Every Mega Drive Shoot Em Up REVIEWED!
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Күн бұрынEvery MEGA DRIVE SHOOT EM UP Reviewed and Ranked! Sega's Mega Drive had over 80 Shooters on the system! More than the Sega Saturn, Playstation or any other console aside from NEC's PC Engine. This video will help you explore the entire Mega Drive (Genesis) library by reviewing and ranking every shooter in a massive, epic shmup compilation!
You'll see real hardware including the original Sega Genesis and Mega Drive systems, SegaCD and MegaCD, 32X, and even the X-Eye! Not only the classics like Musha, Gaiares and the Thunder Force series, but hidden gems like Atomic Runner, Ranger X, and Eliminate Down. From arcade conversions like Toaplan's Truxton and Taito's Darius series, to unlicensed and indie games you may have never heard of. So prepare for the Ultimate Mega Drive Shooter video leaving no stone unturned!
#megadrive #shootemup #retrogaming
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Welcome to the Next Level!
00:01:04 - A is for Air Buster
00:17:09 - B is for Battlemania
00:28:26 - C is for Cursed Knight
00:35:35 - D is for Darius Extra
00:48:08 - E is for Elemental Master
00:53:59 - F is for Fire Shark
01:01:25 - GAIARES is Number One!
01:15:49 - H is for Hellfire
01:21:52 - K is for Keio Flying Squadron
01:26:39 - L is for Lords of Thunder
01:36:40 - M is for MUSHA Aleste
01:43:37 - P is for Panorama Cotton
01:48:50 - R is for Raiden
01:57:54 - S is for Silpheed
02:27:13 - T is for Thunder Force
02:51:17 - U is for Undeadline
02:55:50 - V is for Verytex
03:02:50 - W is for Whip Rush
03:06:34 - X is for GOD HELP US ALL!
03:12:33 - Z is for Zero Wing
03:16:43 - UPCOMING MEGA DRIVE GAMES!
03:17:55 - Mega Drive vs PC Engine!
CORRECTION: Zaxxon Motherbase 2000 for 32X was missed in this video and is an oversight.
It counts as a shooter on the system.
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Enjoyed this video? Check out my other epic compilation Every PC Engine Shoot Em Up Reviewed:
• Every PC Engine Shoot ...
Love Thunder Force? Check out the awesome History of Technosoft:
• The UNTOLD Story of Te...
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SPECIAL THANKS to GameBoyGuru and CyanideBreathMintz for sharing their collection and contributing footage for many of the intros in this video!
Check out GameBoyGuru's KZfaq Channel here: / gameboyguru
THANKS to AKTANE and CHINOPOLIS for extra gameplay and 1CC footage.
Aktane on Twitch: / aktane
Aktane on KZfaq: / aktanearcade
Chinopolis on KZfaq: / chinopolis
COOL LINKS from the video:
Full Review of the new Cursed Knight Mega Drive game on ST1KA's channel here:
• The Cursed Knight Revi...
Forgotten Worlds Comparison by Inglebard Gaming: • Forgotten Worlds arcad...
Omega Blast Mega Drive Free Caravan Game: nendo16.jimdofree.com/omega-b...
Phelios Review by KidShoryuken: • PHELIOS for Sega Genes...
IRENA Genesis Metal Fury:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Games List Shown in this video:
After Burner II & Complete - Air Buster - Atomic Robo Kid - Atomic Runner - Adventurous Boy - Bari Arm - Battle Squadron - Battlemania - Battlemania 2 - Biohazard Battle - Bioship Paladin - Burning Force - Crossfire (Super Airwolf) - Curse - Cursed Knight - Dangerous Seed - Darius Extra - Darius II - Darwin 4081 - Divine Sealing - Earth Defense - Elemental Master - Eliminate Down - Fire Mustang - Fire Shark - Forgotten Worlds - Gadget Twins - Gaiares - Galaxy Force II - Gleylancer - Granada - Grind Stormer - Gynoug - Heavy Unit - Hellfire - Insector X - Keio Flying Squadron - Kolibri - Lords of Thunder - Magic Girl - Master of Weapon - Mega SWIV - Musha Aleste - Night Striker - Omega Blast - Panorama Cotton - Phelios - Raiden Trad - Ranger X - Robo Aleste - Silpheed - Slap Fight MD - Sol Feace - Soulstar - Space Harrier I & II - Space Invaders 91 - Space Turtle Battleship - Steel Empire - Subterrania - Super Fantasy Zone - Super Thunder Blade - Task Force Harrier X - Thunder Force II - Thunder Force III - Thunder Force IV - Thundebolt II - Truxton - Twin Cobra - Twin Hawk (Daisenpuu) - Twinkle Tale - Undeadline - Vapor Trail - Verytex - Viewpoint - Whip Rush - Wonder Boy III - XDR - Xenon 2 - Zero Wing - IRENA Genesis Metal Fury - ZPF - Rocket Knight Adventures - Gunstar Heroes - Batman & Robin - Contra Hard Corps - Devastator and more!
