100 Nintendo Switch Shmups in 5 Minutes - How Many Do You Know?

Hey everyone!
This was just a little something I wanted to experiment with, I recorded footage for the 100 shmup bosses video simultaneously with this project so that'll be out in a day or two. There are no repeat games in either of these videos.
These are all my own recorded clips.
Also, I did my best to keep all the different games at an even volume but it's tricky getting it perfect so be cautious since some games may be slightly louder.
The vid is slightly longer than 5mins due to titles cards used at the beginning and end of the video and also milliseconds after each 3s clip which obviously add up. Trimming precisely 3 seconds is not the most feasible since my editor only zooms in so much.
See the very bottom of the description for the games list which I whipped together after the fact (from a glance) so one or two title slip-ups may occur. Additionally, some of these games have an alternate title which I'm not including here. I'm also not doing timestamps for 100x 3s clips because that's absurd.
Anyway, enjoy the video covering 100 Nintendo Switch shmups and thanks for checking this out!
Angerforce: Reloaded
Thunderforce AC
Pistol Daimyo no Bouken
Armed F
Aero Fighters (I don't recall which one)
Aero Fighters (I don't recall which one)
Barrage Fantasia
Binary Star Infinity
Bioship Paladin
Crimzon Clover
Cotton Reboot
Grand Brix Shooter
Bridge Strike
Crisis Wing
Game Tengoku: Cruisin Mix Special
Cybattler
Dangerous Seed
Darius Gaiden
DoDonPachi Resurrection
Some Japanese eShop shmup
Devil Engine
Danmaku Unlimited 3
Dragon Blaze
Dragon Spirit
Dezatopia
Earth Defense Force
Espgaluda II
GG Aleste 2
Fantasy Zone
Fighting Hawk
GG Aleste 3
Gemini Wing
Ghost Blade HD
Gleylancer
One of the G-Mode Archives games (Either DoDonPachi or Ketsui)
GG Aleste
Gynoug
Gunbird
Ikaruga
Hacha Mecha Fighter
Gunbird 2
Jamestown+
Kiki Kaikai
Last Resort
Layer Section
Mushihimesama
Moon Cresta
Missile Dancer
Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar
Neko Navy
Omega Fighter
Orious (Xexex)
Overdriven
Prehistoric Isle 2
Pigship and the Giant Wolf
Pawarumi
P3
Progear
Psyvariar Delta
X Multiply
Q-Yo Blaster
Raiden
Atomic Robokid
Sisters Royale
Samurai Aces (pretty sure)
Risk System
ESP ra.de.
Rabio Lepus
Red Death
Saint Dragon
Rolling Gunner
Raiden V
Raging Blasters
Space Moth
Giga Wing (If I recall correctly)
Alpha Mission II
Sol Divide
Starhunter DX
Project Starship X (or maybe the non-X version, who knows)
Steredenn: Binary Stars
Strikers 1945 (one of the three)
Koutesu Yousai Strahl
Thunder Dragon 2
Strikers 1945 (possibly #3, I don't recall)
Thunder Dragon
Thunder Cross (?)
Terra Cresta (I think so anyway)
Tengai (part of the Psikyo collection)
Thunder Striker
Trigon
Voidgore
Strikers 1945 (another of the 3 in the Psikyo collection)
Sengoku Cannon (Psikyo collection)
G-Mode Archives Zanac
Zero Gunner 2
Zed Blade
Pulstar
Z-Warp
Blazing Star
Andros Dunos 2

[@Shmuptopia]

For those wondering, I'll add the games list to the description either today or tomorrow!

[@RetroGamingNook]

Really had no clue this many Shmups were available. I'll be adding many to my Switch wishlist! TY.

[@Shmuptopia]

Thanks for checking this out Nook! It's wild because there are many more than the ones shown here. I could easily do another one hundred (not sure if I could hit 300 total but definitely 200 and a bit).

[@RasLion]

@@Shmuptopia I've got all the physical release and I don't even know how many I got...stopped counting a while back.

[@Shmuptopia]

@@RasLion Yeah, what boggles my mind is how even though there are oodles of physical shmups, the amount of digital ones are off the charts by comparison.

[@jsteinbrink3000]

Absolute feast for the eyes, dude!!

[@Shmuptopia]

Thanks for swinging by bro! Stoked for sharing the boss one in a day or two!

[@BeugsTheLegend]

Well, since Nintendo can’t seem to make a shmup genre for these games to live in all by themselves, I would love a list of names for these games. Even if it’s just in the description and it’s out of order. Without the name to search, some of them will never be found. Love the video, though!

[@Shmuptopia]

Yeah man, I'm still astonished Nintendo hasn't put arcade shooters into a category - even if some of the lines were blurred, at least people would have access to the bulk of the games and some questionable ones that may or may not fit the category best. I'll put the list in the description either today or tomorrow so everyone can see what the games are. Thanks for checking this out!

[@BeugsTheLegend]

@@Shmuptopia Yeah, “shooters” is much too broad a category that includes all sorts of other games. Thanks!

[@SteveNorman]

Great watch, and I think I worked out a couple I need to track down. Thanks!

[@Shmuptopia]

Hey Steve! Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment! Let me know if there's anything specific you're unsure of and I'll take a closer look.

