Best ARCADE Exclusive Games

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Discover the Best Arcade Exclusive Games you've never played! Arcade games you won't believe never had home ports. The Best Shoot Em Ups, the best platformers, the best beat em ups, the best run n guns from the best developers in the business. Konami, Capcom and Taito were the undisputed kings of arcade, and yet even some of their amazing games like Alien vs Predator never made it into the Capcom Arcade Stadium. Xexex, Dimahoo and more remained exclusive. Toaplan, one of the most prominent Shoot Em Up devs of the time, released almost every game onto the Mega Drive, PC Engine, and later the Sega Saturn. Yet even they had awesome games like Outzone and Dogyuun never make it out of arcades. Even legendary shooters like R-Type had games like R-Type Leo never find a home release. Whether you love shmups, action, or beat em ups, you'll be amazed how some of these incredible games could remain obscure and never find their way to the west, let alone to the Nintendo Switch, Sony's Playstation consoles, Xbox, or Arcade Archives. Some never even made it out of Japanese arcades! Join me as I highlight some of my favorite arcade exclusive games, not a Top 10, but the rarest and best arcade hidden gems, and how to play them, whether via emulation through MAME, FPGA like MiSTer, or real arcade hardware via a Supergun and PCB.
#arcade #shootemup #retrogaming
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HUGE Thanks to Red Balltop (Marc Marta) for sending me a rare Sigma Supergun to give away for this video to one lucky winner, along with an arcade PCB of Heated Barrell. Watch the video, comment the code and be entered to win!
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Arcade Games
02:33 - The Best that never made it
03:26 - SUPERGUN GIVEAWAY DETAILS!
04:36 - Outzone by Toaplan
09:01 - The Strider you never played - Cannon Dancer (Osman)
14:32 - Boogie Wings Insanity (The Great Ragtime Show)
19:57 - IREM meets Gradius - XEXEX by Konami
26:00 - Cyvern by Kaneko
29:16 - The Lost R-Type - LEO
31:46 - Aliens and Predators
34:40 - What is a MiSTer?
35:08 - The Raizing Trifecta and Dimahoo
36:05 - Toaplan does Capcom - Dogyuun
36:39 - The King of Fighters of Shmups - Armed Police Batrider
38:09 - We're gonna need a montage
41:15 - How to use and WIN a SIGMA SUPERGUN!
42:44 - Smoke 'em if ya got 'em
For more awesome Japan Arcade footage, check out this video by Kidshoryuken: • THE BEST ARCADE IN AKI...
For more gameplay on some of the featured videos, check out the links to these awesome gameplay channels:
Xexex 2-ALL by T4N3: / watch v=P3DDi8yrvCU&t=1009s
R-Type Leo 1CC by Chinopolis:
• R-Type Leo 1cc
Dimahoo 1CC by Chinopolis
• Dimahoo 1cc Birthday
Dogyuun 1-ALL by Jaimers: • [AC] ドギューン!! / Dogyuun...
Armed Police Batrider Advanced D.D ALL by Pearl: • Armed Police Batrider ...
Full Review of Armed Police Batrider by The Electric Underground
• Armed Police Batrider ...
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@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

GIVING AWAY a RARE, SIGMA SUPERGUN! Custom, Made in Japan, this has got to be one of the coolest Giveaways of all time! Don't miss out! Enjoy the video, get and comment the secret code once you see it, make sure you are Subscribed and you're entered to win! The winner will also get a PCB of the rare game Heated Barrel also shown in the video. This giveaway would not have been possible without the incredibly generous Red Balltop (Marc Marta) who sent me the Supergun. So please drop him a thanks in the comments as well. Who will be the first to find the SECRET CODE???!! ✅ Subscribe To My Channel ➡️ Support me on PATREON www.patreon.com/shmupjunkieslushfund Join my discord here and chat with us! discord.gg/KXwzNPQFge Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/turbothunde... Follow me on Facebook: facebook.com/shmupjunkie Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/shmupjunkie

@EvaFull 3 года назад

LOOKING TO LEGALLY OWN & SUPPORT SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE ARCADE GAMES, SUCH AS….. R-TYPE I R-TYPE II THE GAME PARADISE! BATSUGUN SP CYBATTLER EARTH DEFENSE FORCE GUNBIRD (Included with your purchase of the machine) IN THE HUNT ZERO WING TOE JAM & EARL - BACK IN THE GROOVE BEACH BUGGY RACING 1 & 2 (#1 is also included with your purchase) SPACE HARRIER ALIEN STORM DOUBLE DRAGON 1,2 & 3 (#1 is also included with your purchase) And so many more, with games being added all the time. Then check out the iiRcade!!!!! ru-vid.com (Gonna post it here and also as its own comment.)

@jollijump9221 3 года назад

great video, but why nobody talks about brave blade #IWANTMYPCB

@EvaFull 3 года назад

@ShmupJunkie iiRcade gave you a shout out on their latest stream. Here’s a link to it for you & your audience. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o4CTxUhTg9U.html

@triplestar100 3 года назад

@29:17-31:46= speaking of IREM masterworks that never made the jump home (thank the Gods for MAME... regardless of what many others may say!) where oh where is one of their greatest unsung magnum opus; the one many of us refer to as "Metal Slug Zero"? I refer, of course, to "Gunforce 2: Geo Storm"! why wasn't such a crown jewel of the run-n-gun genre not on this vid? however, I AM glad you did emplace here THE GREATEST arcade game of them all (IMO, of course): "Osman CannonDancer"... that makes me forgive the previously mentioned oversight! keep up the great work, Junkie!

@EvaFull 3 года назад

@@triplestar100 You can legally buy that and many other Run & Gun classics on the iiRcade.

@MarcBarkyMarta 3 года назад

Here we go!

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

You are so awesome for contributing the Supergun for this giveaway! Gotta be one of the coolest giveaways ever.

@MarcBarkyMarta 3 года назад

Shmup Junkie thanks! But the collaboration is even better than the giveaway!

@UncaJohnny 3 года назад

@Super Mario, it's a you, Mario!!!