While much of the gameplay footage is mine, replaying over 80 games to completion is impossible in a timely manner. Some footage was recorded by others using software emulation or FPGA via MiSTer. Thank you to those that allowed me to use their gameplay. I've linked their channels here.
Kuroneko Games Online: / kuronekogamesonline
Paul Eales: / peales1
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@peace4myheart 2 жыл бұрын
Only a person who lives and breathes Shmups can put something together like this. The passion and dedication can be seen throughout the video. While I also love shmups, I'm just glad there are people like you who I can live vicariously through. Jolly good show, my man. Bravo!
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
Haha, live on my man. It sure takes every last bit of dedication to power through these massive projects but I still enjoy it a lot. Especially putting it out there for everyone to enjoy and have it be a reference for years to come.
@Top10WizardReviews Жыл бұрын
It takes dedication to talk about video games? You're a true hero. Oh, also a joke.
@malcolmar Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@chrisgude1091 Жыл бұрын
Ich liebe euch 🤗👍
@tron.44 Жыл бұрын
@@Top10WizardReviewscan I see your review of anything that won't make me regret?
@maskedbadass6802 Жыл бұрын
Don't mind me, just marking the S tier games 8:40 Atomic Runner 19:05 Battlemania 2 37:49 Darius Extra 48:08 Elemental Master 51:12 Eliminate Down 01:01:25 Gaiares 01:36:40 Musha Aleste 01:43:38 Panorama Cotton 01:51:29 Ranger X 02:01:09 Slap Fight MD 02:29:59 Thunder Force III 02:32:35 Thunder Force IV
@ShmupJunkie Жыл бұрын
Feel free! Once I finish up my spreadsheet I'll post it as well.
@chrisw8069 Жыл бұрын
Anyone have a A Tier games list?
@ampplays Жыл бұрын
Atomic Runner def the surprise hidden gem here!
@daviddefortier5970 Жыл бұрын
Oh i needed this thanks.. to the creator of this video.. please do an S & A rank of all arcade shooters (mame)
@francescosmith7859 Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie yes please! That would be very helpful.
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
Every MEGA DRIVE Shooter Ranked & Reviewed! Don't miss this 3+ hour epic celebration of the Mega Drive library. Thank you to everyone who joined for the Premiere. If you love my content and want to contribute to my ability to make it as awesome as possible, please ► Join my Patreon! - www.patreon.com/shmupjunkieslushfund
@vudusid8717 2 жыл бұрын
My fave on the MD is Thunder Force 3. I 1cc it sometimes just for the music. TF4 also.
@vudusid8717 2 жыл бұрын
@Brian Babin I converted my old PS3 into a retro gaming machine the other day. I'm going to play Fire Shark tonight on your recommendation bud! 😉
@draskang Жыл бұрын
man, love this video. I know you're shmup junkie but I'd love if you did a list like this for all fighting fighting games or brawlers.. heh
@TheElectricUnderground 2 жыл бұрын
It s crazy how massive and detailed this vid is! I shudder at the thought of all of the hours editing all this footage ha. I actually didn't realize how many rail shooters on the genesis! I need to play more space harrier too
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
I shudder at the thought looking back! lol jk. It's hundreds of hours I don't keep track or it would make it harder. I just enjoy the process and accept it'll take forever, in the hopes that the final result will be something that plays well for a long time and remains useful for a wide variety of people. I was never a huge rail shooter player and the older consoles struggled to do them justice, but Panorama Cotton was a mighty impressive one.
@TheElectricUnderground 2 жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie yes this will be a great resource for the genre! No doubt about it :-)
@mwarz1899 2 жыл бұрын
This is honestly the best twist of fate. I get that Sol-Feace review the day before my birthday. Thank you Shump buddy. Peace and love and keep on doing gods work talking about my favorite genre of games.
@AlchemistTongueDrums 2 жыл бұрын
Oh HELL YES DUDE!!!! You really got me into the PC Engine library. I've cleared Blazing Lazers, Gate of Thunder, Lords of Thunder, Soldier Blade, Final Soldier, Star Parodier, Override, and Magical Chase last year. This year I'm diving into the Sega library and currently learning Sagaia, which is fun af imo.
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
That's a killer lineup of games... must've been a blast playing through all of them. Darius Extra that M2 put out on the Mega Drive is fantastic. I give it a good showing in this upcoming video. No doubt you'll find a bunch here too to dive into.
