My friend Neftali 3D printed and painted this model of Hop, the little ship from my indie game Hop’s Awakening!

Hop originally came from the comics I drew as a kid, so seeing him turned into an actual physical model is pretty surreal.

Neftali did an awesome job bringing him to life! What do you think?

u/Nufty posted a thread about this section a few days ago and I hadn't played the game in a while so I figured I would practice keeping the combo active during the first section of DOJ and share my experience. Basically you just need to clear the trash as slowly as possible, don't outpace the rate that enemies are spawning so that there's always a way to keep your hits up.

A screen clear means a broken combo, so don't clear the screen.

Had to make a video about this recent purchase because I had been looking literally for many years to find this exact item which satisfies all the things I was looking for, so yeah it's not just a TV stand as it has perfect features for TATE game playing in my opinion, all in the one unit, which turned out to be hard to find.

Model: Rfiver THM101-B00
Amazon link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FSJQ26NH
Also found here: https://yunmount.com/product/tf6003/ and https://www.instagram.com/p/DXWSWSaFZ1b/
Typically, it went out of stock soon after I bought it, grrrr !! but this should be useful to help find it or something similar elsewhere.

It had to have:
- Floor-standing for big TVs (not wall-mounted)
- Rotates left AND right 90 degrees, equalling 180° full range (for the few games that frustratingly rotate the "wrong" way and cannot be remedied easily - I encountered some on PS1)
- Instant, stepless manual height adjustment without undoing bolts etc (using a hand crank)
- Adequate height to clear a cabinet in front

Made a little youtube video (note - I am not a pro youtuber, I just make vids now and again when I find a genuinely interesting product - usually shmup related!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFD2jDL-ou4

Specs
TV sizes 42" to 75"
Max load: 50KG
VESA mount sizes (mm): 100x100 (min) to 600x500 (max)
Height range (from floor to center of pivot point) 778mm to 1221mm

During the first phase of this fight, the boss breaks into two sections, and there seem to be two patterns. One which fires a grid-like pattern with columns of bullets going up and down, and another pattern with disks spewing rotating lines of bullets.

Does anyone know what determines which pattern it chooses? Is it randomly decided? Or does it depend on damage, player position, etc?

If there are any Espgaluda experts out there, I'd really appreciate any advice :)

Heeeey, here's another video of the achievements that have already been recorded.

Hi everyone! I’m developing a vertical shmup where you play as a brain controlling a spaceship, featuring perspective shifts (currently, the camera switches to a Star Fox-style view during boss fights, though I plan to use this elsewhere too). The game already has a Steam page, and I’m working hard to make it the best it can be. Since I’m developing it solo, it might not be perfect yet, but I’d love to hear what you think of the game and the page, any ideas or feedback are very welcome! ⬇️

Neuroma game page on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4338730/Neuroma/

I play a decent amount of Crimzon Clover and it is my only shmup. I can do the 1cc of novice original very consistently, and am having fun working toward 1cc'ing arcade original. Hitting a wall with the stage 3 boss, and wanting to try another shmup for some variety. If I love everything about Crimzon Clover, which shmup should I try next? Danmaku unlimited 3, gunvein, and rolling gunner look good.

Just bought Dimensions on Steam because of the Autumn sale. Like the title says, the game runs fast. Everything is moving faster than it should be, you shit, the enemies, their shots, all of it is about 50% faster. I got this in the xbox360 when it first came out, R-Types on the PS1, and have played it in the arcades, none of them are this fast. I made sure I'm not pushing the speed up button. Any idea what's going on and how to fix it?

Exolon is a run and gun game programmed by Raffaele Cecco and published by Hewson in 1987 for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC. It was later converted to the Enterprise 128, Amiga, and Atari ST.

Hope a bunch of you are playing Muchi Muchi Pork and Pink Sweets! New releases are always fun. If you are checking out MMP for the first time or returning to it, I put together this commentary run to hopefully give you some helpful information on your journey to a 1CC and beyond.

