Dreamcast/Saturn Shmups

Buncher Andromeda · 11 Sep 2002, 03:59 AM

Originally posted by wEEman33

Gunbird 2- Awesome.......the challenge is insanely high (That's not a bad thing, that's a good thing), the storyline contains sexual inneundos out the wazoo, and the gameplay is typical Psikyo goodness. Add in the extremely low price and you've got yourself a bonafide winner.

Quite right, weeman! Gunbird 2 is a trial, through and through. Oh, listen to me, going on like it was grade school. Please forgive this Catholic school boy's enthusiasm, but this game gets my highest recommendo. Good bit!

**cigsthecat** · 11 Sep 2002, 04:25 PM

NGEFreek: Of course, I definitely appreciated you sending it.

**sggg** · 11 Sep 2002, 04:40 PM

Thanks everyone for all of the suggestions. I am going to have to use all this information to form a shopping list and then pick up a few. I'll probably go for the cheaper DC games first.... then try to pick up some Saturn imports eventually.

Oh, and btw wEEman33- If you go back to the beginning of the thread, I have Mars Matrix already. That's what got me hooked in the first place. Killer game, that.

**MrKasualUltra2000** · 11 Sep 2002, 06:07 PM

Originally posted by Mr_Furious
Prikura Daisakusen is also a charming character based isometric shooter of sorts.

shmupesque platformer at best, good game though. not as great as that issue of GF made it out to be IMO...

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sggg ignore all these negative comments in regards to Raizing, their shooters fuckin rock...you can always try Garegga on MAME before going for the Saturn version if in doubt. you can also try out emulated versions of Batrider and Bakraid while your at it.

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Saturn

another game to avoid::: Gekirindan

another game to look out for::: Shienryu

**gameoverDude** · 11 Sep 2002, 06:49 PM

Saturn
Definitely Get!
*DoDonPachi (For the 2 player mode especially, although the PS version is better if you generally play one-player games of DDP.)
*Layer Section/Galactic Attack
*Darius Gaiden
*Shienryu
*Strikers 1945 II
*Battle Garegga
*Soukyugurentai
*Thunder Force Gold Pack 2
*Parodius DX Pack
*Salamander DX Pack +
*Gradius DX Pack

At Least Consider:
*Metal Black
*Radiant Silvergun
*Darius II
*Strikers 1945 I
*Gun Frontier
*DonPachi (get the PS one first)
*Thunder Force V

Avoid
*Layer Section II (get this on the PlayStation as RayStorm)

Dreamcast Get!
*Ikaruga
*Mars Matrix
*Giga Wing 1 & 2
*Gunbird 2

Don't Get:
*Twinkle Star Sprites (especially if you already have it on any Neo-Geo system or the Saturn)

edit- needed to add Soukyugurentai!

wEEman33 · 11 Sep 2002, 07:11 PM

Originally posted by sggg Oh, and btw wEEman33- If you go back to the beginning of the thread, I have Mars Matrix already. That's what got me hooked in the first place. Killer game, that.

A winner is you!