The Confusing History of DARIUSBURST
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13 күн бұрынWhy is the history of Dariusburst so confusing? Which is the BEST version of DariusBurst to Buy? Not an easy question to answer! Arcade versions, Steam, PS4, Nintendo Switch, PSP and more... one of the most confusing shmup sequels with over a dozen releases. All versions explained! Featuring GOJIGUY, an expert on all things Darius... if you're looking for a breakdown of every game, DLC, variants and more, so you can decide which is the best version to buy... this is the video for you!
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Big Thanks to @GojiGuy and his channel Control All Monsters. Please check out his developer website and other games at
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@ronniepatterson2827 11 күн бұрын
Darius Gaiden on Sega Saturn is still my favorite shmup of the entire series.
@yousefslimani99 11 күн бұрын
Welcome back SJ glad you came back for another video! I still feel sad for stop making your own video but I’m glad you still here ☺️
@rockhyde7775 11 күн бұрын
He’ll make another video someday. Patiently waiting for every Saturn shooter ranked.
@yousefslimani99 11 күн бұрын
@@rockhyde7775 Yeah I hope thanks! (Also how did you know I was waiting for him doing every SEGA Saturn shmups?)
@yousefslimani99 9 күн бұрын
@@rockhyde7775 Well I guess you didn't! cause you coincidently tells me about this
@Chan_Prado 10 күн бұрын
I'll miss your direct Shmup Junkie videos, but I LOVE how you are highlighting great content creators! @GojiGuy did a great job of breaking down the differences in all of these Dariusburst games, and more importantly, describing which ones to prioritize. Taito's handling of these releases has confused me for years, but I'm glad GG helped me to make the most practical choices for purchase. Thank you both, and keep up the great work!
@GojiGuy 8 күн бұрын
Happy to help!
@dr_ubo 11 күн бұрын
Just wanted to add that the names of these games are references to the overall version. Another Chronicle - "AC" - Arcade Chronicle Saviours - "CS" - Consumer Second Prologue - "SP" - (don't have a good one for this, some people see it as the GBA SP, others see it as "Second Portable", others see it as "SPecial") Everythign else is just icing on the cake. AC EX+ (Arcade Extra Plus) which only contains Arcade Stuff, CS Core (Consumer Version Core/Consoles) which contains everything meant for the console/PC releases. Nice to see gojiguy here.
@superfightman2053 10 күн бұрын
SP stands for "Smartphone".
@gaminglakitu 11 күн бұрын
Another great video addition to the channel. You're picking great choices to spotlight for the shump community
@danielrecommends 10 күн бұрын
I'm still going with Darius Gaiden as my personal favorite. I got the Burst series on Steam but didn't understand all the modes. So I do appreciate the explanation in this video.
@PabloVasquesBravoVillalba 11 күн бұрын
Excellent video! Thanks Shmup Junkie and gojiguy!
@Teknoman 11 күн бұрын
Im so glad someone finally made a guide on the different versions
@salemite 10 күн бұрын
Great vid! Darius Twin on SNES was the first shmup I ever beat as a kid at all, and Burst was the first 1cc I ever sat down to accomplish. Loved the vid, and I love Burst, but I do think G Darius has my heart in the series for the absolute madness of the capture ball.
@Marzimus 6 күн бұрын
Absolutely agree. Twin was my first game (minus Mario pack in for eight months) for SNES that I scored for fifteen bucks new. I wanted to rent it multiple times before and it seemed like destiny to kid me. Ultimately, G is my favorite cause the capture mechanic is incredibly unique. Have shown everyone I can on PS4/Switch. Core nostalgia all over the series...
@salemite 3 күн бұрын
@@Marzimus Oh nice! I think we rented Twin a few times from Blockbuster before i bought a copy. It was kinda like Mega Man X, I remember renting it repeatedly for weekend plays to finish it and finally my parents going "We're just gonna help you buy a copy so we can save on rentals."
@Marzimus 3 күн бұрын
@@salemite Smart parents! Mega Man X is the one game I wish I could forget everything about to play through fresh again. My older brother gifted me a copy for Christmas and it's the second best gift I've received three decades later. First was a DVD of Dead Alive because a friend listened during random conversation and spent a month finding a copy. Happy gaming!
@Johnnygrafx Күн бұрын
G-Darius is still probably my favorite of the series, but man Darius Burst is something else. Great video!
