I thought I saw a Soukyugurentai case in there. Glad you covered Tate mode. Now how about more info about that couch. I think there was supposed to be some dust under it, or something.
Again, please PLEASE make a longer version of the ending theme and slap it on the front of your videos with cuts from the show. That tune is too good for it to only be 5 seconds long.
I didn’t get into shmups until my 30’s. I’m god awful at them but they have two things that keep me coming back: bangin music and that “just one more try” feeling that a ton of genres don’t have
I feel like First-Person shooters killed off a lot of people's public perception of shmups as "shooters", combined with bullet hells redefining shmup gameplay the same way metroidvanias redefined castlevania, so traditional 2d horizontal and vertical shmups sorta became a dying genre as a result of both of those things.
If the dictionary had to define Retro Gaming Comedian Retro Bird's picture will be right beside it LMAO😂😂😂. I lost it when he tried to dodge the rice😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I'm constantly trying to play and beat any shmup I can get my hands on. One of my absolute favorites of all time that I feel is incredibly underrated is Power Strike II on Master System.
@@RetroBirdGaming Honestly, your content is great. I like when you slowly pop into frame with a hand-written note taped to your forehead. Keep it coming.
Shoot 'em ups are the jazz of video games, some of it is very approachable and some of it is downright abstruse. Then you also have the Euro shooters which are the smooth jazz of shmups.
I love them. I played them back in the day and still do. Some of my favourites are Layer Section, Radiant Silvergun, Keio Flying Squadron, Dodonpachi Resurrection and the most recent Raiden.
BEST VIDEO EVER! It even had Batsugun and Dodonpachi (my two favorite Shmups). I love Shmups, the focus required gives me a break from reality and puts me intoba trance. You did this subject justice! You da man Bird!
Funny thing about watching your videos is I setup a playlist of like 4 or 5 videos to watch and almost always about halfway through the list I get in the mood to play games, shut off your videos and play retro games, then I have to remember which videos of yours I've finished lol RUclips does keep track of what you've watched but it doesn't work very well in my opinion. Its a testament to your style that it gets me in the mood to actually play retro games, keep up the good work!
Life force was a must have for the original Nintendo NES. I loved the art work on the cartridge as well. The beautiful sprites and colors are associated with the classic shoot em ups. Today I’m fortunate enough to own a Neo Geo Aes along with a multi cart and if you want to see the arcade shoot em ups come to life on the screen, then that console takes the cake.
My first shmup was Terra Cresta. 1985, at a YMCA in Garden City KS. We would go for swimming lessons and my mom would give me a couple of bucks to spend in their arcade while my sister finished her classes. I couldn't get enough of it, and when I found out that there were more games like it, I was hooked.
R-Type, Gradius, and Raiden were the primary shoot-em ups that I played back in the day. Those three made me really get into the genre. I also feel very fortunate that the Switch has a ton of shoot-em ups available. I just recently got in Danmaku Unlimited 3, and the game is just gorgeous.
Awesome vid man, shmups have aleays been one of my favorite genres. I played them a ton in the arcade and at home. I'm a Toaplan, Thunder Force, and R-Type fan, but have classics like Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga in my collection as well. Lately though, I've been trying to pick up the shmups I missed on the Genesis, Saturn, and 360. Right now it seems like the shmup may be making a comeback w/all the new stuff available like the new Raiden games, R-Type Final II, Battle Garegga Rev 2016, Cave bullet hell games, Psikyo Collections, plus all of the classic Neo Geo shmups available digitally. A lot of it isn't original hardware for the classics, but it's a cost effective way to enjoy some classics.
Very bigger shooter fan here. So so many great ones during the retro eras. The PC Engine hosts over 100 shooters, many of which are fantastic games. Great video! Always done for more shmup content if you're feeling cheeky.
I REALLY need to catch up on your videos. I would comment that your videos are awesome, you're hilarious, and you hit on everything a retro gamer goes through or feels. But, I'm going to comment on your damn shmup skills!! Holy smokes am I jealous.
Some of my favorite shoot em ups are rtype, ikaruga, sol feace, axelay and my most favorite of all time einhander. I love the fact of the replay value they offer even if you finish them. Sol feace, eihander, and axelay are also great examples on how great the sound tracks are. There is just something addicting about shoot em ups especially bullet hell. I have a couple of them on the switch and love playing them on the go.
I like how you incorporated the dust under your couch! I wasn't a big fan of this genre as a kid but the Turbo 16 Mini completely changed my mind and I really enjoy mixing them in with whatever else I'm playing. Blazing Lasers, Lords of Thunder, Boogie Wings and Blazing Star are a few of my favorites and I enjoy playing so many others and actively seek them out.
I get the feeling the dust has taken over your home and the poll and this video are a warning but you can't say anything otherwise they will hurt you! Retrobird, if you are in danger wear a green t-shirt in your next video! If so we can call the dust terminators!
I started off with R-Type for Sega Master System and Steel Empire for the Genesis, they made me very curious in the genre. I then I picked up Thunder Force 4 and absolutely fell in love with it. I practiced until I finally beat it a few months ago! I'm still very new to the genre, but there is nothing else gameplay-wise quite like a shooter and definitely took me through a wild ride. I'll be looking forward to exploring what this style of game has to offer!
