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Mecha Ritz Steel Rondo
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Ke-Tsu-No-Ana
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Blue Revolver
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Shooting Game Test
http://store.steampowered.com/app/430290/
New Degica port soon(tm)
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First for Casper!
>>145488425
2nd for tuna sashimi
3rd for final version never
>UPCOMING RELEASES:
>RefRain
?
Someone should really clean up the OP next time.
Every day without news of iMalice or Blue Revolver makes my depression worse.
Still want to know if RayStorm HD is worth $15
Other 360 shmups I'm looking at:
>Raiden Fighters Aces
>Mushihimesama Futari
>Otomedius Excellent
>>145488892
I don't know about RayStorm, but Raiden Fighters Aces is grade A greatness, and Mushi Futari is one of my favorite Cave games. Otemedius isn't that great unfortunately, but if you adore horis (especially Gradius) it might be worth a pickup.
>>145488425
Those are some big scissors for a little girl!
![Star Force (J) [!]_002.png](https://i.imgur.com/3jI4Llp.png "Star Force (J) [!]_002.png")
>>145490194
It's because Casper is a big girl for you!
>>145490717
You callin' Casper fat?
>>145490717
Little kiddie slut can suck my dick, if she want to be a big girl.
>>145491336
If I called her fat, would I die?
>tfw drunk on schnapps
thanks Germany but also shmups are impossible
>>145491435
It would be extremely painful for you.
>>145491354
Casper is an innocent and pure angel!
>>145493330
She's literally dressed as a dominatrix
Slut sucks cocks on a daily bases already
>>145493953
Sounds more like Rosa.
And another video published: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5svrQiVFKM
A Battle Garegga 1cc by KBR. 60fps should kick in as soon as YT stops being slow.
I still have 3 more replays left to upload now, so if you have something you want me to upload. Send me the replay and I'll record it soon.
>>145495376
>Stage 7 additional bosses: 25:35 + 26:42
Those aren't additional bosses, they're the final boss' first and second forms.
>>145495376
2 things.
1: Is this actually kraut-kun, or an anon being epic and pretending.
2: Audio is balanced very strangely, it's almost like trying to listen to it through blown-out speakers, which is a real shame for a game with such a great soundtrack.
>>145495653
I know, I just worded it really badly because I wasn't sure what I should call them.
>>145496360
>1: Is this actually kraut-kun, or an anon being epic and pretending.
Yes, I believe so.
>2: Audio is balanced very strangely, it's almost like trying to listen to it through blown-out speakers, which is a real shame for a game with such a great soundtrack.
Sorry about that. I noticed this too, after I finished recording. For some reason the audio-volume of the game was extremely high, I don't have that problem with Shmupmame 4.2 so there might be some setting in Shmupmame 2.2 somewhere which is screwing it up.
I had to force down the volume in Sony Vegas because the original was ear-rape.
>>145496909
>I know, I just worded it really badly because I wasn't sure what I should call them.
The impression I get from calling them additional bosses is that it feels like you're saying they're TLBs.
Bump
Out of cash. Sorry.
Will bigger bumps work?
>>145499854
Hure
>>145503081
>ability to create vacuums
So she's good at sucking?
>>145488892
SaiDaiOuJou
>>145503161
Guess so. She seems to be an opposite to the wind abilities that Souffle has or something.
Anyways, setting up stream again for more Mushihimesama Maniac practice. http://twitch tv/harrykoakuma
>>145503678
Focusing on the digital stuff for now.
>check anon's replay
>he's blatantly using crutches like autofire, bombs and/or savestates
>close anon's replay
>>145505578
>savestates in a replay
>>145505578
savestates being used for anything but practice is heinous
>>145504601
your chaining sucks dude
>>145505316
Guwange is pretty good
Idk if it's worth buying over just emulation since it's so old
>>145505578
S top posting this nigger
>>145505939
Yeah, that's the balancing act. There are some cases where it's totally worth it. Emulating Radiant Silvergun is such a huge fucking pain in the ass, plus the only good Saturn emulator has fairly bad input lag, and the XBLA version has extra features. Same with RayStorm HD, which apparently has extra ships, so I'll probably pick it up. Raiden Fighters Aces...I dunno, I could just emulate it. etc etc
>>145506601
RSG x360 is a no brainier imo
Lots of good features and you don't have to buy a Saturn and rsg or mod it
>>145506859
>>145507104
Do NOT bully the Sega Saturn..... or else.......
