Yeah, this place didn't really have any fighting games at all. Had a few pinball machines, all the stuff I mentioned, a Crystal Caverns machine, Missile Command, Joust, and a light gun shooter that didnt have any artwork on the cabinet and I really dont know what game it was, but it was Western-themed. Honestly, a pretty big arcade for a campground.

Some of these MSX and MSX2 games are definitely worth checking out! I really hope they do Space Manbow!

Which version are you playing? I have been playing the Switch version, in Arcade mode but with twin-stick controls. It's a whole different experience, and I think that's my preferred way to play.

I always loved Mr. Heli at a local campground. They had Mr. Heli, R-Type, Raiden, 1943, and Boogie Wings. For the longest time, I thoight I had imagined Boogie Wings because I couldn't remember the name and nobody else seemed to know about a shooter where your plane has a hook and you can jump out of it to highjack other planes. They had a few other games I hadn't seen in an arcade before, either, like Kickle Cubicle.

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"Worst On Switch" list (startrek.website)

I've seen a lot of "best of" lists, and they almost all come down to a three-way brawl between DDP DOJ, Mushi, and Crimson Clover.

What I'm curious about is the list of games to avoid. I've already run into one or two.

I accidentally bought Red Raptor thinking it was Red Death because I wanted all of the Project Starship games. Red Raptor is... not good. At least not so far in the half hour I put into it. It feels like somebody made a euroshmup by hearing one poorly described and from screenshots, but without playing or watching one in motion. Also, Q-Yo Blaster. I got it after reading AzorMX's "Greatest Switch Shmups" article on it. Sounded like fun, but... I can't recommend it at all. It looks like an old Flash game, in the worst way. Like it's built with old, low-res Clipart taped onto somebody's freshman Computer Science project.

So, having that experience, what other games do you strongly recommend avoiding?

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Looks quiet here. (startrek.website)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by RavenFellBlade@startrek.website to c/shmups@lemmus.org

Howdy. I hope things pick up around here. I'd like to stay off Reddit, but there's not a lot of other places to talk about niche games these days!

Hope to find some new folks to discuss some great games!

I've been taking heavy advantage of the Switch e-shop summer sale to grab a ton of stuff for pennies on the dollar.

Edit: Since someone asked, list of all of the stuff I grabbed in the sale. Andro Dunos 2, Hazelnut Hex, Dimension Drive, Drains, Jet Lancer, Graze Counter GM, Under Defeat, GunVein, Ikaruga, DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou, Radiant Silvergun, R°Type Delta HD Boosted, R°Type Dimensions EX, Red Raptor, Red Death, Project Starship, Project Starship X, Risk System, Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Daughter, Eschatos, Waifu Uncovered, ZPF, Overdriven Evolution, Grood, Sophstar, Q-Yo Blaster, Freedom Finger, Devil Engine Complete Edition, Shinorubi, Blazing Chrome, Remote Life, Terra Flame, Star Gagnant, Null Drifter, Toaplan Arcade Collection Vol 1, Toaplan Arcade Collection Vol 2.

Everything but DDP SDOJ and Devil Engine were at least 50% off, most under $5.

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Best film with Dragons? (startrek.website)

The movie doesn't have to explicitly be about dragons, but dragons need to be featured as more than just a passing comment or minor cameo or scene.

I love the Eborsisk in Willow. It's a very unique two-headed fire breathing dragon that is somehow both incredibly ugly and very cute, and Willow is one of my favorite films.

Rathalos from Monster Hunter and King Ghidorah from Godzilla are also very cool dragons.

[-] RavenFellBlade@startrek.website 150 points 2 years ago

Because the Nazi skinheads did a great job of co-opting the punk title for most people who weren't actually interested in punk. The news media were very complicit in pushing that specific image to undermine the punk movement to the general public.

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Thoughts on SMTV:V? (startrek.website)

The last post here was 5 months ago. That's sad.

Anyway, what are your thoughts on the changes to SMTV in Vengeance?

I'm digging them. Save anywhere and Magatsu Rails are excellent improvements, and I dig the new demons quite a bit. Playing on Switch.

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Thoughts on SMTV:V? (startrek.website)

The last post here was 5 months ago. That's sad.

Anyway, what are your thoughts on the changes to SMTV in Vengeance?

I'm digging them. Save anywhere and Magatsu Rails are excellent improvements, and I dig the new demons quite a bit. Playing on Switch.

[-] RavenFellBlade@startrek.website 43 points 2 years ago

Fo beltalowda!

[-] RavenFellBlade@startrek.website 48 points 2 years ago

My friend in grammar school had a Leap Day birthday and his parents' solution was that his birthday was celebrated "the day after February 28th".

[-] RavenFellBlade@startrek.website 49 points 2 years ago

So my child, who is not old enough for their own account, will now no longer be able to watch Disney+ while attending school at their residential academy 400 miles away. Just like Netflix. And just like Netflix, my subscription will be canceled the moment they try to block them from logging in.

[-] RavenFellBlade@startrek.website 42 points 2 years ago

I bought a USB-to-aux adapter because my current phone does not have a headphone jack and my vehicle doesn't have Bluetooth. I use it literally every day, sometimes for hours. It's utter nonsense that they are getting rid of them.

[-] RavenFellBlade@startrek.website 49 points 2 years ago

Breaking news: "Nazi apologists create Gestapo." Who could have seen that coming?

[-] RavenFellBlade@startrek.website 127 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Oh, look. The party of Nazi apologists is passing laws to make their own Gestapo. But everyone comparing them to Nazis are the real problem.

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Voyager and Paramount Plus (startrek.website)

I just started watching Voyager on Paramount Plus today, and noticed that the first two episodes, which are shown together, are presented as the appropriate 4:3 aspect ratio, but Episode 3 "Parallax" is presented in a distorted 16:9 or 16:10 format. I see no option to change this in Paramount Plus settings, and my Vizio TV will also not allow me to alter what ratio is being displayed.

Anyone else have this issue? Is this going to persist for the entire series? I didn't have this issue at all with TOS, Animated, TNG, or DS9.

[-] RavenFellBlade@startrek.website 94 points 2 years ago

Shouldn't these clowns be charged with obstruction of justice?

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