@@MotWhinnana it's a pick your poison situation but in an arcade cabinet PCB it's a no brainer never to touch Garegga for me. For one , you can see the bullets in Batrider lmao

@@sumonedum you have to be above the age of 55 to play

@@glenmorgan193 I think it's absolutely genius on that front. Very underrated

@@FatDragonHats my man, I tried I tried... !

@@DewShick that is a really good point! I think simply having rank wasn't sort of the big revelation. I think having the player make more conscious choices to increase or decrease rank was the key. You could argue that Gradius had rank control but im not sure if was intentional. Zanac you could avoid certain pickups but that's still not exactly the same. I think the real answer to the exact type of rank equation is the influence of Gun Frontier much more than the compile versions of rank. Garegga feels like a direct sequel and evolution to Gun Frontier more than anything, to me!

@@superhadouken 👌🏾

Bakraid was the first Raizing game I tried and it just made me go oh my god. I dont know how many good shmups Ive been missing, instantly fell in love.

@@Kiensai it's a really fun game and also on normal mode it is a reasonable challenge as well that makes it more accessible.

@@AxeMain 🤠

@@GUGL0 that is totally not just you! Me too! It's the hardest skill to learn. Sometimes you have to plan a few bombs to force yourself to hit that button. otherwise it can be based on reactions but then it might be painful otherwise. I think even on this run I had one death with full bombs 😭

@@AKTANEARCADE Wish you master this game to beat 2nd loop, man :)

@@clippa exactly right. It's counter intuitive but that is the trick. So you know the meter on the left? With the red light? That weird chain meter is how you get BIG gems from enemies. Big gems charge hyper. When you hyper you get health back. Hyper is what you need to recharge health. The TRICK is that health draining rapid+laser is 1.) super strong great damage and 2.) attack ALWAYS gives those big gems so you almost ALWAYS get a hyper level 1 from using it just for a few enemies. You can then pop hyper and do the above and get healthy. TLDR: You use the health draining attack to get bigger gems which gives you a hyper refill very fast. In this run I didn't even play that well but I managed my health shit real good.

@@AKTANEARCADE Oh, nice! Thank you for the idiot-proof explanation :D I'm gonna give this another try soon armed with that knowledge.

I think its a perfect blend of scoring fun and a step up from novice - its a great mode! :) also I'm not that good at shmups so the fact that its MUCH easier than arcade is helpful for me to enjoy it casually haha

​@@stensgaard_youtube I haven't... Haha it's not super exciting it's just basically a cabinet kit that runs off HDMI and the controls are using brook UFB USB So basically anything that uses HDMI and aux audio and USB controllers. Maybe it's worth a tour? 😁

@ please do, setups are always fun to see :)

@@stensgaard_youtube haha I shall plan a grand tour in that case. Duly noted...

Wine gives me headaches 🤪

@@AaronKraten thanks homie! I love me some nice compile shmups

@@AKTANEARCADE Yeaaaaaah! Compile shooters are so good.

@@SurferKroky that's Cho Ren Sha 68k! It is for sharp X68K but also PC - Actually a new version of this game recently came out on PC by the developer who initially updated it for the mini sharp x68k console. yosshin4004.github.io/x68k/crs68k/official/index.html

@@AKTANEARCADE Awesome. Thanks I’ll definitely check it out . Thank you & God bless

This is like the only one I truly find to be a blast without reservation! It's a fan game so I guess it doesn't count haha

@@thedeparted_one military maids of vampires 🤔🤔😜

@@Chinopolis 🦖

@@JinvorionSTG hahahahaha ADHD feast (I hear you cuz that's me too lol)

Hope you enjoy the comparison in that case!

@DaKing08 I'll have to give it a shot! What's interesting is that this games mobile and mouse roots I think is what turns people off of it, but I think it's very good as an arcade shmup with capped movement!

@@chasepalumbo2929 I think DOJ is super overrated so I like to throw jabs at it when I can haha. I just think it's kinda boring myself. Nothing too interesting there in terms of mechanics or abilities, or big juicy cancel, It's pure and simple but also lacks anything for me to stay motivated. While it's revered as a masterpiece from a gameplay standpoint, I think this game is just as good and is talked about way less! Now Futari... That's a different story ;)

@PIXELPILOTS-STG one thing I can confirm is I have a lot of words - I'm glad some of those words maybe were the same as your consensus! 🤣

@@stensgaard_youtube there's 3 games, bhm, bhm black, and bhm finale. And they're all simply different games with different levels and such. Finale is a sequel the same way black is a sequel.

Bullet Hell Monday (or what i like to call BHM1) is just the base game with the core mechanics. It has both Chapters (level-based progression, level up your craft, etc.) and Challenges. (standard arcade shmup mode, has stage select) Do note that: 1. I haven’t played the PC Version, but i can tell that it puts its paywall upfront rather than has you buy additional shot types with money (or rent them for AP) 2. PC Version has a TLB and replay system whereas Mobile version doesn’t. It’s effectively BHM1 Remastered. As for BHM Finale, it adds SPs into the game. Charge them by filling a meter and unleash them upon your foes. Some shot types like Blade, Phantom and Time were converted into SPs. (Phantom was converted to Decoy.) There’s 2 swap SPs (ones that activate on weapon switch) and 4 Loadout SPs (ones that you can mix and match; albeit you can only choose 2 at a time) BHM Finale is ONLY Chapters. No Arcade Mode. There’s also a ‘2nd loop’ of sorts that only appears after beating the game. It’s locked to the hardest difficulty in the game, Heaven. BHM Black, conversely, has no Chapters. Just 5 Arcade-style stages. You also get ALL of your SPs at once. I do have the PC Version of BHM Black, so here are some differences: 1. PC Version is a one time purchase whereas mobile version is a ‘try before you buy’ with one free stage. The rest are paywalled. Mobile Version also has supporter packages. Premium Supporter unlocks the music box (an extra that lets you listen to the game’s eurobeat soundtrack) whereas Ultra Supporter unlocks additional replay features. BHM Black PC also has an additional ‘arrange’ mode of sorts, with an alternative ending cutscene. (Unlocked after beating the game on Normal.) Lasly, BHM Black PC has 2 additional shot types not in BHM Mobile, which are Search and Homing.