[@SteveNorman]

@@Shmuptopia Thanks! I picked out Crisis Wing, Dragon Blaze and Layer Section from stuff around them in the description to have a proper look at. I like this speed dating approach to finding new stuff!

[@Shmuptopia]

@@SteveNorman Ha speed dating for shmup enthusiasts. Layer Section is fantastic and Dragon Blaze is a lot of fun!

[@nimbylive]

I saw what looked to a donpachi game, and wouldn't you know it, it was Crimzon Clover. A love letter to Cave for sure.

[@Shmuptopia]

An absolute masterpiece for sure!

[@razorsakurai89]

0:35 YES I LOVE CRIMZON CLOVER

[@Shmuptopia]

It's such a wild game!

[@razorsakurai89]

@@Shmuptopia Yes

[@Newtindustries]

I remember when the wii virtual console was like the only way to play Gleylancer and how exciting that was. Now is a very good time if you like shmups and own a Switch.

[@Shmuptopia]

Hey man, thanks for watching this! I didn't even know what shmups were until 2018 and it's been a riveting journey seeing how explosive the Switch is with this genre. As for Gleylancer, I'd like to actually get around to playing that at some point. Doing this project has been a refreshing reminder of how many great titles are at my fingertips even though I haven't been prioritizing variety these days.

[@KeyDesh]

I Love it , Switch a have 1 billion of shoot em up

[@Shmuptopia]

Yeah! It’s an endless stream at this point!

[@SPM_STG]

84 if I didn't lose track halfway through! Granted, I haven't played all of those or remember every name, but kind of know them. Some thanks to channels like yours! :D (like that GB-style game you loved, "Strikers something") Btw, what game is shown at 0:46? It reminds me of that shmup inside a Zelda-like game, but I don't think it's that one. PS. Great idea for a video. But now I want to play so many shmups at once!! Aaaahhhhhhhhh!!!! XD

[@Shmuptopia]

Solid! 84 is pretty high. I think you're referring to Bridge Strike at 0:46, the one where the boats are being gunned down by the jet. And the GB style one is Thunder Striker - I really enjoy that game and the dev is working on a horizontal one which will be cool! Thanks for checking this out SPM! And I know what you mean, jumping into some of these for a few minutes each was insane and now I want to clear a ton of then haha

[@SPM_STG]

@@Shmuptopia Thanks! I was hoping that the zoom effect wouldn't be mandatory or at least not as frequent though! Idk if I can deal with that. It's hard to remember all these names with similar words hehe! And yeah, the urge to clear a bunch of them is real!!

[@Shmuptopia]

@@SPM_STG The zoom certainly takes getting used to. As for playing, the game that stood out the most for me was Blazing Star. It's got such a great look and feel. The stage 1 boss alone sets a standard!

[@Ronsard1979]

After Psyvariar it's not Pulsar: it's X-Multiply. Are you checking if your viewers are awakened or sleeping :p?

[@Shmuptopia]

Ah yes! Pulstar is near the end! Thanks for catching that.

[@achris1]

You gotta tell us what they are, some of them look good

[@Shmuptopia]

Yeah for sure! I'll be adding a list in the description either today or tomorrow. Thanks for swinging by!

[@jasp2003]

Does anyone know where a full list of Tate Shmups on switch could be found? I just setup a vertical screen and would love to know whats available.

[@Shmuptopia]

Hey, Gavin - great question! That's a pretty tricky one. If someone's put together a list, I'm not sure where it is. With hundreds of shmups on Switch at this point, it'd be pretty wild gathering that info or checking each game. Congrats on the vertical screen though! It's been a while since I've played a Cave shmup but I wouldn't be surprised if those had state. Psyvariar Delta might, pretty sure Crimzon Clover does too. Danmaku Unlimited 3 comes to mind as well.

[@jasp2003]

@@Shmuptopia Thanks! I've been working on Ikaruga but although I really enjoy shmups I think I may not be that good at them. I see you have alot of 1cc videos how do you play? with an arcade stick or d-pad?

[@Shmuptopia]

@@jasp2003 Ikaruga is serious business so congratulations on tackling that one! To be honest, I would’t focus on whether or not you’re good at these games. They are designed to be exceedingly challenging and we all need to start somewhere on our journey of progression. If you keep enjoying them and commit to learning and improving, you’ll be better in no time. For what controller type I use - it depends on the game. For retro shmups, I often use dpad. Otherwise I use arcade stick. Let me know if you have any other questions about anything controllers or shmups and I’ll see what I can do to help!

[@Undermog]

Fun idea. I could name 75 or so :)

[@Shmuptopia]

Solid BB! You, SPM and someone on Twitter have all hit over 70. Thanks for checking out this video!

[@Scamlikely21078]

Whats the name of the game at 3:11 is it on the U.S. eshop

[@Shmuptopia]

If I'm not mistaken, it's called Overdriven. And please excuse my delayed response - I didn't receive a notification you had commented!! Thanks for dropping by Cortney!

[@RuV9999]

3:20 what is this game?

[@Shmuptopia]

If it's the gameboy-looking one you're referring to, that's Pig Ship and the Giant Wolf.

[@MarioDoodles]

Remote life

[@1fjeflistens]

Game ID at 3:11 please

[@Shmuptopia]

3:11 is the one with the green background, that's Orius - also known as Xexex if I'm not mistaken. Thanks for watching!!