Wings of Bluestar, Demonizer, Súper XYX, Ginga Force, Crisis wing, Rígid Forcé alpha, the adventures of ten and till, steel vampire, maiden and spell, astral gunners, Blue revolver, Danmaku unlimited 3, horizon shift 81.
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Plenty of good title! I liked Maiden and spell though I would put in in another category. Maybe another video for "arena shooters"? Then again, not quite the right term since people might think of Quake lol
@frankieparsonstop10s553 жыл бұрын
These are mostly new to me but look pretty good. Hopefully will pick up a few in the upcoming steam sale.
@kevinrafael23182 жыл бұрын
4:06 the original game was way older than the 2015 one i still remember the vintage sound of "YEEHAW" on my Clicky phone
@the_elder_gamer3 жыл бұрын
For someone whose formative shoot 'em up experience was games like Space Invaders, Galaga, Missile Command, and Defender it sure is crazy to see just how far the format can stretch. It'd be fun to take these titles back to the early 80s and release them in an arcade to see people's reactions. I don't think people would believe what they're seeing...or be able to play them.
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
I'm reminded of this guy who brought up his kid by making them play "retro" games from the 80s/90s (but this was in the 2010s), kid grew up to be scary good at such arcade titles
@Apc7th3 жыл бұрын
Never stop making videos. i would be so lost with out your stuff. no lie.
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Welcome! Do browse the playlists for more! kzbin.infoplaylists
@user-stanrbm3 жыл бұрын
I like Monolith (or Monolith: After the End).
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Love monolith but consider it more of a rogue-lite
@wilrivera26683 жыл бұрын
... sky force anniversary is one of the best shooters I've ever played. Love the widescreen.
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Thanks for sharing
@belldrop73653 жыл бұрын
There's two types of games in this genre. One where you hold the attack button and unleash hell on enemies. And another where you hold the attack button while enemies unleash hell on you.
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
XD
@theinvisibleskulk45633 жыл бұрын
It's interesting you go over space shooters now. Don't be surprised if you get an invitation from major space shooter channel The Electric Underground to go on his channel... if you haven't already. You seem more into arcade-style action games and competitive games than I thought you were, but he's been outright disdainful of roguelites, JRPGs and maybe even Metroidvanias.
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Ehh It's cool to like your own stuff, no need to hate on other imo
@theinvisibleskulk45633 жыл бұрын
@@ClemmyGames That's a good attitude to have in general.
@frankieparsonstop10s553 жыл бұрын
Yep, Jets 'n' Guns, Skyforce, Crimzon Clover and Jamestown are all in my library and are ace. I also have Steredenn and Astebreed but not such a big fan of those. Zero Ranger goes on the wishlist. For verticals, I'd add Bullet Heaven 2, Raiden IV: Overkill, Eschatos and Xenoraid. While for horizontal side-scrollers, I'd throw in Aqua Kitty and Deathsmiles. Asteroids-style? Why not Beat Hazard (1&2), Geometry Wars 3, Nova Drift (EA) and Waves. Got my eye on Super Hydorah as well mentioned below.
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Good games! I think Aqua kitty is in another sub-genre (where the level is "fixed" and enemies spawn in) while the beat hazards, nova drifts and Geometry wars of the world are in that "arena shooter" space
@superantoniogames3 жыл бұрын
You should have included Hydorah / Super Hydorah
@SPM_STG3 жыл бұрын
I'm on the fence about getting Super Hydorah. Do you have to do the first two stages every single time? Or is there another way to practice the second half of the game, less tedious?
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Quite a number of these in the comments! Gotta check it out!
@Efreno3 жыл бұрын
Uhhhh revolver 360 REFRAIN!!! sora REFLEX??? There are so many but did u know the original name for zero ranger was “final boss”?? Cant wait for R Type final 2
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Many good ones indeed, these are just 10 that I like!
@bitemeblinky3 жыл бұрын
Always like to see people talk about Crimzon Clover, it is an awesome game. It's a really good intro to bullet hell games if you have bounced off them before for being too hard.
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
For sure!
