Sforza Wrote:Does Castlevania: Symphony of the Night count? Because that would probably be the best shmup ever. I think it's more of a bmup (beat em up) though.
I think Castlevania and Metroid have their own genre already. Metroidvania's like a subset of the platformer.
I'm no big fan of shmups but I play them every now and then. Titles I've tried include:
Galaga
Galaxian
Strikers 1945
Twin Bee (lol nice title)
Some game for the Genesis where you went around blasting interdimensional baddies in themed planets (water planet, fire planet, and so on)
R-Type for the SNES
Star Fox
Einhander
Raystorm
A7xpg
Grid Wars
Self-Destruct
As for downloadable stuff, let me point you to a treasure trove. Enjoy.
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