What are your top 5 shoot 'em up games for the TG-16/PC Engine?

[esteban]

The five I seem to play the most, in no particular order of quality, are:

Soldier Blade
Blazing Lazers
Sidearms
Aero Blasters
Fantasy Zone

I wonder why Airzonk 2 never gets as much love.....


I guess (based on game play) the first game is the best game.

There are fewer folks who have the game....

....but, even accounting for this disparity, it doesn't WOW! folks like the HuCARD.

I myself have spent far more time with Huey, but I intend to give the CD another chance (it's been years).

[jordan_hillman]

The five I seem to play the most, in no particular order of quality, are:

Soldier Blade
Blazing Lazers
Sidearms
Aero Blasters
Fantasy Zone

I wonder why Airzonk 2 never gets as much love.....


I guess (based on game play) the first game is the best game.

I actually haven't had the opportunity to play Airzonk 2 yet (I still need to research how to properly burn TGCDs) but I am definitely looking forward to it, even though most seem to prefer the first

[geise]

Super Air Zonk is barely even worth a cdr.  If you're going to spend that kind of money on a game, go for the JP version. I would put the money towards something like Sapphire or Nexzr.

[Elder]

This thread has been most helpful with me trying to piece together which games to pick up first.  I also just found out about the PC Engine Bible: http://www.pcengine.co.uk/ which is bloody fantastic!  Thanks for all the great shooter suggestions!

[ifkz]

US HuCards:

R-Type
Raiden
Blazing Lasers
Side Arms
Air Zonk

[I have heard good things about the Soldier games, but I do not own any (yet).]
[[Extra:  I have always wondered about the legendary port of Truxton for the PC Engine]]

[jordan_hillman]

Super Air Zonk is barely even worth a cdr.  If you're going to spend that kind of money on a game, go for the JP version. I would put the money towards something like Sapphire or Nexzr.

Oh trust me; I have no desire to spend 800-1000 for a damn shoot'em up. Although, I'm still interested in checking out Airzonk 2. Sapphire is definitely high on my want list, but sadly the prices on that bad boy seem only to be going up too. Definitely going to CDR both sometime hopefully soon.

[Keith Courage]

Lords of thunder
Gate of thunder
Spriggan
Override
Blazing Lasers.

[Ratix]

salamander
parodius
Gradius 2
Fantasy zone
blazing lasers
when i first burned CD's i learned the hard way. i think you can figure it out in the long run. its really not worth it. its like burning dreamcast cd's. its a hit or miss even if you do everything right.

[reson8er]

US HuCards:

R-Type
Raiden
Blazing Lasers
Side Arms
Air Zonk

[I have heard good things about the Soldier games, but I do not own any (yet).]
[[Extra:  I have always wondered about the legendary port of Truxton for the PC Engine]]

I should be receiving my Tatsujin Hu Card in the mail any day now, will drop in and let you know my thoughts if interested 

[synbiosfan]

Gate of Thunder
Blazing Lasers
Air Zonk
Raiden
R-Type

The list will change (I'm sure) as I explore the library thanks to the Everdrive.

[ifkz]

[[Extra:  I have always wondered about the legendary port of Truxton for the PC Engine]]

I should be receiving my Tatsujin Hu Card in the mail any day now, will drop in and let you know my thoughts if interested 

Please do!  I am crazy enough to even own the arcade board, which cost me and took two years to track down.  Very much worth the expense, though, and it is still a sight on a 25 inch arcade CRT.

[Medic_wheat]

[[Extra:  I have always wondered about the legendary port of Truxton for the PC Engine]]

I should be receiving my Tatsujin Hu Card in the mail any day now, will drop in and let you know my thoughts if interested 

Please do!  I am crazy enough to even own the arcade board, which cost me and took two years to track down.  Very much worth the expense, though, and it is still a sight on a 25 inch arcade CRT.

You have the arcade board?  Nice!


Can we see some pics?  Maybe some video of it in action?

[ifkz]

Sure, some pictures in a new thread, maybe?  I don't want to derail this one, that would not be a good thing for a brand new member (me!) to do.  Be careful though; arcade collecting can, much like tg16/pce collecting, become very addictive, rewarding, and expensive!

[CrackTiger]

[[Extra:  I have always wondered about the legendary port of Truxton for the PC Engine]]

I should be receiving my Tatsujin Hu Card in the mail any day now, will drop in and let you know my thoughts if interested 

Please do!  I am crazy enough to even own the arcade board, which cost me and took two years to track down.  Very much worth the expense, though, and it is still a sight on a 25 inch arcade CRT.

The PC Engine version is closer to the arcade than the MD version. It's also supposed to have anywhere from better to great music, but I'm not crazy about it. You can read a detailed review here:

http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2009/04/tatsujin.html

[Sparky]

Dragon spirit
Dragon sabre
Salamander
Soldier bladey
Download2

Tee hee.. Ya my favs.

