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[Punky Skunk]

The Donpachi games are great but they always make me want to play Raiden instead.

Ew, ew, ew, ew...

[MechDeus]

Oops, posted this in the wrong thread. Anyway...

As plenty here already know, ESP RaDe is my favorite Cave game and possibly my favorite shmup ever. There's just so much to love about it, and it's one of the few games where pre-rendered graphics don't look hideously ugly to me. Actually, I don't think the character designs are all that, but they're so tiny on-screen I can't tell in-game, so it doesn't matter anyway.

I really want to play Progear (even though I much prefer verts) and Ketsui. Cave=Bullet Heaven

[Click_Stick]

Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that Guwange and dai-ou-jou are Cave's only games featuring pre-rendered graphics.

[MechDeus]

Originally posted by Click_Stick
Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that Guwange and dai-ou-jou are Cave's only games featuring pre-rendered graphics.

Could be. The main characters in ESP RaDe as well as a lot of the smaller robotic enemies and certain effects look pre-rendered to me. A lot in that game isn't pre-rendered, it just seemed like there was a bunch of stuff that was.

[James]

Tried the bonus ship trick on Dangun Feveron, all praise Mame, and it's A) a great addition to the wackiness and B) insanely hard to control thanks to its sheer speed. I think it comes auto-locked onto the highest speed setting or something.

I'd still love to do a Cave compendium for a current console...

James

[Frogacuda]

Is there any devoted shmup developer that hasn't made a puzzle, quiz, or mahjong game at some point? I think it's required to get your shmup maker liscense.

[Melf]

The only 'Pachi game I've played is Don-Pachi on PSX and I love it. The game is incredible and only makes me want to play Dodonpachi even more. Someday, when I don't have a 100 other games to buy, I'll have to get the Saturn version.

[Ryan]

I've played all of Cave's games except ProGear, and Ketsui. Dangun Feveron is definalty my favorite though. The music is so god damn good. Level 5..just makes you feel like your taking on the whole galaxy (which you are) with your little disco ship, and your disco announcing friend.

[Sqoon]

Does anyone remember who had the UoPoko animated gifs in their signature about a year back? Those were probably the coolest things I've ever seen on this board.

[Eight One]

Originally posted by Click_Stick
Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that Guwange and dai-ou-jou are Cave's only games featuring pre-rendered graphics.

You'll definitely see it in Ketsui.

Guwange-sama takes the cake for being the freakiest cave enemy.