Thanks my dude, glad you found time to watch and now while cooking too hahaha. It's not a bad value at less than $2 a game if you count it up. Some of the new shmups on there are awesome. You'll love Progear once you get to mess with it.

amazing channel so professional and thorough! thanks for your hardwork

@@marcretro Thanks! Glad you’re enjoying it too 👍🏻

I downloaded CAS1 but only 31 games no MERCS!! where is mercs??

Thanks! Aside from talking about the technical details and features, I really wanted to focus on the games themselves. As that’s really what it’s all about. So I’m glad you enjoyed it. I did a similar format to this for a video called Best Arcade Exclusive games. If you enjoyed this one I think you’d really like that one too. Especially highlighting some awesome arcade only games many have never heard of.

Thanks! MLiG is one of my favorite channels so I would definitely take it as a compliment. I enjoyed watching some of their tech oriented videos a lot. I was actually stoked when I saw they followed me a while back.

Really? The lack of multiplayer seems so obvious and needed for a collection like this, you'd think it would be near the top of any list. How do you have versus SF games and beat em ups without being able to play online. Hopefully once it goes multiplatform we will see. If they're serious about the collection that has to be priority in this day and age. I'm really glad you enjoyed the vid and I had fun kind of reminiscing about some of these games while making it.

capcom arcade stadium hasn't online multiplayer support? What a disappoint

Thanks. I honestly thought many times during all the editing if I shouldn't split it up, but I just didn't want to make multiple videos about the same thing. I like to git er dun, so I'm glad I stuck through it. I've got a lot of good footage I can use now too in the future

: ) @@ShmupJunkie

I found some of the games the default setting here was crazy! Forgotten Worlds and even Street Fighter is like that. It’s nice it can be turned down in the settings. Should’ve done that before I played LW haha

I ate other things too, but only pizza in that arcade while playing. Though I was young. If I did that now I may not feel so good come day 3 😅

Hey man! Glad you got a chance to watch some of it and enjoyed it. Definitely don't miss out on 19XX and Progear from Pack 3 also, but overall you are right on. Pack 2 is just full of awesome aside from just a game or two, and even those are still decent. You may enjoy Carrier Airwing too on Pack 2 being a SNES fan. Even if it's not UN Sq caliber it's still very similar and enjoyable. Almost like a DLC add on haha

Shmup Junkie I actually was able to watch the entire episode, it was great! Yes I am actually enjoying Carrier Airwing for its ties to UN Sq and was pleasantly surprised by Mega Twins! Also Varth, what a game! Just an awesome pack

Thanks! And yea I loved it too along with 1941 that I’d been playing from the super grafx days. They’re my two favorite of the series.

I take what we had here in the US for granted and don’t always think about how many other countries didn’t get that benefit. Consoles and clones were the systems most people grew up with and arcade machines were very rare or not available. That’s something I’d love to dive into with more detail in a future video when it’s the right opportunity. That makes collections like these even more important.

'in our country in the 80s there was no opportunity'.... which Great country are we talking about ..? 🤠

@@XZeroOneArmour, Russia, of course.

@@ShmupJunkie ​ ​ In Germany there were no arcades for the underage. These machines were always next to gambling machines which meant that you could not enter them until you are 18. There were very few exceptions. The Greek restaurant nearby had one machine, Shinobi. That was later exchanged with Top Hunter. That was it.

Speaking of which, sounds like we really need DIMAHOO to make an appearance. It looks so cool but I have held it out and not played it yet.

Fun fact: Toa = Toilet in swedish so accidentally they were named "Toilet plan"

@@benlunch7618 well, you see, Toa Plan is a Japanese name, not Swedish, so...you kinda incorrect there, *T O I L E T P L A N E*

@@ShmupJunkie Totally forgot about Dimahoo. That and Mars Matrix would be welcome.

So you're saaaaying... it went on foreveeeerrrr... hahaha jk. Mark made a funny joke in his vid too when he mentioned my video that they can watch it on my channel or wait for the Bluray lol. And yet I was not even close to covering everything I wanted to or all the games. Such a massive amount of games and features. Absolutely play Varth it's a blast. I myself need to do the final 12-15 stages now too and see what lies ahead. Dimahoo is on my list too as I have yet to play it.

Thanks! And yes Varth really surprised me with how fun it was. I had heard good things about it from others telling me to play it, and it lived up to it so far. I still need to experience the final 15 levels!