@ungabungus01 Жыл бұрын
Same bro, played all of those games except override last year also
@Evillagomez07 Жыл бұрын
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@atomicskull6405 Жыл бұрын
It's pretty clear that whoever programmed Curse had no experience on the Megadrive and possibly none on the 68000 either.
@ShmupJunkie Жыл бұрын
Or how to make a good game for that matter haha, it's not very good. But it's also not the worst of them.
@AKTANEARCADE 2 жыл бұрын
Having played a few of these games, it is my pleasure to say that even though these reviews are fairly short, they are ON POINT. like everything is spot on, that would take so much time to get them so concise and still accurate, covering all the high points while also getting through so many games... I dont know how this man does it :)
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
To be fair, many of them have been in development for decades haha. As I played them back as a kid and then again occasionally through the years. But many were new to me too, so it was a ton of work making sure I didn't give those games the short end of the stick. I super appreciate you helping out with some of the gameplay on these and making my work just a little bit easier.
@usmanchughtai1751 2 жыл бұрын
They have to be short, since we’re covering over 100 games
@brady9592 2 жыл бұрын
Another very epic project from Shmup Junkie, an absolute legend.
@pedroTFP 2 жыл бұрын
Man, you’re a legend! You do a great service to both the STG and Retrogaming community. Thank you!!!
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. This library is legendary and I did my best to do it justice.
@mylifeingaming 2 жыл бұрын
[Coury] This just made the last 3 and a half hours of creating and rendering motion graphics much more tolerable. Amazing work and dedication here. The main one I'm missing here is Battle Mania 2 - I streamed it a couple of months ago and it's absolutely one of the best games on the system. I'd love to own it one day, but there's no way I could afford it.
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
I’m glad I could make your monotonous task just a little more entertaining lol. If anyone knows the insane amount of time it takes to put together a comprehensive and researched video it’s you guys. I’m a sucker for quirky and unique games, but I wouldn’t be buying it at todays prices either. If anything it’s burning a hole on my shelf knowing it’s value. Had no idea you streamed that one!
@lysergo8030 Жыл бұрын
But it's in the video, right after bm1.
@rockmanfan5104 Жыл бұрын
It almost costs as much as a brand new special edition switch game
@CPS2 Жыл бұрын
@@rockmanfan5104 Brand new special edition switch games cost $2,000?
@electronjunkie5697 2 жыл бұрын
We're not worthy! We're not worthy! Can't wait for another epic video!
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
We are not worthy of this epic shooter library! Can't wait either for Sunday it's gonna be so much fun chatting with everyone.
@datbo7974 Жыл бұрын
The genesis shootemup library is just phenomenal. With some of my favorite ports of arcade games and amazing unique originals . Also I respect that you took the time to do all this. Great dedication
@elmetz5864 2 жыл бұрын
Can't wait! I hope further down the road we get similar videos for each and every console.
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
I would love to as I enjoy making them. They’re a massive amount of work so long as they keep doing well and people are interested I’ll keep making them. 👍🏻
@ryuasobu3333 Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie may I suggest the mighty Sega Saturn? Please! Or rather: PLEASEpleasepleasepleasepleaseplease! Please. Please. Please. Please. Please. [making a song out of it] oh-baby please please PLEASE! (That was 'Please' by A Gone VP Yettie with Tarnished on bass.")
@ShmupJunkie Жыл бұрын
@@ryuasobu3333 Saturn is pretty guaranteed at some point soon. Though I’ve also considered doing it as a Saturn vs PSX video comparing all the best exclusive games. Then the arcade ports and which ones are best on each since there are lots with overlap there. Change up the formula a bit but still cover every game worth covering. Rest assured Planet Joker will be in there 🤣
@TheRestartPoint 2 жыл бұрын
Epic as usual. I've played every conventionally known Mega Drive shmup but this video still gave me about 7 games to look up that I hadn't considered before, just like I knew it would. Thanks for keeping the old consoles living !!!
@saddemon3913 2 жыл бұрын
Ohhh yeaahhh, i feel its gonna fire!
@user98xp 2 жыл бұрын
Can't wait, dude! Thanks in advance for doing every Megadrive shooter! My favorite Megadrive shooter is Vapor Trail. Pew pew!
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
With the same one bad ass song for the entire game! lol I know it well.
@billranes1214 2 жыл бұрын
Your passion for shmups is infectious,thank you for these videos.
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@digitalworms 2 жыл бұрын
Love the video!!! This is gonna take me a while to watch but gonna do! And really thanks for the nastagia gamepro rating guy that's sweet! Thank you man!
@vudusid8717 2 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for this!
