Mushihimesama Nintendo Switch Review - Is the New Port Accurate? 

Regarding Live Wire on the Mikado livestream it was said that the team consists of Rune Factory and Treasure veterans. There might be some ex-CAVE employees as well.

This gives me new hope that someday Futari will be rescued from being a 360 exclusive and we can finally get a port of it (and hopefully given the Mushihimesama treatment including all the Arranged Soundtrack songs and DLC Exclusive game modes too like 1.01)! :O

Just got my Physical from Limited Run yesterday! Pretty pumped! I did double dip and bought the digital a while back, but since I don't get many games these days, (especially Triple A) getting something like this feels special. I've purchased all the M2 and LiveWire Cave games, but this one is up there for me. Love the whole bug and insect premise of the game. Very different indeed.

Really excited about this. Was looking forward to your full review. Glad that it's here!

I just discovered CAVE acquired the license to develop a official Touhou shmup and that both scares me and has me really excited this port looks pretty solid though

Really enjoying this on switch! Been playing shmups for about 35 years but you are in another dimension! Love your channel - also I ordered the strictly limited cotton reboot but haven't got it yet, I take it manufacturing has been put back

Great to hear! I'll keep holding out hope for a new Futari or SDOJ port but this is excellent news too!

A small addition regarding input lag on Switch: It looks like playing in dock mode also adds some input lag, so the best way would probably playing in handheld mode.

Nice review. One thing I like about the console versions is the lack of shenanigans and cheats on the leaderboards.

Btw... I respect your take on shooters. You are a rare breed.

Got this on sale for $12 today and was surprised how good it felt. Looked up what you had to say about it

Thank you. It's on sale on the eShop right now and I was unsure on whether or not to purchase it. I decided to go for it based on your detailed review. Thank you.

Appreciate the time and effort you put in to your reviews. Thanks man cheers

Your Ketsui videos made me such a stronger player when I bought the PS4 port. I just got a Switch for work trips and decided to pickup Mushi. Thanks for the great videos, I learn a lot 👍

was excited for this review! masterpiece shmup!

I actually learned a lot of stuff about shmups thanks to this review, I didn't know the slowdows are actually intentionnal, I always thought the game itself simply coudn't handle some of the crazier patterns (unless if the game *actually* struggles to display the patterns which is not good xD). Also playing any type of Shmups directly on the Switch's screen might be a good idea as the response time is still much lower than on TV.

I didn’t know about this! Thank you for your in-depth review. Portable Mushi.......YES, PLEASE!

This version gets delisted in about a day. Grab it while it’s on sale!

We need a physical asap

The new porting company Livewire seems like very promising. I hope they get DOJ and Futari out to Switch. M2 is good and all but they really seems busy with too many of their stuff recently. So may be giving livewire a chance might be a good idea imo

The game in Ultra has some slowdown issues: 1. In a few spots the slowdown is missing. 2. In a few spots there's added/too much of it. 3. Most of the heavy slowdown is much more stuttery than pcb/360/mame with proper tweaks. Haven't tested other gaming modrs as i don't own the switch. Overall, in terms of slowdown, it is good, and feels good. The new transparent effect and bombs are pretty bad though (the 360 HD graphics are missing the visceral look of the original as well ), wish they offered an "arcade" graohics mode as well.

that's great news! do you have a video with arcade stick recommendations?

Did the PS4 ever get a port of this game?

3 frames is super impressive for Nintendo Switch. 3 frames is my personal cutoff cuz im a scrublord

Thanks for this review and all the great ressources you share on this channel. Where can I get more info on the best settings to play on switch and the button configuration? Is it actually best to play with only rapid full auto for maximum power and alternate with holding basic shot for slow precise moves and concentrated fire ?

An Ultra playthrough (with 1cc at least to level 4, so the full power doesn't mess the speed in earlier levels) must be done to properly analyze the slowdown. Prefferably with W ship.

Found you through your Crimzon Clover Switch documentary. Subscribing to discover new games sometime (and learn if I want to start a RU-vid channel.) You have cool taste

Looks like Mushihimesama is about to get a switch physical copy from Limited Run!

LRG is doing a physical woop woop

Got the limitedrun physical copy of this and play it using my wired Hori mini stick. Nice experience. I have 1CCed original mode in arcade and in v1.5 mode on Steam and it feels pretty much the same on Switch.

"As a package you're getting everything that you could possibly hope for" Except an actual physical copy.

Do you make your vids on the same computer you do everything else on?

This might be a stupid question, bit is this game only available in certain regions? I'm in Europe (Denmark more precise) and I can't find this 😕

Damn i can't wait to get this and so stoked for Akai Katana Shin hurry up December

Thanks for the review. I can't wait to play this on Steamdeck! :D

Strange thing about your brooks adapter. I've had the xbox360 to ps4 converter for a couple of years and never had dropped inputs, it could just be your particular adapter.

This game is on sale rn on steam, kinda tempted but idk I have a ton of games I’ve played sure but haven’t delved into too much. Like I have battle axe and wild guns reloaded if you know those games but I’ve been saving them until I beat/play more other games

I was looking into getting the Hori Hayabusa arcade stick for switch and then maybe look into getting the brook Universal arcade board What do you suggest? Edit: I usually use the Hori fighting commander for Switch shmups but I'm still looking into getting a stick Great video as always

I know I said this in a livestream, but I really wished that the Cave shmup ports for Switch such as Mushihimesama on the were announced at the North American Nintendo's E3 2021 press conference instead of games like Just Dance 2022 or the Life is Strange collection, or as E;R would call it: Life is Tumblr collection. The Japanese E3 press conference showed Cave shmup ports for the Switch. Life is Strange and Just Dance 2022 taking slots over the Cave shmups still gives me a bitter after taste especially when these shmups are coming to the West and not many hardcore gamers like these games.