@DaKing08 thanks for the detailed explanation ... was trying to figure out if there was enough of a difference between the versions to justify buying all of them.. so far I have only been playing the final version, since it was free, and it has been amazingly fun :)

@@GothamBeauty I do have black 🐈‍⬛

@@MitzTSCM did you use sword for that?

@ no but blade is indeed a strong weapon. I used the most basic combo of laser and spread shot. The laser is the best weapon to milk popcorn for percentage and the spread shot has actually pretty similar dps compare to the blade when pointblanking and has overall great screen coverage tho the bullet cancel attack of the sword is really good. The laser bomb does great dmg and has a pretty high duration. The spread bomb is rather situational but is a lot easier to use compare to the sword bomb and has also no delay. A lot of the scoring strats come down to prefire and quick kill most enemys in the stage. For certain points in the stage you want to bomb the enemys because bombed enemys give doubled percentage value. When you got a high percentage in the stage you want to milk the crap out of the boss with bullet cancels and bombs. I think that the scoring system is really clean and has not the frustrating parts of ddp like chaining or like futari randomness of how much you exactly get from bullet cancels. The only problem I have with it is that on a jaimers level of skill you basically have so much percantage and score gain that you bomb spam your way through the game because you get an extend every two seconds which you then suicide for bombs which completely kills the survival difficulty.

@@ThePageofCups exactly

@@rodolfaso6750 it feels so chaotic but controlled. It's very good in the feel department

…but do you love lasagna?

@@SpidersSTG Of course, and who doesn't? Nature's most perfect food.

​@@rodolfaso6750🐈

@@JinvorionSTG it's an excellent port and well worth it

Likewise here, had it on my phone some years ago. Thought it was a cool game, and while it played surprisingly well via touchscreen controls, i always felt there was something missing not being able to use a proper arcade stick. Interestingly, when playing on a touchscreen you can control the speed of movement very nuanced which is not possible with a stick or keyboard. But i know i will enjoy this quite a bit more when playing with a stick and on a larger monitor or tv. Very cool having this on steam.

@@danielfoutz I think this games mobile roots has it under the radar but it's fantastic on steam plays like an actual dream. Runs perfect.

@@AKTANEARCADE To the shmup stack it goes!

@@danielfoutz hahaha the stacc groweth

@@adenozin couldn't agree more

This is quite an old video, this is the steam version before it was updated

the pc version just came out for new years!!!

@@AKTANEARCADE So good!

@@thefebo8987 special always

@AKTANEARCADE okay sir

@@thefebo8987 smaller hitbox, better bomb, better ingredients, better pizza 🍕

@@AKTANEARCADE delicious 😆

@@Undermog blind kumite is rated PG 16 for dong related imagery

@@rodolfaso6750 🎅🏾✌🏾

@@LoserTry it's the same

Apparently the same on Switch Lite, but one more otherwise.

@@daniil3308 I complained on discord and then took a nap... It gave me the power I needed 😭🤣

@@andrianto5994 you can also reduce the player ship! Which is also comedic. Try both of these along with expert mode and it seems easier but it isn't 🤣 it's very fun though. I love all the random options but my favorite is to turn the narrator as off as possible (stop yapping lady!)

@@TheMinchio indeed

Yes it is. Will gladly cope.

It has a very different look to the DDP games , Ketsui etc and I prefer that look too but you do get used to the smoother look of SDOJ the more you play it. I still have the 360 port and am not sure if this is an improvement or not - maybe if a physical version appears I will double dip.

@@davy_K no improvements! No real reason to double dip, although I did, because I can play SDOJ in bed and on the go which I guess is an "improvement". I like the way the game looks. It's striking and bright. I personally don't like how DOJ looks though. I think the sprite work is OK, some of the bosses look meh. But the way it animates is weak...And no fun big cancels or juicy medals. I DO however, love how ketsui looks, because it's gritty but it fits, and you still get juicy medals.

@@astrea555 Japan is gonna Japan. I found the clothing system to be super stupid myself. But who cares..play the shmup, I say...

Japan likes idols. It's just one of those things that doesn't translate super well to other cultures.

@@TheSamuraiGoomba I dont care about idols, I do care about player undressing them in a gross way as a metaphor for gameplay difficulty, thats just disgusting... but is whatever

@@AKTANEARCADE Ah, well I haven't played SDOJ lately just looked at gameplay and I didn't see that part. Caladrius Blaze did something similar but with (mostly) older ladies.

​@@AKTANEARCADEDumb criticism

@@MitzTSCM 100%

Disagree with the hit box size, it’s not that big at all. If you’re getting pushed into spaces then you’re not controlling the screen properly.