SotM May 2026 Voting
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marcio1986
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Shienryu has a Toaplan vibe to it... interesting.
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Always felt it was more like Raiden than anything else. It's my pick from the nominees. Great game I'd like to own one day (wish the music was better).
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Had to look up the systems list, if anyone else is interested:
Dragon Blaze: Arcade, PlayStation 2, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Stahlfeder: PlayStation
Final Soldier: PC Engine
Shienryu: Arcade, Sega Saturn,PlayStation
Fun fact: Shienryu seemed familiar to me somehow and I looked it up, we played both of the 2 leading shmups in 2023
2023 Scores
Jan - Gunbird 2
Feb - Dragon Blaze
Mar - Blast Wind
Apr - Shienryu
(props to @Neodogg for posting the list some time ago)
Dragon Blaze: Arcade, PlayStation 2, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Stahlfeder: PlayStation
Final Soldier: PC Engine
Shienryu: Arcade, Sega Saturn,
Fun fact: Shienryu seemed familiar to me somehow and I looked it up, we played both of the 2 leading shmups in 2023
2023 Scores
Jan - Gunbird 2
Feb - Dragon Blaze
Mar - Blast Wind
Apr - Shienryu
(props to @Neodogg for posting the list some time ago)
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Playstation version doesn't really count as it's a "Verizontal" mess of a version tho
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and it's native to STV so why even bother? (If you can)
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Great choices this month.
I voted for dragon blaze because it’s probably Psikyo’s most beautiful and difficult shmup. Last time we had it in the SOTM I took down top score, looking to improve on it this time. Still chasing that 1cc.
I also suspect some of you guys ended up getting the psikyo multi in the recent batch.
Though I wouldn’t be mad at Shienryu being the choice. It’s a fav of mine as well and has Raiden vibes all over it.
I voted for dragon blaze because it’s probably Psikyo’s most beautiful and difficult shmup. Last time we had it in the SOTM I took down top score, looking to improve on it this time. Still chasing that 1cc.
I also suspect some of you guys ended up getting the psikyo multi in the recent batch.
Though I wouldn’t be mad at Shienryu being the choice. It’s a fav of mine as well and has Raiden vibes all over it.
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whoa, didn't know this existed
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I’d love to get one but I think you have to be one some kind of French list…
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Yeah it’s made by a French developer that has his order list on one of the French arcade forums. There was a recent batch he did that got a few non-France buyers their multi’s.
It’s a great multi full of bangers. Installs on a Psikyo SH2 board (in my case a Strikers III).
These are the games it supports (selector icons made by me):
It’s a great multi full of bangers. Installs on a Psikyo SH2 board (in my case a Strikers III).
These are the games it supports (selector icons made by me):
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Are ya going to "flex" a score too this time?I missed the poll but showed up just to flex my avatar
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I haven't turned on the cabs for months, but i might...
Although i'm a miserable Shienryu player
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I haven't turned on the cabs for months, but i might...
Although i'm a miserable Shienryu player
Game gets stupid tough starting on stage 6. The one person I know who 1cc'd it had a rough time and put it up there with some of his most difficult runs. Great game and still easier than Ibara and Tatsujin 2 (probably)