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Title: Best SNES shooters?
Post by: TOK on August 18, 2005, 07:04:15 pm

Anyone have a list of their favorite SNES shooters, either top down or side scrollers?

Here is a partial list of what I've been playing:
Aero Fighters, Sonic Wings, Axelay, Bio Metal, Phalanx, Raiden Trad, Strike Gunner, the R-Type games, Space Megaforce, Super Earth Defense Force, Thunder Spirits, and U.N. Squadron.

I'm sure there are a lot more I may have missed.
Genesis suggestions welcome too!
Title: Re: Best SNES shooters?
Post by: DYNAGOD on August 18, 2005, 07:07:43 pm
GENESIS/MEGADRIVE:
Gaires
Forgotten Worlds
M.U.S.H.A
Verytex
Thunder Force 2,3,4 / Lightning Force
Arrow Flash
Wiprush
Sagaia / Darius II
Wings of Wor / Gynoug
Elemental Master
Gley Lancer
Eliminate Down
Sol-Deace
Steel Empire
Trouble Shooter 1, 2 / Battlemania 1, 2
Twinkle Tale
Truxton / Tatsujin
Undead Line (very good but a little hard)
Grind Stormer


SNES:
Axelay
Super Aleste/ Space Megaforce
Macross Scrambled Valkyrie
Super E.D.F
Pop n' Twinbee
Aero Fighters
Bio Metal Japanese version US version bad
Gradius III
Raiden
Super R-Type Super R-Type III
all PARODIUS games
Phalanx
U.N. Squadron/ Area 88
Darius Twin
Thunder Spirits

Turbo Graphx/PC-Engine SCD:
HU Card:
Aero Blasters
Air Zonk
Blazing Lazers/ Gunhed
Final Soldier
Coryoon
Download
Super Star Soldier
Soldier Blade
Dead Moon
Parodius
Gradius II
Xevius
R-Type
Detana! Twinbee
Magical Chase
Override
Title: Re: Best SNES shooters?
Post by: mcdo15 on August 18, 2005, 10:36:21 pm
axelay is by far best shooter on SNES...
Title: Re: Best SNES shooters?
Post by: TOK on August 19, 2005, 06:31:03 am
Thanks for the suggestions! Looks like I found most of the good ones, but there are a few that I missed for SNES.

Looks like I had most of the Genesis ones. I tried running Gaires on my PSP, but it hangs at the starfield right before the title pops on screen. Works with Gens on the PC though, so at least I can play it again.
I'll have to check the TG16 games out.
Title: Re: Best SNES shooters?
Post by: DYNAGOD on August 19, 2005, 10:30:49 am
ive found that auto doesnt always work for the genesis titles. sometimes you have to specify the region to get it to load.
might want to try that
Title: Re: Best SNES shooters?
Post by: elvis on August 19, 2005, 09:31:21 pm
SNES:
Pocky and Rocky I and II.  Two of my favourite shooters.

[edit]  Called "KiKi KaiKai" on the Japanese Super Famicom, and also in arcades (playable in MAME).  [/edit]
Title: Re: Best SNES shooters?
Post by: TOK on August 22, 2005, 07:00:18 am
ive found that auto doesnt always work for the genesis titles. sometimes you have to specify the region to get it to load.
might want to try that

OK thanks, I hadn't even considered that.
Title: Re: Best SNES shooters?
Post by: babydickonboard on September 06, 2005, 04:34:40 am
oh man, i havnt played pocky and rocky since it came out.  i love that game. :)
Title: Re: Best SNES shooters?
Post by: Scott84 on September 06, 2005, 09:11:00 am
i liked Star Fox!

may not be the exact same genre but still!  :D
Title: Re: Best SNES shooters?
Post by: babydickonboard on September 07, 2005, 12:03:07 am
star fox was always way to hard for me to play....and i hated the graphics of it when it came out.....and still do.... never seemed that fun to me....now starfox 64 is a different story.
Title: Re: Best SNES shooters?
Post by: Scott84 on September 07, 2005, 07:51:58 am
Star Fox 64 was an instant classic.

Star Fox Assault for Gamecube however im not sure. I will know soon though. I just got a copy of the game for $25 CDN.  :D
Title: Re: Best SNES shooters?
Post by: DYNAGOD on September 07, 2005, 08:20:46 am
starfox was fun, but too easy ,all you had to do was roll the entire way to deflect enemy shots. you could win almost without ever firing a ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- (sans bosses)
Title: Re: Best SNES shooters?
Post by: brained on September 07, 2005, 09:44:43 am
GENESIS/MEGADRIVE:
Gaires
Forgotten Worlds
M.U.S.H.A
Verytex
Thunder Force 2,3,4 / Lightning Force
Arrow Flash
Wiprush
Sagaia / Darius II
Wings of Wor / Gynoug
Elemental Master
Gley Lancer
Eliminate Down
Sol-Deace
Steel Empire
Trouble Shooter 1, 2 / Battlemania 1, 2
Twinkle Tale
Truxton / Tatsujin
Undead Line (very good but a little hard)
Grind Stormer


SNES:
Axelay
Super Aleste/ Space Megaforce
Macross Scrambled Valkyrie
Super E.D.F
Pop n' Twinbee
Aero Fighters
Bio Metal Japanese version US version bad
Gradius III
Raiden
Super R-Type Super R-Type III
all PARODIUS games
Phalanx
U.N. Squadron/ Area 88
Darius Twin
Thunder Spirits

Turbo Graphx/PC-Engine SCD:
HU Card:
Aero Blasters
Air Zonk
Blazing Lazers/ Gunhed
Final Soldier
Coryoon
Download
Super Star Soldier
Soldier Blade
Dead Moon
Parodius
Gradius II
Xevius
R-Type
Detana! Twinbee
Magical Chase
Override

Man you know your schmups!!!

I love SNES shooters, a couple of days ago I was having a blast with Super E.D.F.  and Phalanx!! :D

Title: Re: Best SNES shooters?
Post by: ChadTower on September 07, 2005, 09:53:44 am

The TG16/PCE and TGCD have the best shooters of any console, no question.

What other platform has a shooter that takes place in a toilet bowl?
Title: Re: Best SNES shooters?
Post by: DYNAGOD on September 07, 2005, 12:31:55 pm
PC engine emulation on the psp is perfect also. some of the best smhups out there as chad stated
Title: Re: Best SNES shooters?
Post by: SaiNRuB on September 07, 2005, 01:19:21 pm
I liked Firepower 2000 from SUNSOFT quite a bit.
Title: Re: Best SNES shooters?
Post by: xonix_digital on September 07, 2005, 11:25:03 pm
DOOM!!!


FPS lol  :P


-=XD=-
Title: Re: Best SNES shooters?
Post by: daywane on September 08, 2005, 04:15:43 pm

The TG16/PCE and TGCD have the best shooters of any console, no question.

What other platform has a shooter that takes place in a toilet bowl?
I agree