Well June going into July was meant as a conscious break from shmup shopping, but this hobby tends to throw some gems at you price wise and before you know it, you've amassed a fair haul.
SEGA MEGA DRIVE
NTSC J Model
1988
Never a fan of the Sega Mega Drive as a child growing up obsessed with Nintendo. Super Mario World was enough to mark all things video game related null and void in my mind. Friends had them, friends forced me to play co-op Sonic The Hedgehog 2, friends tried, and friends failed. As an adult, and more importantly a shmup enthusiast, things are quite different. I'm just getting into the system, have nearing 30 shmups for it now and although I own a PAL Mega Drive and a modded PAL Mega Drive for imports, this version is the ultimate for me. Although the box is a little tatty, the console looks untouched. Now if just someone would just buy me Eliminate Down and Gleylancer? The rest aren't so bank account damaging.
Picked up a few more Mega Drive shmups also. Tatsujin I already have but was bundled in with the console.
CURSE
Mega Drive NTSC J
Micronet
1989
A game that i was really excited about playing but it's pretty bad due to slow down. Hit just shy of 6 million points after a few credits. I think I was only 1 stage off a 1CC.
DARWIN 4081
Mega Drive NTSC J
Data East
1990
ELEMENTAL MASTER
Mega Drive NTSC J
Tecno Soft
1990
TATSUJIN
Mega Drive NTSC J
Toaplan
1989
INVASION DAY
This was even more unplanned, i was actually looking for some Space Invaders memorabilia, perhaps a poster or flyer to show some respect that it was indeed the game that kick started the whole genre. When you see a game for such a good price, that you know you will need one day to complete a collection, how can you turn it down? Especially if it's the cost of less than half a pint of lager in your local.
SPACE INVADERS: THE ORIGINAL GAME
Super Famicom, NTSC J
Taito
1997
SPACE INVADERS: INVASION DAY
Playstation 2, PAL
Taito
2003
SPACE INVADERS: ANNIVERSARY
Playstation 2, PAL
Taito
2004
SPACE INVADERS: EVOLUTION
Playstation Portable, PAL
Marvelous
2006
GRADIUS III & IV: Fukkatsu no Shinwa
Playstation 2, NTSC J
Konami
2000
R-TYPE II
Game Boy, NTSC J
Bit Studios/Capcom/Irem
1992
Following the recent RGF Shmup League onslaught of the original R-Type, I've begun searching out the other ports of the game for my collection.
Well it's been awhile without an update so that's it for til the end of August for now pickup wise. I still have Mushihimesama HD to pick up and looking forward to the release of Ginga Force (31st Aug), yet another 360 shmup by the same team who developed the quite brilliant, Eschatos.
