Any SHMUP recommendations to play

[SpcDaicon]

ESP Ra. De.
DoDonPachi DaiOuJou

Both have good ports for the Switch

Also Radirgy for the Dreamcast with ports for Game Cube and PS2

 

[ImhotepTheSecond]

If you want something different, try Minishoot' Adventures.
Its like if a SHMUP was also a 2d Zelda game. I thought it was really fun

Seconding this + the Lethal Operation series is closest to a Shmup + RPG that isn't totally gimmicky. They're very obscure and JP only but recently got Steam releases. There's three games: Rugitta hen, Rei hen, and Lethal Arms of Justice. The last one has a weapon synthesis system that's purposely broken. Can be very fun

 

[Segadude113]

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it should have been big ive noticed theres barely any youtube comments. insaneeee.

Thunder Force V is great too!

 

[DjQuick2008]

This is lit first time playing very impressive.

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Another first timer as well amazing bearing in mind the only games i had on cartridge as a child or played somewhere else was super R type and super aleste/space megaforce.

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Anything by Toaplan, Psikyo, or Cave. Gunbird is good. Batsugan is good. Dodonpachi. I've been on a bit of a shmup binge myself.

Ye im aware of all them bad boys now classics.

 

[Blamhammer]

Cannot go wrong with Battle Garegga or the GG Aleste games on the Game Gear.
Both of these games got re-releases on the PS4, and were handled by M2.

 

[PencoSucio]

MUSHA on the Megadrive

 

[DjQuick2008]

MUSHA on the Megadrive

feel this one could have been better i dont know why.

 

[Carlnshake]

Zero Wing, baby! Good shooter, fun intro. They released a version of this on steam that emulates the arcade version (I think) and cleans up/retranslates the intro, but you can't beat the original All Your Base Are Belong to Us.

 

[DjQuick2008]

Zero Wing, baby! Good shooter, fun intro. They released a version of this on steam that emulates the arcade version (I think) and cleans up/retranslates the intro, but you can't beat the original All Your Base Are Belong to Us.
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was playing it earlier good game.

 

[Sonic Boomer]

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it should have been big ive noticed theres barely any youtube comments. insaneeee.

I don't get comments, retention, nothing, a few comments from loyal subscribers and that's it.
I don't know how my channel keeps getting subs and survives but I refuse to change the style of videos I make because otherwise I just won't be able to express myself the way I genuinely want to. I don't do this for money and refuse monetization too.

 

[DjQuick2008]

Got this to play for later on a rainy day.

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Psyvariar 2 is very good now ive had a go at it PS2 version though.

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Playing for first time its SNK so its gonna be good.

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A nice find on final burn neo called Gekirindan from taito.

 

[deceptionfalls]

MUSHA on the Megadrive

Speaking of MUSHA, Robo Aleste is also a nice pick, does everything the first game does but it one ups in the presentation department, the intro cutscene is fully voiced, fully voiced cutscenes in 1992, how crazy is that!?

 

[artificialrose]

Really recommend GG Aleste 3 which can be played both in the recent M2 collection for Switch/PS4 and the game gear rom itself can be emulated. It’s a fantastic sequel to the game gear Aleste spinoffs and it’s honestly an incredible example of modern games made on old hardware (was developed and released for the first time in 2020)

Soundtrack itself is phenomenal too.

 

[DjQuick2008]

This blew my mind in 1992 and still does now. Should have set the standard for how a game of this genre should look and handle.

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was hammering this just now underrated gem for the ps1

 

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[DjQuick2008]

that game is quite nice

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Just taken some notes of shoot em up games id like to play.
Cybattler
Thunder dragon 1 and 2
Battle Bakraid
Guwange
Andro Dunos

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[DjQuick2008]

Im always on the PC engine ones now ive found them after all these years.

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Finally got a steam account and this was recommended to me. Brilliant.

 

[KenShjIN]

Hybris on Amiga.Played it recently on Winuae.The Music is awesome !

 

[zonque]

Eschatos is a wonderful shooting game.
Its mechanics are very simple in a fun way, no bombs, no power ups, just a shield. Bullet barrages can be extremely fast and dense but its not too much to manage because of the shield mechanic. The music is FANTASTIC and its just fun to go fast (you get score bonuses for taking out enemies fast). I dont know what subgenre it fits into because it pulls a bit from everything. It feels classic, with a bit of bullet hell and a bit of Galaga. It's like the best game ever. It's so good.

 

[KaiserMk7]

Jigoku Kisetsukan is kinda like a cheap offbrand Touhou Project game, but more. It has the whole "unlock each playable character by meeting them in the story mode and complete the game as all of them to unlock the final story" system from Sonic Adventure. The first playable character replaces the rest of the playable characters as a boss in their respective stories. Each playable character has a different shot type with its own shift focus mode behavior, a different bomb type however negligible those differences may be, and a unique final boss designed around the PC's strengths and shortcomings. Each stage can be practiced as each character, and single stage high scores are recorded in addition to full playthrough high scores I believe. As is par for the course, a full playthrough attempt on easy mode will still steamroll casuals in the end. The game is free on Steam and Itch I think.

 

[DorfleFlorp]

Legendary wings was cool for NES. Also check out the turbografx 16 roms in the repo there were a lot of great smup games for that console.

 

[DjQuick2008]

Been playing some of the PC Engine CD rom ones on my handheld today pretty good.

 

[Leon]

Many of these are arcade games, some have pc versions, some are console exclusive without even a arcade port.

Esp ra de
Espgaluda 1 and 2
Guarange
ikaruga
genkirindan
Guardian Force
The entire Raiden Series
Elemental Master
Dangerous seed (genesis version)
Eschatos
Armored Police Batrider
Viper Phase 1
Radiant Silvergun
Dodonpatchi series
Pink sweets (this one is wierd but fun)

 

[DjQuick2008]

Racked up 500 hits on this its mental