>>145507104
could penny arcade be any more pleb
>>145508221
idk whats worse, old pa or new pa
>>145509018
New PA.
>playing Crimzon Clover
>can't even make it to the second boss without dying even though I used to be able to
>every time I die to some stupid shit that I should know to avoid
>>145510097
Dodging in CC really takes some getting used to, due to the huge sprite and difficult speed handling
What's the link for that indie clone of TSS that leaked? Or even the name of it would help.
>>145504601
Stream is over, thanks for watching.
>>145505921
Not familiar with Mushihimesama scoring mechanics so I dunno what you're talking about, sorry.
>>145488280
There is no flaws in CCWI scoring mechanic.
You just need to git gud.
>>145513882
>Not familiar with Mushihimesama scoring mechanics
The basics of it are similar to DDP, in that it's based on dealing damage to enemies consistently across the entire level. The difference is that Mushi has its weird and wonderful child and parent counters that act weirdly depending on how you're pressing the shot buttons, but don't worry about that yet.
>>145513882
have you cleared maniac yet
i've been sorta trying but get distracted learning chaining routes
>>145516117
Oh, huh. I'm not too worried about all that just yet, I'm just learning the stages and bosses for now.
>>145516181
Not yet. So far I'm able to make it to stage 4 on one credit. Stage 4 is being difficult but I'm making some progress on it.
>>145518342
Are there profiles for the original set of element dolls?
>>145519183
Who would those be? Is A.I one of them? Because I know I have her card, at least.
>>145520086
Shotia, Leinyan, and Exy, from DOJ.
I'd like to see A.I too, though.
>>145518342
Where are these profiles even from?
>>145520630
It looks like Leinyan does, under the name "Ray'n", but I don't think Shotia or Exy do. Unfortunately, since I don't have Leinyan's card myself, I don't have access to her profile. I guess there's always a chance that a screenshot of the profile is floating around on the internet somewhere, but who knows.
I'll do A.I's profile, though.
>>145520824
They're from Cave's iOS/Android game, Gothic wa Mahou Otome.
>>145521609
Ray'n is Leinyan from DFK, so Shooty and Next EXY might be in there as well.
>>145512448
Anyone? It was like TSS but bullet hell
>>145516438
Just play maniac max lmao
>>145522480
I don't suppose you're thinking of Phantasmagoria of Flower View?
>>145522317
Oh, I'll take another look and see if I find anything then.
Almost done with A.I's profile. She's a big girl.
>>145522665
Nope it wasn't a Touhou game. It must be fairly new because it was an alpha leak
>>145523234
I'm interested in this as well. Is there anything else you can remember about it?
>open game to idle on attract screen while i get water
>play one credit and rage quit
where did it all go so wrong
>>145520630
Had a little trouble with part of A.I's profile but I think this works. Her height and weight are massive (I've never worked with metric tonnes), so unit conversions might be a little off.
>>145525895
A girl after my own heart!
>>145525895
Finally a Cave girl that I know is heavier than I am!;-;
>>145525895
>dislikes the concept of existence
same desu
>>145525342
A dropbox link was posted about a week ago maybe. I thought it was in one of these threads but maybe it was on /v/?
I saw one gif and it looked like TSS. The combo meter was an eclipse.
>>145525895
>Dislikes: Concept of existence
This feeling is all too familiar.
>>145526647
Asian girls are dwarfs... Even 160 lbs can be a good weight if you are over six feet tall.
>>145520630
Found portraits for Shooty and Exy (notably, not Next Exy). Turns out they're in the game, but again I don't have their cards so I don't have their profiles.
>>145526647
I wonder who the heaviest non-skyscraper Cave girl is.
>>145527024
I'll look in the previous threads and see if I can find it.
>>145525895
Man, I trashed this card because she's only 3 stars of lower maybe, I forgot.
>>145522637
>playing meme modes
>>145527024
Doesn't seem to be in the previous /shmupg/ thread or the one before it, unfortunately.