@vanishedcone03 жыл бұрын
you know you have a problem when you have all of the games in the video lol
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
XD Look forward to more new ones then
@matteste3 жыл бұрын
You should maybe check the classic Tale of Alltynex series. It has been on steam for a while and is just Shmup goodness at it's finest. Then there is also Hellsinker, which may be more of an acquired taste as it is not for the impatient. Then there is Revolver360 Re:Actor which is pretty unique as well.
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recommendations! I do somehow have RefleX in my library so I'll give it another look!
@sorubro21933 жыл бұрын
Dude I wanted to play that saga so bad but game has limited credits, I just want infinite credits, any way to do it?
@matteste3 жыл бұрын
@@sorubro2193 Well the first game in the trilogy, Kamui, has infinite continues, while in Reflex you earn additional continues through regular play. In Alltynex Second however you are stuck with a limited stock.
@RetroShock192 жыл бұрын
@@matteste Not really true, in Alltynex Second u got a new credit after a game over as well, the game just doesn't tell you about it like in RefleX. The whole trilogy has infinite continues that way.
@Universalchild0013 жыл бұрын
These are fantastic videos as always, it also makes me think of how many genres would be dead without indie developers. You really do indie games a great service, keep it up :D!
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Will do!
@mryurei86563 жыл бұрын
Nice to see a list with both vertical and horizontal shooters since western devs mostly make horizontal shmups. It would be cool to see more vertical indies since they focus more on bullet patterns and bosses with awesome visual appeal and soundtrack like the Touhou shmups.
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
I think you gotta have both right? Maybe widescreens make the horizontal version more popular
@mryurei86563 жыл бұрын
@@ClemmyGames most of the famous shmups in the 90s were horizontal for non Japanese gamers so maybe that's why.
@victorribeiro33553 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy you made a Shoot em up list! Thank you so much! All of these shmups look really good, although i might get the more standard ones (The ones with set powerups and stuff like that). Although, i will definetly give a chance to Astrabreed and Jets n guns 2, they look really unique!
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@DirkDierickx3 жыл бұрын
Skyforce (multiple versions) and Sterredenn are the best!
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Great games!
@KlingerNevesOficial3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for fulfilling my request, Clem! You're the man! Great choices! But it's not enough. Please consider do more videos about _shmups_ ... There are a lot of them out there... ;-) *_ZeroRanger_* and *_Jamestown_* are on my Top 10 recent _shmups_ for sure. The previous versions of *_Sky Force_* and *_Jets'n'Guns_* I played a lot about three years ago... Have to test those new installments though... As for the others, I'll definitely check them out. Suggestion: Make a video (or videos) about black and white games... I have seen quite a bit of them on Twitter recently, so it would be nice to know some more of that exotic type of games... Thanks again, bro!
@ninjabigos2 жыл бұрын
would put ZeroRanger easily on 1st spot, as it's not only stunningly designed, but also uses its genre as a clever allegory. Oh, and that finale...
@ClemmyGames2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing, it's a great game
@wahidovich20213 жыл бұрын
Sky Force Reloaded was better than anniversary IMHO Thanks for the video, I discovered new games to try, cheers!
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Sure, these are just a couple that I liked!
@cello35443 жыл бұрын
Awesome shmup vid! I like the way that you included some of the games that have a physical release! 👍🏽😃
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed!
@maxwelljillie3 жыл бұрын
Great list! +1 Syder Arcade
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recommendation!
@tecnosofttechnosoft34263 жыл бұрын
Super Hydorah ?!
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Sure!
@mryurei86563 жыл бұрын
Touhou games are the best in vertical shooters in my opinion but they have a connected story or are hard for newcomers even in normal so it's okay for it to be not here I guess.
@dragonmageddon84593 жыл бұрын
i think touhou games are very approachable - the gameplay is simple to grasp, and the aesthetics communicate a non-hardcore experience. fantastic danmaku festival 2 deserved to be high on this list :)
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Like I said, I'm not too into the touhou games so I don't feel like I'm in a place to comment. People do love them though! Any recommendations?
