Today I was taking a look at my Dreamcast games and came across Zero Gunner 2 again.
For anyone unaware of this game, it's pretty much your basic shmup using helicopters by Psikyo, but with a nifty gimmick: you can change the direction you're facing, much like the PC "Warning Forever".
The first Zero Gunner is apparently emulated in MAME, but I've never played it.
I never really heard much talk about either of them, didn't even heard of the series until 2 came out. It's rather nice and only moderately difficult on normal (with 8 difficulty settings I beleive).
Anyone else familiar with this game or the series?
If anyone else has some shmups they feel are underrated and not talked about enough, feel free to post about them!
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Anonymous2007-08-19 14:21 ID:uDWZE/ls
sup 2004
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Anonymous2007-08-19 14:58 ID:pabSKN6g
There is no such thing as an underrated shoot 'em up.
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Anonymous2007-08-19 16:49 ID:NpSXhY9w
Chu Chu Rocket was better
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Anonymous2007-08-20 4:08 ID:mm/JUAKN
ChoRenSha 68k is pretty cool. Originally for the Sharp x68000 home pc/console.
Starsoldier, vanishing earth: from Electrobrain on N64
My top favs that don't get enough recognition.
Axelay I like because the enemies are almost always different in each stages. Also, the music captures the mood in each stage perfectly, making alot of it feel more epic. One other awesome feature are the weapons. No two weapons are the same, requiring a different level of strategy and skill based on your selection.
Hyperzone isn't really fast paced, but the challenge facter is high. Nice forward scrolling game.
Einhander. Great storyline, awesome stage setup, great bosses, epic music, and a nice arsenal that you can steal from enemies, including a beam sword. Anyone who loves grappler ships would love this game.
Starsoldier has alot of charm to it, despite being generic in everyway possible. Big thing for me is the fact that there are extra paths and hidden levels to access, despite being short in this awesome feature.
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Anonymous2007-08-21 1:17 ID:ge/VTLFh
WARNING FOREVER
sucks after HYPERHEXASUPERGIGAEXTRAWIDEULTIMATEDOOM
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Anonymous2007-08-21 1:41 ID:ge/VTLFh
Zero Gunner
There are known problems wth this game
The video emulation isn't 100% accurate. THIS GAME DOESN'T WORK. You won't be able to make it work correctly. Don't bother.
Type OK or move the joystick to left then right to continue.
NOOOO!
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Anonymous2007-08-21 5:44 ID:5Yt1b3iv
star goose!
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Anonymous2007-08-22 15:56 ID:Hv34b9sk
does Geometry Wars count?
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RustyRifter2007-08-22 20:33 ID:MaeO25RO
>>49
I forgot to mention that one. Nice Robotron styled game.
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Anonymous2007-08-22 22:06 ID:g2Sjct+a
Did someone say Star Goose holy fuck that game is hard
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Anonymous2007-08-22 22:51 ID:Ofad23Cf
>>47
There's a dedicated Model 2 emulator that will run Zero Gunner playably. Can't remember where it lives, but some emu site or other will doubtless have it if you search.
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Anonymous2007-08-28 3:18 ID:ztNjlcSm
No one talks about Parodius anymore.
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Anonymous2007-08-28 4:26 ID:V+SJ3VF7
>>53
Well, it's kind of a dead series, and never did have a huge following outside Japan and whatever niche of a niche elsewhere found it funny. Still, Otomedius (Gradius with boobs) looks like it might drag the Parodius spirit into the new millennium.
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Anonymous2007-08-28 16:29 ID:E4+nnaeu
Does anyone have Snacus' tripcode?
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Anonymous2007-08-28 17:19 ID:1/H8wbUb
What about Macross Scrambled Valkyrie on the SNES?
Highway Hunter has got to be one of my favourite top-down shooters ever. Bloody difficult though, since you didn't just have to dodge bullets, but there was a road to follow as well (which destroyed you if you hit the edge). x_x