WARNING! SHMUP PORN!

Andrew76 wrote: »

I take you're not going the ebay route since those prices are crazy.

Nope. Scouring the Earth for a cheapy used one. Which one was your favourite again when you had it on in your gaf? MMP or Ibara 2 Pink Sweets?

Cheers lads. Get those racy snaps posted (of the games, not yourselves, that would just be creepy and weird). :pac:

Here, I found this by the way, I'm slowly warming to the Windows Phone, definitely considering chucking out my iPhone 4 and grabbing a Nokia Lumia 900 later this year:

http://www.windowsphone.com/en-GB/apps/df4abd67-abd9-df11-a844-00237de2db9e

Here's the little video I put together. I was testing out the trial of FRAPS and also trying to get my EX2 stick to work with my Doujin games. Eventually I got it working with Crimzon Clover, so I made a short 'highlights' video of the first stage.

This is the web trial edition, although as some may know, I've the full retail boxed edition too. Definitely a game worth buying.

o1s1n wrote: »

It's the game and mobo alright. I'm not too sure how available other games are though.

Hmm, maybe the mainboard is only for that particular game? Similar to how the Hyper Neo Geo 64 boards work.

Anywho, back to some Crimzon Clover for me! Pew! Pew! Pew!

Here is another video I made to whet your appetite!

Cor blimey guvnor! Those photos are a bit racy aren't they?! I think you're right though. Greek Mother has the Excel 2010 jobbie and Mr. Fly (of the On Da variety) has that other yokeebob. I'd say the difference lieth there.

I think the package on the whole is a no-brainer though. The PCB's (assuming you can actually find a Muchi Muchi Pork board considering it was a flop in Japan) are just so expensive. That said, I can get a new, sealed copy of the game (not sure if it's limited edition or the standard print) for ¥12,0000. Expensive, yes, but it's hard to find now, especially sealed.

Andrew76 wrote: »

Lol they are a bit racey I guess.

Have you got one too many zeros in that price? I take it you mean €120 and not €1200 for a sealed 360 version? They're both good games, PS is Ibara 2 so can't be bad.

That Crimzon Clover demo finally downloaded, took bloody forever, so going to test that out tonight. If I can get it to run at 640x480 then I might be tempted to get it, I was wondering where to buy it from then remembered your Tokyo Shmups interview. I have emailed him about other shipping options available as I spotted something else there I'm extremely interested in. :cool:

Ah crap, sorry Mr. 76, I didn't answer your question about the low resolution for Crimzon Clover. I'm pretty sure you'll be able to run it low resolution. I bought my copy from Jeff too, it was $30 sealed, brand new. Worth every penny I think.

The fact it was created by just one person is utterly unreal. Fantastic achievement I think. Same with the upcoming Snops Attack! that Mike Walz is currently working on by himself for XBLIG.

What else did you spot at Tokyo SHMUPS? Perked my curiosity now! I've some bits to come from him too when I place an order soon. Finally my Ibara: The Lunatic DVD set with the art book, also eXceed 3rd: Jade Penetrate (Black Package) and 'something else' which I'm actually uploading a video of to YouTube now.

As for Muchi Muchi Pork/Pink Sweets that really is the going rate, I've checked with about 4 different sources in Japan and it really is bloody hard to get hold of, especially new and sealed with the DLC. Holding off on that one though for a while as it would seriously damage my Batrider savings plan.

Andrew76 wrote: »

Ah no worries about Crimson Clover. What got my attention on that site was the Raiden superplay item: Raiden "The Aces High" 2 DVD + 2 CD + Book. I have a particular weakness for the first few Raiden games. Swiped the below info from a play-asia link, 1cc arcade runs would be awesome to watch (for me anyway :pac:):

I'll tell you the God's honest, hand on my heart truth here so strike me dead. I knew that was what you were after! The Raiden connosieur in you came racing up to the top and you had to get it eh? Nice purchase.

Be careful though, buying superplay packets, especially nice ones like Raiden, Ibara and Mushihimesama is dangerous. You buy one, then you want another, and another and another... then you'll end up buying a Laserdisc player and buying superplays for that. :rolleyes:

They command ridiculously high prices for what they are but they are really valuable learning tools for the game you want to get better at. If it helps you beat a game, clear a difficult platform game level or destroy your PB high score in your favourite SHMUP, then I think it's money well spent.