[geise]

[[Extra:  I have always wondered about the legendary port of Truxton for the PC Engine]]

I should be receiving my Tatsujin Hu Card in the mail any day now, will drop in and let you know my thoughts if interested 

Please do!  I am crazy enough to even own the arcade board, which cost me and took two years to track down.  Very much worth the expense, though, and it is still a sight on a 25 inch arcade CRT.

It took you two years to track down a Tatsujin PCB?  You must be talking about the US Truxton version.

[reson8er]

[[Extra:  I have always wondered about the legendary port of Truxton for the PC Engine]]

I should be receiving my Tatsujin Hu Card in the mail any day now, will drop in and let you know my thoughts if interested 

Please do!  I am crazy enough to even own the arcade board, which cost me and took two years to track down.  Very much worth the expense, though, and it is still a sight on a 25 inch arcade CRT.

Oh wow, the Arcade PCB so awesome! I'd love to see pics if it's not too much trouble.

Edit: Pic of my new master:

[ifkz]

Okay, I'll get my cab back in order this weekend and I'll snap a few pictures
Oh, and yes, it is the US Williams distributed Truxton PCB.  It only took me so long to find a price I was willing to pay because I am a typical arcade collecting cheapskate (we all are).

Back to the regularly scheduled thread....I don't want to summon the ire of the thread maker!

[geise]

Oh, ok.  Awesome.  I have the Tatsujin pcb and it was fairly cheap.  I figured it was the US Truxton you were talking about.  What cab are you using?  *drails thread even more*

[ifkz]

Well, I guess this is helping my post count so I can participate in the Deep Blue raffle....

It is a conversion cab, formerly Leland's Quarterback, that was extra popular with arcade operators to make into Raiden II.  From the shell I found, I improved it, but it still needs work (mainly I need to cut a new control panel plexi).

Back to the thread (I hope!)....

[Nec.Game.head]

Here's a list of my Top 5 favorite shooters ..

1. Lords Of Thunder
2. Sapphire
3. Syd Mead's Terraforming
4. Gates Of Thunder
5.  Download 2

[geise]

Here's a list of my Top 5 favorite shooters ..

1. Lords Of Thunder
2. Sapphire
3. Syd Mead's Terraforming
4. Gates Of Thunder
5.  Download 2

Very awesome list.  I'm one of the few as well that really enjoy Terraforming.

[JoshTurboTrollX]

1. LoT
2. Star Parodia
3. GoT
4. Air Zonk
5. Raiden

Honorable Mention: Sapphire

ProTip: I've hardly had any experience owning/playing Nexzr, Raisinbar or Spriggan.. If I did, They'd probably be on my list too....

[Bardoly]

[[Extra:  I have always wondered about the legendary port of Truxton for the PC Engine]]

I should be receiving my Tatsujin Hu Card in the mail any day now, will drop in and let you know my thoughts if interested 

Please do!  I am crazy enough to even own the arcade board, which cost me and took two years to track down.  Very much worth the expense, though, and it is still a sight on a 25 inch arcade CRT.

Oh wow, the Arcade PCB so awesome! I'd love to see pics if it's not too much trouble.

Edit: Pic of my new master:

Practicing up for VGS, I see...

[spenoza]

I always agonize too much over "Top X" lists, because I don't always have clear feelings about games. I mean, as far as like / don't like, sure, but I'm overly analytical about the stuff I really love. So here's my attempt at this top 5 list.

In no particular order:

• Blazing Lazers
• Aeroblasters
• Gate of Thunder
• Nexzr
• Star Parodier

Probably easy to figure out my shooter tastes from this list, I bet.

[Damon Plus]

I haven't played many shmups, but I know my absolute favorite is Air Zonk. It has it all. Blaxing Lazers is a great one too, but it is a bit long for my tastes.

[TR0N]

Blazing Lazers
Sylphia
Lords of Thunder
Air Zonk
Sapphire

[reson8er]

Practicing up for VGS, I see...

Wow nice! Must be great to revel in all the NEC. Now that I know about it, maybe next year I can make the trip Have always wanted to spend more time in Bear town.
As for Tatsujin, I wish my old man reflexes could handle any sort of competition.   

[Bardoly]

Practicing up for VGS, I see...

Wow nice! Must be great to revel in all the NEC. Now that I know about it, maybe next year I can make the trip Have always wanted to spend more time in Bear town.
As for Tatsujin, I wish my old man reflexes could handle any sort of competition.   

Well, you could always come to Octurbofest in (you guessed it...) October.   
(That's the thread for last year.  I don't believe that there's a thread for this year yet.)

As for Tatsujin, if your reflexes can at least get you to the end of level 1, then you're in the running for 1st place. 

[Mathius]

Practicing up for VGS, I see...

Wow nice! Must be great to revel in all the NEC. Now that I know about it, maybe next year I can make the trip Have always wanted to spend more time in Bear town.
As for Tatsujin, I wish my old man reflexes could handle any sort of competition.   

Well, you could always come to Octurbofest in (you guessed it...) October.   
(That's the thread for last year.  I don't believe that there's a thread for this year yet.)

