My Top 5 SHMUPS 

I mistakenly said that 1979's Galaxian is the first SHMUP but that accolade actually goes to 1978's Space Invaders. I'll do better research next time!

Great to see another fan of the Strikers 1945 games! Loved those games.

As a Strikers-1945 hardcore player, this made me burst in joy when it made it top 5. I do agree with you that it's fun and challenging (not loop-2, it's hell). Keep going bro!

1 - Gradius V 2 - R-Type 3 - Ikaruga 4 - Border Down 5 - Cho Ren Sha

Ikaruga is absolutely genius! But ya tough as hell lol

Cool list! I absolutely love Jamestown, that game is such a blast to play. I really like the Strikers series as well. Hell, I'd say Psikyo's games are all in my top Shmups list, their games play so well.

Always cool to see what people's favorite shmups are. Shoutout to the Raiden V stage 1 music in the video outro.

Nah man not dying new shmup gunvein coming to switch next week! Ikaruga hurts my head at stage 3. I’m gonna check out Jamestown. Thank!

I was pretty obsessed with Giga Wing 1&2. As well as Mars Matrix, all on the Dreamcast. Almost forgot Raystorm on PS1 as well.

Thanks for the list, I'm always on the hunt for new shmups and Robotech was a new one for me, so I'll definitely check that one out. Glad Jamestown made the list, the pixelart is phenomenal!

My personal top 5 1. Battle Garegga 2. Armed Police Batrider 3. Darius Gaiden 4. Gunbird 2 5. Raiden 2

Great video man! Looking forward to seeing more gaming content here.

Great video, i also love Ikaruga. Great memories from my childhood Dreamcast =D Im gonna get an arcade stick now and i think ill love it for shmups 👌

This list, this video right here is very charming. Sure there are fact and pronunciation errors, but dude you have such a genuine feel on this that you can tell you actually care despite the flaws. You got a new subscriber for that. On that note, the indie scene really keeps the genre alive, and if you want to delve even further down the genre I recommend The Electric Underground and SHMUP Junkie for a bunch more titles you may not be familiar with. Have a good one dude. :)

My top five is RType, Gradius, Darius, Parodius, and Raiden

On a positive note, you still got lot's and lot's of room to grow once you get a better understanding of the genre.

you ever play indie shmups in alpha, ive found those shmups are quite intriguing for a ship shooter genre

My favorites: 1-Mushihimesama Futari 2-Like Dreamer 3-Dodonpachi Saidaioujou 4-Ketsui 5-Deathsmiles Honorable mentions: -Touhou 12 (UFO) -Touhou 12.5 (DS) -Crimzon Clover -IKUSAAAAAAAN! -Touhou~Book of Star Mythology

I love R-type , The game Cuphead looks super awesome, I have to play that one. Hey, I was looking at your channel and was wondering what you did to get your likes up on this specific video. Keep up the good work!

Haven't played Ikaruga but I've played eXceed 2 Vampire REX without knowing it was a game based on it, a good recommendation until you realize the steam versions were sadly taken down

My favorite right now would be thunder force 3

A tread about top tier shmups where only very few people mention Cave Co Ltd. shmups. Insanity. Also, Crimzon Clover World EXplosion and Danmaku Unlimited 3.

My TOP 5 list: Raiden 2,Hydorah and by Konami - Salamander 2,,Thunder Cross 1 & 2 and Trigon

Super R Type - Best soundtrack of all time, now with slowdown patches it's even better. Darius G - Steal the enemies and use them as weapons. R Type Delta - Like super R type but cozy ps1 3d. Parodius Series - Wacky, lots of characters, good variety. The void rains upon her heart - Endlessly replayable roguelike shmup, INSANE amount of unlocks and content, the entire game consists of boss battles and it can get very complicated (in a good way), if you want a shmup with a little more depth to it, this is your best choice.

Garrit showed me Jamestown, so thank him lol

My Personal "Top-5": 1) Blazing Lazers for TG-16; 2) R-Type for TG-16; 3) Thunder Force II for Genesis; 4) Lightening Force for Genesis; and 5) Gaiares for Genesis. P.S. A "Special Honorable Mention" goes to Gate of Thunder for TG-CD.