@Hofstetter17 3 года назад

Thanks for contributing and helping the shmup community grow! Also I love the username Red Balltop :)

@marcianoacuerda 3 года назад

Dude, you went overboard with the generosity. Thanks for the chance!!

@HowlingMoonCinemas 3 года назад

Now _THAT_ is great graphics and music!! I remember being so mesmerized watching all the different styles of beautiful, hand-drawn animated arcade games and listening to their kick ass soundtracks!

@K3zster 3 года назад

Great stuff as always Junkie! So many arcade games from the 90s have art that hasn't been beaten to this day. There is something so awesome about the graphical style from this period! #IWANTMYPCB :)

@abrslam 3 года назад

Another super interesting video! It makes me really want to explore the arcade side of the shmup scene. As much as I'd love the supergun I know it would just be in storage for the foreseeable future, so I'll not enter and let everyone else have a crack at it. This all looks too cool, I can't wait till you do a video on the mister as I'm really intrigued by it. Well done!

@DjDizzy216 3 года назад

26:02 It’s nice to see Cyvern getting some love. I love that game even more than some bigger, more well-known shooters. And Leo, the black sheep of the R-Type family, is one of my favorites as well. Very cool to see these listed back to back. Excellent recommendations all around 👍

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

Cyvern was one of the games on this list I never had played before until I was researching and putting this video together, compared to most of the others which I had. And I wasn't disappointed.... well besides how badly it kicked my ass for a while. I still need a couple credits to get through it it's a beast of a game, but a ton of fun. So I'll be playing it again. If only a Leo PCB didn't cost a small fortune.

@LegaliseShemp Год назад

DUDE where has this list been my whole life? You are a man of taste, I had never heard of XEXEX and I'm blown away by the visuals. Just downloaded Outzone and Boogie Wings to play with the bois tomorrow, thanks for the video! I subbed

@ShmupJunkie Год назад

I love making these discovery videos they’ve been super popular. Made a few of them now. So many awesome games that just never were ported and became obscure. Cannon Dancer literally just got a limited switch release this year. And Outzone is about to release on Steam as part of a new Toaplan collection. Since this video even Xexex got an arcade archives release. But for every game that gets one there’s plenty more that are still unknown. Enjoy the games man. Best thing about this hobby is it’s hard to run out of sick games to play.

@tonyztyles8330 7 месяцев назад

Yeah bro knows what he’s talking about 🗿

@ree2449 3 года назад

What an excellent video as always. So many great games here and just the right amount of love and time given to each. I hope you do a part 2 to this .

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

Thanks. There are so many of awesome games yet to cover it would be very easy to do another one. Once I get another favorites list together I most likely will do just that.

@federicovolpi3195 6 месяцев назад

I was looking for a decent list of games for several hours ... nothing special found until this came up. Now, this is what you call a LIST!! Thanks a lot

@ShmupJunkie 6 месяцев назад

You’re welcome. I’ve got a few of these videos now focusing on really good but obscure arcade style games. If you ever need more you’ll find them here. Only the good stuff.

@DiarrheaIsFun 3 года назад

Nice of you to show Data East some love, they really had their moments! I want Irem's Ninja Baseball Bat Man to finally get the release it deserves. That game kicks ass. #IWANTMYPCB

@bananonymouslastname5693 3 года назад

Killer video! The quality of footage here was incredible. I especially enjoy those top-down run and guns like OutZone. I'd love to see a video on the great rotary stick shooters one day like Time Soldiers, SAR, Gondomania, Heavy Barrel, Bermuda Triangle, etc., because I'm sure you'd do them justice. #IWANTMYPCB

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

I would absolutely love to do that, but to really do it justice, I'd love to have a way to play them properly using a similar rotary. Not easy to come by! Some are really tough without them too since they are designed for it, like Forgotten Worlds. If I can find a great way to do it I totally would. Oh and you're IN for the giveaway!

@dewbiedew 3 года назад

Awesome video! Came across your channel looking for arcade related stuff. Really appreciate your message of playing the games any way you can and enjoy it!

@dezm101 3 года назад

great job covering these lesser known games! I always loved the art style and gameplay in Osman, and Xexex is never talked about enough IMO, so creative and fun - too bad we never got a serious stand alone port of it.

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

I can see why Osman didn't being by a more obscure dev, but it's crazy Xexex didn't even if it was planned... being from Konami and such a good game too. I would love to see a Hamster arcade archives port by them it really deserves it. One of their fav shooters of mine they ever made.

@alopexau 3 года назад

I've played all of these, they're all great, especially Batrider. Not sure if you've seen it, but there is actually a mini-port of Xexex included in Ganbare Goemon 2 for SNES, granted it's only one stage with a boss, and pared back quite a bit, but it's pretty bloody amazing considering it's just a bonus inside a 16mbit game. Konami really were wizards in this era.

@Menleah Год назад

What a great video! This must have taken forever to put together! Thanks for giving me some ideas for MAME.

@AdsOfSteelGaming 2 года назад

Galloping Ghost! My neck of the woods! Just want to pop in and say how much I TRULY appreciate the quality of your content. You are doing spectacular work my friend. Much respect and thanks

@ShmupJunkie 2 года назад

Thanks! And I’d love to visit there someday as I’m a long way away in SoCal. I’d need a week there to get my fill of old favorites. I may very likely make another of these videos someday as there’s just too many great ones to cover.

@ngbf2900 3 года назад

Been subbed for a while. Loving the content you make, they all show your deep love and dedication to shmups. High quality video, audio, together with narration being spot on about the topics. It's inspiring and motivating as a retro gamer. #IWANTMYPCB

@HEROplastic 3 года назад

This is one of the only rare game videos, where I actually never heard of many of the games before! Keep up the awesome work!! #IWANTMYPCB

@toddpepin6411 2 года назад

Doc has things well in hand there. They will be fine. I just came from there a week ago, and it looks great. Everyone is doing well and the arcade was packed every day. I hope you you can get there. If you love these old games it is an absolute must. I travel there twice a year, support them with some financial donations and put their name out where ever and when ever I can. I just became a lifetime member there.