@ShmupJunkie Күн бұрын
@@Johnnygrafx it’s always a tough call between G Darius and Gaiden. I prefer the pixel art and craziness of Gaiden vs the early polygons, but the gameplay and insane bosses in G just take it. Both are masterpieces. And Burst is quite underrated so I was glad that Goji did such a great recap of the series.
@kaishmuper 11 күн бұрын
Correct answer: Buy all of them!! Dariusburst the GOAT!!!
@thehellezell 10 күн бұрын
Just played EX AC at Game Galaxy outside of Nashville TN ... the arcade machine is gigantic and the screen size makes the experience fantastically immersive. Bucket list cabinet for my humble home arcade. Absolutely loved that I could play with the Gaiden ship as well.
@piyushtripathi7515 11 күн бұрын
Thanks for clearing all this. I was perplexed all these years.
@OOOAAAIII 10 күн бұрын
This is the video I searched for quite a few times, but didn't exist. Excellent!
@ShmupJunkie 10 күн бұрын
YT isn’t great at showing you what you want to see when it’s from smaller channels. They just disappear. So I’m glad it came to your attention here. 👍🏻
@GojiGuy 8 күн бұрын
Haha not surprised to hear KZfaq couldn't figure out how to surface my video. Well, that's why it's here on Junkie's! If you want more Darius videos head on over! :)
@charlesshamseldin9555 11 күн бұрын
How cool is that!! I just ordered DotM a few days ago, Japanese import for PS4. I'm so excited now!! Tx for the video
@Dessan01 11 күн бұрын
I picked up the arcade version physically but later on the console version went on sale digitally so I picked that up too. The latter was not really required as I could already play most of the games via flash carts but still pretty cool. If you had a choice of one I’d pick arcade.
@robertlawrence9000 11 күн бұрын
That was a good helpful video! Thanks for sharing it!
@n2oshotandironman 11 күн бұрын
Chronicle mode sounds like an awesome idea. They have this game at my local. I wonder if it's been cleared yet.
@GojiGuy 11 күн бұрын
Sounds like you gotta go clear it!
@neometallX 11 күн бұрын
If you want Dariusburst with the Silver hawk choosing with the music (I.E silver hawk Origin plays Darius, 2ND plays Darius II BGMs, Gaiden plays gaiden BGMs and Genesis plays G Darius musics) then this would be my pick. Playing silver hawks with their corresponding musics is fun and match and also Gaiden is the most powerful one since it retains the same WAVE power with silver hawk drones once your wave is fully upgraded also homing napalm missiles as well.
@anotherkellydown 4 күн бұрын
Thank you! As a Switch player, sounds like I have the “right versions” with Dariusburst AC EX+ & G-Darius HD, both physical. Love your content and am very excited about your recent collaboration with other shmup players. You’re one of the best, SJ!
@evilromero 11 күн бұрын
This is always a question I have, even after buying one version of Burst. Thank you!
@derekbuckler9888 10 күн бұрын
My friend, you are the authority on this. Granted, ive been a shoot em' up fan for over 30 years. But im happy you did a video on this, as I've had Darius Burst: Another Chronicles EX plus on my Nintendo Switch wish list for God knows how long lol. Btw, i was always a huge fan of Thunder Force 5 on the PS1. Or Darius Gaiden for that matter, that was until i bought a modified Sega Saturn from E Bay last year. I think the best way to play any shooter besides Raiden Fighters: Aces, is on the Sega Saturn. But at least now i know which version of Darius Burst to get now 👍
@TheRestartPoint 11 күн бұрын
Junkie & Co are back, 'tis a good day indeed !!
@volvoguy804 10 күн бұрын
Awesome video junkie! Keep em comin.
@JohnGavalas-xh5ub 11 күн бұрын
Dariusburst CS Core Taito/Sega Pack for me cause the DLC ships included really adds to the replay value my second favorite being Dariusburst Another Chronicle EX
@keness4768 11 күн бұрын
Slick content guys! I loved it.
@rossmoffat7343 11 күн бұрын
keep it coming junkie, love this new format too
@digitalworms 11 күн бұрын
Man my love of shmups has returned! And i thought I couldnt gain any skill but its coming together pretty good! Im loving the switch and how many is on the system! Ive bought day of the tenticle remaster and like 10 shumps lately lol
@Sarahm2261 11 күн бұрын
Great video, guess during the steam summer sale i pick up darius burst.
@demonsty Күн бұрын
that thumbnail is the ending to darius gaiden isnt it or was it super darius? the whole damn thing was a dream. makes sense.