I linked to his review in my video too once I got to that section. He is the man to listen to when it comes to that game. I loved it though!

@@ShmupJunkie this subject is actually a really good example of how both channels are complementary and not just more of the same. Really enjoy each of y'alls content.

Glad to hear it!! :-D

@@TheElectricUnderground q, your voice in the video of pro gear, was it just me or did the volume fluctuate a bit? As in sound level’s? Still enjoyed your video tho!

You're welcome. Did you used to play the NES Wings? Or in the arcade?

This was my first hour plus epic I made so in depth. People were joking it should be on Blu-ray lol. I thought I’d never make anything longer. And I was wrong! Lol.

The more I see it, the more I want to visit post Covid. I could get lost in there for weeks and get nothing else done. I absolutely need to visit there while it's still around or I will regret it.

That place is arcade heaven. Lots of great games and obscure stuff only there. Had lots of fun with dariusburst there. Only minor disappointment is that some cabinets are multi game or have lower quality reproductions of marquees or general presentation that's not authentic to the original. But with how packed that place is with games and how many do look and play great its a nitpick.

The Dariusburst cabinet is sick! My biggest disappointment is that some of the monitors badly need cap replacements. I played Progear there and it was so dark and badly washed out because of the monitor's issues. Still, I wibt complain. It's probably hard to keep a business like that running. Especially now. I'd take these minor issues over not having it.

I don’t think I may ever meet the second loop requirements to begin with 🤣 but I’ll at least try all the character combinations and see the endings. Much like Hibachi I’ll only see it in KZfaq videos and remember why I’m ok with not having been able to reach it lol. It would take more time to get that good than it did to make this video 😅

You're welcome. I remember the insane amount of time it took to do all theses games, and I didn't even get them all. But the journey felt epic. I was glad it turned out as well as it did.

I only wish all the editing work it took for those 72 minutes flew by just as quickly! 😂 But if people are enjoying it, it was worth it.

@@ShmupJunkie the considerable effort is obvious and appreciated

Thanks I appreciate that. I know it has to be entertaining enough to watch with the mountain of ads they likely get in there for something this long. Though I do get a small piece so I won't complain too much. I agree that Progear is worth that third pack alone it's phenomenal. I am not even a huge Cave player although I do enjoy certain ones a lot, but I thoroughly enjoyed this one. 19XX is my other favorite in that bundle in terms of shooters, but Progear impressed me even more than I expected.

I'm glad you are enjoying the videos. I'm often watching other popular or good channels and trying to get tips or ideas, ways I can improve or things I can add. I always appreciate the feedback and support.

I'd be OK with the arcade gunsmoke as well, that's one I would love to see added to this collection. But I'll take the NES Bionic Commando any day for sure. That was always an old favorite. I do know they plan to add games so hoping for a good new set. If they release enough of them maybe it'll be worth a follow up video too, as I read they made some performance improvements on the Switch version.

Ha! You are the first to catch that reference and mention it. I was wondering if anyone would. That was an old favorite back in the day and one I used to quote. I received my Darius game as well, but it's still waiting until I am done with Cotton Reboot, which is pretty amazing so far. So I'm excited to work on that one next.

I feel loneliness in my room when I play shmups.

@@StevenSchlottman 🤣 🤣

Could the stuttering be due to relatively accurate emulation of arcade machines which often ran at oddball framerates like Dodonpachi or Mortal Kombat? On a fixed 60Hz display you can either speed those games up or duplicate frames every now and then. Neither choice is ideal, but there's very little that can be done about it.

@@ingobauer6144 I don't think so - MAME prides itself on accurate emulation, and I've played 1943/MK etc. in later versions and they don't stutter like this. Though, you might be half right in that the more accurate emulation might be too much for the ~1 Ghz CPU in the Switch (clocked lower than even Raspberry Pi, though not sure how IPC compares) causing the periodic dropped frames. I'd be curious to see if this issue occurs in the PS4/PC etc. versions.

I was a big fan of that too. Heck they can make individual games $2 each eventually and that'd be cool too. Mainly I hope they keep adding more games. I wasn't trying to dog anyone with that comment it just kind of came out that way haha. It's not easy making something entertaining for this many games and long a video

I'm the opposite on what I missed out on. The C64, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Sharp 68K etc were rare here and I missed out on a lot of those games. Played a cheap Tandy and later a PC, but couldn't even find an Amiga to save my life and just drooled over screenshots. I'm using the Mister now to catch up on a lot of those slowly. Give and take I guess, although I can't help you on the whole PAL playing console games in slow motion debacle. For that I am truly sorry 😂 but at least you had better video and SCART.