@st1ka 2 жыл бұрын
Oh man! I've been waiting for this. Gonna have to watch it in parts though :D
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
Us content creators don't have much free time to watch other videos so I know how it goes. I'm glad you found time to watch even some of it and at least see the couple segments with your contribution.
@Skysmeller1 Жыл бұрын
This is a really good video, your use of the Game Rating faces from early 90s GamePro Magazines is the little easter eggs that make the video that much better.
@camarguess6456 2 жыл бұрын
This is one heck of a video SJ, well done! Worth the wait for dang sure! Thank you!
@josetrochez5982 2 жыл бұрын
Love the video, awesome content as always!!!
@RaydinAE11 Жыл бұрын
Your passion and enthusiasm really got me into shooters. I just went for it and scored some extra retro consoles and games and dived right in. Thank you man!!!!
@ShmupJunkie Жыл бұрын
You're welcome. That's exactly why I'm doing this as much as any other reason, so I appreciate the comment and letting me know. Thank you
@francescosmith7859 2 жыл бұрын
Holy cow! This was a massive undertaking and I’m going to enjoy soaking this in. Great stuff!
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
That it was! And please do. Take your time and enjoy it in a way you can get the most out of exploring some new games. At your own pace.
@francescosmith7859 2 жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie thank you again. I added around 30 games to my playlist with many I’ve never tried before and a whole bunch that I need to replay. You can be guaranteed I will be coming back to this video bunches of times.
@Chinopolis Жыл бұрын
FINALLY made it through this beast, huge thanks for putting videos like this together. As always my free time takes a hit with the must play shmups I find out about after watching one of these. Android Assault, Elemental Master, Elminate Down, and Undeadline are the damage this time, that music is just too good to pass up.
@ShmupJunkie Жыл бұрын
It’s always good to know I can help somehow in your search for good new games to clear you may not have considered. Elemental Master will be a breeze for your skill but you’ll enjoy how cool it is while it lasts. My best guess is you’ll enjoy Eliminate Down the most, it’s the best pure shooter and the most technically accomplished. Really a game that any fan of horizontal shooters should play. Undeadline will test your patience because of the “why” it’s difficult. I simply find the frantic pace of the game very replayable despite its issues. But I’ll be curious which you find your favorite in the end.
@earthad666 Жыл бұрын
Truly amazing mate. Love the video!
@Nihilous Жыл бұрын
Absolutely awesome! I’ll need to watch this again and again. I also love how you’ve added scanlines without KZfaq’s compression wreaking havoc. That footage looks so much better with them. These games just need scanlines. Great job!
@ShmupJunkie Жыл бұрын
It's weird, I had other people mention the scanlines too, but I didn't add them for most of the games. Because of the youtube compression ruining them like you said. A handful of these game clips do have scanlines though because I recorded them long ago using my OSSC. And I love the way they look. It's kind of hit and miss what youtube will do with them so I stopped using them with recordings a while back. So I'm glad to hear some of my older footage translated well and looked good for you while streaming!
@kevindilworthno1 2 жыл бұрын
This video is now everybody reference for MD shmups, job well done junkie
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you... I was hoping it would be!
@ByGeorge846 Жыл бұрын
Dude this is amazing. Good work.
@ezeepeezy 2 жыл бұрын
Shmup Jesus does it again!! This is absolutely epic, my friend! I'm not finished watching yet but I'm savoring every minute and taking notes of all the games that I missed along the way! Thank you so much for your passion and dedication to this genre and this community!
@lennypena5587 Жыл бұрын
I was unable to finish this video in one day, I had to watch it an hour here half and hour there, but let me tell you, this was so well done I enjoyed every minute of it. Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to put this all together. Awesome Awesome job man you deserve all the credit in the world, you've also peaked my interest in playing a number of shoot em ups I had never heard of before watching this.. Thanks again!
@ShmupJunkie Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome. And I’ve got more coming and working on one for SNES and Neo Geo next. Plus I already made some others for the PC Engine and even all Konami shooters! Always a huge amount of work but love the way they come out. Really glad it helped you discover new shooters to check out.
@lennypena5587 Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie I will definitely be looking forward to the SENS and Neo Geo vids, and I'm actually watching the PC Engine one now. Thanks again for your amazing content.
@brazilmugenteam 2 жыл бұрын
The intro song just slaps! One of the best mega drive songs ever made
@Imaxandco 7 ай бұрын
So much work and neat presentation. Phenomenal video and content. Thank you
@cable_box_mods2783 2 жыл бұрын
SO MUCH EPICNESS!! BRAVO and thanks again for another awesome project...mind blown!
@silentfanatic Жыл бұрын
Nothing like being thorough. Thanks for this exhaustively comprehensive video!