Gradius 3 on SNES was the first game I owned. I made it far as a kid, but didn't beat it until years later as an adult when I started playing it again.
Shooters were what pulled me into the retro gaming black hole. Specifically, realizing how much latency plays a part in many current ports, especially on Switch. Now I have a Saturn/Super Famicom/Mega Drive shooter collection that's worth more than any other asset I own, I don't know if that's bad or good. But hey, I can play Sengoku Blade with low latency & Super Aleste, so whatever. Buying a rotatable monitor with .5 frame input delay was a very worthwhile investment, tate mode really is where it's at. And I think you chose the exact right game for beginners, it's perfect in that regard. I particularly loved the port of Thunder Force AC in the Sega AGES lineup.
I look forward to your videos every week for - among other reasons - your great perspective on retro games, and boy did this one deliver. I've always found the shoot em ups to be graphically appealing but so damn difficult (my reflexes must just be poor... I'm the guy that struggles with Super Metroid wall jumping). :D That having been said, I'm glad you recommended Thunderforce III as a good starting point. EDF for SNES seems like the only SEU that I can get anywhere with, but I recently got a Genesis mini, and haven't had a chance to give it a lot of love yet. I did NOT know that computer monitors have smaller lag than large screen TVs... that's really good to know actually. Thanks and take care!!
YES, THE SHMUP VIDEO IS HERE! while I am not the best, it is in my top 3 genres for games and I play a bunch of them, Cho ren sha 68k is definitely one of my favorites, from the soundtrack to the bullet paths, it is a great and fast way to have a good time if you want your butt obliterated by stage 6!
Simple solution for vertical shooters: get a rotating VESA mount. I got a monitor with a rotating stand (a lovely 24" 16×10 Dell UltraSharp) mainly for MAME, although that's also handy to read ebooks.
I mainly like shoot em up for the artstyle 1. US AAF Mustang - smooth parallax effect combine with majestic-looking cloud arts 2. Progear - I like it for steampunkish aesthetics and how the stages looks alive 3. In The Hunt - really nice underwater environment.
I got into Ikaruga after reading about it on "The Best Page in the Universe" was a lot of fun and I got really into it - i didn't play on the hardest difficulty, but it got me to look at these games in a new way rather than just getting my butt kicked immediately
I don't play shmups any more. My exposure to them was through 80s arcade games. Two that stand out in my memory are 1942 and Flying Shark/Sky Shark. I still have a soft spot for Flying Shark! I think it's one of Toaplan's early games, and it has all the good elements for a shmup
You should check out a game called "The Game Paradise" which is in the same genre of 'Cute'em Ups'. The game was digitally re-released on PS4/Switch a few years ago.
Never really played them on my NES as a kid. Then an un uncle randomly got me a TurboGrafx-16 with Blazing Lazers, and later on R-Type, and it was off to the races for me.
Been slowly playing through all the shoot em ups on the TG mini since it came out(well that and some of the other good games on it), beat a good amount but dang it has a lot. Great mini for those for sure.
I never got very into shmups myself, but man do I love the The Guardian Legend on NES. I'd recommend that one as a good beginner game too because its gimmick is Legend of Zeldaish overworld stages where you can level up and get items that make you overpowered for the shoot em up stages if you like. Also the music slaps! Digging your videos my man, very high production values. I actually thought you were filming an LCD with a nice scanline effect filter in the first video of yours I watched. Surprised you don't have more subscribers, but I bet your channel will grow quickly!
As an aspiring future dev nearing graduation, one of my dream games to make is a shmup. I just hope I can do my imagination justice. Development ain't for the faint of heart, man... 😩
Great video! I have really been getting into Shmups this last year and a half. I managed to collect all the region free Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 Shmups last year and have been working on PC Engine and Saturn now. Most recently, I got Image Fight and X-Multiply for Saturn. X-Multiply is really cool. I have been grabbing the heavy hitters but they wreck the wallet for sure. I had gotten my Turbo Duo modded for RGB, Region Free, and a full cap job and imported an arcade card and Sapphire. What an incredible game for the hardware it is on.
@@RetroBirdGaming Yeah, I sacrifice size and quantity of a collection for quality and a smaller amount of titles. So I take the money I would spend on several games I won’t probably play much and save it for major titles I know I would like and play.
I didnt really play smups back in the day, but ive fot to say... I think its my favorite genre now. Ive been playing Rtype a lot lately, ive gotten to the second stage so far.
I love shoot’em’ups! I play on a flat screen 37” Sony. It’s on a wall bracket that can turn 360* so I play my Saturn shmups in TATE mode and get my scanline fix through my OSSC. It’s so much fun and the picture quality is just wonderful. Highly recommended. 👍👍
I LOVE shmups!! They just are a pure adrenaline rush to me! Sure, many of them are tough as nails, but they can be very rewarding as your skills improve. I feel like many shmups have unique mechanics that you have to learn before you can really get better at the game. I still enjoy them to this day. The Gradius series, Parodius series, TwinBee series, R-Type series, DonPachi, Cho-Aniki, Axe Lay, Thunder Force, Einhander, the list goes on! Gradius III (SNES) is still one of my personal favorites. It had limited continues so it really pushed you to learn each level and hone your skills! It was also fun that you could customize your weapon loadout. It was quite rewarding to finally beat it as well! 😄
Well as a kid I wasn't very good at them but as an adult I revisted them and really enjoyed them. The turbografx 16 mini really got me into them since they have a great selection . Blazing Lasers, R-Type, Gradius 1 and 2, Dragon Spirits, Sapphire and the list goes on. Really unfortunate that I didn't give them much of a chance back in the day. I really like Gun Nac on the NES. If you haven't played it give it a try. I am sure you will enjoy it.
