Yoooo... I've got an extra Steam code for the newly released vertical shmup Hell Blasters, straight from the dev. He asked me to pass it on to anyone that might be interested, so let me know if you are.

I picked up a 27" Sony Trinitron yesterday for $50 https://www.cnet.com/products/sony-kv-27fs120/. I had been playing Gamecube and Wii games on my 60" 4k TV with component cables and switching between widescreen and 4:3 formats. It was fine and I've played through multiple titles this way...

got acquainted with Rolling Gunner with a quick playthrough in Novice mode and I was happy with my purchase pretty much instantly. the actual 'rolling gun' mechanic is cool and sure to be a fun challenge to master, the visuals are nice and don't suffer from the simplistic, digital-toy look (for lac...

All sat eagerly anticipating yours to play :lol: Haha, fair enough! @shadowless_kick I'm still waiting on my copy of Cotton Reboot! (Switch) from Strictly Limited. I wasn't sure about it at first, but it got a lot of good reviews! I probably better secure that next bundle if I want a physical, I th...

Where are the shmup people at in this lovely forum, these days?

Thanks, Leon.

I haven't kept up with Strive. Is it out or still in beta?

Leave Kiddy Kong alone! Big babies!

That is pretty cool, yeah!

shadowless_kick wrote: ↑April 30th, 2021, 12:01 am (also, regarding artists who've taken names from games, there's also an electronic musician who goes by the name 'Chrome Sparks,' which is taken from one of Chrome Dome's special moves from TMNT Tournament Fighters. deep cut!)

That's cool! I'm a big fan of TMNT Tournament Fighters.

Marlew wrote: ↑May 3rd, 2021, 10:20 am Fortunately, those golden bip bip bips feel brilliant!

<3

Game looks really fun and interesting. You have to give it to Housemarque. A priority buy for when I get a PS5!

I tried playing a bit of R-Type Final 2, but really... I only seem to have time to play the game me and my friends are making these days.

I could teach anyone on this forum. If I had a few hours with them on a 1-1 basis, how to beat Golden Axe without dying. Trust me. We can all get these clears. Thanks for checking this out my friends. I'm very happy with it. No expense spared with the coloured lighting when I changed characters hah...

There's 2 of us now! We had some other CRT advocates like Suits, but I don't think he posts here anymore, so we have to make do with Twitter and WhatsApp. :P Good luck with the PVM search! They're increasingly hard to find. I'm happy with my massive Bang & Olufsen MX7000 and the smaller Trinitro...

Belmont03 wrote: ↑February 27th, 2021, 8:25 pm @Michiel, CRT life for the win. Nothing beats playing these older games on the proper display.

Preaching to the choir here, with the choir consisting of me.

Good shout Alex, I haven't added Astebreed to my collection yet.

Oh, didn't catch that yet!

@Magical Isopod, I think that's pretty much it. For that 67ish, you'll get the most content rich 2D shooter I can think of and then you can expand on that further, if you like.

The new release is not Chronicle Saviors, but the final version of DariusBurst the arcade game + a HD re-release of G Darius. That means that the DariusBurst on this compilation doesn't have the huuuuuuuuge amount of extra 16:9 content that comes with CS, but it does come with all the timed challeng...

Hi Belmont03, that's great! Coincidentally, I just got a JP copy of Ikaruga for Dreamcast in. I never greatly clicked with it, but I can't help but admire that game's design ethos and it looks excellent on my B&O CRT, so maybe that motivates me to put more time into it... also, playing Gradius V...

Totally forgot to mention, I cleared Wonder Boy III on the SEGA Master System on February 9th... on the original hardware with the pause/inventory button on the console. Convenient!