@ShmupJunkie Жыл бұрын
You're welcome. I just hope it has long legs and helps people get into the library more and discover new games for a long time.
@simonbrookes2348 2 жыл бұрын
Ah man been looking forward to this for weeks.. Shump Junkie is my favourite channel, along with Sega Lord x. I'M READY ...
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I’m excited to finally release it on Sunday. I would only be so lucky to have as big a following as Sega Lord X. That’d mean shmups are not so niche anymore haha.
@Godsgood111 2 жыл бұрын
Sega lord x is constantly cranking out content, and he just did an amazing Collab with Gamesack. I'm praying we'll be blessed with a shmup junkie / Gamesack Collab on modern shooters some day.
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
@@Godsgood111 You know I’d never turn down a collab with Joe. Likely too small time for him but maybe someday. His channel is a classic
@Godsgood111 2 жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie Gamesack has been my favorite show for years, till I found you a few months ago. Within that short time, you've quickly became my other favorite show. It speaks to the dense quality of your content, that oozes with passion. Size isn't measured in sub count, but in soul, and you are a waking giant. I will continue to drop hints on his channel till my dream is realized. Thanks again for your service the genre.
@alexloula Жыл бұрын
I love your channel, thanks a lot for putting this together. Amazing work!!!
@d.r.k565 Жыл бұрын
Excellent- passionate honest reviews- never thought I’d watch a 3 hour KZfaq vid from beginning to end- educational and historical game preservation right here!
@ShmupJunkie Жыл бұрын
Thanks! It was honestly meant to be watched in sections and come back for reference. So if you watched it straight that means I did my job well haha. Thank you. My first like this was for the huge pc engine shooter library. And it did so well I had to make another. I’m enjoying these so you can expect more like it.
@DodonEnthusiasticArt Жыл бұрын
Incredible work my dude! This is right the BEST shmups special for the MD I've ever seen or read. Thanks for all your efforts man, #SHMUPSARESHOOTERS!!!!
@ShmupJunkie Жыл бұрын
Thank you buddy. So good to see you here and enjoying it too. I definitely did my best, who knows when someone else would try to do something like it again.
@VinuShmup Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! I can't even think how much effort you put into this one, so well done thank you very much. You made me go deep into Pc-Engine last time (my wallet does not thank you haha), even if I know Megadrive better I still discover some amazing titles I wanna try right now or go deeper into some that I only scratch the surface. Thanks again Shmup Junkie, I hope the next video of this kind will be the Saturn so you will cover the 3 best Shmup consoles for me!
@Junier-Hussein 2 жыл бұрын
Incredible video thank you 🙂 just started to watch it again from the beginning.
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! And please enjoy.
@Rwithoutbrakes Жыл бұрын
Breathtaking job, thanks man! , Your truly awesome!
@shmupdb 2 жыл бұрын
Incredible video thank you for your amazing content!
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! And thank you for the support and helping get the word out on the video via Twitter etc. Always helpful and much appreciated.
@arronetchells4363 2 жыл бұрын
Just got round to finishing off what I missed yesterday and this video didn’t just meet my expectations, but exceeded them!! It was so great seeing the games of my childhood given the love they deserved by someone with the a infectious passion for this amazing genre!! I hope the support from twitter leading up to the launch of this video was ok. Like the Toaplan Doc, it’s something close to my heart and to support someone with the skills and knowhow to be able to make this happen is a real pleasure. Thanks again man, you’re the dogs bollocks of shmups 🤣👍
@MrOreo76 Жыл бұрын
This video is am absolute delighted, thanks!
@chriscalvert4609 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this amazing video, Junkie. I’ve been waiting on this one ever since you graced us with the PC Engine catalog. The Mega Drive is the only system that gives the PCE a run for its money in the shmups genre.
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
The PCE video was so popular it was only a matter of time before I made this. I’d still love to make more down the line, but if this had to be the last, it’s certainly the console I would’ve picked.
@DawnHibiki Жыл бұрын
Genesis / Mega Drive has full of fun action-packed shooters, and I have to say that I really love both Thunder Force III and IV, especially IV which has such killer soundtrack and balancing weapon system. I'm so glad you have rated both of those Thunder Force games as S.
@ShmupJunkie Жыл бұрын
I think if I didn’t rate them S people would riot 🤣. But yes they deserve it both fantastic games. Some even like 3 more than 4.
@DawnHibiki Жыл бұрын
I can definitely understand why some like III more than IV since III is more beginner-friendly, and they enjoy using Sever which fires very powerful lasers that can decimate bosses in seconds.
@BH-vh3iu Жыл бұрын
Wow, that was a LOT of reviews... great stuff!
