Shmups
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[News] Saturn Radiant Silvergun Just Got A Major Fan-Made Update
www.timeextension.com Saturn Radiant Silvergun Just Got A Major Fan-Made UpdateMakes the 32-bit original one of the most 'complete' versions
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[Video] Daioujou Black Label // 1 Round Mode + Hibachi with Commentary (B-Leinyan)
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[Deal] 60% off Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha & Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo - USA Nintendo eShop
www.nintendo.com Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official SiteBuy Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.
Link to Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo here.
And a little reminder that the sidebar of this community has a link to both a DekuDeals and IsThereAnyDeal wishlist of shmups so you can see what's on sale for Steam and consoles (USA shops only at the moment). (They're not affiliate links or anything, btw .) 🙂
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[News] Wolf Fang / Skull Fang Saturn Tribute Boosted announced for PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC
www.gematsu.com Wolf Fang / Skull Fang Saturn Tribute Boosted announced for PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PCCity Connection has announced Wolf Fang / Skull Fang Saturn Tribute Boosted for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will launch on October 31 in Japan. The PlayStatio…
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[News] Yuzo Koshiro Shares New Footage Of Genesis / Mega Drive Shmup Earthion
www.timeextension.com Yuzo Koshiro Shares New Footage Of Genesis / Mega Drive Shmup Earthion"Everything in this stage is the real deal, running on a Mega Drive"
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[Rumor] We Could Be Getting A New Parodius After 17 Years MIA
www.timeextension.com We Could Be Getting A New Parodius After 17 Years MIASeries has been dormant since 2007
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[Rumor] Konami Renews Trademark For Axelay, One Of The Best SNES Shmups
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Slightly newsworth. As the article says: "Now, before you get too excited, this could mean absolutely nothing; companies renew trademarks all of the time."
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[News] Evercade's Next Carts Include Batsugun, Super BurgerTime, Edward Randy And Midnight Resistance
www.timeextension.com Evercade's Next Carts Include Batsugun, Super BurgerTime, Edward Randy And Midnight ResistanceLaunching alongside the Evercade Alpha this November
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[News] True Galactic Mission Is A New Genesis / Mega Drive Shmup
www.timeextension.com True Galactic Mission Is A New Genesis / Mega Drive Shmup"A new project is getting ready to take off!"
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[News] After 22 Years, The Cult Claymation Shoot 'Em Up 'Platypus' Is Being Remade
www.timeextension.com After 22 Years, The Cult Claymation Shoot 'Em Up 'Platypus' Is Being RemadeThe original lead designer Anthony Flack is leading the team behind the remake
- toucharcade.com M2 2024 Interview: Yukiko Karashima and Naoki Horii Discuss G Darius HD 2.0, M2 ShotTriggers, More Switch Ports, 120fps on PS5, Steam Deck, Mushihimesama Futari, and More – TouchArcade
Over the years, we've written about shoot 'em ups and retro game re-releases multiple times. One name often comes up when thinking of the best of the best in those genres and kinds of game releases: M2.
The mention in the interview that Aleste Branch is nearing completion -- good news!
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[Video Review] 2024's Unrivalled SHMUP: DEVIL BLADE REBOOT - Bullet Tengoku
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[News] Super-Rare Saturn Shmup Blast Wind Gets English Patch
www.timeextension.com Super-Rare Saturn Shmup Blast Wind Gets English Patch1997 shooter was exclusive to Japan
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[News] CYGNI: All Guns Blazing launches August 6
www.gematsu.com CYGNI: All Guns Blazing launches August 6Twin-stick vertical scrolling shoot ’em up CYGNI: All Guns Blazing will launch both physically and digitally for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam on August 6 for $29.99, publisher…
Aside from the release date, the article contains a new cinematic trailer. There's more info and screenshots on the game's Steam Store page.
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[Video] Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi // 1-ALL Commentary (Panzer Jäger)
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[News} Homebrew Games Summer Showcase 2024 - Celebrating 120 Titles Across 15 Platforms
www.nintendolife.com Homebrew Games Summer Showcase 2024 - Celebrating 120 Titles Across 15 PlatformsNES, SNES, Game Boy and Virtual Boy titles featured
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The article has a link to a Google sheet, so I've excerpted all the shmups here:
Microvaders, Atari Lynx, 2024, Songbird Productions, Shooter / Shmup, https://songbird-productions.com
Lufthoheit, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, 2025, Shannon Birt (programming), Carsten Glaser (GFX) , Cyan & Laurent Crouzet (Audio), Shooter https://twitter.com/birt_shannon
MegaReso, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, 2024, Space Pants Games, Shooter, https://twitter.com/games_pants
Frontier Force, Sega Master System, 2024, badcomputer, Shoot-em-up, https://twitter.com/badcomputer0
Chouyoku Senki ESTIQUE, Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom, 2024, Cat Hui Trading, Shoot Them Up, https://www.cathuitrading.com/?page_id=2563
Lunar Lancer, Game Boy, 2024, Jonas Fischbach, Shoot 'em up, https://twitter.com/j0nas
True Galactic Mission, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, 2024, Davila Games, Shoot 'em Up, youtube.com/davilagames - twitter.com/truegalacticmission - facebook.com/truegalacticmission
SuperDan, Super NES/Super Famicom, 2025, Kannagi, shmup, https://twitter.com/Kannagichan2
Cyber Mission, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, 2024, PSCD Games, Shmup, https://twitter.com/greengh0st1, https://pscdgames.com/, https://www.instagram.com/pscdgames/, https://www.patreon.com/PSCDgames
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[News] Devil Blade And Aleste Devs Share Fan Art Of Each Other's Games
www.timeextension.com Devil Blade And Aleste Devs Share Fan Art Of Each Other's Games30-year-old art shown off by developer Shigatake
A wholesome story! 😊
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[News] Check Out Capcom's Bizarre Unreleased Vulgus Sequel, Titan Warriors
www.timeextension.com Check Out Capcom's Bizarre Unreleased Vulgus Sequel, Titan WarriorsWas supposed to launch in 1988, but was canned
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The pixel art on this thing is Giger-esque!