>>145525895
Minor correction to the A.I profile, apparently the girl referred to in her Compatible section is named Perfect.
>>145528419
I had a few of them, but I got rid of all but one. And yeah she's 3 stars. I maxed her affinity but haven't actually leveled her up at all.
>>145528648
What is Maniac max, by the way? I forgot to ask.
>>145528984
>What is Maniac max, by the way? I forgot to ask.
In 1.5, while you're picking your shot type there will be 6 options. The ones on the left are normal, the ones on the right a "MAX". MAX means that you start at full power, and enemies shoot much more/faster bullets.
Bump
>tfw don't own a portable botnet to play CAVE's mobile kusoge on
suffering
>>145528648
post you're scores
>>145530567
its nothing special
>>145528984
>>145512448
Found a gif on Google. It's called Rival Star Heroes. Haven't found a download.
>>145530567
It's not that great, I guess. Mildly addicting, but if you're not enjoying the girls then you probably won't like it too much since the stages are mostly easy.
Except those Ketsui themed ones they had a couple months ago.
>>145531530
I can't find any download either. Though it looks like it's called Rival Star Hero, instead of Heroes.
Dude looks like a lady
>>145534413
Wud you fug her?
>>145534413
holy fuck i cant even jokingly call kamui a girl now
maybe shes just a butterface
>>145534713
no im gay and only like big boys
>>145534745
I find it pretty impressive how young she still is.
Getting a WR in one of the most popular shmups at barely 19 is pretty sick.
>>145531530
>>145532736
Damn that game looks cool, after I wake up I'll see if I can find a download in /v/ archives.
>>145534413
>dat smug face looking at you're pity score
So how's this E3 been treating you /shmupg/?
Being attitude for gains are we?
>>145536875
No shmups were announced so it sucked.
>>145536875
I mentioned something about Zelda looking cool in my stream title today.
Otherwise eh. I guess Sony's thing was kind of neat?
Well it's about time for bed. Good night /shmupg/.
why try improve n no talent
>>145540651
Good night, sweet prince.
>>145540736
you can do it anon, just be yourself
>>145540786
sigh, thank you. it's the most insidious sin - to be fine playing, following good routes, and then you get caught up thinking about ridiculous people like kamui
I captured 80% Reflowering after dying on the very last reds 3 times
>2hu
>>145546697
congrats, 2hu is good!
>>145505939
>Guwange is pretty good
Guwange blue is even better highly recommend, it removes everything annoying about Guwange like the stupid taping for coins and the obnoxious as fuck cat spider milking (reduced to 3 cycles only) and just rebalances the game perfectly.
dead thred
>>145550961
Hopefully that means everyone's practicing.
i can't beat this indie shit
>>145551217
I was sleeping!
>>145553558
are you gonna practice now?!
>>145553586
Now I'm gonna watch videos to see how I should route my game, thenI'm gonna go back to sleep because I only slept for 3 hours.
>validate cache because renaming .exe's broke things with update
>all saves are gone
>>145554304
the game updated?
>>145555467
Not the game itself, but launcher is more convenient now.
>>145555681
oh neat
whats game exe supposed to be named btw, i had it named launcher and now i forgot
>>145555818
The one with face should be named MECHA_SR.exe
RIP /indie/
Is it normal that when recording a replay, the vid file is always like 50gb huge? Is there any better way than fraps?
>>145556468
>fraps
hows 2006?
use obs m8
>>145556549
how large are the files there?
>>145556549
>use obs
How resource heavy it is?
>>145556468
there's a reason a ton of the webms posted here are low quality garbage.
>>145557406
So it's normal that files are so huge?
>>145557869
if there's a ton of animation at 60fps yeah
>>145557406
... because of the 3mb size limit on 4chan?
>>145547410
>2hu is good
this meme has to end
>>145559404
>this meme has to end
this meme has to end
>>145559554
>ending the 'this meme has to end' meme
this meme has to end
>>145559404
I watched the DDC stg weekly last night and I don't think the games could be worse than the community desu
>>145559715
Isn't the community, like, amazing? Creative, lots of artistic talent, making music and little fangames.
>>145559873
terrible fighters in MUGEN
>>145559873
>Isn't the community, like, amazing?