@karajoe2822 2 жыл бұрын
One of the best videos that I saw on youtube! I’m 45 and the Mega Drive is my favorite console hands down and watching your video was a trip down memory lane :) Thanks and greetings from Brazil!
@dryker7085 2 жыл бұрын
I hope to be there. Can't wait!
@mattiasjallow9705 2 жыл бұрын
I’m soo hyped for this video! Thank you for doing these massive projects!
@scrapbraintv1733 2 жыл бұрын
Crazy video!! Great work, congratulations!!!
@ChicagoRetroGamer Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Taking notes over on games to potentially collect :)
@BURRITO44 5 ай бұрын
Excellent video
@RobotPlaysGames Жыл бұрын
Awesome video, as usual. Damn, you put a lot of work into these vids! One little detail that really elevated the nostalgia factor here was the faces you used to go along with the ratings; GamePro, if I’m remembering correctly? Great touch!🤘
@ShmupJunkie Жыл бұрын
Yep totally Gamepro and not by accident. Those faces are iconic by now and thought it’d be perfect to go with the review scores. Except for the turd on F ratings. That wasn’t Gamepro 🤣.
@provvidenza7296 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, thank you for all the hard work. I will definitely be watching this again.
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! And yes please enjoy much as you like. It was such a massive amount of work but worth it.
@chev9632 2 жыл бұрын
A magnificent work, what impresses me the most in this video is how you manage to attack all the games in-depth. The masterpice video.
@TetsuoIronMan 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve said this on previous videos of yours, but Gaiares, Thunder Force II/III, and Super/R-Type III exposed me to SHMUPS in the late 90s, and I still in my early 30s now listen to the Gaiares OST. Can’t wait to watch this.
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
I hope you enjoy it! Those are all top tier games and some of my favorites. I am guessing a SNES video may be next. It had some seriously high quality shooters despite getting a lot of slack, and even a lot more than people realize.
@megavolt67 Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie The slack comes from the old 16-bit wars rivalry that leads some diehard Sega fans in particular to pretend every SNES shmup was a worthless mess of slowdown. However, as someone who was fortunate enough to grow up with both consoles, you are correct. Though fewer and farther in-between compared to Genesis and especially PC Engine (the king of shmups), the SNES had some great shmups (Super Aleste and R-Type III ftw) as well as a fair number of solid ones.
@lyrand6408 2 жыл бұрын
Must have taken you a lot of time to put all of this together; great editing, great video. Amazing work, keep rocking!
@Psych0boost Жыл бұрын
Excellent vid, makes a great reference point that I'll be coming back to for recommendations
@pet7829 Жыл бұрын
Woooow! This is awesome!!! Thank you very much for yor amazing work👍🙂
@shiningphantasy1393 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you're including the Sega CD and 32x shooters as that puts the video in uniformity with the excellent Turbografx/Turbo CD one that you did. Of course MUSHA, Thunder Force III and IV, Lords of Thunder are top-shelf and well known but the Mega Drive also had a lot of upper-tier sleeper games like Wings of Wor and Android Assault too, among plenty of others which all get their day in the sun now.
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
If I didn't include them it really wouldn't be every Mega Drive shooter but just a pretender to the throne haha. I really tried to get anything in there that would even be considered a shooter even if not traditional. In the end I may have even missed one or two really obscure, somewhat hybrid games I didn't even know existed. But this is about as exhaustive as I could come up with. At the end I even talk about and show some of the more popular games with shooting stages within like Rocket Knight, Batman & Robin, Gunstar etc.
@shiningphantasy1393 2 жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie Great video so far; I've gotten to Forgotten Worlds and a comment popped into my head; it's fair that the Turbo CD version is the more premium edition however the Genesis version did offer parallax scrolling and did not have the amount of sprite flicker that the PC Engine did even being on a meager 4 megabit cart. The music I like both versions for different reason. Maybe the biggest thing though is that you could actually play the Genesis version in a timely fashion as the Turbo CD version did not come out until 1992. Edit: Finished watching and you did a great job here. Speaking of really hard games I didn't notice Target Earth anywhere; did you miss that one (Or did I miss it while watching?) or do you not find it to fit the genre? I kind of feel like if Ranger X is included that Target Earth is as much of an example within the genre.
@ikssadrone8307 2 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Mendoza Argentina!!!! I cant wait
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
Greetings. I'm dying to visit Argentina and Brazil someday soon! I have some friends there.
@saudnaajihadam Жыл бұрын
My go to channel for shumps!!! This is epic work and hats off for your time. Description time stamp was a nice bonus. 👍
@DadLadsGaming 2 жыл бұрын
That was phenomenal....thanks for the effort in putting it together 👌
@evilashxero Жыл бұрын
It's really wild to learn that the team that made Thunder Force III left and made Gate and Lords of Thunder. Makes sense, especially with Gate. But then, somehow, Technosoft were able to make IV without them. Just wild. Things just panned out for the best for shooting fans, on that one.
