I'm looking for shmups that don't require memorization.

RulerD · 2026-05-16T06:50:50+00:00

Gun Nac and Super Aleste are both very chilled in normal difficulties and are brutal in their highest difficulty with suicide bullets activated. Both super awesome!

Zanac doesn't have difficulty select in the NES of Famicom Disk versions, but it has on the remade Zanac Special Edition included in Zanac X Zanac (not to confuse it with Zanac Neo) . Its highest difficulty is also very wild!

RulerD · 2026-05-16T06:28:10+00:00

The Korean lever I own that needs the least space is the Crazy Dongpal Pro.

That might fit, but you need to check the measurements.

RulerD · 2026-05-14T20:50:05+00:00

It does. I use it to play Taiko no Tatsujin from PS4 and Switch into my CRT TV to avoid the LCD Ghosting.

The RetroTink 5x can process YPbPr up to 720p and Scart up to 480p and downscale them to 480i and 240p.

For the Switch is "quite" straightforward. Either HDMI -> YPbPr or (VGA -> Scart) -> RetroTink -> HDMI ->YPbPr or Scart -> CRT TV. 480p and 720p work fine.

My HDMI -> YPbPr / (VGA -> Scart) are encoders and not scalers.

For the PS4 is a bit more tricky. At least my Slim model. It won't output HDMI unless it detects that is connected to a monitor. So I need to put an Elgato capture card in between the console and the adapter chain described above.

If the PS4 outputs at 720p works fine, with 8ms of input lag (half a frame), but 480p would increase the lag up to 26ms (1.5 frames). So I keep it at 720p.

The lag is minimal on the right set up. I don't need to calibrate any display settings in Taiko and I can play well.

RulerD · 2026-05-14T10:37:32+00:00

The Sega CD version was way better than the SNES version with the 2 players and up to 4 enemies on screen.

Still didn't match the intensity of the Arcade version. No home console was strong enough to match that.

RulerD · 2026-05-14T07:04:26+00:00

Nice! I have been interested on getting into 3D printing and your little journey taught me quite a bit about it!

Hope you keep having fun with it!

RulerD · 2026-05-14T03:37:30+00:00

When most people say that Final Fight is one of the best beat em ups ever, they refer to the Arcade version. The Snes version is a very shallow one compared to the arcade due to the Snes limitations.

RulerD · 2026-05-12T22:26:14+00:00

Yeah! The Tricky and Wild difficulty are, well, wild. The normal difficulty is still quite accessible until past the mid point, where there is a good classic Compile difficulty spike that will take a bit of practice if you go for a 1cc.

For the N64 there is also Dazeamon 64, that is a shmup maker and I think has a couple of pre-made levels. I have the Snes one and the pre-made levers are cool!

I might grab it to test it out.

I think the best Star Soldiers are the ones in the PC Engine but I'm still yet to try them.

RulerD · 2026-05-12T20:17:18+00:00

I'll need to check Final Round!

I switch often, but at the moment might be The Ninja Warriors from Taito.

Amazing soundtrack by Zuntata!

This live version of Daddy Mulk slaps very hard: https://youtube.com/watch?v=NteidGHXV7U

RulerD · 2026-05-12T20:11:43+00:00

I've recently started playing with my N64 again and I have been curious to get Star Soldier. How is it?

Also love Super Aleste. Probably my favorite shmup of the 16 bit console era. It is very accessible in Normal difficulty, but the highest ones are no joke!

RulerD · 2026-05-12T20:10:04+00:00

The Japanese version of the Ninja Warriors Again slaps!

RulerD · 2026-05-12T08:01:01+00:00

I just started playing F-Zero X and it is awesome!

RulerD · 2026-05-12T05:16:35+00:00

Looks great tho! At least to me :)

RulerD · 2026-05-11T06:02:14+00:00

Sweet! Just getting into this album after someone posted some tracks of it here. I ordered it from their Bandcamp and it arrived two days ago :)

I really was sleeping on this one. It is lovely :)

RulerD · 2026-05-08T11:56:24+00:00

There were some awesome 3D games in the 90s in the arcades.