@aimeeandstevewebber4542 Год назад

Love the passion that you put into your discussion of each game - great stuff!!!! It is infectious and it is hard not to go out and seek these games immediately.

@ShmupJunkie Год назад

Thanks! I really do love these types of games and enjoy getting more people to discover some of the rare ones. They just recently announced Cannon Dancer from this video getting a Switch port in 2023 sold by Strictly Limited Games. It's about time that game came home somehow.

@EKlicKKlacK3 3 года назад

This has to be my favorite video of yours (so far) and a really awesome way to celebrate 10k! Its kinda funny you talked about Xexex, me and my friend were playing that the other day and were blown away at how good it looked for a 1991 release. One of my favorite games that hasn't been released outside of arcade is Mushihime-Tama. Look forward to the next video! #IWANTMYPCB

@ThatGamingGuyfromthe70s 3 года назад

Great video. I emulate a lot of these through mame/final burn. The mister project looks really interesting. Hopefully the Toaplan games will see a release, I believe M2 has the go ahead to port them.

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

Thanks! Yes I used the same mame/final to play most of these. The Mister is outstanding and just gets better by the month with new cores. They play so perfectly. M2 does in fact have the go ahead and has been working on the Toaplan stuff, but it's quite the undertaking and could still be a while.

@billcashman5900 2 года назад

Boogie Wings looks incredible. I wish Hamster would do a port of that game. Great video!

@ShmupJunkie 2 года назад

I'm surprised they haven't to be honest. It's a perfect candidate for arcade archives.

@hakanpolat1986 3 года назад

I am a new follower to your channel, but i am enjoying your old playlist and now the new ones. Thanks again for reviewing the games and being honest. I recently bought a list of games you reviewed and still not done playing all of them. I have a lot to enjoy again. Thanks! And off course #IWANTMYPCB!

@bobsteave1236 3 года назад

Your channel always seems to expand my love and over all pallet / appreciation for tons of gems I would otherwise right off as poor copy cat games or "not played for a reason" type games and always pumps me up for this month of gaming. Glad to see your channel is getting some traffic, been following sense the earlier days ! Keep up the arcade related content!

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

Thank you and cool to see someone who has been with me for a long time. Well feels long to me anyway but it's barely been a year lol. I learn as much making these videos as many so it's a great time and learning experience. I got to play some games I hadn't before too.

@TheElectricUnderground 3 года назад

Shout out to Armed Police Batrider! I still have faith M2 Shot triggers will make the port happen. #IWANTMYPCB

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

I have a feeling it's only a matter of time. Their plate is just so full and they are so small, it's anyone's guess when they will get to it. I gave you a good shout out here for your review of Batrider and linked it in my desc. too. I knew you would be here for a shot at that Supergun! Who wouldn't want that beauty. I'm so lucky to have had Marc Marta send me 2 of them!

@TheElectricUnderground 3 года назад

@@ShmupJunkie yes thanks so much!!!! I love that game. And yes when I saw this give away I was super impressed and excited!! Nothing better to give away then arcade hardware!

@SevenCompleted 3 года назад

I want that and sorcer striker so bad. I know japan has sorcer striker but why can't we have it too

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

@@SevenCompleted You can! I created a Sony Japan account and download games from there all the time. To be fair Sony makes it a real pain in the ass and you'll need google translate and a fake japanese address, but it's doable. Once it's done once then it's easy as anything else. Nintendo makes it easy creating a Japan eshop account is cake. Doing it on PS4 is a pain. Why don't they release it in the US store? Beats me!

@SevenCompleted 3 года назад

@@ShmupJunkie I knew you could but honestly at that point I'd rather just emulate. Make it easy for me and I would buy but i don't want to jump through all those hoops cause I'm lazy hahaha

@MadPanicGaming 3 года назад

Dude, another EPIC video, well done! Watching this made me want to go to an arcade immediately. In fact, I think that's exactly what I'll do. Keep rolling out the awesome content! I won't be entering the give away because I've already got more arcade goodness at my fingertips than I could possibly ever play, but I'm sure someone will be VERY happy to receive that super gun.

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

Thanks man! And so sorry I am just catching your comment. I can't believe this video has over 1000 comments wth was I thinking hahaha, trying to get all the names for the giveaway. Thank you so much for letting me use some of your footage it worked out great.

@galacticwisdom7389 Год назад

Thanks ! You start by Outzone which remains among the best hidden gem I played, the purple ball around was too cool !

@ShmupJunkie Год назад

Still in my Top 3 Toaplan games of all time, absolutely love it.

@unlimitedretrogaming 3 года назад

Sorry it took me until now to watch it, but it was worth the wait for me! Awesome video dude and you’re right, all of them seem like a must to, starting with Out Zone, Cannon Dancer, Boogie Wings (wow) and Macross Plus…and Leo!! Congrats again on the 10K and the videos!! #IWANTMYPCB

@Misanola 3 года назад

Another quality, top tier video! I love it when you focus on the old school, arcade experience. How I miss those days. #IWANTMYPCB

@Ishmokin 3 года назад

Awesome video Makes me want to try Boogie Wings! I love how detailed the sprites are and how crazy it is. Also still hoping for M2 to port Batrider to ps4 or something. Also looking forward to the M2 toaplan ports I hope Outzone is included too. #IWANTMYPCB !

@glenhayman8722 Год назад

your work and commentary are always appreciated

@hotdoggington6962 2 года назад

I am SO happy to find this channel!! As soon as you showed Alligator Hunt I knew it was gonna be good. Instant sub

@ShmupJunkie 2 года назад

Ha! I’m glad you found me too. Which was the first video you came across? Alligator Hunt is one I never heard of back then or seen, but I instantly loved its style and vibe the moment I played it. I’ll have to feature it more in depth for an upcoming arcade video like this one. Still so many more games to highlight.