@ShmupJunkie Жыл бұрын
If you haven’t already seen it I did a very in-depth segment on that team in a history of Technosoft video including the other games they worked on and company they founded. Which is still around! Technosoft went on a hiring spree without them and took double the time, two years to make part 4 as good as possible. Some still say the third game was better in terms of gameplay but nobody could ever argue that IV wasn’t one of the most incredible looking and sounding games ever.
@bonesjackson81 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely a hell of an undertaking. Imo the greatest library of shmups. Random thing, I was pretty jazzed to finally see someone that digs Bio Hazzard Battle music too. One game I always thought demanded a sequel. Woulda loved seeing that on the Saturn. Speaking of, Saturn shmups next?!
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
Ha! Maybe I could use a breather and go for something like the SNES or Neo Geo. Both had some really high quality games but the libraries were smaller so it won't take quite as long to put one out. The Saturn is a no brainer, I think it's going to be required at some point.
@francescosmith7859 2 жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie it would be great to get your opinion on the SNES shooters. I can’t even imagine how much time and effort go into monster videos like these so take your time. We will wait and know it’s worth it 😀
@excessofficialTV 2 жыл бұрын
There is some of the ideas / content, that looks pretty similar on Panzer Dragoon Zwei for Saturn, especially during the jungle stage
@KingMullso Жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this video!
@TheZ92 2 жыл бұрын
So sick. Thank you for this release.
@angelodonte 2 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to discover some obscure game! Thanks for the video, I can only imagine the amount of hours you put into this!
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
Guaranteed you'll find some cool new games in the video to check out. I don't even want to think about the hours I put into it haha, too many. That's why it took well over a month. But it'll have been worth it! I hope....
@arrowviper8882 Жыл бұрын
Finally watched the whole thing! Loved every minute of it but especially those games than aren't the typical shmups, since I'm not as familiar with those. Like Atomic runner, which I ordered right away. Looks really fun! Thanks for another great and awesome videos. The only thing that could make the video even better, if you plan on making more like this -Saturn perhaps :) - is some small segments spread out across the video where you could comment on the games so far or something like that. Thanks for another great and awesome video!
@ShmupJunkie Жыл бұрын
You're welcome and enjoy Atomic Runner. The controls take getting used to at first but don't get discouraged. Once you get the hang of it the game becomes super fun. Thanks for the feedback as well. I'm always looking to change things up a bit with the video series and improve it, try something fresh etc. So I am always taking all ideas into account. The next one will likely be a little different than what came before.
@teddybeer6206 2 жыл бұрын
Just what I needed! Thanks a lot!!
@JakeBirkett Жыл бұрын
This is a really awesome video! Loving it. So many games I haven't heard of that look amazing. Gotta try some out. Thank you.
@yousefslimani99 10 ай бұрын
To be honest this is the best video I've ever enjoyed on your channel and I keep revisiting it over and over again cause how amazing this video is, I really love your contents SJ keep up the good work 👍
@ShmupJunkie 10 ай бұрын
Thanks my friend and I’m always happy to hear I can provide content that brings so much entertainment to everyone. I’m sure you’ll love the Every Saturn shooter video I make too. It’ll take time it’s a ton of work but hopefully in the near future.
@yousefslimani99 10 ай бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie Yeah I can't wait for the video you were trying to making it for me I mean for us, It will be a pretty straightforward video and I'll tell you that
@mikaelandersson1288 9 ай бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie Will you check out the re-release of Cotton Rainbow?
@Oxbow33wastaken 2 жыл бұрын
Your videos are really good at recreating that "walk into a game store & pick up something that looks cool, but you know nothing about" vibe I remember experiencing when I was younger! Thanks so much for making this guide :)
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. And I know what you mean. We didn't always have much to go on unless we knew it from magazines. Being limited to buying games once every handful of months, had to be very selective. Thank god for rentals that came down the pike. Only way I could have played so many.
@liambyrne3488 2 жыл бұрын
Long time coming but totally worth it. You are rocking it dude!
@davidjames5043 2 жыл бұрын
Another legendary video, awesome work!
@rickylovesyou Жыл бұрын
Epic. Just epic. You and Gamesack Joe really take it to the extra extra next level. Well done on the video and thankyou for your hard work!
@GustlikRGZ 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent work making another great video! A must-watch for every shmup enthusiast. Btw I just knew that before watching this video that Thunder Force IV is going to get an S+ (a well deserved one imho).
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
I think if it got anything less than an S there would be a riot lol. But it honestly deserves it, it's an incredible game.