@mryurei86563 жыл бұрын
@@dragonmageddon8459 sure the games are approachable but they need your time for you to be able to master the mechanics of each game and pulling an 1cc which might be hard if you are not already accustomed to shmups. They do provide a lot of variety though and every game has a unique feature to it so it does make the appeal of each game different.
@mryurei86563 жыл бұрын
@@ClemmyGames I've heard older windows games don't open on Windows 10 but gameplay wise touhou 8 has the most variety and has stuff like spell practice and gives you an option upto 8 lives since you have to complete the games multiple times. Touhou 10, 12, 14 and 16 are more approachable I guess if the older games aren't available specially 10 since it uses your power points as bombs.
@imnotlarry2 жыл бұрын
great vid man. love classic shoot em up games !
@SPM_STG3 жыл бұрын
Astebreed's problem is that it's too easy on normal (got 1cc first try and I'm not a pro or anything) and you have to complete it to unlock hard mode, which should be there from the get go. But even in that mode, if you don't go for score, it's pretty mindless. Going for score changes everything and the game becomes much much better though
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@En_Debribu3 жыл бұрын
a few more entries for my wishlist, and a kick in the butt to play those I already have!
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Yeah! Some which I enjoyed for sure
@fthprodphoto-video53572 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much great channel !!!
@travelfix863 жыл бұрын
I also enjoy: Freedom Finger and Panzer Dragoon Orta / Remake.
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Mm, thanks for sharing your picks
@marc-antoinedufour-cauchon42182 жыл бұрын
i love of zeroranger because of DAM COMPLEX STORY. i mean... look at the shoot em up back trough the year. they never have complex meta-storyline with emotional moment, only rpg can have that back in the 80/90s and 200s. but THIS indie shmup, god,,, i think that all of his predecessor and his contemporary could be proud of him as THE undertale of their genres, darius, gradius, PARODIUS and all the shoot em up gaming genre rise up to zeroranger as he receive his honor
@ikagura Жыл бұрын
"they never have complex meta-storyline with emotional moment" Have you ever played Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga?
@marc-antoinedufour-cauchon4218 Жыл бұрын
@@ikagura yeah sorry dude i forgot, i dont want to make anyone angry
@ikagura Жыл бұрын
@@marc-antoinedufour-cauchon4218 No I'm not really angry but I'm just mildly annoyed when people acts as if Undertale was the first game to be meta and break the 4th whole (something MGS in the 90's already has done).
@marc-antoinedufour-cauchon4218 Жыл бұрын
@@ikagura thank ikagura, you make me feel more happy goodnight🙂
@Crackalacking_Z3 жыл бұрын
Check out: Black Bird, Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo, Syder Arcade, Dezatopia, Blue Revolver, Hellsinker, Neko Navy.
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Some good recommendations as well. I think the Black Bird/Aqua Kitty/LUFTRAUSERS type shooter is in another "sub-genre". Neko Navy's new to me, thanks!
@mlands33 жыл бұрын
Radiant Silvergun rerelease when? (nice little plug for The Void Rains Upon Her Heart at the start btw) Steredenn is a personal favorite and the OST is amazing synth-metal madness, and you can download it for free on Bandcamp from the creator too!
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Man I miss Treasure..
@AmethystHarp3 жыл бұрын
I don't know if it's considered "indie" but it has such an interesting story behind the development, source code losing and things like that, but I would mention that Zero Gunner 2 (from the Dreamcast era) is also released December 21st!
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Huh! Interesting. Didn't know the history behind that
@sega20x803 жыл бұрын
I watch Alpha Beta Gamer. I started to know Project Starship X. Pretty good.
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Mmhmm
@32LY3 жыл бұрын
There is rigid force redux very good shmup like ps2 era between R type final, gradius 5 and thunder force 6 Have to try it
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for th recommendation
@retroremy3 жыл бұрын
You forgot: SUPER XYX, ZENODYNE SERIES, ZENOHELL, ZENODEATH, FIRE ARROW PLUS, JET BUSTER (All on Steam)
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recommendations
@retroremy3 жыл бұрын
@@ClemmyGames Channel is very helpful discovering new indie titles, appreciate all the hard work 👍
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
@@retroremy Welcome
@AndrewThomasSpecialEffects3 жыл бұрын
No my fav genre but the story you shared about " Devil Engines" devs is super sad. Noticed a lot of legal struggles for games in the past few years and they're getting more frequent.
