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Any older (PS2 or before) shmups with RPG mechanics?
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Tabletop, DnD, board games, and minecraft. Also Animal Crossing.
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In UN Squadron for the SNES you can buy different planes and weapons if that counts.
Falcom made a whole-ass shmup RPG called Star Trader in 1989, and I just found out there's an English version on the Switch shop.
Xenon 2 for the Amiga has a shop mechanic, Tyrian 2000 (originally a DOS game but now freeware and has an open source port) has one too.
UN Squadron is also a manga adaptation of Area 88 lol
Ayyy came in here to mention UN Squadron. Another Capcom shmup Forgotten Words has shops were you can buy blasters and options and such.
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