Anything R Type especially the 1987 R Type👍

Kamui and reflex and alltynx need respect

Jamestown and Strikers 1945 I feel the same way, both great games. Ikaruga I wouldn't include in my top 5 just because I haven't put too much time in it but it does look great and I love a lot of Treasure's games, so I'm sure it deserves a spot. My nostalgia pick would probably have to be R-Type III: The Third Lightning on SNES. I spent sooo much time in eighth grade just abusing save states on ZSNES trying to get through this game, and I just had a blast through the whole thing. Other than that recently I picked up Crimzon Clover World EXplosion on Steam on sale. It's a great Japanese arcade bullet hell game,. It looks and sounds great, and it has difficulty settings that make it fun and still challenging no matter your skill level. Highly recommended!

Nice video. Look up Hyper Duel for Saturn/Mame. One of my favorites

My own top 5 shoot'em Ups 5) raiden 2 4) ray storm 3) ikaruga 2) viper phase 1 1) thunder force 4

I wish they could remake 'U.N. SQUADRON' (SNES) 🤘

What THC-levels would you recommend for playing Cuphead?

Ikarugas an amazing game, however their earlier game radiant silvergun let's you use a sword so BOOM

hmm i never heard of the handheld Gradius i might have to check that out.

Space Invaders was the first shmup. Nice list!

Awesome list, try Dodonpachi, has some of the best music and big crunchy explosions

Ah ikaruga second shmup i bought digitally for switch first one being raiden v love ikaruga and yes its hard as hell but damn it's so much fun

Congrats on the job done!

You'd love Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie for SNES! It's like the Robotech GBA game, but better! You should check out the Dodonpachi series and Crimzon Clover: World EXplosion if you haven't already. Any shmup by Cave is worth a look really.

I love lots of games, mostly older ones…but here are a few to try 1. Battle Mania (mega drive) 2. Super Aleste (super famicom) 3. Gradius Gaiden (ps1) 4. Thunder Force V (ps1/Saturn) 5. DoDonPachi DOJ (PS2/Arcade/Xbox 369/soon to be on modern consoles!) 6. (Bonus game) Soldier Blade (turbografx) To me a big part of great shmups are the soundtracks, and all of these are knockouts. No shortage of great shmups, and it’s cool to see them having another wind.

Finally someone who remembers red plane lmao

1. Dodonpachi 2. Zero Ranger 3. G-Darius

Love the Strikers 1945 series

My favorite shmups are: 1. Sora 2. Suguri 3. Hellsinker 4. G-Darius 5. Battle Bakraid

You seriously need to play Super Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie on SNES on an emulator. Much, much, better Robotech game than that dud you show here. Axelay, Sin & Punishment, Sin & Punishment: Star Successor, R-Type 3, Bio Metal, Space Megaforce, Star Fox 64, Rendering Ranger R2 (has both run n' gun and shmup levels), Gate of Thunder, Lords of Thunder, Soldier Blade, Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth, Super Star Soldier, Final Soldier, Blazing Lazers, Spriggon, Psychic Storm, Gradius 2, Gradius 3, Life Force, all of the Parodius games, M.U.S.H.A., and literally dozens upon dozens more games you should try.

aero fighters was made by video system

GG Aleste 3 is a masterpiece, in case you ever get a chance to check it out.

5. dodonpachi blissful death 4. deathsmiles 3. cuphead 2. crimson clover 1. ketsui

❤ Mars matrix ❤

Viewpoint is a masterpiece but unfortunately overlooked. Parodius, Salamander, Nemesis, Darius, Cave stuff. There are too many. ☮️

Md Aleste, radiant silvergun, gynoug, gaiares, axley

0:42 and 1:00 titles of these games? Have played neither and don't recognize them (edit I assume the one at 1:00 is a Psikyo one).

Jamestown hellyes

Where's the Cave love??

Where's Radiant Silvergun?

Galaxain came before Space Invaders?

Crimson clover Musha aleste Espgaluda 2 Project starship X Like Dreamer

Zero wing

What's your favorite SHMUP?

Hahaha I’m gonna say shmup is a Yiddish word from now on

Love it brother maybe someday we can callab?

lol you're young.

No touhou bad video... I'm joking

Enter the Gungeon is my favorite bullet hell game.

cuphead is not a shmup.

Do donpachi, blazing star, mushihimesama, esp galuda and way more.