Anyone know where theres a definitive list of PS4 shmups (including the JP stuff)? It is region free like the Bone?

Resogun is a Defender-type, in case you’re inoubafter scrolling shmups. 

There is also Geo Wars 3. 

I miss Cave.

Good news. I’m hoping it’ll get new shmups too. Perfect to play on the go.

Got to the level 5 boss with no life loss tonight (in amongst a lot of screw up attempts but there's an underlying improvement - I have lost the fear I had of this level). I feel a breakthrough coming. I need to keep at this.

Used a save state to practice the level 5 boss for a while too - it's a weird one - there seems to be different attacks prompted in different ways. Beat it a few times but the pattern was different each time. I don't think it's random - needs some study - there seems to be a relatively easy way to beat it.

Need to so do some complete runs though - don't want to go cold on levels 1-4. Level 4 can still be a bit of a bast at times.

I'm not even thinking of scoring with the levels 4 and 5 - I'm grabbing most of the gold I generate in the earlier levels but I doubt my skill level will ever get near the mad scores the top guys get. The amount of gold they generate using the reflect shield is insane - they overtake my best score somewhere in level 2...... They also counter stop the multiplier in level 5.

Their final red score digits (think it's the trillion count) are north of 250... I'll be lucky to break 50 with a survival 1CC.

Even if (EDIT: when!) I get a 1CC, Gigawing has 3 other ships to try and their firing patterns are quite different. Tried a few and they change how the game feels quite a bit.

Some more level 5 pain tonight. Getting better but progress is slow. It's such a demanding level. I'm finding as I get better at the earlier sections I get a bit ahead of my pattern and end up missing something and that's all it takes to have to waste a bomb.

So I have to sit back and try not to be too clever. I'm still kind of freestyling around a basic route toward the end of the level but it doesn't feel all that difficult now - the challenge is just stringing all the sections together.

Beat the level 5 boss again too so that has started to loose its mystique now.  Level 6 which is just a boss fight looks like it won't be too bad - have dipped my toe into that this evening too.

As a palate cleanser I tried the game from the start with a different character. The game mixes up the order of the first 3 levels depending on which character you select so the bosses have new tricks when you meet them on a later level than you are used to. Got to the level 3 boss first time and it was fun. My life losses were silly mistakes - just getting a bit tired I suppose. The fact that a well crafted shooter adds value like this is another reason I love this genre so much.

ooooohhh had a couple of slick level 5 runs tonight. Did the level and took out the boss using 1 life and 1 bomb. Was in control the whole time too.  Repeating it with consistency is the trick though

Using shmupMAME so I can record replays. Would be nice to do it on the Dreamcast version too - it has an exclusive extra ship that's unlocked when you 1CC the game.

EDIT: the unlockable ship is actually the TLB. Nice.

How many levels are there?

Hungover today after a bit of splurge yesterday.  So only played a short time today. Getting better at level 5 and its boss. I'm pretty confident of being able to no-miss up to level 6. Might have a go at that tomorrow.

It has got under my skin this one.

Made a no-miss 1 bomb up to the mid boss of level 5 this morning. Was comfortable. Then I messed up - silly mistakes - and game over at level 5 boss.  I have a no bomb route in level 5 that if I get wrong forces me to bomb in 1 place (I see other 1CC videos bombing in the same place so I shouldn't get too fussy about that).

I know I can no-miss 1 bomb up to level 6 now. Worst is 2 bombs used.

Will have a crack at it again later this evening. Fighting a head cold at the minute but playing this makes me forget that

Palate cleansing with a spot of Christmas Nights from time to time.

Get that 1cc then mate?

Recorded a 1 credit run up to level 6 tonight. Got there with no lives or bombs left - all life losses were just silly mistakes - even lost a life in level 2 but my joystick is getting a bit funny with diagonals so I'm choosing to blame that for that life loss. It was gutsy though - picked up the mercy 1UP that level 4 throws you if down to 1 life left. Even then you have to earn it by shooting a layout of gems leaving the centre one to last - it appears same time as a large particularly nasty bullet spitting enemy that you have to take out before the gems scroll off screen.

My level 5 was quite smooth right up to a section in the latter half where I just fell a fraction of a second behind my route resulting in a bullet storm. Still. Progress.

Will have to record the playback ghetto off the screen so will do that later.

Then I switched back to the Dreamcast version. It looks prettier and feels smoother and maybe a bit slower but that could be because I'm not playing right up at the screen as I am with MAME. The timings are a bit different so I will stick with MAME and go back to the DC after getting the 1CC.

Level 6 run tonight - a lot better. Couple of screw ups in level 4 though.   Was able to nab the 1up in level 4 which retrieved things a bit. 

So annoying to lose a life when you have bombs in stock.  :[

Level 5 was decent but I messed up a wee bit in one place and had to bomb to compensate. Better to bomb than lose a life though.

Really enjoyed that, can see where you've practised so much there, what look like very brave absolute stops just because you know to the pixel whee the enemy fire is, very nice. I'm also glad that my standard tactics (in any shooter, and not executed as well as you) of sweep and press are still valid