@@ShmupJunkie hahah PAL was fine back then as the games were made for it. It was when the consoles hit and it was just NTSC games changed into PAL that it went wrong. When done right later PAL games were a higher resolution. Just most didn't take advantage for to being aimed to the US/Japanese Market.

@@MikeRox83 Yeah I was definitely thinking of the console games like on mega drive, which had great games but were rarely optimized for pal so they ran incorrectly. On the plus side it did help make the shooters a bit easier lol.

Erm the arcade scene was massive here in the uk, I suppose it depends where about you lived, my local greyhound video rental store had nearly 20 cabs at one point

@@kevindilworthno1 my favorite aspect was that you never knew where one might be so I’d always look. Laundromat, liquor store, pizza ship, restaurants. It was an extra way for them to make money so they’d find a place for it.

Another big Strider fan welcome to the channel! Really glad you found me and are enjoying the video. I have been doing mostly shmup videos as I love the genre, but I really love most all games and play them a ton including lots of platformers. So when it makes sense I am trying to expand what I show and the Capcom Stadium was a perfect opportunity and to talk about my nostalgia for some of these games. If you really liked this one and you have any passing interest in shmups, check out another video I did called Amazing Shoot Em Ups of the 80s and 90s. I think you would really like it, as the whole video has the same feel as the intro to this one with the arcades and is one of my favorite I've done. The Jungle stage is another great one, that's where the game just goes screw anything that makes sense, let's have him ride dinosaurs haha. I do hope you enjoy the rest of it, I know it's dang long. Wasn't easy with so many games and I still didn't even come near covering them all so I had to stick with what I wanted to talk about most. Hope to see you around more on here and glad the algo helped you find me.

🤣😆 oh man what a story. I would have certainly included one like that in the video if I had one. So focused on the game you can’t feel the gurgling coming from inside. And went right back to it afterward it was that good. RType was mesmerizing back then with its presentation. You may have been filthy but it was worth it haha

I love ferry’s with arcades. Luckily I don’t get seasick that easily. Unless waves are making big rivers on the cardeck. Then I just have to lay down. Played a pinball called Fish Tales on a ferry between Norway and Denmark. Love that table.

@@Ubersnuber Unfortunately I do get motion sick if I try playing in cars or rocky boats etc. Although I often played my turbo express as a kid and managed ok. It must’ve just been that good 😅

@@ShmupJunkie Yeah, weirdly I do get carsick if I focus on a screen/book. So my superpower only works on water.

yeah I am so stoked! It completely stops growing when I don't post something for a week though... the google overlords sure know how to crack the whip 😖

@@ShmupJunkie Still though! I gotta chant this in celebration of your subscriber count! YOU DESERVE IT! 👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽 YOU DESERVE IT! 👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽 YOU DESERVE IT! 👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽 YOU DESERVE IT! 👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽 Keep up the amazing work, dude!

It's growing due to the top notch quality, be it editing, scripting, content, narration, etc. Really overall amazing work.

That’s awesome I’m always really glad when someone new finds my channel and engages with me. The algorithm has liked me lately so I’m enjoying it while I can. I never did get to play Willow arcade and it always looked fun to me so I wouldn’t mind that at all. The nes port was cool but completely different more an rpg. I think we may get many more on here as long as it does well and they’re seeing a profit from the initial sales.

I never played Ghosts N’ Goblins arcade

@@lylel.j.plummerjr.2094 dang I feel your pain bro you missed out but ghouls and ghosts is far better and the music😂😂😂best music ....EVER and yes I do have the ghouls and ghosts music as my ring tone on my phone 😂😂😂I’m that much of a nerd 🙈and shmup legend 😎👍

Thanks man. I love making those nostalgic little intro to some of my videos. It's as fun a trip for me as it is for you watching it.

Right? I don't know how they did it or why it was on a cruise ship of all places lol, but hey, I had fun with it.

Yeah there is nothing bare bones about it. Certainly it's not like the M2 stuff in terms of how refined the emulation work is, so there is a lot people are complaining about, but it's miles ahead of most other simple collections. And it's priced at pretty much a bargain. Progear and 19XX have been my two new favs on there along with Varth on the second bundle. All brilliant games to me so far.

