its just great, particulary with English translation applied to it
Panorama Cotton - so good it makes SNES fanboys shit their pants, repeadetely
Elemental Master - jawusum soundtrack, jawusum game
Vapor Trail - lovely music, good 2P game
MUSHA - niiiice music