@hotdoggington6962 2 года назад

@@ShmupJunkie Definitely! This one was my first I believe. And if I may throw out a request for a future arcade video, it's not all that obscure but definitely doesn't get the love it deserves - my favorite arcade game of all-time, Pigskin 621 AD. It's got fantastic art by Brian Colin (Arch Rivals, Rampage, Blasted, General Chaos) and is just so much fun to play. Looking forward to checking out your other vids, cheers!

@ShmupJunkie 2 года назад

@@hotdoggington6962 Thanks for the recommendation! I’m actually not familiar with it so I will absolutely check it out.

@andyroseby4539 11 месяцев назад

Boogie Wings!!! Thanks, def missed that one, cool game!

@MikeRox83 3 года назад

There might be hope for the Capcom Alien vs Predator as it was included on the Capcom Home arcade *mini* system Koch put out a couple of years ago. Awesome video as ever. So many incredible games that have slipped by me despite me being a lifelong gamer.

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

I wonder how they managed to license that but not for other releases... just a stand alone release of that game on Switch and PS4 should sell so well. People can't stop asking for it. But now that it works perfect on the Mister CPS2 core that's all I'm going to need.

@MikeRox83 3 года назад

@@ShmupJunkie given the size of the Capcom Home arcade that's definitely the space friendly route. Though i do love it hahah. Did you also see that someone managed to get Atomiswave games ported to the Dreamcast?

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

@@MikeRox83 Yes I did! And I’ve got Dolphin Blue on the short list to play more it’s a really cool game. Never even heard of it until recently and these DC ports happened.

@NL0x420 3 года назад

Always look forward to your videos and loved going to the arcade in the 90s, kids today don’t know what they missed. Keep up the great work and #IWANTMYPCB

@Gr0t0tter Год назад

I spent a large portion of my childhood in arcades, and Outzone captured my imagination from the very first time I fired it up... To this day, it, Mortal Kombat & Street Fighter 2, are probably my most played arcade titles. I still fire up Outzone every once in a while - every note of that epic soundtrack is emblazoned in my mind.

@ShmupJunkie Год назад

Don't blame you, it's definitely a top 3 Toaplan game for me. I really don't get tired of giving it a run every now and then. It's timeless in how much I can enjoy replaying it, whether I make it all the way through or not.

@Hofstetter17 3 года назад

This is an awesome video! Your style of humor and storytelling makes each video more than just informative, and I feel like you really brought the good stuff with this video. Thanks for all you do for the shooter community. #IWANTMYMTV... no, wait... I want my, I want my, #IWANTMYPCB :)

@CassiDS 3 года назад

Xexex _did_ get ported once - to the PlayStation Portable, in Japan only, as part of the Salamander Portable compilation. That aside, I mostly just know it for the hilariously short "development and release" section on its Wikipedia article. Here it is, word for word: "Xexex was developed by Konami."

@personavisceration371 3 года назад

He mentioned the port

@DrProfessorMD 2 года назад

I've been marathoning your videos all day. Just noticed i forgot to sub. Fixed that mistake. Keep up the amazing work!

@ShmupJunkie 2 года назад

Really cool man I love that you enjoy them that much. And appreciate the sub. But more than anything that you’re simply watching and enjoying them enough to leave a comment on it. I do my best to engage with everyone and post in the community tab weekly. So I’ll definitely see you around.

@snkfightfan0187 3 года назад

So many freaking gems in one video. What an awesome watch!

@Spartan77 3 года назад

Another great video. Your vids are better than anything on the so called cable and tv channels, and almost as good as shows like " The Six Million Dollar Man" and " Starsky and Hutch ". Your love for these games is genuine, it is great to have someone like you keeping their memory alive. #IWANTMYPCB

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

Damn that’s some legendary company right there! Funny I actually did a little six million dollar man spoof in my RType delta bit in that history video. I remember it well. I’m having a blast making these which is important when it takes 60-80hrs easy to make something like this.

@Spartan77 3 года назад

@@ShmupJunkie All of your videos I have seen so far are top caliber. I can't say that there is one of your video that I did not like. You put a lot of love and hard work into your vids and it shows. You are appreciated by me and by many in the gaming community, of that I am certain.

@WolfieBeat 3 года назад

Recently found your channel and have been enjoying the excellent content. I love how detailed you go into each review and recommendation. It's really a joy to watch each and every video. Thanks and keep up the great work! #IWANTMYPCB

@BuraiWarrior 3 года назад

Thumbs up for showing Super Spacefortress Macross. Used to play this game a lot at my local arcade store.( well it was more of a cafe/ bar that had a couple of machines) That stage 2 spaceship level was amazing. Thanks for another great video!

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

I even wanted to feature it, but I just couldn't justify bumping any of the others. I'm a big Macross fan so one day I may do a video on Macross games in general as there are some good ones. Or at least my favs. I didn't even know about it and Plus myself until several years ago and was blown away I missed out on them.

@BuraiWarrior 3 года назад

@@ShmupJunkieGreat!! I will definitely be looking forward to your Macross video!! Hopefully I’ll be able to purchase Scrambled Valkyrie till then!( those prices have skyrocketed the last couple of years) Keep up the great work!!

@YoursTrulyPeePee123 2 года назад

I really enjoy the passion you put into this video, getting ready for my Retroid Pocket 2 to arrive haha. Nice job!!!

@digitalworms 3 года назад

Man arcade needs a major come back! It was a awesome experience most kids won't experience and it's sad! #IWANTMYPCB

@jubjub2m6 3 года назад

Oh how I miss the 80's with my buddies at the arcade in the mall playing everything, spending the weeks worth of quarters mowing yards and such. #IWANTMYPCB

@johna6602 3 года назад

Yes I remember that feeling also! I used to do a morning paper round then a one right after school just so I could travel to my local arcade and spend every penny, it was where I first 1cc'd R-Type and it was just amazing memories, and that's why I really love these videos as it takes me back to that time when the arcade was king!

@ThePhantomviper 11 месяцев назад

Fanatastic video. You rock. There is always something I was at the arvade eveyday til mom got off work to come get me and I still wasn't ready to leave lol Jam on the PS Classic now!