Amazing genre. 6th gen Treasure - Ikaruga and Gradius V - got me into it. Then Cave on 360 ignited a fire which saw me progress onto Saturn, PC Engine and Megadrive. I now own 100 on multiple platforms. Great for adult life - not many games you can really feel achievement in a spare 20 minutes.
I LOVE shooters!! I’m not the greatest at them, but I love them! They have some of the best music, graphics, art style, and parallax scrolling; than many other games. I know I’d get better at them if I had more time to play them. But that’s a bit difficult with two very small kids....
The great soundtrack, the fast paced action and the challenge definitely make shmups special for me. The Touhou shmups are my favorite for the soundtrack and visuals.
The SNES Gradius III is still my favorite shoot 'em up after all these years. Thanks to BitHead1000 I got introduced to Soldier Blade on the TG16, and that is one heck of vertical shoot 'em up.
While they are not my go to genre I still can get obsessed with Shmups every once in a while, both Crimzon Clover World Ignition and Wolflame got me hooked for a long while.
My favorite genre next to castlevania and jrpg’s. I was a snes kid and got hooked with axelay, rtype and super Aleste. Since then i’ve played many more on the other - more suitable - consoles. I love it we are having some kind of revival with many shmups getting released on switch and ps4. M2 anyone? ;) . At the moment zanac X zanac is kicking my butt 😊
Great vid as allways! I wonder if games with less linear movement (e.g., asteroids, desert strike etc) can be classified as shmups or if they have their own genre.
Today I finished gradius for the NES, level 3 is the most difficult, after that it becomes a game for children. Now, if we talk about shoot em ups, the parents of the genre were defender, galaga, zaxxon, xeivious and space invaders, then came the resounding success of gradius, And from then on the formula continues to be refined until it reaches r-type, thunder force, Star soldier and well, I think that in the 90s shoot em ups reach their limit Ikaruga and chaos field are the last great exponents of the genre, so we could say that shoot em ups die at the beginning of the century.
@@Blueflag04 Try to go for the heads above, always around at least up to the middle of the level, because if you go through the middle you will have heads shooting up and down, it is impossible to get out of there. Another thing is that after overcoming the heads phase there will be a boss pre-phase where there will be the typical spheres that launch mini spheres as shields, it is necessary to have the laser there. And outside of that the boss is the same ship with the blue-red nucleus and it is very easy to defeat it if you know where the bullets are going.
I love shooters. I'm no expert at playing them, but I have pulled many 1cc finishes in my time. Nothing quite screams "arcade" like shooters and beat 'em ups. When I was younger, I favored the vertical scrollers, but as an adult, I definitely play more horizontal games. Gradius II, Gate of Thunder, Cotton 2, DeathSmiles... though I do have more than enough vertical games still. I usually have friends that aren't into shooters try Galactic Attack, Blazing Lazers, Gate of Thunder, or Final Soldier as a primer. Those are all pretty accessible, and make people feel like "I'm not bad at this!" Plus, anyone who likes Galactic Attack will love Soukyugurentai!
The most difficult shoot em up is Space Invaders, because it is simply impossible to win (far as I know). Also, it is one of the most important video games of all time, not just because it launched an entire genre (yeah, I know about Space War, but the average American kid didn't exactly have access to the college mainframe), but because Miyamoto recalls that he didn't care about video games at all until he saw Space Invaders in a restaurant. Also, any American using the word "shmup" should be at least arrested if not deported. As for console games, I can only really speak about 1942, Section Z, Xevious, Gradius, Stinger, Life Force, Abadox, Super R Type, and Gradius III. They all kicked my butt, and I loved them all.
As a Nintendo kid ( I begged for a genesis, but ya know, you can only have one as kid usually) I only recently have been getting into the Genesis library. Played through Musha, and really really enjoyed it. I even had some hair left at the end, despite pulling so much of it out trying to finish the last level. One day I would love to beat U.N. Squadron on SNES. Holy crap that came is HARD.
That's a tough one. My instinct says "no". Being able to aim different directions is what makes it seem out of place to me. I can see the argument being made for it though.
Shoot em ups were never my jam although I've always enjoyed what I've played. I really enjoyed this video. I've found it informative and funny. SHMUPS were always soooo difficult but def hella fun.