@jsteinbrink3000 11 күн бұрын
This was really well done. It also reminds me how sad it is that despite having Chronicle Saviors for the Vita, PS4, and the Switch - none of them have all of the DLC on cart, and thus when their listings come down they will no longer be playable. Unless some amazing person figures it out and then count me in for a physical.
@GojiGuy 11 күн бұрын
It seems like the license has expired for the DLC not included in CS Core, so we can only hope that it gets preserved somehow!
@jsteinbrink3000 11 күн бұрын
@@GojiGuy Would be amazing!! And personally in a very short list of my favorite things.
@JohnAGalvanArt 11 күн бұрын
This video is great , I learned so much, and Gojiguy has a great channel, went to sub, but i already was :') thank you for putting in the work for making such a great video.
@DrJ3RK8 10 күн бұрын
Excellent series, and excellent sub-series! I'm more of an R-Type guy, but Darius is up there. I've got all of them. :D I play Chronicle Saviors (with DLCs) the most I think, as well as Super Darius on the PC Engine CD. I have my eye on a Taito F3 board with Darius Gaiden, as I've been collecting arcade boards (some good, some that I'll be restoring). Just picked up two Air Buster boards too. :) I really need to hop back into Chronicle Saviors again soon. It's been probably 6 months since I've played it. (house renovations, etc.)
@TheT3rr0rMask 11 күн бұрын
Only played the Steam and Android ones. Solid.
@fazares 11 күн бұрын
Fantastic, complete and informative video..i have the ps vita one and i love it..i also paid a pretty penny for it eheh
@JRod-zr8qk 11 күн бұрын
Yea Buddy!! I never clicked so fast on a video!! Sweeet!!
@_Moon-Drop 11 күн бұрын
Another great vid
@darktetsuya 11 күн бұрын
admittedly darius burst was one of the few games in the series I never got around to, perhaps I need to rectify that! will likely go the Switch version since I have so many other shmups on the system already... but man the PC version has cameos from deathsmiles and hyperdyne sidearms? kinda jealous those never made it to other systems.
@GojiGuy 11 күн бұрын
The DLC is on PS4 as well fwiw!
@markguyton2868 11 күн бұрын
I got the CS version of the funny fish game and its DLC in a Steam sale years ago. Beat the story mode (not 100% unfortunately since I suck with the Formula) and all the DLC stuff. Still stands as one of my top favorite shmups and honestly hope they make another Darius game sometime in my lifetime. Also now wondering if Helldivers 2 got inspiration from Chronicle Mode with the whole work together for planet liberation thing.
@GojiGuy 11 күн бұрын
I thought the same thing about Helldivers!
@heilong79 19 сағат бұрын
Happy one of the first games I bought for the Saturn was Darius Gaiden.
@rockhyde7775 11 күн бұрын
My brother got Darius Burst for his PSP. I went and got EX Another Chronicle on my PS5. Which version is the absolute best? It’s hard to decide really. I hope that Taito releases the Darius Burst Sega/Taito pack on the PS5 and Steam one day.
@Cybershroom 11 күн бұрын
Dariusburst CS was an excellent entry
@headman82 10 күн бұрын
I love the dlc mode and playing around with different ships.
@p3d_evanfredricosagala236 10 күн бұрын
So, maybe this is the summary I got for the best of Darius games : - PS/Switch : Dariusburst AC EX+ / Darius Cozmic Revelation - PC (Steam) : Dariusburst CS I have played Dariusburst CS on PC for about 230 hours in total. Great "shoot'em up" games with a lot of levels and 24 fighters in total, although finishing levels with the preset system is hard to do.
@syltendo 11 күн бұрын
I’m a shmup enthusiast and far from being an expert. But for me, the aspect ratio of those games are also a deciding factor. Especially on Switch, where you can’t adapt the ultra wide aspect of the AC version on multiple monitors. When playing on a single monitor, things (enemies, bullets) are just too small on screen. I know there’s a "zoom" function but it’s not ideal either as it hides a portion of the screen where enemies are active anyway. I’m curious to discover the CS version - if Strictly Limited Games ever decides to finally ship it - as I suspect I’ll appreciate the game a lot more than AC.
@IamMarkSmith 11 күн бұрын
🏆🏆🏆 I am so excited for this video. Welcome back @Shmup Junkie!
@AnthonyRiddle 8 күн бұрын
I was just thinking it right before you said it, but Darius Burst is like a horizontal bullet hell game. I'm just getting into bullet hell games and I'm only playing Batsugun and Donpachi so far
@LeeONardo 10 күн бұрын
I bought CS on PS4 as it was sale. I think it was £12? got some DLC packs too. Been fun practicing it, played AC at Arcade Club in Leeds.