It is on my radar for next month (I just bought Scarlet nexus) About the Switch lag, it increases with a wired controller connection… must be that USB port + the connection between the dock the Switch that makes things funkier.

I’ve just put a Brook board in my old TE2 stick to use with the Switch. Did you see Shmup Junkie testing this at nearly 5 frames through the dock?

I just want all of the Cave shmups on Switch rn. Give us a Cave collection like the 360 got!

Something I am curious to ask of regarding to input lag and stuff, does the game work better in docked mode or undocked? Reason of me asking is due to me noticing in handheld mode I notice inconsistency in terms of input lag, especially games that are very sensitive to input lag, when compared to docked mode (assuming in the case of original firmware)

"Despite twitters backlash" lol idk why I found that so funny.

Can you do a video about the best and worst Switch ports for shmups?

Have you tried it since the update? I think the sound is a bit off? Could just be me but it doesn't sound right.

What we truly need right now is a port of the DoDonPachi on modern platforms. That shit needs to be played by more people.

Man, I'm scared man. Any updates on protoculture and devil engine ignition?

I am not a fan of bug-hime but I might consider on getting it. Zeroranger is more tempting but its more pricey than this game.

So, CRT monitor has less input lag compare to LCD/LEDs

lol, I have donkey snot shmup skills, and 3 decades of experience playing them! if the lag is

The 360 version was region locked wasn't it? I hated that shizz.. I think the Steam version was great if that's hat it was like, loads of different versions. if you can get a *physical copy* of Mushihimesama, is it worth it? HELL YEAH! Nice one to Live Wire for this release.. Even if it had slowdown or what have you, I'd buy if I had Switch. I loved the PS2 version, hopefully it'll come to PS4 or there may be a limited release (I'm still waiting for Dangun Feveron btw Limited Run Games, been months now.. Guys? Guys???). Anyone else waiting on a physical PS4 Dangun? The M2 PS4 games have been so great too, amazingly good.. I was happy to get a physical Korean version of Battle Garegga too, they've been busy man. Love that these games are being given a wider audience now.

If only Futari released too. Probably my favourite game ever and still stuck on the xbox 360.😢

Next touhou blue devil in the belvedere

is the gunbird 2 port on switch really that laggy? was working on 1cc on the dc version and was eyeing the switch port

The suspense for the Switch lag reveal was insane haha! Great explanations though

I’ve never fully played a shmup type game, but this is kind of catching my eye since it’s on a portable console. not really sure about it yet but I might try it

Thank you for your funtaztic & important insight on this.

mushi on switch is more than good enough for me, had to support so we get more goodies.

What do you think about Shikhondo - Soul Eater ?

still at the beginning of the video, im just waiting for any info on the input delay

Really love espgaluda 2. especially omake mode for fun 🥰

DoDonPachi Resurrection, Espgaluda 2 or this one which one do you recommend first or which one is better ?

Will we ever get Futari?

Wouldn't the PCB version be considered the baseline in terms of input lag as that's the version that was available in the arcades? The original 'target' platform as it is. Considering how many hoops you have to go through to knock input lag down even further, it's probably best to consider what the built-in lag is as the 'standard' lag. I've been wondering how much built-in lag all these shmups have, from old school to modern, console and arcade, as they all seem to have it from the originals I've played.

does it have online leaderboards now?

Is there a physical copy?

Mushihimesama or crimzon clover for the switch?

I don't know why, but it got removed in the EU shop :(

Was this on ps4?

Why is it that consoles always get the short end of the stick? Prices, input lag, worse anisotropic filtering etc These are things that aren't explained by PC being more powerful than console.

If you're struggling with latency in PC games, there are some things to do. 1: Don't use Windows 10 or Windows 11. Use Windows 7. 2: When using Windows 7 or Windows Vista, don't use Aero. Use Basic or Classic. 3: Make sure Vsync is universally disabled, and maximum prerendered frames is set to 1. 4: Never enable vsync. Just don't do it. 5: Run fullscreen windowed or windowed mode, not exclusive fullscreen.* 6: Use a high refreshrate display at a multiple of 60hz. 120hz, 180hz, 240hz, 360hz, 480hz. The higher the better. 7: Emulators are a crapshoot. Zsnes without Vsync works great. Everything else needs runahead or other tweaks. Most emulators do add one or more frames of input lag. 8: Play doujin shmups instead. They're less laggy than emulated or ported shmups quite often, especially old software rendering stuff. *Unless you're stuck with windows 10, in which case disable fullscreen optimizations, turn vsync off globally and in-game, and if these conditions cannot be met or don't reduce lag, don't use Windows 10, it's just bad.

ahah mr bubz!

Why the fuck didn’t they do PS4 ports? Nobody wants to play these on Switch. I refuse to believe that anyone finds playing Cave games on the JoyCons in handheld mode fun. I don’t even own an arcade stick for Switch, it’s not worth the space because almost all the ports suck anyway. I’m still stuck with the PS2 port of Mushi because I’m not JTAGging my 360 either. I do own the Steam port and a more than competent PC but I find that playing shmups digitally is a sure fire way to give up and close the game as soon as I die in order to boot something else, like skipping tracks when streaming music.

Mushihimesama is being delisted soon @TheElectricUnderground