Only played Blazing Lasers for TurboGrafx on Wii U Virtual Console as I was curious about Shoot Em Ups and TurboGrafx games and yeah I was impressed even besides the difficulty. The power ups in that game really made me question which I wanted to use to take out enemies in the 7 stages I've gotten through (many save states have been used because I'm always questioning if I can get through the stages or not, not thought much of Turbo Buttons though but I appreciate the idea (could be a good video idea I think Turbo Buttons on controllers). The genre has a lot of interesting elements that have surprised me just like others with vehicle core elements and arcade challenge. Much better experience with it then garbage 'however many games in 1' experience I've had in the past with them. Have yet to explore more but I enjoy the Vertical ones so far, not tried any Horizontal as I always wonder about the difference in perspective and TV viewing angle. Not played any Touhou games either or Bullet Hell Shoot Em Ups but had Bullet Hell experiences in 3D games before for Boss battles. And I assume Cute Em Ups are just a visual difference not anything gameplay related right? I've always enjoyed ship sections in games so the Ratchet 2 ship levels and Star Fox Zero/Command have been fun to play through but the 2D Shoot Em Ups have impressed me just like Lightgun/On Rail Games have with Rez Infinite and to a more weirder extent Galgun (yes Inti Creates has made better but it's my introduction to them at least). XD
Who doesn't love a good run & gun, blast every thing in sight, shoot-em up? They can be great fun and instant gratification, you don't have clear your calendar to play them, you can drop in, do a level or two or do the whole thing, if you have a free afternoon (wife & kids away for the day) :-))
After learning so much more about gaming, I think your usual "Shooters" do seem to have rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. I like me my good Shooters myself, but for many, you're right, "1st Person Shooter" is like a dirty word. Then because of that, a lot of other shooter-type games and genres kind of got overlooked and/or went down in some people's minds. I mean, shooting things in a game seems so simple, and it really is, but there are so many kinds. From your usual "Shooter" games in 1st or 3rd person, to Shoot Em Ups/Shmups, to Rail Shooters, to Gallery Shooters, to Run & Gun...there's so many ways to shoot things in game form!
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Games that appear in this video: Thunder Force III, R-Type, Radiant Silvergun, Batsugun, Battle Garegga, Dodonpachi
I thought I saw a Soukyugurentai case in there. Glad you covered Tate mode. Now how about more info about that couch. I think there was supposed to be some dust under it, or something.
It's too bad R-type couldn't just use the R-word like they originally intended...the woke mob and cancel culture was running amuck back then.
Light Force, R-Type, Space Harier,
Again, please PLEASE make a longer version of the ending theme and slap it on the front of your videos with cuts from the show. That tune is too good for it to only be 5 seconds long.
You should check out R-Type Final 2! I know it’s not retro, but it’s not a bad little game.
I didn’t get into shmups until my 30’s. I’m god awful at them but they have two things that keep me coming back: bangin music and that “just one more try” feeling that a ton of genres don’t have
Same here, I'll often play these games just to listen to the music :). I recently discovered Bio Hazard Battle on the Megadrive. Such a great game!
“Hey there’s a bunch of dust underneath my couch.” Bravo, you clever bastard.
What a minute! This ain’t dust!!! 🤣🤣🤣
I did say that one topic may be talked about more than the other one :)
I feel like First-Person shooters killed off a lot of people's public perception of shmups as "shooters", combined with bullet hells redefining shmup gameplay the same way metroidvanias redefined castlevania, so traditional 2d horizontal and vertical shmups sorta became a dying genre as a result of both of those things.
Whenever I hear about Shmups or Bullet Hell Shooters, I know it'll have amazing graphics and fast-paced gameplay!
Yeah, I tend to like the way they look.
If the dictionary had to define Retro Gaming Comedian Retro Bird's picture will be right beside it LMAO😂😂😂. I lost it when he tried to dodge the rice😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thank you my friend :)
The Atomic Robo Kid will probably forever be my favorite shmup ever. It teased a sequel it's ending that unfortunately never happened.
I'm constantly trying to play and beat any shmup I can get my hands on. One of my absolute favorites of all time that I feel is incredibly underrated is Power Strike II on Master System.
Nice!
If you've ever checked the price you'll know it's not so underrated these days.
I *always* hold the controller as close to my face as possible w/ a cheesy grin while playing shmups. Great reenactment!!
Hahah just trying to be accurate.
@@RetroBirdGaming Honestly, your content is great. I like when you slowly pop into frame with a hand-written note taped to your forehead. Keep it coming.
I think this is the most under rated channel I have seen. 16k subs is crazy. the facial expressions are great and very unique.
Thank you! Glad you like it :)
This video was actually one of your funniest. The Shmups to Ups joke was great and sounds exactly like Scott the Woz!
Glad to hear you got some laughs out of it :)
Shoot 'em ups are the jazz of video games, some of it is very approachable and some of it is downright abstruse. Then you also have the Euro shooters which are the smooth jazz of shmups.
I appreciate the metaphor.
My favorites are Konami’s. Best shoot ‘em up tunes, challenging but not impossible, and the great cute ‘em up Parodius & Twinbee series!
I love them. I played them back in the day and still do. Some of my favourites are Layer Section, Radiant Silvergun, Keio Flying Squadron, Dodonpachi Resurrection and the most recent Raiden.
BEST VIDEO EVER! It even had Batsugun and Dodonpachi (my two favorite Shmups). I love Shmups, the focus required gives me a break from reality and puts me intoba trance. You did this subject justice! You da man Bird!
As a casual schmup fan, I thought it was excellent as well!!
Thanks! I wanted to do this subject justice. There's always more I could say, but perhaps in future videos :)
Shoot ‘Em Ups are pretty much the only genre I play! If a console has great Shmup’s, then I instantly love said system!
I had to comment that because that's exactly my thought. Whether I like a system depends on its Shoot em ups.