@garycormack Год назад

Just want to give you a quick shout to let you know i think you’re channel is amazing, only discovered it last week but have had a blast looking back through these older videos

@ShmupJunkie Год назад

Welcome! I’m glad you found me and are enjoying my other stuff. Even though the later videos have better production values I had a blast with some of my oldest content too. Happy the algo brought you here and thank you for the comment. There’s so many regulars I chat with here that it’s cool to get new people that just found me commenting too.

@garycormack Год назад

@@ShmupJunkie it was your Every Mega Drive shooter reviewed video that caught my eye, your appreciation for music in a shoot em up (I refuse to call them shmups) that I completely agree with in a big way, the likes of Metal Squad in Thunder Force 4 makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end . It elevates an already outstanding shoot em up to god tier levels. Playing it with a decent beefy set of stereo headphones plugged into the front of a mk1 Megadrive propels it even further.

@ShmupJunkie Год назад

@@garycormack Absolutely you’ll notice how I focus quite a bit on music in most of my segments. It’s just such a critical part of the experience for me too. No matter how good a game is it always feels like something is missing when the music isn’t memorable. I even made a video called the epic music of shoot ‘em ups lol.

@garycormack Год назад

@@ShmupJunkie On a separate note did you know that Thunder Force 4 on the Gold pack for the Saturn has no slowdown at all? It also has clearer speech samples more akin to Thunder Force AC, sadly this version has one critical flaw, the sound has no Bass, for some unknown reason all the heavy low end basey sound fx are missing and instead sound extremely tinny like it’s playing through treble only, it hurts the over all package for me to the point that i would still rather play the MD version

@garycormack Год назад

@@ShmupJunkie excellent, That will be some viewing for tomorrow, 1:00am here in Scotland so I’ll have to go now. Although it’s not the best entry Thunder Force 6 has an immense soundtrack also and even features a track called Full Speed which is arrangement of a Gradius 2 track Burning Heart, as soon as you hear it you instantly know it’s from Gradius

@1183newman 3 года назад

For me its Golden Axe: The Revenge of Deathadder, its my fav arcade game that never got a port.

@Tybis 3 года назад

Boggles my mind how it was never ported to Saturn or Dreamcast.

@DanielBMS 3 года назад

That game is long been one of my favorite go to examples for games you will never see at home without MAME.

@markpugh6808 3 года назад

Well now it is on the Sega Astro City Mini console

@krissymarklewis1793 3 года назад

I play this on mame, it's awesome.

@pedroTFP 3 года назад

Boy, what a treasure chest is this video! I’ve always being interested about the “unconverted”, keep it coming!!! #IWANTMYPCB

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

Glad you really found it useful! I know a lot of these games were new to me at some point, so they have to be to lots of new viewers too. I'm glad I can get it out there. And you're IN for the giveaway!

@toniogarcia1900 3 года назад

Thanks for making the list of games I know most of the ones you talked about even the ones you couldn't show but the Insight you give us the games that we can never play at home until today.. ..my friend is going to make me a home PC with a bunch of games on it I'm going to tell him to make sure and put all the games you talked about into my 16tb PC computer

@flottenheimer 11 месяцев назад

@9:00 It's 2023 and Cannon Dancer is out now for Switch and PS4... Great video, Junkie - Your excitement is contagious and always makes me go play some cool games.

@ShmupJunkie 11 месяцев назад

Yup I got my Switch physical of Cannon Dancer right here. Never thought I’d see that game ever get an actual release. It’s been awesome seeing so many good games get recent limited physicals and digital releases. It wouldn’t be happening if there wasn’t demand for it.

@negimiso598 3 года назад

XEXEX : The original true pronounciation is "ZEKZEKS", not "ZEZEKS" !

@rockhyde7775 Месяц назад

I’ve confused XEXEX for XEXYZ on the NES. Did you know that?

@dacider99 3 года назад

I used to love Shmups when I was younger - I still love my PC-Engine to this day. I sucked big time but had loads of fun! Thanks to Shmup Junkie for all of his contageous enthusiasm! I want to play more! #IWANTMYPCB

@jayhays8267 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for your videos. I have a MAME cabinet with THOUSANDS of games, and after all the classics (Pacman, Donkey Kong, etc.) it is sOOOOO difficult to wade through the titles to find things I like. Your videos are so helpful with that.

@ShmupJunkie 6 месяцев назад

You’re welcome. Sometimes it’s too much of a good thing and you don’t know where to start. I discover a lot of cool games myself making vids like this.

@mechanicalpants 2 года назад

Thankyou I learned about many new games that look really good, cheers 👍 Especially in the "show it all really fast to some music" bit!

@ShmupJunkie 2 года назад

You’re welcome. It’s why I spend much more time on individual games and don’t go overboard on technical stuff. It’s all about the games for me and I want to show how cool some of them are for those that may not be as familiar with them. I could easily make another one of these since there are so many good ones.

@mechanicalpants 2 года назад

@@ShmupJunkie Yep, I think you have so much material for another video, I hope there might be one one day as I will definitely enjoy it. But if not, I still dug seeing all these great games and learning about some of them in a lot of detail too, it was really cool :))

@vodkahamburger2203 3 года назад

#IWANTMYPCB Apparently Alien vs Predator, r-type leo and boogie wings were released outside of the arcades. -AvP is on the capcom home arcade and had a planned 32X version, but it got cancelled. -Boogie wings is on the super retro-cade (an emulation box by retro-bit). -R-type leo was released only on item arcade hits (that collection looks pretty delicious).

@geoffreylongsword6967 3 года назад

Was playing Razion Ex when I got the posting of this video. Long live the classic shooters. #IWANTMYPCB

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

Now that I've finished this video, I can finally get to trying out my copy that's been eyeing me from across the room. Never played it before can't wait! You're IN for the prize!

@pierre1509 6 месяцев назад

Great video. Your outzone pictures revival old mememories of mine. I beleive that I used to play something very similar on my Amiga.

@brentgreen8209 3 года назад

I was watching and waiting for Batrider to make an appearance. I hadn't played in a decade or so and distinctly remember selling Batrider for ~$300 but was relieved to discover that I had re-purchased it (along with Garegga and Bakraid), whew! Great video, enjoyed the trip.