@JuliusHowe Жыл бұрын
Great video - thanks for putting in so much effort
@Skelta75 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Thanks a lot😀
@dexocube 2 жыл бұрын
The hype is real
@CubamusPrime 2 жыл бұрын
Wished Konami made a new Gradius on the Megadrive back in the day. But my favorite shoot them up on the Genesis is GAIARES
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
Gaiares is about as close to Gradius as one could get without being Gradius and kicks ass. One of my all time horizontal favs.
@CubamusPrime 2 жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie but imagine if Konami made one for it. Or maybe a Parodius. Would of been amazing.
@powerplayerpaul7461 Жыл бұрын
Incredible work on putting this list of titles together! I loved every minute but my ears especially perked up when Thunder Force was mentioned. Thunder Force 4 was THE game that got me into shmups and am forever indebted to it. I even used the theme “Stand Against Myself” as my entrance music at my wedding complete with sunglasses.
@ShmupJunkie Жыл бұрын
Hahaha now that's a cool story, thanks for sharing that. First I heard of someone using some TF music at their wedding. That's kind of how I am with Blazing Lazers being the early game that got me into playing the genre even more than I already did occasionally back then. Really glad you enjoyed the vid. It's easy to make a kick ass vid when there are so many kick ass games.
@revvvedrez546 2 жыл бұрын
Hell yea!! I’ve waited for this since you announced it, this is gonna be so fun to watch! I love the amount of detail and work you put into your vids, so much passion! The Genesis was my very first system back when I was 4
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
So glad you got to enjoy it live while it was going as well and it lived up to expectations. Worked my butt off on it as usual and was worth it just the same.
@nvc. 2 жыл бұрын
Thunder force IV is my favourite game ever made. Its epic!
@lucasreis2943 Жыл бұрын
🎉🎉
@markcollins2704 Жыл бұрын
That intro music just immediately sets the stage
@bobbus_74 2 жыл бұрын
Well after watching this from start to finish, all I can say is wow! The effort put into making something this comprehensive is nothing short of amazing. I'll be saving this and referring to it every time I feel like playing a Megadrive Shmup. Great stuff mate 👍
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
You certainly know your MD shmups too my friend, so I'm glad it could still throw a handful of new and interesting ones your way to try. At least when I do the SNES video it won't be nearly as massive, though I am finding that it has a lot more than I originally thought. People will be surprised.
@bobbus_74 2 жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie I'll look forward to the snes video too for sure. In the meantime I'll try out some of these MD shmups that I'm not familiar with.
@neojeets 2 жыл бұрын
So many games you've shown here that I now have to try! Thanks for the kick ass video, Junkie. Happy Tea Time!
@RealityStudioLLC888 Жыл бұрын
Just came across this video, what an excellent summary, well done! Now to go watch your PC Engine shooters video :)
@ShmupJunkie Жыл бұрын
Welcome! If you enjoyed this one I'm sure you'll like that one too. Awesome huge libraries both. I also did one on every Toaplan shooter, arcade versions. But I'll be making more of these slowly as they've been really popular so far. And I enjoy it.
@saddemon3913 2 жыл бұрын
Gadget Twins made for those who wanna teach their kids the reality can look cute, but at the same time it can stab you with a knife easally 😂
@Tyrandomdom 2 жыл бұрын
I already know that will be another masterpiece video. Shmup junkie, mega drive and shooters what can we ask more? Thanks for your effort, from Italy
@ShmupJunkie 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! And I can't wait for everyone to finally see it all complete.
@Bovineicide Жыл бұрын
Finally got around to finishing this. God tier work.
@alfredocanas6802 2 жыл бұрын
Another masterpiece epic video!, this one goes for the ages so anyone wanting to know more about shooters on the megadrive can now have a easy guide to look for, Congratulations Junkie!.
@flyingfly6744 Жыл бұрын
Your done a tremendous job. To present the complete MD shmup library is an Herculean task. Amazing !
@jessragan6714 2 жыл бұрын
Also, this video is distressingly good. I usually duck out of KZfaq videos after twenty minutes, but despite this being three hours long, I just can't pull myself away! Excellent, comprehensive commentary, strong production values... this is probably your magnum opus.
@wetoutLL 2 жыл бұрын
Another epic video. Love your stuff
@Consoletronix Жыл бұрын
Outstanding my man
@AlanMedina314 Жыл бұрын
No idea that you could create such beautiful animation on a Mega Drive. The developers really put love into many of these games by pushing the hardware to its limits.
@CrawlingPanther 7 ай бұрын
A lot of these games look way better than the modern "pixel" games coming out on the Switch and PS4. Something about the limited tech in turn pushed creativity.
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