As for Tatsujin, if your reflexes can at least get you to the end of level 1, then you're in the running for 1st place. 

I think I've made it to level 2 in the PCE version.

[reson8er]

Practicing up for VGS, I see...

Wow nice! Must be great to revel in all the NEC. Now that I know about it, maybe next year I can make the trip Have always wanted to spend more time in Bear town.
As for Tatsujin, I wish my old man reflexes could handle any sort of competition.   

Well, you could always come to Octurbofest in (you guessed it...) October.   
(That's the thread for last year.  I don't believe that there's a thread for this year yet.)

As for Tatsujin, if your reflexes can at least get you to the end of level 1, then you're in the running for 1st place. 

LOL I got to the end of L1 last night but had run out of time to play. October sounds very doable, I'll keep a look out for the announcement.

[PunkCryborg]

Gate of Thunder
Rayxanber II
Air Zonk
Spriggan
Lords of Thunder

[Bardoly]

Practicing up for VGS, I see...

Wow nice! Must be great to revel in all the NEC. Now that I know about it, maybe next year I can make the trip Have always wanted to spend more time in Bear town.
As for Tatsujin, I wish my old man reflexes could handle any sort of competition.   

Well, you could always come to Octurbofest in (you guessed it...) October.   
(That's the thread for last year.  I don't believe that there's a thread for this year yet.)

As for Tatsujin, if your reflexes can at least get you to the end of level 1, then you're in the running for 1st place. 

I think I've made it to level 2 in the PCE version.

That's farther than I've been able to survive. 

[CrackTiger]

Whenever I peek in on this thread on my phone and see a post by reson8or, I read it as "raisinBar" and expect to see a top five list featuring Rayxanber II and III.

[warpig227]

Air zonk
Soldier blade
Cho aniki
Cyber cross
Side arms

Little odd but there my favs

[reson8er]

Whenever I peek in on this thread on my phone and see a post by reson8or, I read it as "raisinBar" and expect to see a top five list featuring Rayxanber II and III.

Lmao!

[Otaking]

I'm the only person who voted for Hana Taka Daka.
It's an awesome game, I don't understand why it gets no love.

[esteban]

I'm the only person who voted for Hana Taka Daka.
It's an awesome game, I don't understand why it gets no love.

I don't own the game. If I ever figure out my flash cart, I'll report back 

[csgx1]

I got a copy of Download 2 on the way since there's a few people here with it on their top 5 list.  I like the 1st Download a lot so I can't wait to check out the 2nd one.

[CrackTiger]

I'm the only person who voted for Hana Taka Daka.
It's an awesome game, I don't understand why it gets no love.

It's always been popular around here, but this is a personal "top 5" list for a library with over 100 plane games.

[Bardoly]

In no particular order (other than alphabetical):

Aero Blasters
Hellfire S
Ordyne
Salamander
Sapphire

These are all 2 - player simultaneous.   :mrgreen:r

[Mathius]

In no particular order (other than alphabetical):

Aero Blasters
Hellfire S
Ordyne
Salamander
Sapphire

These are all 2 - player simultaneous.   :mrgreen:r

You better start loving Tatsujin if you plan to beat me in the tourney at VGS. ; )

[Bardoly]

In no particular order (other than alphabetical):

Aero Blasters
Hellfire S
Ordyne
Salamander
Sapphire

These are all 2 - player simultaneous.   :mrgreen:r

You better start loving Tatsujin if you plan to beat me in the tourney at VGS. ; )

I think that I'm going to let my sister beat you. 

[Mathius]

In no particular order (other than alphabetical):

Aero Blasters
Hellfire S
Ordyne
Salamander
Sapphire

These are all 2 - player simultaneous.   :mrgreen:r

You better start loving Tatsujin if you plan to beat me in the tourney at VGS. ; )

I think that I'm going to let my sister beat you. 

LOL She just might!

[NecroPhile]

I think that I'm going to let my sister beat you. 

LOL She just might!

Remember guys: always have a safe word.

[Otaking]

I haven't gone through and added up the scores, but from a quick scan a guess at the overall top 5 games which received the most votes is as follows:
1. Gate of Thunder
2. Winds/Lords of Thunder
3. Blazing Lazers/GunHed
4. Air Zonk/PC Denjin
5. Sapphire

[johnnykonami]

Ghost Warrior Spriggan
Macross 2036
Gate of Thunder
Blazing Lazers
Air Zonk

I also enjoyed Ordyne.  I own Lords of Thunder and plan to play through it soon, but I haven't yet.  I know! I know..

I think I would really like Star Parodier, too, and I've always wanted to get it one day.  On my bucket list.

[Mathius]

Star Parodier is pretty cool, but super easy.

[toktogul]

1) gate of thunder
2) air zonk
3) r type I
4)Star soldier
5) twinbee/star parodius

[eldritch]

Download
Dead Moon
Spriggan
Air Zonk
Hellfire S


Mr Heli, Final Soldier, Avenger, Terraforming are good, too