Thanks I'm glad you did enjoy it. One thing I learned is that the default difficulty on some (not all) of these Capcom games in the collection are cranked too high somehow. So it's even harder than many of us would have played them in the arcade unless the operator cranked them. That could be why Legendary Wings felt so insane to play.

I had the same experience playing Legendary Wings arcade for the first time yesterday. I played the NES version so much as a kid, that it was a huge shock once the side scrolling kicked in and the winged angel is... walking slowly? Such a weird choice especially for typical arcade pacing.

😂 yeah that was funny

The atmosphere, our youth, and having friends around was a big part of it. We can't replicate it again, but sometimes playing the old games again sparks those memories and it's a fun trip. I'm glad you enjoyed it as it was quite the project.

@@ShmupJunkie I'm working on a shmup video

I think had I played it first or in a different order I may not have been as hard on it, as it's not a bad game. It was just hard to get into after how fast paced and fun 19XX was, it felt like going backwards. Even 1941 was very fun and fast paced that way. But you are not alone, I've run into a good few people that got a lot of fun out of 1944, it was only a one and done for me. Although at some point I will play it again and see what else I can suss out of it. It's definitely just my opinion. Like I mentioned in the video, if you love one of these games or have nostalgia for it, who cares what I think. Even with legendary wings haha

That was definitely one of the greatest cruises I’d ever been on. Freedom to do as I pleased, eat as I wanted, play endless video games and stay up late into the night. That’s a dream come true for an elementary school kid!

Thank you. It's not easy keeping something this long entertaining but I really do try. I get into technical stuff but in the end it's about the games and nostalgia for me.

That's a good point and very possible, as I noticed it with multiple scrolling games. That's the kind of thing M2 would take the time to iron out and I can see others not. Although there are all kinds of issues like that, it's bargain basement pricing at $15 for 10 games, so I can understand. If the release does well, I do hope Capcom can put some more money into development and get those kinds of things patched out, as they have done with other releases. My bigger gripe was the auto fire not working right as that's kind of important for a lot of games.

Lol compared to how expensive of old games we buy now those prices seemed like a bargain. The Genesis port was really good too I remember playing it at my friend's a lot, even if it wasn't arcade level. I think there was something about throwing in a quarter and seeing how far I would get or if I could clear it that time was part of the appeal.

Thanks. I did have a couple people tell me that. I'm also thinking it may be configurable on this collection, though I was playing on a Saturn pad so I didn't even have sticks haha. I should've known better.

I found changing the “shoot” button to the R stick works almost as good as the OG rotating dial would. Essentially you just keep the R stick held down while aiming.

This version has it too

@@jobvanduijnhoven6946 but it doesn’t though. You can’t actually assign the movement of R as a shoot button.

Ah maybe. I put the shooting on a trigger probably. Isn't it like that in the ps2 version?

The music has STYLE is the best way I can put it. It reminded me of Super Aleste in some ways, but it's even better with modern instrumentation and drums. I normally don't like the more laid back shmup tracks but it fit the game perfectly and created an atmosphere to some of the levels. I'm going to be playing it a lot more after as it was pretty awesome.

Thanks buddy. And yes, Darkstalkers was mentioned by others too as something that should've been there. We can assume they'll add it and others down the road. I like your attitude I am the same way. Not that we should let lazy or poor work fly or support it, but this is a solid effort and deserves my support. I'm not expecting perfection out of the gate as long as I can enjoy it and know they'll get things patched and worked out in the meantime.

Guess what, The Northeast Videogame Realm This year, Darkstalkers Are Back on Both Fighting Collection & Arcade 2nd Stadium.

@@ricosimon1057, thank you for the heads up! I'll be grabbing both to support these awesome classics. I did get the original Arcade Stadium for Steam. I have the second on my wishlist. I have already grabbed the Capcom FIghting Collection as my favorite iteration of SF II in addition to the Darkstalkers games are on it. Capcom is doing the right thing here.

They also fixed the strider intro (probably old news by now)

Yes they did. I saw that too and it's cool they fixed it. That was always a dead giveaway for me in old emulation of the game.

Did you have a #1 favorite in this collection? I admit Strider is mine... my all time fav arcade cabinet.