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, indie devs need to be careful. Fight Knight got caught up in that mess as well
@Dnobagav493 жыл бұрын
I thought Galak-Z by 17-Bit was a decent shoot'em up... even has a cool cell-shaded look to the aesthetics.
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Not exactly a "shoot-em-up" like the games here but it's a good one! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4rOZXqaZ7qMkMU
@88Opportunist3 жыл бұрын
SHMUPS really aren't my thing, the kind of thing I'd maybe spend a day or two on my phone with back in the days of Nokia Symbian. But even I have to admit that Jets N Guns, Astebreed and Jamestown are something special and they are all in my collection.
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Excellent! I like them but am not HARDCORE per say, it's fun!
@d_sev3 жыл бұрын
freedom finger should be on the list
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Something about the tone didn't really sit right with me
@soratheorangejuicemascot58093 жыл бұрын
Awwww, my I am kinda bit disappointed that the shmups I owned isnt on the list. Anyways, my favorites are Sora, QP Shooting Dangerous, Trouble Witches and Caladrius Blaze.
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Some interesting ones you got!
@MeDjezze3 жыл бұрын
You have chosen Sky Force Anniversary over Reloaded? And one game that is definitely missing from this list is Super Hydorah.
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
I supposed Reloaded is newer. Thanks for the rec!
@cuntcrusher3633 жыл бұрын
pls make cool list of run'n'gun games!!!
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Here ya go! Help share it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6a0ZnljoNJjitE
@cuntcrusher3633 жыл бұрын
@@ClemmyGames yyeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaah
@cuntcrusher3633 жыл бұрын
@@ClemmyGames but also i thought about some new stuff like game Iron Meat ant other
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
@@cuntcrusher363 Maybe something here then kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5uXqnSebpuXi6s (though I did miss Iron Meat). Steel Assault looks good imo
@cuntcrusher3633 жыл бұрын
@@ClemmyGames i know a game with similar name - Blade Assault, looks also similar, but it's rogue-like, unfortunately for me
@MrTargetSan8 ай бұрын
Unfortunately can't recommend Sky Force Anniversary. It's grindy to extreme. You'll be replaying same mission 5 tens of times to get enough currency for upgrades.
@endrgar3 жыл бұрын
It's not just shоot em up, it's bullet hell. Although for the Japanese playing shоot em up, nothing is impossible.😁
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
For sure, they are really good at these!
@Hybban3 жыл бұрын
I came to see if you would cover The Void Rains Upon Her Haart and... you kinda did ;)
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
;)
@sjzz19673 жыл бұрын
Do you know any games like these but can be played multiplayer???
@tehteh9893 Жыл бұрын
Jean SJ, many arcade machine games that can be played with MAME emulator have coop. For example, games by CAVE. Also try Change Air Blade, a unique versus shmup.
@jyoder13 жыл бұрын
I would like to see the reception of a resource management shmup
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
Hmmm What do you mean by that?
@jyoder13 жыл бұрын
@@ClemmyGames in most shmups the fire button is pointless because proteome normally press it the whole time. Imagine having limited use bullets, rockets, and special weapons requiring the player to be accurate and spend wisely between each level. Even to the point of training new recruits (extra lives) Gain income by destroying certain targets and collecting scrap metal.
@ClemmyGames3 жыл бұрын
@@jyoder1 Oh right, I see what you mean! Yeah the "hold fire button" is certainly a thing here, though it's usually traded off with moving slower while firing? Limited bullets would be hell lol
@jyoder13 жыл бұрын
@@ClemmyGames generally it would be balanced so that you can shoot at most enemies and be fine. I would also say that because there are several fighters with several ships, a kamikaze attack would be feasible. If you kamikaze an objective, then the next area is unlocked.