I'll acknowledge that Gradius and R-Type have slow movement (though they both have speedups) but I don't see what's awkward about the former, and Darius, barring a couple terrible SNES games, is not a console series, it's an arcade series. It's also perfectly possible to complete on a single credit.

But fair enough, if you're not a fan of the genre you're not a fan of the genre. But that doesn't mean GOG should skip releasing games for those of us who are.

GOG doesn't like arcade games in general so it's not surprising......

I like games that give you a chance, and Tyrian has a massive advantage in that department, I can think of only one game that is even close to as lenient, and that would be Raptor: Call of the Shadows.

To me, shmups are like pinball: if they're easy, they're boring. They're measures of skill, and the entire point is to practice and get better. They don't have stories, they don't have a ton of variety, so they're best when they're short and difficult, like most other games of skill tend to be. Tyrian and Raptor are two of the easiest shmups ever made, and because of that I find them intolerably boring. A hurdle is supposed to be something you leap, not something you step over.

Doesn't make it any more acceptable.

GOG is a storefront, they should be delivering a wide variety of things to serve as large a userbase as possible. Acting like PC genre elitists like this is extremely offensive and it hurts everyone in the end.

I happen to be in the camp that agrees with Ross Scott (Of Freeman's Mind Fame), and beg the question, 'What am I supposed to do, insert more coins into the computer?'

When was the last time you walked into a dollar store and purchased a Rolex?

Which is a unrelated example since GOG is a gaming store and declines good games. Arcade is a pretty old genre with an existing fanbase, even if niche today. And while Mushi isn't as old as other stuff here, 11 years should fit into Good "old" games.

I watched that vid just no. Not completely cause I seriously noticed that his and my view are really different.
Yes, a lot of people like these games because they require perfection. It needs some time, but just 1CC'ing them isn't as impossible as he says. A good amount of them have difficulty levels for newer players, though some are still much harder or easier than other due to game mechanics.
And I actually prefer Bullet Hells over the usual Shmup because surviving these screen filing Barrages one after another is just what makes this so fun. When I took up my first bullet hell, I didn't get past the first level without creditfeeding. But It was still somehow fun and I just tried till I managed to 1CC the hardest difficult. Sure it was one of the easier ones and the thing that kept me going innitially was the soundtrack, but it made me nonetheless a shmup/bullethell fan who likes their challenge. Even though I still suck horribly.

You aren't supposed to put more coins into the PC, thought that's how this genre was created on arcades. A lot of people play these to learn the bullet patternin in and out, learn how to survive them and then getting the most score out of them. Or just trying to survive all of this till the last boss.
If you don't like this, no problem. There are games like Tyrian that bring you it. But it seems that a good amount of the shmup community likes it with one hit=death.

OK, on that, I tend to want to agree with you however:

a) what good games are being declined;
b) what licencing agreements existing between those 'old' games?;
c) what have you done to get the game you wish adopted here DRM free?

There are conditions to get a game here, and aside from copyright laws, permissive use licences, ecliptic of the moon, etc, etc., if you can't get someone to play ball, you'll have to play with your own.

a) The very first post here includes a list of shmups publishers wanted DRM free on GOG. But it seems GOG didn't want them for being to niche. But I'm not working for any publishers or GOG, so I may just be spouting misinformation. But at least Degica wanted Mushihmesama which GOG didn't think of as profitable enough and want's to wait it out. And it wouldn't be hard to call Mushi one of, if not the best Shmup currently licensed in the west on PC. Developed by THE company for Bullet hells.

b)I'm just your average joe, no Idea. I only now Degica and others wanted them here but GOG declines.

c)Nothing but voting the wishlist. What could I?

Thanks for recommending this guy, his Testdrive 3 video is really funny. :^)

That's probably your best bet!

And Test Drive III is still quite awful but amazing!

Meanwhile, be sure to check and also [url=http://www.locomalito.com/gaurodan.php]this.
Or anything from that awesome guy really.

Locomalito is super talented. Maldita Castilla, in particular, was a fantastic take on a GnG-style game.