2d shooters - suggestions?

[purf]

Yep, I'm basically looking for a nice old-schoolish Shoot Em up, side or vertical scrolling, doesn't matter. There gotta be games like this out there. I tried Zeit² (see Steam store -> action) yesterday, and I might give the full version a try (interesting gameplay), but it doesn't quite fit the bill (no real upgrades, bland gfx). What I'm looking for is more like a contemporary version of R-Type 2 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2ms0lORGiU]... so, you Escapists, apart from pointing me to Kongregate, Armorgames and such.. any suggestions?

edit: oh, for PC. And keys > mouse!

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Ikaruga.

Gunstar Heroes. (now on Steam, PS3, 360, and Wii!)

Anything by Treasure or Cave.

 

[BENZOOKA]

I bet there are some niche fans here but I liked Beat Hazard. It's on Steam. It's fun, at least for a while, but it doesn't quite suit your description what your looking for.

How about Zeit^2 (link [http://store.steampowered.com/app/33390/]) ? It looks good. Ion Assault and Bullet Candy are some too, found by a quick Steam search for Shoot 'Em Up. Some of those do have quite eye-melting graphics it seems, as does Beat Hazard.

 

[DazZ.]

Duke Nukem 2.
It's the one I've played the most growing up, so it's my first choice.

It's not oldschoolish though.

 

[Etherian87]

um... get mame and just go mental with the roms you will find something to keep you happy, thats probably ur best bet... but if u want run & gun shmups then contra, gunstar heroes, metal slug games are awesome. But of course you said you want games more like r-type then i'd recommend any of the Darius games (especially g-darius) the giga wing games (but the will make ur eyes hurt) or for something more old school then defender

EDIT: was about to say Ikaruga as well but got ninja'd

 

[radioactive lemur]

Yes it's flash, but ALIEN HOMONID FTW!!

 

[RedMagic]

For side-scrolling shooters, I'd recommend Metal Slug and Contra. They are both fun to play solo or with two players.

For vertical shooters, I'd go for Raiden.

 

[GloatingSwine]

For PC?

Touhou.

Also, arcade sticks. Arcade sticks are what you need for these games.