@@ShmupJunkie too many but if I had to pick..ghosts and goblins was a really unique game for the time ....although it's only the arcade version that I wanted to play

haha, well thank you. I wanted to do something fun and different as an intro that set the mood for the video. I've heard shmup jesus before but Dr. Shmup is a new one for me.

Awesome! I love it when someone new finds my channel and enjoys what I am doing. It was absolutely a metric ton of work, easily over a hundred hours of time. But when I see how many are responding to it and enjoying it, it feels like it was worth it. If you specifically enjoyed this one, I have a couple others that are some of my favorite I have done so far in terms of nostalgic and historical content. One is called Amazing Shoot Em Ups of the 80s and 90s and the other is History of Compile Shooters. If you have interest in the genre at all you would really enjoy them.

@@ShmupJunkie Way ahead of you. Working my way through every video you have made. Uniformly excellent stuff.

Thanks a lot I really do appreciate that feedback. Seriously though, if you haven't actually played some of those classics on 2 like Strider and Final Fight you'll be happy to catch up on what you missed. Same with Ghouls n Ghosts. I sometimes envy that in a way... to be able to play any of them again like it was my first time. For the beat em ups wait until you can hit them with a friend as they aren't the best solo experiences, if you have the option. The lack of online play in this collection is my biggest gripe so far and I hope they update that soon.

SIIIICK! haha. I just remember that was the thing to say at the time. We were using that line for something daily.

I read later that the difficulty was cranked on this collection unreasonably high by default on some games. So it made me wonder if this was one. As it was so rough it was hard to imagine it was like this in arcades. Even for an arcade game! lol

Thought I heard a Rolling Stones wannabe track in there in one of the middle stages.

It's that same track. That Rolling Stones track is eerily similar to ZZ TOP La Grange. Pretty sure that's the one you are thinking of.

That Gate of Thunder track rocks so hard though! It always sounded like Offspring to me as well.

@@ShmupJunkie “Dark City” rocks my face off. The composer did lift a whole section of Rainbow’s “Light In The Black,” but it’s just more of what I like (that song needs to be at least 10 minutes longer). “Breh, I heard you liked Metal, so we put Metal on your Metal” 🤘🏽😎🤘🏽🚀🚀🚀

@@bitteralmonds666 the new Cotton Reboot track is extra metal and trance as well like a cracked up version of the songs. Some I like a lot others I prefer the original. But they’re still more generic and not in the same league as the sick Ts music tracks on pc engine.

Mercs was in practically every arcade I walked into. They were convinced American kids would like that style of game. Were probably right 😅

I dunno I'm not much of a shooter legend... but I could live with shooter junkie 😅

You’re welcome and really glad it helped. It’s a no brainer for those games at that price if you don’t have them. And I think Steam even let’s you just buy the games individually on there now too. Progear was just great I would’ve bought the third pack for that game alone. And 19xx ended up being as good as I’d hoped.

@@ShmupJunkie Yea turns out I played 19XX at the arcade bout 20+ years ago. I didn't realize till I fired up the game. Good memories. I played Progear and Gigawing by other means before, loved both and this is practically a steal I've been scouring Steam for STG's but they do not have a proper, contained tag. "Shooter" or "Shoot em ups" files in games that aren't shmups too. I find myself revisiting your channel and Electric Underground for Intell.

Well that's a shame. It's a favorite of mine on the PSP arcade collection and I just wanna blow stuff up.

LMAO I honestly didn't know the history behind that. I can completely see how in today's climate, they would at least change the naming so it's not offensive. But completely nixing the game to never be available anywhere is a bit much. It's been a long time but I don't recall anything offensive about the game in of itself. They just don't think it's worth any risk and they are likely right.

@@ShmupJunkie it’s available on capcoms own home arcade fight stick, go figure.

I’m so stoked you enjoyed it man. I’ve got a lot of other vids just like it that you may dig too so I hope you enjoy. I always appreciate the comments and engagement so thanks for that. Although I focus mostly on shmups here I’m a lover of all games in general and when it makes sense, like for this compilation, I’ll make a video on anything and everything.