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

Damn you lucked out then to still own that baby. It's gotta be a matter of time before someone wises up and ports that game, but it's been so long who knows. It certainly deserves that and more.

@CrossoverGameReviews 3 года назад

I never heard of some of these games, and there's already so many games on MAME as is. I'll never play all of them, that's why I play shmups. I can at least play them all by the end of my natural life. A life goal to reach. Dang, that Super Gun looks nice, but I don't have any PCB's to connect to it, so it would probably be an arcade stick for me. I'll pass on it, give someone else a better chance to win it, because I'm just that nice of a guy. ;) Speaking of controllers, it made me think of a topic I would like to see on this channel. Maximillian Dood just made a video about gamepads vs arcade sticks for fighting games. I figured maybe you can give your two cents about which is better for shmups. For me, an arcade stick is the way to go if they are direct 8 way. It feels so much more responsive. However, for more modern shmups that have analog controls, I'd actually go with a joystick, like my Logitech 3D max pro. i would never play a shmup that has 8 way direction with it, but for shmups with analog, oh man, I can't play with anything else. It's so smooth, like butter, but that large analog range makes it a more expert level controller as if you push it all the way in a direction, you'll have a delay in going the other way, and that can cost you. Mastery is required with that thing, but I would have it no other way.

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

The only time I played shmups with an analog is when I had such a bad blister on my thumb from a caravan competition I had no choice. It was the only way I could keep playing using a different part of my thumb lol. I am a pad player myself and not as good with a stick. Some even use a keyboard and are amazing. Some of the top super players even use a pad. So really there is no best way, aside from using a stick as that's the only acceptable method in Japanese competitions that don't allow emulation and require playing on a real PCB. But you can be amazing using anything with enough practice, it's whatever works for you.

@mkn_retrogamer 3 года назад

I don’t know what impresses me the most, your knowledge in games, your ability to produce entertaining videos, your insane level of skill when it comes to playing games or the amount of time you put into all of the above 😅 All in all, I loved watching this video, many of the games I hadn’t seen before but they still brought me back to the arcade glory days and in a mood to play them! Sorry, smoke ‘em! Now excuse me, I’ve got some refrigerators and Color tv’s to move and those microwave ovens aren’t installing themselves anytime soon. #IWANTMYPCB

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

Thanks man! It’s so good to see you still get a chance to enjoy some of these. You’re right about one thing they take an insane amount of time to produce, fun as they are to do. So I’m glad you enjoy them. But it’s the reason I’m on IG so much less now to my chagrin, though I do still check in daily and try to catch up. I have to give credit to my discord too. Videos like this also draw on the people there and their knowledge, so it’s a community effort of their suggestions too. And we have some incredible knowledge there. It just makes these videos that much better. I added you to the list for the giveaway!

@MarcBarkyMarta 3 года назад

Don’t forget those custom kitchen deliveries either. They’re important. And good luck with your entry!

@mkn_retrogamer 3 года назад

@@MarcBarkyMarta ahh! Thanks for reminding me! I got so distracted by guitar playing yo-yo’s I totally forgot about my custom kitchen deliveries 😬 And thank you for providing the hardware for the giveaway, very generous of you 🙏🏻❤️

@TNpsellers Год назад

Wow, so many gorgeous games featured I was not familiar with - THANK YOU!

@ShmupJunkie Год назад

You’re welcome. I love making these types of discovery videos and plan on many more.

@Epicasfuk Год назад

Got to stop watching more then 1 video a month on here LUL. (and rewatching them months later) ... It gives me another 5-10 games I want to "stop what I am doing and dedicate a week too" and don't have enough time/ currently already playing a great game LOL . GG Again Junkie. Fan of your channel from the start and sometimes find myself waking up drinking coffee rewatching 3 videos in a morning for the 3rd time just to hear the hype and tips and tricks again. Soooo glad this channel exists

@ShmupJunkie Год назад

Ha! I know the feeling. Only in my case I have a mountain of games to play but just can’t due to being so busy making videos. If it’s not for an upcoming topic I just don’t have the free time. So I eventually catch up by making videos on the games I want to play. I’m just glad you’re enjoying them. As I’m still having a good tone making them. And there’s another kick ass one coming this Sunday for the best obscure run n guns.

@thelatenightattempts 3 года назад

Love Toaplan. Patiently waiting for M2 to bestow us some Tatsujin Ou goodness. And the rest of course. #IWANTMYPCB

@jollijump9221 3 года назад

that reminds I got a Dogyuun board flying around somewher but I dont remebr where I put it #IWANTMYPCB

@Kaiotheforsaken 3 года назад

Bro, this video is sick. You showed off so many games that I'd either forgotten about or just straight up never heard of. This channel and the recently released R-TYPE have really rekindled my love of this genre. Awesome job, awesome channel, awesome give away. #IWANTMYPCB

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

Thanks! I hope everyone gets to enjoy and watch this video it was a lot of work, but so much fun to do. And I'm super stoked for the giveaway I'm excited myself to see who ends up with it. You're IN!

@haroldspaans1875 3 года назад

Played them all thanks to your video, Boogie Wing is an amazing game, love the Toaplan games also!!!!

@BeyondEntertainment_ 3 года назад

Great video, bro! Inspiring me to play more Retro! 🎉🔥

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

Thanks! That's why I do it. Sharing the love for these games and also helping the STG genre grow.