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[News] Star Wars And Stellar Assault Dev Is Working On A New 3D Space Shmup
www.timeextension.com Star Wars And Stellar Assault Dev Is Working On A New 3D Space ShmupEarly days, but it's looking promising so far
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[Video] Castle of Shikigami 2 - First Impressions of the Nintendo Switch version
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The game's been out for awhile, but this is a quick (under 5 minute) video taster for what to expect if you've never played a Shikigami game before.
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[Video] [1cc w/ commentary] STG Weekly #205: Sengeki Striker
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[UPDATED, see comments] I Really WANT to Like Devil Blade Reboot...(Discussing Copyright Stream Restriction)
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[Video] [New release] Arcade Archives LEGION
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As ably described by GSK over at Retronauts:
>What's this? A vertically-scrolling sci-fi shooting game, originally developed and distributed by Nichibutsu in arcades in 1987 and never ported to home platforms until now; one or two players are tasked with taking on the "Dark Empire" through a non-linear progression of stages, with spacecraft that possess a variety of peculiar armaments, most notably a Time Bomb which briefly rewinds the happenings on the playfield when activated, with even the player's death being reversible if one throws out enough bombs in quick succession. (One particularly noteworthy enhancement offered with this reissue is a visible stage/loop display, which can be helpful in figuring out how to reach the ending.)
Also, the soundtrack is wild!
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[Interview] Takahashi Meijin and the History of Caravan STG - shmuplations.com
shmuplations.com Takahashi Meijin and the History of Caravan STG - shmuplations.comRare footage from STG caravans. What I mean by simplicity and exhiliration, is like… the rules are simple: when your ship gets hit you die, so shooting down enemies is the only way to avoid that. And when you shoot down a wave of 8 enemies in a row, “pew pew pew pew!” and get
It's history day 😆 ! I've been fascinated about the "caravan" style shooter genre since I first heard of it, so here's an interview on the subject from a developer who was part of their creation.
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[Article] Shmups 101: A Beginner's Guide to 2D Shooters - RetroGaming with Racketboy
racketboy.com Shmups 101: A Beginner's Guide to 2D Shooters - RetroGaming with RacketboyPresented by BulletMagnet Note from racketboy: Combining to popularity of our Genre 101 series (see Survival Horror 101, Beatem-ups 101, Platformers 101, and Fighters 101) and the expert shmup writing of BulletMagnet (see his guides to shmups for the Playstation, Saturn, and PS2 and the Gam...
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[News letter] Bio Hazard Battle / Shmup Design Talk #1 with Aktane
storm-electricity.beehiiv.com Bio Hazard Battle / Shmup Design Talk #1 with Aktane...coming back to game design aspects
Two interesting videos posted there: 1st is an examination of Biohazard Battle for the Sega Genesis/Megadrive, and second is an interview with Krystian Majewski (LazyDevs on YouTube) about his Pico-8 shmup project.
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[News] rRootage Reloaded & F/A (Fighter & Attacker) released
Both games made the list on Retronaut's Retro Release Roundup for this week.
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[News] Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli: Toaplan Game Garage now available in North America
www.gematsu.com Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli: Toaplan Game Garage now available in North AmericaDeveloper M2 has released Toaplan shoot ’em ups collection Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli: Toaplan Game Garage for PlayStation 4 via PlayStation Store and Switch via Nintendo eShop in North America for …
Tiger-Heli was a large influence on Raiden, and is one of the great classic shooters. Glad to see it getting the M2/Shot Triggers treatment!
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[News] (In development) On-Rails Shooter 'Bat Galaxy' Is A Colourful Take On Star Fox And Panzer Dragoon
www.timeextension.com On-Rails Shooter 'Bat Galaxy' Is A Colourful Take On Star Fox And Panzer DragoonBurning Rangers and Thunder Force are also inspirations
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[News] IREM M107 First Look | WIP | MiSTer FPGA
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Includes footage from Irem's Air Assault/Fire Barrel running on the M107 FPGA core.