Favourite shmups

[Geoff D]

Area 88
Radiant Silvergun
Psyvariar
Parodius
Gradius V

Are we talking on rails also? If so, then I'd swap Parodius with Sin & Punishment.

[Tetsuo]

Axelay
Robotron 2084
Parodius
Shikigami no Shiro II
Psyvariar 2

[S3M]

Radiant Silvergun
Border Down
R-TYPE 3
Thunder Force 4
Giga Wing 2

[jamesy]

Dodonpachi
DDP DOJ
Ikaruga
Layer Section
Psyvariar2

[Max P.]

No particular order:

Souky and Layer Section on Saturn.

R-Type and SideArms on PCE

Defender on Arcade (if it counts).

Vertical shooters:

http://ntsc-uk.domino.org/showthread.php?t=67517&highlight=r-type

Horizontal shooters:

http://ntsc-uk.domino.org/showthread.php?t=67554&highlight=r-type

[peeveen]

R-Type
Raiden DX
Einhander
R-Type Delta
Datastorm

That last one is a Defender-style game, so if that doesn't count, change it to Guwange.

[burntoutbanger]

Flying Shark, Arcade (The BEST shoot 'em up ever, FACT).
Gradius V, PS2
R-Type, Atari ST
Fantasy Zone II, MS
Ikagruga, GC

[BigDeadFreak]

Battle Garegga (greatest shmup sound track I've ever heard)
Raiden
Mars Matrix
The Game Paradise (never has a game made me laugh so much)
Radiant Silvergun (love the drama of the whole thing)

[dvdx2]

radiant silvergun
battle bakraid
gradius V
batrider
thunderforce IV/V
raiden dx
raystorm
gaiaseed
souky
blazing star

to name a few.......

[MonkeyJuggleDX]

Area 88 (SFC port)
Espgaluda
Mushihimesama
Gaiares
Darius Twin

[samanosuke]

In chronological order:

Galaga (Arcade)
R-Type (Arcade)
Parodius (PCE)
Dodonpachi (Arcade/Saturn)
Radiant Silvergun (Arcade/Saturn)

Special mentions: Eliminate Down (MD), Final Soldier (PCE), Ikaruga (DC)