The community is almost entirely composed of cunts who probably don't even know the games exist because they're too busy whacking it to doujins.
>>145559873
I'm talking about the western players
Buncha whiny shut-in cunts tbqh
>>145559996
Yeah those fuckers' sole representation is unfortunate, all the good Westerners are in other fandoms.
>>145560205
Half of the good ones might be regulars on here... it's that small you know.
Any luck finding the download?
Is Harmful Park thecomfiestshmup?
>>145560887
Can't seem to find it, I'll try again a bit later.
Dumping my Google finds
>>145560493
what the shit are you talking about? I wouldn't be suprised if there were more decent western touhou players than there are for all other shmups combined
>>145562237
>>145562415
He's ttalking about the ratio of Touhou 'players' that don't care about the games to Touhou players that actually play the games, which is about a million to one.
>>145562415
How many of them even score?
>>145562415
"Good Westerners" from a secondary perspective, not as players. Hope that clears it up.
>>145562796
That's it. The other gifs are over the size limit.
>>145562561
That's the case for every shmup though. Vast majority of fans always barely actually play the games. Only like 10 hours at max.
>>145562721
oh I see, that explains it
>>145562591
quite a few, depends what you define as "even score"
>>145562796
Was this produced by japanese? The art style looks so western pixelshit like.
>>145562978
No, it's not. A Gradius fan is someone who plays Gradius and a DoDonPachi fan is someone who plays DoDonPachi, but a Touhou "fan" may or not play Touhou because the vast majority of Touhou "fans" are too preoccupied with consuming fanmade materials to play the official games. Other series/games don't have this problem; you don't see people that talk about what their favorite R-Type H-doujin is but don't know what a 1CC is.
>>145563079
It's some indie game. I doubt it's japanese.
>>145563538
>Other series/games don't have this problem
Yeah. Because those games simply don't have the amount of material like 2hu.
>>145563538
The Secret Lover is my favorite mushihimesama AV
>>145563538
You do not have to play Gradius to be a fan of it. Most people who like Gradius barely even played the games. Look on steam reviews for shmups for example. 99% of positive reviews there barely played the game for 2 hours.
Touhou are just games which have a lot of fanmade stuff, that's why they are an exception, in the end it doesn't really matter, since other fanbases are not much better too.
95% will always be fucking casuals who have no idea, no matter the game.
>>145563818
That's what I'm saying.
>>145563771
If it is made by a westerner, then it looks surprisingly good for this.
The Touhou fanbase is so bizarre to me. It's so completely, almost wilfully disconnected from the source material it might as well be about absolutely anything else.
>>145559873
>Isn't the community, like, amazing?
Nah it's easily the worst community i've ever been a part of but I think video games in general are a magnet for a particular type of hedonism indulging beta seeking a sense of control over there otherwise limited lifestyle, I believe this is why farm for example is run like a totalitarian safe space that sacrifices free speech for control and a dominant narrative and why nerdlings in general are the biggest whiny self proclaimed victims of a society that hasn't accepted them whilst being the most obnoxious close minded judgement lacking any real life experience bunch of cunts imaginable. I just want to meet players who simply enjoy the game they are dedicated to without having to turn it into some desperate identity defining thing to fill the insecure void in their lives.
>>145564601
Every community with lot of fan content has this problem. Not just Touhou.
>>145564824
In the case of the shmup community, it's the Touhou community itself.
>>145564601
I think no honest Touhou player would disrespect the community AT LARGE because it produces all that Touhou hentai that is the lifeblood of anyone who scores!
>>145566058
But with practice that will change
>tfw you suck at shmups
>so many things on screen
>my eyes can't keep track of them
>get hit by something I didn't even know was on the screen
>panic
>everything is like a blur
>get hit again
>feel like crying
>>145566195
its ok anon you can say suck fat dick on the internet
>>145566286
Thank you.
>>145566195
Keep on playing and you'll get used to the stuff happening on the screen. Play on the easiest difficulties, if necessary.
>>145566195
You seem to be used to the pressure already. You will be great when playing for score.
>>145566195
You probably didn't even play much. The worst is when you play much and realize others are much better in less time.
>>145567690
>>145569703
It's hard for me to make it past 25 minutes of getting rekt.
