Recent 1CCs...
QP Shooting Dangerous (Easy) - Not a bad game, this. I was trying to think what game it reminded me of, and it was the 4th boss that made me think of Flying Red Barrel. Indeed, this was made by the same developer. The cutesy anime girls will make most people instantly compare it to Touhou, but it doesn't really play like Touhou. The option switching is quite Raizing-esque, in fact. You can earn cash and use it to buy different option formations, but you can only select 3 formations per game. It provides a decent amount of strategy and replay value, as you're switching out various formations and seeing which ones are better for survival/scoring. I'm currently 27th in the global ranking with my clear on easy. I think the table lumps all difficulties together, so I guess it's possible to score more highly on Normal and Hard.
Deathsmiles and
Jamestown - for the recent STGT. Cleared both of them before, but managed a new PB in DS. I should try DS MBL label now, I guess, as that's playable on recent versions of MAME too.
During the recent doujin STGT in shmups forum:
Demolition Gunner and
Sonic Ironstorm - not actually in the competition, but they were options in the voting process, so I tried them out and cleared both of them. They're both fast, short, and fun games, with different modes and branching to provide replay value.
http://youtu.be/RFapdNV-QTohttp://youtu.be/dhtI8o85Mi4Twin Tiger SharkNicely made Flying Shark clone. Beat it on Easy and Hard, a 2-ALL on Easy, and 12th in the online ranking.
http://youtu.be/XcH4_0aRecg