Nice!
Funny thing about watching your videos is I setup a playlist of like 4 or 5 videos to watch and almost always about halfway through the list I get in the mood to play games, shut off your videos and play retro games, then I have to remember which videos of yours I've finished lol RUclips does keep track of what you've watched but it doesn't work very well in my opinion. Its a testament to your style that it gets me in the mood to actually play retro games, keep up the good work!
Life force was a must have for the original Nintendo NES. I loved the art work on the cartridge as well. The beautiful sprites and colors are associated with the classic shoot em ups. Today I’m fortunate enough to own a Neo Geo Aes along with a multi cart and if you want to see the arcade shoot em ups come to life on the screen, then that console takes the cake.
The stress relief and sense of accomplishment once you beat and/or master them!
My first shmup was Terra Cresta. 1985, at a YMCA in Garden City KS. We would go for swimming lessons and my mom would give me a couple of bucks to spend in their arcade while my sister finished her classes. I couldn't get enough of it, and when I found out that there were more games like it, I was hooked.
Love the story! Thanks for sharing :)
Why didn’t I find this channel sooner? Great videos
Shmups are my favorite genre right now in gaming and have been collecting both new and old games in it.
Great video! I always played The Raiden Project on PS1 back in the day. Still go back to it from time to time
R-Type, Gradius, and Raiden were the primary shoot-em ups that I played back in the day. Those three made me really get into the genre. I also feel very fortunate that the Switch has a ton of shoot-em ups available. I just recently got in Danmaku Unlimited 3, and the game is just gorgeous.
Yeah, the Switch has luckily got a healthy amount of shoot 'em ups.
Awesome vid man, shmups have aleays been one of my favorite genres. I played them a ton in the arcade and at home. I'm a Toaplan, Thunder Force, and R-Type fan, but have classics like Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga in my collection as well. Lately though, I've been trying to pick up the shmups I missed on the Genesis, Saturn, and 360. Right now it seems like the shmup may be making a comeback w/all the new stuff available like the new Raiden games, R-Type Final II, Battle Garegga Rev 2016, Cave bullet hell games, Psikyo Collections, plus all of the classic Neo Geo shmups available digitally. A lot of it isn't original hardware for the classics, but it's a cost effective way to enjoy some classics.
Very bigger shooter fan here. So so many great ones during the retro eras. The PC Engine hosts over 100 shooters, many of which are fantastic games. Great video! Always done for more shmup content if you're feeling cheeky.
I feel I'll have to cover some shoot 'em ups again at some point.
Your channel has become another nice comfy nostalgia spot! I've binged most of your videos. Hope your channel blows up soon!
Thank you!
I REALLY need to catch up on your videos. I would comment that your videos are awesome, you're hilarious, and you hit on everything a retro gamer goes through or feels. But, I'm going to comment on your damn shmup skills!! Holy smokes am I jealous.
Haha thank you. I'm nothing compared to some people though. Glad to see you around the comments and I appreciate you watching as always.
Some of my favorite shoot em ups are rtype, ikaruga, sol feace, axelay and my most favorite of all time einhander. I love the fact of the replay value they offer even if you finish them. Sol feace, eihander, and axelay are also great examples on how great the sound tracks are. There is just something addicting about shoot em ups especially bullet hell. I have a couple of them on the switch and love playing them on the go.
I like how you incorporated the dust under your couch! I wasn't a big fan of this genre as a kid but the Turbo 16 Mini completely changed my mind and I really enjoy mixing them in with whatever else I'm playing. Blazing Lasers, Lords of Thunder, Boogie Wings and Blazing Star are a few of my favorites and I enjoy playing so many others and actively seek them out.
The Turbo is a great way to introduce somebody to the genre. Lots of very accessible shoot 'em ups.
One of my first was Gradius 3. I still love that one. Remember that Squaresoft one? Einhander or something like that? It was good too.
How ironic, just picked up a cool shoot 'em up for Sega Saturn today, Darius Gaiden. Multiple branching paths, awesome! 🎮👍
That's a good one!
I get the feeling the dust has taken over your home and the poll and this video are a warning but you can't say anything otherwise they will hurt you! Retrobird, if you are in danger wear a green t-shirt in your next video! If so we can call the dust terminators!
I started off with R-Type for Sega Master System and Steel Empire for the Genesis, they made me very curious in the genre. I then I picked up Thunder Force 4 and absolutely fell in love with it. I practiced until I finally beat it a few months ago! I'm still very new to the genre, but there is nothing else gameplay-wise quite like a shooter and definitely took me through a wild ride. I'll be looking forward to exploring what this style of game has to offer!
Thunder Force IV is incredible.
Gradius 3 on SNES was the first game I owned. I made it far as a kid, but didn't beat it until years later as an adult when I started playing it again.
One of the best Shoot em' Ups I've ever played is the Skyforce Academy series. These games are absolute perfection.
Shooters were what pulled me into the retro gaming black hole. Specifically, realizing how much latency plays a part in many current ports, especially on Switch. Now I have a Saturn/Super Famicom/Mega Drive shooter collection that's worth more than any other asset I own, I don't know if that's bad or good. But hey, I can play Sengoku Blade with low latency & Super Aleste, so whatever. Buying a rotatable monitor with .5 frame input delay was a very worthwhile investment, tate mode really is where it's at. And I think you chose the exact right game for beginners, it's perfect in that regard. I particularly loved the port of Thunder Force AC in the Sega AGES lineup.
now only if we could have a shmup genre revival nowadays thatd be awesome
Imagine something like Space Harrier with today's tech.
