I'm one of those, who got through fanstuff into Touhou. That's mainly because shmups aren't exactly my favorite genre. Still, the games are more fun than I expected. Doesn't change the fact that I suck on them, which is why the Phantasmagoria games are the only ones I have beaten (and even that only on easy). Other than that, I also beat the story mode of Scarlet Weather Rhapsody with Reisen (again, only on easy).