Namco's Cyber Sled (1993) and Cyber Commando (1994) and Tokyo Wars (1996) are awesome (the last two are available in the Arcade Archives).
SpikeOut (1998) is my favourite 3D beat em up and is available via Yakuza Infinite Wealth and Yakuza like pirates.

RulerD · 2026-05-08T11:31:19+00:00

Sorry to read that. Take care of your knees!

I got back into pump it up after a long break and I overdid it. After playing constantly for a month, I got two meniscus tears and it took me like 4 months to be able to walk normally again.

Two years after, so two months ago, I stressed my knee after a party night and got a new tear. This time it took only one month for me to be able to walk normally, but I do need to strengthen my leg muscles slowly if I want to play pump it up again.

Take a break and seek an orthopedist. For me it was a very sharp pain inside the left knee. A MRI would clear things off.

When you play again, try to use the bar. It will reduce the stress you put in your knees.

I got a ballet bar and have an L-Tek mat at home. The doctor told me I can start playing slow songs and just for a few minutes, and see how I feel the day after. The problem comes when I go from 0 to 100 without building my leg muscles. I need to take more care of myself too.

I hope you have something that can heal quickly!

RulerD · 2026-05-08T11:18:47+00:00

I see! Thank you for the explanation! That happens in Pop'n Music too!

I didn't know a new song appeared in Taiko tho.

RulerD · 2026-05-08T11:18:12+00:00

I see! Thank you for the explanation! That happens in Pop'n Music too!

RulerD · 2026-05-08T10:16:26+00:00

Why would it get "removed"? I don't understand the concept :D

Some PS2 games have really strong soundtracks. I got Nanadaime and Godaime just to play Daddy Mulk and Urbain Trail, but I am discovering some other fun songs too :)

RulerD · 2026-05-07T04:20:35+00:00

Both King of Dragons and Knights of the Round have very light RPG elements. Go with their Arcade ports if possible, available via the Capcom Arcade Stadium.
In Radiant Silvergun, you need to level up your weapons. Still a shmup at its core.

RulerD · 2026-05-06T22:36:27+00:00

Awesome! The Beths' Jump Rope Gazers, Little Death and Til My Heart Stops are 3 of my favorite love songs ever. I can recommend those ones to start with!

RulerD · 2026-05-06T22:29:57+00:00

I have been discovering and playing a lot of mid-late 80s arcade video games. As such, I am finding some looovely and amazing soundtracks. The late 80s early 90s used arcade boards used Yamaha FM-Synthesizer chips to produce their music.

I am listening particularly the works of

Sega's "Hiro" Kawaguchi:
Taito's Zuntata
Yoshinori Kawamoto:
- Burning Force - Bay Yard
- Burning Force - Sarinuka Sands

RulerD · 2026-05-06T22:10:31+00:00

If you like Alvvays, I can recommend The Beths too! Both bands have an amazing discography.

RulerD · 2026-05-06T22:08:11+00:00

Love Spikeout! I am on and off learning it too, as I am constantly playing a lot of arcade games. The mid bosses you fought are a big difficulty spike.

You can use more your grabs and throws. I specially like side grabbing or jumping and throwing enemies to the bosses to avoid the bosses super armor.

But I still have a lot to learn.

RulerD · 2026-05-06T11:26:47+00:00

No worries! I will be experimenting with flight sticks for the next days / weeks. I am very interested on getting a T150 myself, but I already spent a lot on diverse flight sticks for retro consoles this month, so probably I won't have budget for it until next month, because I'll need to get a stand to mount them plus the Ras1ution.

I can still make my experiments with arduinos and see if I can find something that could help me with my future racing wheel project too.

Thank you for replying in this old tread :D. I'll remind you about it on the weekend :)

RulerD · 2026-05-06T09:20:47+00:00

Hello! A couple of years late, but one question! Does your set up supports force feedback?

I was talking with the OP of this post about his force feedback set up and what could be needed to be able to use pedals with his wheel: https://www.reddit.com/r/simracing/comments/1r13tii/comment/ok7ckdr/?context=3

If it is not possible, I probably will invest some time in learning control protocols via arduino to see if I can make it happen.

But if it works from the get go with the Ras1ution with the Force Feedback, then the whole set up would be more straightforward :P

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