@CalmCal 3 года назад

Boogie Wings - a game from a spoilt childs imagination, that wants everything - great interaction, looks awesome 👍 #IWANTMYPCB Very generous Mr Marta - keeping the arcades and the nostalga alive

@thedanielstraight 3 года назад

I know it's more of a beat-em-up, but I'd love to track down a King of Dragons board, that'd be amazing. #IWANTMYPCB

@jepettoNFT 3 года назад

Wahou, sending 2 Supergun was really generous of Marc Marta. Thanks to the video, i discovered a lot of Arcade Games that, not only, are beautiful but also seem really cool to play, but now i feel frustrated they never got ported on home consoles. Fingers crossed some of them have a similar fate as "Clockwork Aquario" and get ported on modern systems; A game like "Dolphin Blue" (just to name 1 of those presented here) would be an instant buy for me from the little i've seen in this video. Thank you for your continuous amazing work

@fabsmakisig9278 3 года назад

Shmup Junkie, for the past two weeks, I've watched almost all your videos and have started on your advice to play Blazing Lazers for beginner shmups. You're a pretty effective dealer, and I'm loving this shit. Also, because of your videos I finally realized what the arcade game I played but sucked at as a kid: Donpachi haha I tried playing it again and thanks to your tips, can manage somehow. I hated shmups as a kid because they ate my coins, but thanks to beat 'em ups I suddenly wanted to scratch the arcade itch again. Then I typed "shmups" on RU-vid and saw you having so much fun with it and that's how I started with my current shmup addiction.

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

Sorry I am just catching up and seeing your comment. I've learned over the last year that I am in fact quite the shmup dealer lmao. I should've gone into dealing other things instead it would have been more profitable. I'm stoked you're enjoying all my older vids though. I am having about as much fun making these as I have in a while.

@xxdarklink93xx 3 года назад

man Osman looks incredible. I'm surprised this is the first time I'm hearing of it

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

Yes Osman is beautiful and quite an experience. And many really haven't seen it before so I made it a priority to show it off early.

@_kikaso 3 года назад

Wow that’s an awesome giveaway. Fitting for an awesome video! Would love a supergun to connect my Raiden II board to a TV. #IWANTMYPCB

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

Awesome indeed thanks to Marc Marta and him sending the hardware. You're IN for the giveaway!

@palaceofwisdom9448 Год назад

I'm going to Galloping Ghost Arcade today and watched this video to get fired up. Great stuff!

@ShmupJunkie Год назад

Lucky! On my bucket list to visit there one day. I think I’m even more excited to go there then any Tokyo arcade. All the classics just waiting to be played.

@mindscan420 2 года назад

holy crap, that montage! I had no idea this many vertical shmups even existed that i had never heard of, all look awesome looks like i have some serious gaming to do on my newly installed RetroArch on Series X

@ShmupJunkie 2 года назад

We will never run out of cool arcade games and shmups to enjoy. There’s enough history there to last the rest of our lives! I’m glad that helped give you some ideas. Just a small taste of what’s out there

@mindscan420 2 года назад

@@ShmupJunkie I’d been collecting and playing shmups for a few years now, amassing a good portion of both retro and modern titles, and re-releases (like all the cave stuff on 360) and I’ve played a few on the MiSTer as well. But only starting to mess around with MAME now and the amount of stuff is overwhelming 🤯

@ryanvalley1893 3 года назад

Boogie Wings looks Crazy! I have to find a way to play that game! #IWANTMYPCB

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

Crazy is the right word. It’s been in some obscure compilations and also on the iiRcade now but that’s not something many have yet. Definitely easy to emulate and if you can find a friend to play with I do recommend it that way. Or maybe you’ll win this Supergun I’ve just added you to the list 👌

@chadhigdon1386 3 года назад

I'm less then 2 hours from galloping ghost arcade. I go once a year. If u have the chance to go highly recommended.

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

Oh hell yeah I would love to one day. I was hoping it would survive through Covid it's so rare to have such an amazing collection of games in one place.

@chadhigdon1386 3 года назад

I went last year in the middle of it all. they still had plenty of people gaming just was weird with some gamers having gloves on. They also have a pinball building down the block it's a short walk. u can pay extra to go to that building also. So $30 gets you gaming in both buildings for the day. Come and go as you please. They just check your stamp when u return. IWANTMYPCB

@ChicagoRetroGamer 2 года назад

Awesome list! Now, I got some games to play!

@colinbaldwin7773 3 года назад

Daioh was a good arcade shmup. Another great video, thanks!

@MarcBarkyMarta 3 года назад

It was also the spiritual predecessor to Shienryu, known in the west as Gekioh: Shooting King on PlayStation. Folks left Athena to form Warashi.

@leandrocerencio 3 года назад

I thought Guwange was arcade exclusive, but Cave released for Xbox 360. #IWANTMYPCB

@slk487 3 года назад

So many of the mentioned PCB's are going for completely insane prices these days. Hopefully the Mister can save our wallets! :D #IWANTMYPCB

@1183newman 3 года назад

i hope so to,m but i am not sure how much work is required just for 1 game.

@keithmichaels1818 3 года назад

The content in your videos is always stellar! Well done and so thrilled to see the MiSTer love!

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

Thanks! And yes I'm looking forward to doing a more comprehensive video for the MiSTer in the near future, I think it'll benefit a lot of subs. I'd love to see a Mistercade in the wild too.

@walterbinns6992 Год назад

So glad you made this!!

@matthewdewitt26 3 года назад

Do you have any recommendations for 4-player SHMUPS? #IWANTMYPCB

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

Have you played Jamestown+ ? It’s on PS4 and Steam. I showed it in my Beginner Shmups video if you want to see more of it. It’s great for multiplayer and is all about 4 player madness. Oh and you’re IN for the giveaway!

@matthewdewitt26 3 года назад

@@ShmupJunkie Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out!

@MrClockw3rk 3 года назад

Want an arcade cabinet? Check out Umbrella Arcades.

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

I’ll take a look thanks. My biggest issue is I don’t have the space yet but hopefully will someday. I always wanted an Egret.

@EliteC64 3 года назад

Thanks added some more titles to my favourites list on my modded Arcade1up 😁👍

@AzrialAlaria 3 года назад

So yes, I have actually played EVERY game listed. I am dead serious. I've been an arcade gamer since I was 3, I'm 41 now and my friends and I are all big shmup players. I have seen A LOT in my arcade gaming time, now I work for one. It's very cool! Excellent content btw and thank you!

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

That's insanely impressive, especially if you're including all the games in the montage sequence I had at the end. I was familiar with all the ones I featured, but there was quite a few I hadn't even heard of until two weeks ago making this. As much as I've played it was always more console focused so I'm loving discovering these as well. We're about the same age too within a couple years.