@@ShmupJunkie Strider is in my top 10 of all time,ill be catching up on all your videos man.im still jaw dropped over that lords of thunder video,my favorite game loses to the original that i kinda overlooked being a segafanboy of sorts and i thank you for it because i was missing out bigtime,i cant wait for my pc engine mini, just to get that 1cc on the real king(oh ya Lords is my #1 on that top ten list lol)Thanks again for what has gotta be my favorite channel hands down,no contest🙂

@@lock7852 You’re in for a treat man. The Sega port isn’t bad and though many malign it, I give it props. It may not feel quite as snappy since the mini has more delay than OG hardware but it doesn’t stop me from still having fun with it. The gameplay is where it really shines for me on the turbo. It’s still not a “hard” game in terms of shmups at all but it’s just tough enough to be fun. Just remember the powered up Earth armor rules them all 🤘

@@ShmupJunkie being a wind guy in the port i appreciate the advise,ill let you go man peace

I enjoy making those kind of intros, it's the most fun to do and is a good way to start off certain videos. I never noticed them looking like Predator heads lol, I'll have to freeze frame it and see what you're talking about. Strider is really good, just so creative I always wished more games were as bold in their design.

Lol dang man that’s about as many times as I had to watch through it while tweaking it myself haha. I’m glad you enjoyed it that much. I know a few people have rewatched my compile history and amazing shmups videos a few times but didn’t know this one had that same rewatchable nature. Dimahoo would be amazing as that’s one I’ve yet to play along with Eco Fighters. My worry is with all the censorship going on if you do get it, it won’t be intact the way you’d like it to be. Or so I’ve read about Eco.

@@ShmupJunkie Well there are a lot of games and stories in the video so I had to watch it again, and then I´ve had it on in the background a couple of times again. I did not know about the censorship in Eco Fighters. I haven´t played it, just watched a playthrough. Honestly, as long as the gameplay is good, I don´t really care if they have to change some details.

@@arrowviper8882 How about they make the rest all Darkstalkers and Marvel fighters instead of Street Fighter? That would be an awesome Pack 4! Eco Fighters was one of the 16 games included on that huge $200+ Capcom Home Arcade stick that Capcom released in late 2019, so I imagine that it may be a candidate for future packs. I haven't heard of any censoring of the game for that release, which is a good sign. Alien vs. Predator was also included as one of those 16 games, so it just goes to show that Capcom can make a licensing deal when they want to.

@@sonicmania9993 Yes that would be awesome!

Nice list! Alien vs Predator and Punisher id love to see too

Hahaha you got the same WTF moment then. You're right they are so damn similar and can be mistaken from an old memory so long ago. And not like it's a bad game, but not when you play it again, you'll see it's not on par with how good UN Squadron was.

@@ShmupJunkie Big time - U.N. Squadron is superior! I think I got confused with level 2 of U.N. given that it's in the clouds. Who knows!!! But yeah, hearing your story reminded me! Hey, thank you so much for responding! I think in time, given your traction, I'll be lucky to get a word in, and well deserved. And well met! What a fantastic channel!

They used MAME far as I know and read but not sure the version. They couldn’t use the sound cores though something about them not being allowed for commercial use. So they had to make their own. I don’t envy that endeavor.

Thanks I’m glad you enjoyed it. I actually played this using my Hori FC with a great dpad and it has no analog sticks. I remapped it in settings as I wanted per game and ended up using one of the shoulder buttons for credits. That’s how the switch interpreted it. What I did dislike is the forward/rewind being default mapped to the shoulders. I was pressing them by accident sometimes and screening myself up. So I just disabled them completely in the menu. Are you not able to get any button on your other pads or stick to add credits? I know others who are playing these games with their arcade stick.

@@ShmupJunkie I hadn't thought about trying to remap game by game. Will actually give this a shot. The Hori Fc looks pretty sweet. I have the Saturn retro bit coming in tomorrow so I will check that out dpad wise, otherwise I will see what I can do about the arcade stick. A shame about them mapping forward rewind to the shoulder buttons given the nature of that pad. Do find them interesting given the games though. You can actually slow down game play to more quickly learn less intuitive bullet patterns. Please keep making these videos though - between the zaniness and your attention to detail they are an absolute joy to pour through, especially for us shmuppers (but I imagine others interested in all games too)!!

I'm excited to see what awaits in the final 15 stages! And hoping it's not just a repeat loop.

Back when I made this review you couldn't buy them individually, so these packs were the only way. I'm glad they added it and figured it was only a matter of time. Glad you found me with this video and are enjoying some others. And I'm glad they've continued to update and improve this collection. My only wish is they'd add an online coop or pvp, as that's a big miss in terms of building a community around the collection. But no complaints on the games themselves.

