This. I’m not huge into the genre, but I love this game. It was easy enough to pick up, but has the perfect difficulty curve. It’s a pretty chill game to play, if that makes sense?
Okay, now I’m definitely going to grab a new shmup. I beat Layer Section this morning! No cheats!
I feel like such a badass.
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Congrats! Now buy Sturmwind for the Dreamcast.
I may eventually pick that up. But right now, I’m looking for another vertical shmup with Tate mode for my CRT.
Something more on the old-school side of things which is why i’m considering Project Raiden.
I’ve been seeing RayForce show up more and more on people’s list of favorite shmups the last few years. As someone who’s always loved that game to death, it’s nice to see it finally get its due. I think a lot of people simply wrote it off because it wasn’t as rare/expensive as others, but now that it’s climbing in price, people are paying more attention.
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If Project Raiden speaks to you go for it. It’s a great game. I’m looking in to picking up Raiden V for the PS4 now that it’s so cheap.
Here’s a full list of console shmups that support Tate mode. Courtesy of Doomsdave over at
https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=60868
PS1
Arcade Gears: Image Fight & X-Multiply
Capcom Generation 1 (1942, 1943 & 1943 Kai)
Capcom Generation 3 (Vulgus & Exed Exes)
Capcom Generation 4 (Gun.Smoke)
Donpachi
DoDonPachi
Namco Museums Vols.1-5 and Encore (Galaga, Galaxian, Gaplus, Xevious, Dragon Spirit, Dragon Saber)
Raiden DX
Raiden Project
Sonic Wings Special
Strikers 1945
Strikers 1945 II
Toaplan Shooting Battle Vol.1 (Tiger Heli, KK Tiger & Twin Cobra)
Xevious 3D+G (Xevious, Super Xevious & Xevious Arrangement)
Saturn
Batsugun
Battle Garegga
DonPachi
DoDonPachi
Galactic Attack
Layer Section
Rayforce
Game Tengoku - The Game Paradise
Gekirindan
Gun Frontier - Arcade Gears vol. 2
Gunbird
Gunsmoke (Capcom Generations 4)
Image Fight
Kingdom Grandprix/Shippū Mahō Daisakusen Kingudamu-Gurandopri (Arcade mode)
Kyukyoku Tigers 2 Plus (Twin Cobra 2)
Shienryu
Skull Fang: Kuhga Gaiden
Sonic Wings Special
Strikers 1945
Strikers 1945 II
Dreamcast
Shikigami No Shiro 2
Gunbird 2
Ikaruga
Karous
Psyvariar 2
Radirgy
Trigger Heart Exelica
Trizeal
Under Defeat
Neo XYX
Ghost Blade
PS2
Dodonpachi DaiOuJou
Double Shienryu (Shienryu)
Espgaluda
Homura
Ibara
Mushihimesama
Oretachi Gesen Zoku: Scramble
Oretachi Gesen Zoku: Karate Champ
Oretachi Gesen Zoku: Time Pilot
Oretachi Gesen Zoku: Moon Cresta
Oretachi Gesen Zoku: Sonic Wings
Oretachi Gesen Zoku: BurgerTime
Oretachi Gesen Zoku: Terra Cresta
Oretachi Gesen Zoku: Contra
Oretachi Gesen Zoku: Pooyan
Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol.1 (Strikers 1945 I & II)
Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol.2 (Sengoku Ace)
Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol.3 (Dragon Blaze)
Psyvariar Complete Edition
Psyvariar: Medium Unit
Psyvariar Revision
Psyvariar 2: Ultimate Final
Radirgy Precious
Raiden III
Shikigami no Shiro
Shikigami no Shiro 2
Sonic Wings
Taito Memories II Joukan and Gekan (Rayforce, Fighting Hawk, Scramble Formation / Tokio)
Trigger Heart Exelica Enhanced
Trizeal
XII Stag
Xbox
Psyvariar 2
Shikigami No Shiro