Star Wars would be a great SHMUP.
There's some here and there, but yeah.. it's not what it used to be.
The Touhou series got it's 18th installment recently and it's on steam as well. But I agree that we should get more shmups in general.
If you have a Switch, try Dimension Drive and Super Hydorah.
I love your takes on shooters! I’d love for you to make more shooter content!
I look forward to your videos every week for - among other reasons - your great perspective on retro games, and boy did this one deliver. I've always found the shoot em ups to be graphically appealing but so damn difficult (my reflexes must just be poor... I'm the guy that struggles with Super Metroid wall jumping). :D
That having been said, I'm glad you recommended Thunderforce III as a good starting point. EDF for SNES seems like the only SEU that I can get anywhere with, but I recently got a Genesis mini, and haven't had a chance to give it a lot of love yet.
I did NOT know that computer monitors have smaller lag than large screen TVs... that's really good to know actually. Thanks and take care!!
Thank you so much! Yeah, I forgot that Thunder Force III is on the Genesis mini :)
YES, THE SHMUP VIDEO IS HERE!
while I am not the best, it is in my top 3 genres for games and I play a bunch of them, Cho ren sha 68k is definitely one of my favorites, from the soundtrack to the bullet paths, it is a great and fast way to have a good time if you want your butt obliterated by stage 6!
Shmups are just cool, there’s no hiding how difficult they are, and if you can do it you’re automatically awesome!
Only shoot-em-up I ever owned and beat was Aerial Assault for Game Gear. I never hear anyone talk about that one.
Yeah, that one's pretty obscure.
7:43 Lmao that’s my old setup! Didn’t expect to see my photo here. Sadly had to give up the 2nd CRT due to space but permanent TATE was a luxury.
What's that Sega console next to the Wii?
Simple solution for vertical shooters: get a rotating VESA mount. I got a monitor with a rotating stand (a lovely 24" 16×10 Dell UltraSharp) mainly for MAME, although that's also handy to read ebooks.
Yes, I've looked into those rotating mounts before. Great option!
I mainly like shoot em up for the artstyle
1. US AAF Mustang - smooth parallax effect combine with majestic-looking cloud arts
2. Progear - I like it for steampunkish aesthetics and how the stages looks alive
3. In The Hunt - really nice underwater environment.
I got into Ikaruga after reading about it on "The Best Page in the Universe" was a lot of fun and I got really into it - i didn't play on the hardest difficulty, but it got me to look at these games in a new way rather than just getting my butt kicked immediately
RiP maddox
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You spotted it!
I don't play shmups any more. My exposure to them was through 80s arcade games. Two that stand out in my memory are 1942 and Flying Shark/Sky Shark. I still have a soft spot for Flying Shark! I think it's one of Toaplan's early games, and it has all the good elements for a shmup
7:30 wow this should be its own video!! loved this one
Glad you liked it :)
shoot em ups are my favorite kinda games! :D
I love the Parodius games. Especially the one in which you are shout at in japanese all the time.
You should check out a game called "The Game Paradise" which is in the same genre of 'Cute'em Ups'. The game was digitally re-released on PS4/Switch a few years ago.
UN Squadron on SNES is a really fun schmup- one of my favorites. I also really like Darius Gaiden for how weird it is
Never really played them on my NES as a kid. Then an un uncle randomly got me a TurboGrafx-16 with Blazing Lazers, and later on R-Type, and it was off to the races for me.
Been slowly playing through all the shoot em ups on the TG mini since it came out(well that and some of the other good games on it), beat a good amount but dang it has a lot. Great mini for those for sure.
I never got very into shmups myself, but man do I love the The Guardian Legend on NES. I'd recommend that one as a good beginner game too because its gimmick is Legend of Zeldaish overworld stages where you can level up and get items that make you overpowered for the shoot em up stages if you like.
Also the music slaps!
Digging your videos my man, very high production values. I actually thought you were filming an LCD with a nice scanline effect filter in the first video of yours I watched. Surprised you don't have more subscribers, but I bet your channel will grow quickly!
Thanks! I appreciate it :)
When I was Young I call Shotter Ups
( Space Ship Games) :D
I'd love to see a retro bird/gamesack crossover.
TATE MODE!!!!!!!!
As an aspiring future dev nearing graduation, one of my dream games to make is a shmup. I just hope I can do my imagination justice. Development ain't for the faint of heart, man... 😩
Good luck to you. Yes, game development is a ton of work.
Good luck to you! I agree it's hard work, but hopefully also a lot of fun :)
This was the best video you've done so far IMO. I'm a sucker for a good shmup. After watching this I'm going to throw Super R Type in the old Snes.
Glad you liked it! Thank you :)
Great video! I have really been getting into Shmups this last year and a half. I managed to collect all the region free Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 Shmups last year and have been working on PC Engine and Saturn now. Most recently, I got Image Fight and X-Multiply for Saturn. X-Multiply is really cool. I have been grabbing the heavy hitters but they wreck the wallet for sure. I had gotten my Turbo Duo modded for RGB, Region Free, and a full cap job and imported an arcade card and Sapphire. What an incredible game for the hardware it is on.