@@ShmupJunkie I found you on the Electric Underground "KZfaq shmup reviewers unite" video. You've got great content. It's such a small niche that it's good too see more coverage of these games. There's been a bit of a resurgence of shmups these past few years and I love it.

Thanks! Glad you are enjoying it. It was such a massive undertaking... it will be a while before I do something like that again.

@@ShmupJunkie oh my god I can only imagine lol I guess you can rest easy knowing this video will pretty much be the definitive rundown of this collection

Man that NES version still gives me nightmares. What a brutal game to try and beat for a kid. I can't recall how long it took me, but I vowed not to ever again once I finally did. But if it wasn't so cool I wouldn't have kept coming back.

@@ShmupJunkie It was totally brutal, but I managed to beat the first loop and made it pretty far into the 2nd. The red devils in the castle levels, pure evil. Never did finish the second loop!

You’re welcome! I loved making it. I’d love to do an update on this one day once there are more packs released with enough new content to explore. A lot of us are looking forward to seeing more obscure favorites added like magic sword, AvP, Gunsmoke etc. I’d love to see Dogyuun!

@@ShmupJunkie For sure it would be really great if they added the titles you mention 🤞; I was thinking about it and came to realize that, a title like AvP would be really hard to re-release because of licence issues, but it would be awesome. Plus if only Capcom could release this compilation in physical form on PS4 & Switch, this would be such a bliss and an instant buy for me, even at 10$/10€ more (same with Ghosts'n Goblins Resurrection). But i'd be more than happy to see an update video in case more titles are added 👍

I never played Varth before and really dug it. Just a super fun game even if it’s so long I’ve not seen much more than half of it. I actually love 1941 in the series and find it super fun. But I agree on 1944 and have warmed up to if more since this video. It was a tough first impression playing it right after 19xx which I really loved too.

I had never played Carrier Airwing in my life, so it's understandable without the nostalgia it didn't quite live up to Area 88 for me. But it was still decent and fun. I just love the arcade Strider as you can tell from the vid though.

I'm definitely going to try that and see how it feels! I could never get using the buttons to feel quite right and I just couldn't keep up on the later arcade stages that get so difficult. The home ports were definitely toned down to compensate. What I wouldn't give for one of those cabinets though. It was really fun to play that way.

That's how it was on the PS2 in the Capcom Collection as well. Totally love that game. Might have to pick it up on the Switch (3 pack seems like the best value).

I actually didn't know people dump on it. It wasn't bad either, just felt like a step back after how rad 19XX was. There are some things I liked about it like the meaty hits and explosions and the gameplay wasn't bad. It was more the backgrounds and artistry that seemed like it was from an older generation. That ZZ Top sounding track tripped me out though!

@@ShmupJunkie yeah, I also played the 1944 games out of order so for me it wasn't compared to 19XX- just kinda its own thing

I'm pretty aware that a lot of folks don't share my view on 1944 and maybe if I had played it in arcades I would have more nostalgia for it. It was just a big difference going to that from 19XX as I loved that one so much. I think it's preference honestly as I am just not as into the realistic shmups as much. Also why I like 1941 so much as it's very atypical 1940s series and was the first game to step away from trying to be realistic. Bouncing off the walls and spinning around is just an interesting concept and you can immediately tell the game isn't taking itself seriously and just wants to be a good time. I think you will enjoy it and would love to hear what you thought once you do play it a bit.

You're welcome and glad you did. It was a mammoth undertaking and took a massive amount of time. I want to say 80-100 hours easy but it was also fun and worth it. Lots of people did and are still enjoying it and it will have legs for a while. I wish I could've covered every single game, but at that point I may as well release a Bluray hahaha

@@ShmupJunkie ya no doubt. It’s definitely gonna be a long lasting one for sure man. I’m a huge fan of retro games and imo this collection is the best of all the ones available on switch. People will be coming to KZfaq for years to see what the Capcom Arcade Stadium collection is all about.

Yes 19XX and 1941 were easily my two favorite of the series and on this collection. Even the music in 19XX is fantastic.

Good to know on the older collection, as I do have a 360. Though it's modded so I can play japanese games, so if it's online I can't do it. I've had a couple others also tell me there was an analog option for Forgotten Worlds and I'm going to try that next. It's gotta be better than the buttons for sure. I didn't mind on the home ports as much but here it feels like a bridge too far playing that way ahah.