Today I found out that Grasshopper had a hand in making Sine Mora, which is weird because games attached to Suda 51 are usually so visually stylish and distinct… so… WTF happened with Sine Mora? In addition to the fact that it serves as a checklist of features to avoid (unless you WANT to make a Euroshmup for some reason), it’s honestly one of the least visually-appealing shmups by my tastes. 🤷‍♂️😬

Do I need to give it a second chance? 🤔

I've been interested in shmups for a while now, but I've only ever played a couple. I wanted to do a sort of deep dive/study on shmups as a genre. I'm want suggestions on games that will help understand the history and growth of shmups as a genre, including more modern shmups, as well as any major shifts in design, new ideas, or just very well designed games. I find that most shmup discussion centers on bullet hell games, so I wanted to build a sort of reference/understanding for the shmup genre as a whole (not excluding bullet hells or anything).

I plan on playing in release order, so I was thinking about starting with Space Invaders as it's the first game I can think of that really resembles a shmup.

when you only fire shots in ikaruga where the game calls for it, yOu realize the enemies really just want to see wHat's up and show off some cute little lasers they have.

better use the revolutionary polarity switch or else yOu might actually have a bullet or two to dodge and stArt learning how a shmup works.
enemies pass you casually at these intersections in your sleepy little animal crossing town of micro machines. thought it was a shmup. not a driving sim at a dip 'n dots factory

(stage 2 on hard mode. no-miss up to the bOss. practiced for only a few minutes before being able tO pull this half-assed stage 2 clear as a joke.)

Showing off 11 rare SHMUP "Holy Grails" from my personal Switch collection. Which of these do you think is the best game?

Hey everyone,

I’ve been heavily focusing on the physical shoot 'em up scene on the Nintendo Switch for a while now, and my personal collection has grown to include some incredibly rare pieces. Because so many of these titles had tiny, limited print runs, they’ve turned into absolute "holy grails" that are tough to find nowadays.

I love sharing my favorite picks and talking about why these games are special, so I put together a video showcasing 11 of the rarest SHMUPs and grails currently sitting on my shelf.

For those of you who play or collect these: which of these rarer titles do you actually consider the best game to play? Do you think the gameplay lives up to the crazy aftermarket hype and price tags, or are some of them just overinflated?

If you want to see the 11 games from my shelf along with some gameplay footage, you can check out my full collection video here:

https://youtu.be/FbvmpHoG03w?is=jpTgQHj2hGMT99gZ

I'd love to hear your thoughts and compare notes on what's in your collection!

With a love for C64... Rescue Heli RH407 on sale now (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3440810/Rescue\\_Heli\\_RH407/) - be hurry, while stocks last 🤪🔥🔥🔥

I’ve been hopping around way too much for my own liking. But there’s so many cool shmups I cant help but want to dip my toes in a bunch. It’s hard to know which one to stick with! How do you choose?!

Also, bonus question for anybody who wants to answer:

I just got an arcade stick and I’m finding the transition from dpad kinda tricky. Any tips?

Arcade version with full touch controls support and stats

Just a quick question regarding the games that were previously dlc on these games in other regions - does the pal version have the games on cart/Blu-ray, or is download needed as other releases

TL;DR: new trailer, big game feel and UI update for the demo, you can try the demo (free & direct browser play).

Warning: this is not a classic shmup but it's similar in spirit (arcade shooter style), however it is physics based and resembles more Luftrausers in the controls, you're free to roam the sky and kill the waves as you wish.

About a month ago, I've shared the first demo of my game here and many people shared their feedback and opinions and that is very important to me to improve the game.

So today I want to share a new trailer that shows more of what will be in the full game and to announce that the demo has a massive update including a massive UI rework (immersive visor HUD) and a focus on health and damage feedbacks which make a big difference in game feel.

My favorite new feature being the last chance effect: if you're about to take fatal damage, the game goes into slowmo + focus mode which really increases the intensity of close calls, especially when you survive multiple in a row, it's a blast!

Next steps: rework all bosses, add a new aircraft with devastating straight non-seeking missiles, then public playtest on Steam

Who is excited like me i really like muchi muchi pork so I excited for more people to play it and and pink sweets has a great arrangement in it