@AzrialAlaria 3 года назад

@@ShmupJunkie Ahh nice! Good to hear we are around the same age. Well keep up the great work, man! Excellent content! Edit: Yes, even the montage. I'm an INSANE shmupper dude. It's rediculous lol!

@manualmartin 3 года назад

Great compilation! I'm a Toaplan fan as well. Notice a lot of comments about Boogie Wings and want to share that you can play it officially through Antstream Arcade. They have a lot of arcade games and a free tier.

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

I've yet to try one of the streaming game services but I've been seeing a few and some game options are intriguing. Good to hear Boogie is getting some exposure even if it's streaming for now. It's a really interesting game and fun coop.

@manualmartin 3 года назад

@@ShmupJunkie Recommend definitively to check out Antstream if you have a decent broadband connection. There's also plenty of Cave shooters, and the usual suspects from SNK, Namco, Taito etc. I'm totally hooked and speaking of Data East played through Tumblepop there the other day. Got my 8bitdo arcade stick hooked up to the computer for the experience.

@camarguess6456 3 года назад

Aliens the arcade game is awesome! My son and I went to an arcade fairly recently and cleared that game.... with a ton of credit feeding of course 😄, that game is tough lol. I’m a huge Alien fan and I can’t wait to show him the movies, but he’s just too young for them right now, so playing this game with him was just perfect. I got my Alien fix, and I’ve sparked some interest in him to something we both can share later down the road. You were spot on, about a similar situation you mentioned in the video. Lots of really sweet arcade games here👍🏽. Thanks for the amazing video, keep them coming, and oh yeah #IWANTMYPCB !

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

That's awesome man. I'm not sure my boy has played this original Aliens yet so it'll be great to play that with him on my actual Supergun and PCB now! Too cool. How old is your son? I know that the movie scared me pretty good back around 11-12 I wasn't that young, but that's a creepy film. I guess kids are more desensitized these days too. That and the OG Terminator was a bit rough on me until I got more desensitized as well. Of course now it never gets old. I really hope the wheel shows you favor in this one man, and I added you to the giveaway!

@camarguess6456 3 года назад

@@ShmupJunkie Thanks. Yeah my son is 8. I won’t make him go through what I did 🤣. I watched Aliens when I was 5! It terrified me for a long time, but how I got over it, and ended up loving the franchise like I do now, is a pretty cool story. I’ll share it on the discord one of these days👍🏽

@MrSuperlollo 3 года назад

Toaplan is definitely my favorite shmup developer, batsugun was my very first 1cc and I even managed to counterstop batsugun special a year or so later! Man that was tough, one of my greatest shmup achievements! Great video as always, keep it up! Shoutout to Red Balltop! #IWANTMYPCB

@MarcBarkyMarta 3 года назад

Thanks for the shout-out! Good luck!

@matthewhamilton9590 3 года назад

Awesome video as always SJ. Your production quality and presentation are top notch, truly the best shmup channel on RU-vid right now. Keep up the great work as you head towards that 100k play button. #IWANTMYPCB

@onegunninja 3 года назад

Great video! I remember Out Zone, Xexex, and Cyvern. I always enjoyed Cyvern in particular with it's tight gameplay and great graphics. Really wish we could get an M2-like port of it on the Switch, PS4, Xbox, and / or PC.

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

If they could get the rights to it, without a doubt it deserves the royal treatment. Hard as hell too so the convenience features would be a huge help.

@onegunninja 3 года назад

@@ShmupJunkie Yes it was hard as hell. They threw in the kitchen sink with all those bullets and patterns. As you said, the convenience features would make it a must own shooter on PC or console... a cool looking physical release with some awesome Cybernetic Dragon artwork would be icing on the cake!

@yamiltoro3683 3 года назад

Great content 👍 looking forward to do my own arcade cabinet 😎

@elreins 3 года назад

Terrific video Junkie!!!! I loved all recommendations from beginning to end. Great selection of hidden games. I was particularly impressed by Osman. Thank you for your work and just to let you know, #IWANTMYPCB

@DodonEnthusiasticArt 3 года назад

Oh dude. How many great arcade games still need a console conversion! My trust is all on the Mister! Looking forward for your special about it. Awesome video as always pal! #IWANTMYPCB !

@michelecatani9295 2 года назад

I re-watched again this video and... finally Xexex is releasing on Arcade Archives today or tomorrow depending where you live... I'm so happy!!! I hope more of this video will be ported officially on modern consoles!

@ShmupJunkie 2 года назад

Yes I heard about that release a while back too! What a great choice of game to release. I think a lot of people who love Konami classics will be in heaven. It’s a fantastic underrated game by them just like Space Manbow.

@jordanbenson2980 Год назад

Superb channel dude. Thank you.

@jacksparrow4111 3 года назад

Great video! I thought I would know some more games, but excluding XEXEX, R-Type spin-offs (because of the R-Type history video) and some of the later honorable mentions, all were new to me. Pure gold and more games to enjoy! By the way, I knew that a guy started a Toaplan core, and I hope that sometime we will be able to play Tatsujin and Tatsujin Oh, but the other MiSTer cores mentioned are completely new to me. Near future looks quite interesting for arcade gamers. And by the way, #IWANTMYPCB !

@mansenclockworx8215 3 года назад

Found ya! I am a great Arcade fan! Awesome Channel 👌🏼 can‘t wait to und play these Games 🤩

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

Glad you did too! I've got more good arcade vids from the past and am working on more as well. Got a review for iiRcade coming up I'm working on as well.

@mansenclockworx8215 3 года назад

@@ShmupJunkie great! I will take a look 😁 where can i purchase a sigma supergun? Do yo have link? Greetings from Germany 🙌🏼

@ShmupJunkie 3 года назад

@@mansenclockworx8215 They no longer make the Sigma Supergun unfortunately. It was custom built in Japan. There are other companies making them though, you have options.

@mansenclockworx8215 3 года назад

@@ShmupJunkie ok, thank you. I will look around