Yeah, they can be pretty tough to collect for sure. Sounds like you've got quite a few of them though.
@@RetroBirdGaming Yeah, I sacrifice size and quantity of a collection for quality and a smaller amount of titles. So I take the money I would spend on several games I won’t probably play much and save it for major titles I know I would like and play.
I didnt really play smups back in the day, but ive fot to say... I think its my favorite genre now.
Ive been playing Rtype a lot lately, ive gotten to the second stage so far.
Nice! I love the original R-Type
I love shoot’em’ups! I play on a flat screen 37” Sony. It’s on a wall bracket that can turn 360* so I play my Saturn shmups in TATE mode and get my scanline fix through my OSSC. It’s so much fun and the picture quality is just wonderful. Highly recommended. 👍👍
Most people only know Zero Wing for the “All Your Base Are Belong to Us.” But it’s a super fun game as well!
Yeah, I feel like that typo is way more well-known than the game itself.
What makes shooters special? Everything!
I LOVE shmups!! They just are a pure adrenaline rush to me! Sure, many of them are tough as nails, but they can be very rewarding as your skills improve. I feel like many shmups have unique mechanics that you have to learn before you can really get better at the game.
I still enjoy them to this day. The Gradius series, Parodius series, TwinBee series, R-Type series, DonPachi, Cho-Aniki, Axe Lay, Thunder Force, Einhander, the list goes on!
Gradius III (SNES) is still one of my personal favorites. It had limited continues so it really pushed you to learn each level and hone your skills! It was also fun that you could customize your weapon loadout. It was quite rewarding to finally beat it as well! 😄
Well as a kid I wasn't very good at them but as an adult I revisted them and really enjoyed them. The turbografx 16 mini really got me into them since they have a great selection . Blazing Lasers, R-Type, Gradius 1 and 2, Dragon Spirits, Sapphire and the list goes on. Really unfortunate that I didn't give them much of a chance back in the day. I really like Gun Nac on the NES. If you haven't played it give it a try. I am sure you will enjoy it.
Nice!
Amazing genre. 6th gen Treasure - Ikaruga and Gradius V - got me into it. Then Cave on 360 ignited a fire which saw me progress onto Saturn, PC Engine and Megadrive. I now own 100 on multiple platforms. Great for adult life - not many games you can really feel achievement in a spare 20 minutes.
Exactly. 20 minutes is all it takes with these games :)
I still play shooters, lately been playing Soul Force for C64. Its a brand new game with 20 levels and a save game and password system.
I LOVE shooters!! I’m not the greatest at them, but I love them! They have some of the best music, graphics, art style, and parallax scrolling; than many other games. I know I’d get better at them if I had more time to play them. But that’s a bit difficult with two very small kids....
Luckily, they can be played in short bursts.
My first and the one that got me into them. Was R-Type for the Master system! Been hooked since!
Great game!
The great soundtrack, the fast paced action and the challenge definitely make shmups special for me. The Touhou shmups are my favorite for the soundtrack and visuals.
The SNES Gradius III is still my favorite shoot 'em up after all these years. Thanks to BitHead1000 I got introduced to Soldier Blade on the TG16, and that is one heck of vertical shoot 'em up.
The slowdown can be your friend if you view it as slow motion :)
While they are not my go to genre I still can get obsessed with Shmups every once in a while, both Crimzon Clover World Ignition and Wolflame got me hooked for a long while.
Good timing, R-Type for my SMS arrived Friday
My favorite genre next to castlevania and jrpg’s. I was a snes kid and got hooked with axelay, rtype and super Aleste. Since then i’ve played many more on the other - more suitable - consoles. I love it we are having some kind of revival with many shmups getting released on switch and ps4. M2 anyone? ;) . At the moment zanac X zanac is kicking my butt 😊
batsugun blue ship + horizontal screen orientation? oh my the stuff of nightmares xD. at least it was the special version
Hahah not your go-to setup I'm assuming :)
Watching you playing R Type without getting hit by bullet, how i wish i could be as good as you
I've made it pretty far in that game before. I really like it.
another Retro Bird gem. nice one!
Thanks again!
Back in my day 1942 was my Shoot "Em up. I know I definitely dropped enough quarters on that one to own one. Good times.
Great vid as allways! I wonder if games with less linear movement (e.g., asteroids, desert strike etc) can be classified as shmups or if they have their own genre.
Love shmups, my fav genre. I'm not great at them but still love 'em
That's good to hear. Don't have to be great at them to still enjoy them.
I put a lot of quarters into Raiden 2 back in the early 90s. That and Lethal Weapon 3 pinball.
didn’t realize how much using an arcade joystick really adds to the experience 🕹 it makes radiant silvergun super fun
Today I finished gradius for the NES, level 3 is the most difficult, after that it becomes a game for children.
Now, if we talk about shoot em ups, the parents of the genre were defender, galaga, zaxxon, xeivious and space invaders, then came the resounding success of gradius, And from then on the formula continues to be refined until it reaches r-type, thunder force, Star soldier and well, I think that in the 90s shoot em ups reach their limit
Ikaruga and chaos field are the last great exponents of the genre, so we could say that shoot em ups die at the beginning of the century.
im still stuck at stage 3. Those thing are hard to avoid
@@Blueflag04 Try to go for the heads above, always around at least up to the middle of the level, because if you go through the middle you will have heads shooting up and down, it is impossible to get out of there.