You're lucky indeed to own arcade boards for most of these games. I have been playing some on the Mister which runs them so well, but this collection is by far such a convenient way to play them. Someday I'd like to have a cab I can switch PCBs into as I don't own any yet.

@@ShmupJunkie one day I would like a cab too as atm I run them on a supergun to a CRT. Just found the show. Now sure how I've managed to miss it this far but enjoying it immensely.

The algorithm seems to have been good to me so I am definitely not complaining about it, and glad you found the channel. I do mostly focus on various shmups, but I am always approaching it from a more nostalgic and mainstream pov. In the hope that others can appreciate them instead of seeing them as such a niche and impossibly difficult genre. It wasn't always that way during those early years and I try to channel that, although I admit they were always hard due to their arcade roots. That's never changed. But it's possible to enjoy them quite a bit without being awesome at them when there are good training and save features added like on this collection.

Did you really work on the new Strider that's pretty awesome! What part of the game were you working on? I think many of us dreamed about making our own Strider like game, it captured our imagination in what was possible in terms of stage design and is still some of the best. I remember the new Strider was well received.

@@ShmupJunkie Yes, I was technically the Design Director for Strider, which normally means design and direction (like it says on the tin), but in my case it also meant; character design, level design and scripting, game geometry, audio / music direction, camera coding and all the (purposely) cheesy dialog. Like I said, it was a labor of love, even fighting off a lot of bad decisions execs wanted in the game and dealing with limited resources and time (~22 people for 14 months), I'm pretty proud. It's one of my favorite games I've made over the past 36 years and one day I hope to be like Youtsui-san and create my own unfettered off-shoot sequel, too. Thanks for your video (long time sub, first time commenter). Great to hear this collection seems to be more in the "YES" than "NO" category.

@@tonybarnes2920 Wow, so it's pretty much your game that's incredible. You should be proud especially with how well it came out. It's been ages since I picked it up (or feels like it anyway haha) so now I think I need a fresh version of it. I've played quite a number of Strider remakes over the years including the XboxLive games. I wonder if there is a video or retrospective out there that goes through them all. I would think there would be.

@@tonybarnes2920 Why did they remake the NES version of Strider and not the arcade version? Everyone wanted the arcade game remade, not that Metroidvania they came out with.

That game missed the point about what made Strider great, varied diverse backgrounds and environments, short levels and linear game play. The opposite of an exploration focused game like the remake? It played okay and looked decent, i just never understood why they didn't base it on the Arcade?

Oh cool. Yes HD Fury makes some really good performing and useful stuff even if the latest is pricey. I’ve used their gear too with good results.

Thanks!. I'm doing really good for it being my first year. Just getting started. I admit it's really hard getting started but so many people are enjoying the videos it keeps me motivated.

@@ShmupJunkie well I should learn from you for when I eventually decide to open up my own then because the work you are doing Is Amazing, keep It up!

Thanks for the heads up on that. Given it's the first time I ever got to play Varth I'd have no point of comparison. Making an already tough game even harder then I see. Seems to be common getting older games to run at the correct speed and with the right amount of slowdown being difficult to reproduce.

You're welcome. I know some things have improved since then and they have more options on Steam, but it's a good rundown of my favorites.

Thanks dude. I loved this first collection a lot and still do, it has too many of my old favorites and new shmups I never played. All around it was a great lineup for me.

You're welcome and hope you enjoy it. It all comes down to how much you enjoy the games on here and I certainly do for quite a lot of them.

Me too man! And you’ve been with me since near the beginning. It’s crazy it hasn’t even been a year yet since I started. KZfaq seems to be pushing my content out well so I’m trying to git it while it’s hot. Plus I’m lovin making these even if some beasts like this video were massive work.

@@ShmupJunkie I swear you just made my day with that comment, and yes, I've been here since close to the beginning of your humble, humble beginnings, but I always knew that this channel is gonna be very, very huge, and I'm sure it's still going to grow massively way more. And for that, I'm very happy for you, obviously your content is top notch, and not just that you are truly one of us that grew up playing all these games, not just researchers, but knows what you're talking about, and that's what makes you different from a lot of all the other youtubers that try to do this ❤❤❤ It's a lifestyle. It's not just a trend, to many more followers and I can't wait to see what you have in stored for next week🤞 And I just finished this video as I'm working from home 🤫🤣🤣🤣 AMAZING