>>145569164
>You seem to be used to the pressure already
What makes you say this?
>>145571109
I always play STGs in short bursts. Pop in one or two credits until you die, then make a short break, eat something, shitpost, smoke, whatever, and then play again, rinse and repeat.
>>145573405
would u a last girl on earth if she was a loli?
>>145575978
I would a loli if it was last girl or not
>>145573405
>Do you want to join me on my Hawaiian vacation?
Should be a yes option desu
Do the lock-ons of the other ships in CCWI do more damage per shot than Type I?
I feel if the lock-ons actually would do some decent damage, this would make scoring for me a lot easier.
Somebody interested in iMalice 0.5.02?
>>145578275
Type III's lock on seems to do good damage
>>145578364
Like, everyone!
>>145578364
yes
>>145578275
No, all lockons deal the same damage.
>>145578364
>>145578435
>>145578458
#!FdhijagQ!2QXn7KadBZ-_EqSaSSnSpWgc7yCQlFKjgG8TFompKIU
>>145578428
Type III looks cool, but it's wayy too fast. I already find type I too fast lol
CCWI is $2.50 on GOG right now tbw.
>>145580595
Every ship in CC is too fast for a bullet hell game, nearly every mistake I make is the result of sliding right into a bullet.
>>145580759
G I T G U D
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>>145580759
Type I is still ok, imo, but Type III just goes over the top.
Why do Touhou players think they''re skilled when they do survival challenges instead of score challenges?
The least you could do to pretend you're hardcore is to go all the way.
>>145581180
Is it like Miyamoto from Dimahoo?
>>145582848
>Why do Touhou players think they''re skilled when they do survival challenges instead of score challenges?
That's not Touhou players, that's only those guys and also the secondaries. Which means 99% of people. Yeah uh, anyway, we on /vg/ we know the truth, right?
>>145582848
>tfw touhoufags will never know what it feels like to freeze on a park bench
>>145583718
I've frozen on a park bench before...it was okay. Done some fucked up things before Touhou saved my life, was about to become a drug addict when EoSD came in. True story.
>>145583718
I know what it's like to be shit, that's roughly the same, right?
>>145584191
Well, imagine that you cannot close the game before you PB, and you don't get to eat unless you 1cc. You must also earn your right to sleep. Then it might come close.
>>145584429
w-wow, no need to get so serious, anon
>>145584751
Oh, but you understand now. There is no other feeling like that. It is then when you will be alone with the gods, and the imperishable night will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It's the only good fight there is.
what's so wrong about masturbating to touhou?
>>145586426
nothing, don't let the naysayers get to you!
is buying Raiden Fighters Aces worth it if I can just play them in Shmupmame? If they're emulated 100% properly then I don't need to buy Aces, which apparently runs fantastic since it's not emulation but a port
>>145587054
Shmupmame will introduce slight visual artifacts as it reduces input lag, whereas the port will just play perfectly. I'd say all things equal go get the port.
slow start
>shmupg is dead again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pBo-GL9SRg
>>145592117
everyones off practicing!!
Well, that was something, still.
>shmups will never be popular enough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWu71JMwGWE
>>145592631
No wonder... I love shmups like no other genre, but even I find some of them are just way too ridiculously difficult, to the point where it's just no fun anymore.
>tfw still no dagger-like spread shot like in the trailers
>>145594341
does the new version of iMalice mean that its getting finished ?
>>145595907
I like the one with the three dolls... Do you have it?
>>145595907
>WE GOT A DOLL
What did they mean by this?
>>145595907
>that scores haunting me
Ba-dump
>download 40gb of shmups
>cant complite one of them
>>145597009
>>145600467
I wish Exy wasn't fond of choking me so much.
>>145600665
Exy a shit anyway, Leinyan is where it's at.
>>145594878
I loved Mobile Light Force!Man, fuck XS Games for doing that shit to these games.
Which touhou is a methodical masterpiece?
>>145601780
Fairy Wars
Mecha Ritz is good.
>>145601780
PCB
im gonna crash my credit irl tbqh
Stay alive
oppai oppai
>>145618101
Cute R-Typo dude
>>145619885
looks like the old capcom intro
>>145620947
what shmups?
>>145621060
deathsmiles
