The 2016 Shmup Of The Month calendar is finally here! My apologies for the delay, I was waiting on one last pick but they relinquished it back to me, so I chose a faithful SOTM member over the years, ChrisHaha2049, as an alternate. Thank you Chris!
A few interesting facts from next year's calendar -
- The time period covered in these picks spans 21 years, the largest spread in SOTM history.
- This year's calendar features the most horizontal shmups we've had in a year with 5!
Finally, before I begin, a friendly reminder to please don't do anything to the guy behind the scenes. I just put the thing together, and remember that this was community driven!
What are we waiting for? Let's HORI up and get to the games!
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January's pick by Nyukki -
Espgaluda (2003 Cave)
Ports: Arcade, Playstation 2 (Japan)
February's pick by EllertMichael -
Ryujin (1993 Taito)
Ports: Arcade
March's pick by DocHauser -
Change Air Blade (1999 Sammy)
Ports: Arcade
April's game with Together Retro -
R-Type (1987 Irem)
Ports: Arcade, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Sega Master System, MSX, TurboGrafx-16, PC-88, Game Boy, Amiga, Atari ST, X68000, Game Boy Color, Virtual Console, XBLA, PSN, iOS, Android
May's pick by ChrisHaha2049 -
Sengoku Blade (1996 Psikyo)
Ports: Arcade, Sega Saturn (Japan), Playstation 2 (Japan & Europe)
June's pick by noiseredux -
Triggerheart Exelica (2007 Warashi)
Ports: Arcade, Dreamcast (Japan), Playstation 2 (Japan), XBLA
July's pick by ExedExes -
Side Arms (1986 Capcom)
Ports: Arcade, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, TurboGrafx-16, PC Engine CD, DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Playstation 2, Xbox, PSP, Xbox 360, PS3
August's pick by mjmjr25 -
Progear (2001 Cave)
Ports: Arcade
September's pick by foxhound1022 -
Aero Fighters 2 (1994 Video System)
Ports: Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD
October's pick by TSTR -
Blazing Lazers (1989 Compile)
Ports: Turbografx-16, Virtual Console, PSN
For November, mjmjr25 will be heading up the RB STGT for its 4th successful year (tournament open to all RB members)
December's pick by dsheinem -
Boogie Wings (1992 Data East)
Ports: Arcade
I'm liking this calendar a lot. Lots of old school represented here, as well as good stuff from Cave and even a few I've never played before!
Job well done, community!
Re: SOTM 2016 Calendar Reveal
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 2:03 pm
by TSTR
inb4 autofire
Looking good! Can't wait to dig in.
Re: SOTM 2016 Calendar Reveal
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 4:01 pm
by Tiduas
So many games that I haven't heard about, but many of them looks really fun. Really looking forward to be able to play the games with you all.
Re: SOTM 2016 Calendar Reveal
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 8:47 am
by alienjesus
ExedExes wrote:April's game with Together Retro - R-Type (1987 Irem)
July's pick by ExedExes - Side Arms (1986 Capcom)
August's pick by mjmjr25 - Progear (2001 Cave)
October's pick by TSTR - Blazing Lazers (1989 Compile)
December's pick by dsheinem Boogie Wings (1992 Data East)
Hey, there's a few here I'd definitely be up for joining in on this year. I have Side Arms Special and Blazing Lazers, I'll be picking up R-Type, I adore ProGear (having played it in an Arcade a few times) enough to actually try emulating it for this, and I've always been interested in trying Boogie Wings.
Re: SOTM 2016 Calendar Reveal
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 10:23 am
by retrosportsgamer
Awesome list - noise's pick is a nice lead for a XBLA purchase.
Wanted to note as another avenue - Side Arms (original arcade) is on the Capcom Arcade Cabinet (PS3, 360).
Re: SOTM 2016 Calendar Reveal
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 12:17 pm
by ExedExes
alienjesus wrote:Hey, there's a few here I'd definitely be up for joining in on this year. I have Side Arms Special and Blazing Lazers, I'll be picking up R-Type, I adore ProGear (having played it in an Arcade a few times) enough to actually try emulating it for this, and I've always been interested in trying Boogie Wings.
We'd love to have you join us! I'm liking the old-school emphasis this year. I also feel that we have a wider range of developers here as compared to the past 2 years. My boys did well!
retrosportsgamer wrote:Wanted to note as another avenue - Side Arms (original arcade) is on the Capcom Arcade Cabinet (PS3, 360).
It's got a ton of ports and it's good to see 2 more. I'll make a change to the OP.
alienjesus wrote:Hey, there's a few here I'd definitely be up for joining in on this year. I have Side Arms Special and Blazing Lazers, I'll be picking up R-Type, I adore ProGear (having played it in an Arcade a few times) enough to actually try emulating it for this, and I've always been interested in trying Boogie Wings.
We'd love to have you join us! I'm liking the old-school emphasis this year. I also feel that we have a wider range of developers here as compared to the past 2 years. My boys did well!
Of note, 4 of those 5 are horizontal scrolling shooters.
Maybe they're just more welcoming to outsiders than verts?
Or maybe it's just more stuff that has console ports and I got lucky, I dunno.
