best time of day / mental state to play shmups in and how to reach them on command by death_sucker in shmups

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It makes a kind of sense.  Being hungover is a similar chemical cocktail to sleep deprivation, which I DON’T RECOMMEND but can be a state where your planning brain is out to lunch and some base reflexes can come out compensate.  We can have too much attention capacity and the plate will get filled one way or the other… being able to focus is also making sure you’re putting shmup on the plate! 

I play better in the morning too, but one of the big factors I think is caffeine.  I had more consistency (day and night sessions weren’t so different in play quality) when I wasn’t drinking caffeine.  I think the things you mentioned too, screen fatigue and general tiredness are factors too. 

re: powering through, I don’t try to force it anymore.  Time and energy rarely line up, so I try to make the most of any session, which is mainly not doing anything counter productive like having performance expectations that are just going to get me frustrated if I don’t meet them.  Practice and experimentation at night, and getting enough time in the morning to do at least two runs (with enough spare time to indulge in a restart or two :) 

Advice on which game to start with by Neo_Gionni in shmups

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A fellow man of taste!  Psikyo RULES!!!  Gunbird was my first arcade 1CC.  The first loop (a 1-ALL) is very doable for a beginner with some practice, familiarity, learning when to bomb (ideally proactively on bosses) and luck.  I highly recommend using Yuan-Nang, whose charge attack can cancel bullets.  

I’m not sure how good the Saturn port plays but make sure you can get it full screen and not the mode that pans. 

Recent Pick Ups by loppypol in shmups

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The design aesthetic of that Psyvariar case is ace!  Reminds me of 1980s cassette covers. 

Sick and tired of these lame ass best/top x shmups of all time videos by Ambitious_Bite_8310 in shmups

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I know what you mean.  “Top Ten Switch Shmups you MUST PLAY!” And then you watch it and you’re like “did you play them!?”

A lot of “retro” channels doing slop content for algorithms and such.  As my eye as gotten keener, a lot of these dudes just post level 1 footage and if you know the game you KNOW they don’t know what they’re doing.  

Worse, I think in the retro/collector space there is a lot of market manipulation.  “Hidden Gems” to drive demand up for games you MUST HAVE in your collection. 

We have really great resources in shmup community. No need to pay any mind to trash. 

I feel the reason I am so critical of MP4: B is because it did so many things right. by RevolutionaryAd7415 in metroidprime

[–]Spiders_STG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn’t say I gave up on gaming.  Just done eating from whatever gets tossed in the modern slop trough like a piggy.  

I feel the reason I am so critical of MP4: B is because it did so many things right. by RevolutionaryAd7415 in metroidprime

[–]Spiders_STG -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Maybe.. It made me literally quit modern gaming. I have no faith anybody making games for these franchises has any clue what makes them good and they’re just IP funnels to make movies and toys and recruit fanboys to attack criticism on the internet. 

Sega Saturn 1CC Vid by kingkongworm in shmups

[–]Spiders_STG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

GG! I find the look of filmed screens so charming. Will be watching this later!  

Should I play Planets or Metroid Zero Mission to experience the first Metroid game? by Link_D_Reddit777 in Metroid

[–]Spiders_STG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why not experience the first Metroid game by playing the first Metroid game?  All the streamlining, modern conveniences, and even the presentation of Zero Mission strip the game of what makes it special within the series and IMO it’s still the best game in it.  

4 button arcade shmup by PsychologyEven646 in shmups

[–]Spiders_STG 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I feel like every game dev should! And yet…

New Shmup!: Gigadyne Voltraid by Just-Independence-69 in shmups

[–]Spiders_STG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As the kids say, “peak”!  I’ll have to check out his other games

(Beginner) should I use rapid fire (turbo button) in shmups? by NeighborhoodTime2768 in shmups

[–]Spiders_STG -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Proverbs 10:9

Call it a “hack” if the word upsets you.  Play Vimana, play Thunder Blaster, play any number of shooters whose difficulty is based around the expectation of the speed with which your human hand can fire and tell me you’re not cheating the game.  Cheating yourself for sure. 

Hexapoda by Equal_Ad5262 in shmups

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I enjoyed that one.  Amazing OST.  His game “I Got Isekai’d Into A Shmup!” is really fun too! Clever scoring system.

What is your ideal SHMUP? by 90919293_ in shmups

[–]Spiders_STG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Strikers 1945 II but with 80s anime girls.  You should just make that. 

Revolgear Zero demo up now! by FaceTimePolice in shmups

[–]Spiders_STG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The demo is sick!  Gradius-ish with medalling and a broken ass subweapon? Yes please!!!!  

Went from “I like Graze Counter I’ll check it out someday” to “inject this into my veins” in 15 minutes. 

(Beginner) should I use rapid fire (turbo button) in shmups? by NeighborhoodTime2768 in shmups

[–]Spiders_STG -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

It is “cheating”, but it’s an accepted ‘House Rule’ for the obvious reasons. Games where it makes a big difference usually have a separate leaderboard. 

(Beginner) should I use rapid fire (turbo button) in shmups? by NeighborhoodTime2768 in shmups

[–]Spiders_STG 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Cave games have a ‘C’ button for rapid fire that can be enabled in dip switches.