Favorite Shmup Developer? (Past or Present)

[J2d]

Cave.

[rickrock87]

It's a toss up between Raizing and Cave. I can't decide whether I like Batrider or DOJ more.

[Cheebs]

Psikyo without a doubt.

I loves me some Strikers and Gunbird.

[StriderKyo]

I never enjoyed shooters more than Compile's classics. While I appreciate why things changed, I kind of prefer the older style of power-up based shooter.

[Frogacuda]

I never enjoyed shooters more than Compile's classics. While I appreciate why things changed, I kind of prefer the older style of power-up based shooter.

At least there's Siter Skain, still. I just tried the new demo for their latest game and it old-school style hotness with nary a bulletML script in sight.

[dog$]

In the end my vote goes to Cave. Their library in totality is diverse and lengthy enough that it encompasses that of any other company. Many other great shooters have been made, but the focus upon and support from shooters to those companies isn't as much as what Cave has done for the past decade.

Tecnosoft was great, but they didn't evolve much and died because of it. Takumi is the same thing but in about half the time.

Overall my list might be something like this:
G-Rev
Taito
Treasure
Toaplan
Seibu Kaihatsu
Compile
Aicom
Raizing
Psikyo
Konami
Cave
Technosoft
Video System
Irem
Namco
Nihon Bussan
Atari

At first I was going to laugh at Triangle not being on this list, but then I've come to notice that Success, Touhou, and Takumi aren't either. Same could probably be said of 10 other companies that I'm not remembering offhand.

[Bishamon]

Touhou = Team Shanghai Alice (ZUN) btw. Just for reference. (Don't yell at me plox.)

The only one of the top of my head is probably Gazelle. Though they didn't do much, but Air Gallet is good.

Eighting I guess. *shrug* B. Bakraid was okay. But the music wasn't as good as the first ;_;

[parallaxscroll]

Tecnosoft / TechnoSoft - Thunder Force II on X68000, TFIII & IV on Genesis
Irem - R-Type, R-Type II, Dragon Breed, R-Type Delta
Data West - Rayxanber III on P.C.-Engine Super CD-ROM2 / Turbo Duo
Toaplan - Fire Shark, Truxton II, Dogyuun in arcade

[Shooting Love]

At first I was going to laugh at Triangle not being on this list, but then I've come to notice that Success, Touhou, and Takumi aren't either. Same could probably be said of 10 other companies that I'm not remembering offhand.

Actually Triangle Service should be on my list. I took it off becasue I don't enjoy XII Stag that much. But really I enjoy Trizeal more than EspGaluda or Fire Shark or whatever, so Tringle should be up there.

Though I own a few, I rarely would choose to play a Success shmup over any other companies game in my list. And while Mars Matrix is bad assed, I really haven't been drawn in to devote much time to any Takumi games.
..haven't played any Touhou games. And who ever made ChoRenSha68k should be high up on my list, since that is one of my favorite games.

oh, and btw, what was your point?

[Frogacuda]

Eighting I guess. *shrug* B. Bakraid was okay. But the music wasn't as good as the first ;_;

Am I the only one that thinks Bakraid is way better than Garrega?