@massivepileup 11 күн бұрын
Do any versions besides the PC one support dual or ultrawide screens? You can buy 32:9 screens these days so you could get the full arcade experience without black bars but I don't know if the consoles can handle that.
@ShmupJunkie 11 күн бұрын
Far as I know that only work on PC, no consoles
@GojiGuy 11 күн бұрын
For consoles they don't support it natively, but you can blow it up and the HUD will scale with it
@bulb9970 6 күн бұрын
Junkie got the good timing here since Burst is on steam sale right now
@MaverickHunterXZA 11 күн бұрын
Chronicle Saviours on the PC for multi monitor support. Next Question :D
@boss350z5 10 күн бұрын
G Darius PSX... GOAT...
@neokimchi 4 күн бұрын
Huge bummer that the switch won't get the additional dlc
@thanksbetotap 11 күн бұрын
Ah, I see you decided to answer the most complicated question in the gaming universe…
@marior6299 9 күн бұрын
I think the Darius collection console and arcade should've been 1 collection and the console collection should've had all PC engine versions. Quite expensive collections they should've included every game/version
@ledoudinou 11 күн бұрын
I will add that Dariusburst CS on pc has 2 screen option wich is 👌🏻
@Funflatron-j8k 6 күн бұрын
Where did you get the music when you started the video?
@VenusFlycast 11 күн бұрын
0:03 "Wiiu E3 GIF.exe"
@KingFossilFER 10 күн бұрын
Kinda sucks that they never made the CS and chronicle mode only bosses available in an arcade mode variant of sorts.
@GojiGuy 8 күн бұрын
I'd have to double check, but they might show up in the EX+ events?
@KingFossilFER 8 күн бұрын
@@GojiGuy oh I wouldnt know since I have the PC version. It just kind of a shame bosses like gigantic bite are only on CS mode.
@philmason9653 11 күн бұрын
I CS think EX I'm AC always SP going R to α be + confused G by 外 this 伝 no matter what. I mean, they renamed one Sagaia.
@neccros007 11 күн бұрын
You forgot to mention the multi monitor support on the PC/Steam version
@GojiGuy 11 күн бұрын
I did, but if I'm being honest, I don't recommend multi monitor mode. It's better played as a seamless display. Unless you have a way to do multi monitor with a mirror it's a bit frustrating to play.
@DELx999 10 күн бұрын
EX+ Hands Down.
@williamsphil9445 11 күн бұрын
I think the Darius games are much better than the R-Type games.
@WalrusFPGA 11 күн бұрын
Instructions unclear- bought all of them
@infamoswordz 6 күн бұрын
Darius twin and Darius gaiden
@kbxthegamemaster06 11 күн бұрын
DARAIASU
@devlinfan 3 күн бұрын
Meditate
@ShiftyAxel 3 күн бұрын
Sweet christ, please balance your audio levels. If the meter goes into the red, it's TOO LOUD.
@andyauthor2007 11 күн бұрын
Dariusburst AC EX+ is TOTALLY unfair. Buy Dariusburst CS along with the DLC, you'll have a lot more fun, and you won't be slamming your controller on the floor when you die every 10 seconds.
@DELx999 10 күн бұрын
'Controller' is the reason. Use a full sized arcade stick and you'll start attacking the Japanese players.
@MagmaMKII 11 күн бұрын
Let's be real here, Dariusburst is a rather average game. Its nice that they were able to iterate and expand it but all those revisions are still built over the same average base game. This isn't helped with how the later revisions go for quantity over quality.
@DELx999 10 күн бұрын
Funny how an 'average' game can give you almost three years gameplay (in its EX+ version).
@MagmaMKII 10 күн бұрын
@@DELx999 Because the gameplay is solid.
@packpock4369 8 күн бұрын
G-Darius and Darius Gaiden and I probably have to go with Gaiden being there Magnum Opus..
@ThoughtformsOfTheSubconsciousM Күн бұрын
Thank you, I'm glad someone else thinks this! I found the game incredibly boring and my least favorite of the whole series. The Vita version at least, can't speak for the other revisions.
@bitteralmonds666 11 күн бұрын
The correct answer is to buy ALL versions, including the digital versions. You get physical copies to open them and lend or give them them out to friends. 🐠🐟🐬🐳🐋🐡🦐 🧉🦄