Another thing is that after overcoming the heads phase there will be a boss pre-phase where there will be the typical spheres that launch mini spheres as shields, it is necessary to have the laser there. And outside of that the boss is the same ship with the blue-red nucleus and it is very easy to defeat it if you know where the bullets are going.
Well done!
I love shooters. I'm no expert at playing them, but I have pulled many 1cc finishes in my time. Nothing quite screams "arcade" like shooters and beat 'em ups.
When I was younger, I favored the vertical scrollers, but as an adult, I definitely play more horizontal games. Gradius II, Gate of Thunder, Cotton 2, DeathSmiles... though I do have more than enough vertical games still.
I usually have friends that aren't into shooters try Galactic Attack, Blazing Lazers, Gate of Thunder, or Final Soldier as a primer. Those are all pretty accessible, and make people feel like "I'm not bad at this!" Plus, anyone who likes Galactic Attack will love Soukyugurentai!
One shoot em up that I still enjoy playing is Vertical Force on the Virtual Boy.
The most difficult shoot em up is Space Invaders, because it is simply impossible to win (far as I know).
Also, it is one of the most important video games of all time, not just because it launched an entire genre (yeah, I know about Space War, but the average American kid didn't exactly have access to the college mainframe), but because Miyamoto recalls that he didn't care about video games at all until he saw Space Invaders in a restaurant.
Also, any American using the word "shmup" should be at least arrested if not deported.
As for console games, I can only really speak about 1942, Section Z, Xevious, Gradius, Stinger, Life Force, Abadox, Super R Type, and Gradius III.
They all kicked my butt, and I loved them all.
As a Nintendo kid ( I begged for a genesis, but ya know, you can only have one as kid usually) I only recently have been getting into the Genesis library. Played through Musha, and really really enjoyed it. I even had some hair left at the end, despite pulling so much of it out trying to finish the last level.
One day I would love to beat U.N. Squadron on SNES. Holy crap that came is HARD.
I find U.N. Squadron to be pretty tough as well.
great vids man, keep it up!
Thank you!
Would you consider Gunsmoke for the NES a shooter?
That's a tough one. My instinct says "no". Being able to aim different directions is what makes it seem out of place to me. I can see the argument being made for it though.
Shoot em ups were never my jam although I've always enjoyed what I've played. I really enjoyed this video. I've found it informative and funny. SHMUPS were always soooo difficult but def hella fun.
Only played Blazing Lasers for TurboGrafx on Wii U Virtual Console as I was curious about Shoot Em Ups and TurboGrafx games and yeah I was impressed even besides the difficulty. The power ups in that game really made me question which I wanted to use to take out enemies in the 7 stages I've gotten through (many save states have been used because I'm always questioning if I can get through the stages or not, not thought much of Turbo Buttons though but I appreciate the idea (could be a good video idea I think Turbo Buttons on controllers).
The genre has a lot of interesting elements that have surprised me just like others with vehicle core elements and arcade challenge.
Much better experience with it then garbage 'however many games in 1' experience I've had in the past with them. Have yet to explore more but I enjoy the Vertical ones so far, not tried any Horizontal as I always wonder about the difference in perspective and TV viewing angle.
Not played any Touhou games either or Bullet Hell Shoot Em Ups but had Bullet Hell experiences in 3D games before for Boss battles. And I assume Cute Em Ups are just a visual difference not anything gameplay related right?
I've always enjoyed ship sections in games so the Ratchet 2 ship levels and Star Fox Zero/Command have been fun to play through but the 2D Shoot Em Ups have impressed me just like Lightgun/On Rail Games have with Rez Infinite and to a more weirder extent Galgun (yes Inti Creates has made better but it's my introduction to them at least). XD
Who doesn't love a good run & gun, blast every thing in sight, shoot-em up? They can be great fun and instant gratification, you don't have clear your calendar to play them, you can drop in, do a level or two or do the whole thing, if you have a free afternoon (wife & kids away for the day) :-))
After learning so much more about gaming, I think your usual "Shooters" do seem to have rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. I like me my good Shooters myself, but for many, you're right, "1st Person Shooter" is like a dirty word. Then because of that, a lot of other shooter-type games and genres kind of got overlooked and/or went down in some people's minds.
I mean, shooting things in a game seems so simple, and it really is, but there are so many kinds. From your usual "Shooter" games in 1st or 3rd person, to Shoot Em Ups/Shmups, to Rail Shooters, to Gallery Shooters, to Run & Gun...there's so many ways to shoot things in game form!
I've neglected the shmup genre, but have backed a few new ones for the Genesis. I will try to get acclimated to them.
The best Shoot em up game that I recommend for beginners: *Darius Gaiden*
A personal favorite along side Battle Garegga for its unforgettable OSTs.
Blow up those fish!
@@RetroBirdGaming Ironically, it made me appreciate seafood more. Life is strange.
The arcady funness of course!
Currently playing R Type Final 2 so this hits pretty close to home. One hit deaths oof!. Axelay on SNES is my stand out go to retro SCHMUP