Shikigami No Shiro 2
Gamecube
Shikigami No Shiro 2
Ikaruga
Radio Allergy
PSP
NeoGeo Heroes: Ultimate Shooting
Xbox 360
Bullet Soul
Bullet Soul Infinite Burst
Dodonpachi DaiOuJou Black Label Extra
Dodonpachi DaiFukkatsu Version 1.5
Dodonpachi DaiFukkatsu Black Label
Dodonpachi Resurrection
Dodonpachi SaiDaiOuJou
Eschatos
EspGaluda II Black Label
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi Extra
Mamoru-Kun
Muchi Muchi Pork! / Pink Sweets
Mushihimesama HD
Mushihimesama Futari Version 1.5
Raiden Fighters Aces
Raiden IV
Shooting 200X (TriZeal/ExZeal)
Shooting 10th Anniversary (XIIZeal/DeltaZeal)
Shikigami No Shiro 3
Trigger Heart Exelica
Ikaruga
The King of Fighters: Sky Stage
Guwange
Wii
Shikigami No Shiro 3
Milestone Collection 1 and 2
PS3
Ketsui
Under Defeat HD
Raiden IV: Overkill
Mamorukun Curse!
Wii U
Ghost Blade HD
Xbox One
Ghost Blade HD
Battle Garegga
Dangun Feveron
PS4
Arcade Archives - Various games(list not finished)
Ghost Blade HD
Battle Garegga
Dangun Feveron
Downwell
Switch
Arcade Archives - Various games(list not finished)
Strikers 1945
Gunbarich
Namco Museum
Steam
ARCADE GAME SERIES: DIG DUG
ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA
ARCADE GAME SERIES: Ms. PAC-MAN
ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN
Blue Revolver
BULLET SOUL
BULLET SOUL: Infinie Burst
Crimzon Clover WORLD Ignition
Danmaku Unlimited 2
Danmaku Unlimited 3
DELTAZEAL
DoDonPachi Resurrection
Don’Yoku
Downwell
ESCHATOS
EXZEAL
Fire Arrow Plus
Ghost Blade HD
Hitogata Happa
Ikaruga
JUDGEMENT SILVERSWORD – Resurrection
KAMUI
Mecha Ritz: Steel Rondo
Mushihimesama
Pinball FX2
Raiden III Digital Edition
Raiden IV: OverKill
Shmups Skill Test
Space Moth DX
Super Killer Hornet: Resurrection
TRIZEAL Remix
Vector Strain
WOLFLAME
XIIZEAL
Zenodyne R
Zenohell
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Amazing! Thank you!
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Whoa,
Downwell on PS4 has a Tate option??? Will try tonight!
Damn I love this setup 
I’ve been looking for a list like this for so long I forgot I was looking for it
This is AWESOME! Thanks!
Out of those listed for Steam which would you recommend for a newbie?
Downwell is so damn dope. In the next few months, I’ll be able to TATE my 60 inch screen for it. Can’t wait to play it that way.
I had no idea Downwell had TATE mode! Thank you!
I missed this thread while busy with things, but I’ll just add that DoDonPachi and ESP Ra.De. are the great of all time. OF ALL TIME.
Thanks for that, all the Saturn ones are becoming expensive fast!
Davidwangchoi came over last night with a bunch of Shmups. The two that really stood out to me, and that I plan to acquire, are DonPachi on Saturn and Project Raiden on PS1.
Apparently all that Layer Section gaming got me prepared for bullet hell as I was dodging and weaving in DonPachi better than I even thought I was capable of. The only bummer on that game is the load times. Otherwise it looks freaking amazing.
Those are two damn good choices. If you get the US version of Project Raiden there is a gameshark/genie code to enable tate mode. Which is in the Japanese version but pulled from the US version for dumb stupid reasons.
I copied Dave’s save which had the cheat already implemented. My copy will be here this week 