Best PSIKYO Arcade Games

Psikyo (彩京 saikyō?) is a Japanese video game developer created in 1992 and formed by a team of people who originally worked at the Video System company, specifically on the Aero Fighters saga. Psikyo is known in the community of fans of the Shoot'em ups genre, for his game Strikers 1945 and its sequels, as well as for the Gunbird and Zero Gunner series. Although it also has some great gems that are not from the Shooting genre like Lode Runner or Gunbarich.
In this Compilation we will see the best ARCADE games of PSIKYO, all its successes, as well as quite unknown games that have been forgotten over time, which makes this video with a purpose of high educational value and preservation of the video game.
0:00 Intro
0:22 Daraku Tenshi - The Fallen Angels
1:56 Gunbarich
3:16 Gunbird
5:00 Space Bomber
6:22 Lode Runner - The Dig Fight
7:29 Strikers 1945
9:03 Strikers 1945 Plus
10:21 Zero Gunner
12:03 Battle K-Road
13:33 Dragon Blaze
15:05 Sol Divide - ¨The Sword of Darkness
17:02 Samurai Aces
18:27 Pilot Kids
20:00 Taisen HotGimmick
20:36 Gunbird 2
22:16 Strikers 1945 II
23:45 Strikers 1945 III / Strikers 1999
25:58 Cannon Spike / Gun Spike
27:25 Zero Gunner II
29:29 Tengai

[@Jeffmetal42]

This company made some of my absolute favorite shmups. They are pretty brutal but damn do they look great and are fun.

[@Theshark15z]

I always wondered why the Strikers series was very similar to Aero Fighters until I found out that the lead developer from Aero Fighters had left the company to form PSIKYO.

[@laurentlhoest8324]

No wonder why this channel became one of my favourites !!! Thanks so much for this great collection, I can find now great arcade games I've never played before ! :)

[@lookingforahookup]

I clicked on the TR school gamer videos but I keep getting your videos.

[@bachagaloop7875]

Psikyo has 3 volume collection on the Switch. All the best shmups. We need a volume 4 tho.

[@tatertot64]

I've played the everloving shit out of Gunbird on Switch. Psikyo rules.

[@TravisTheMaximus]

@@tatertot64 HELL YEAH!!

[@waynebarton1633]

TheRadik Many thanks for your uploads on these great GEM arcade classics and I'll see you soon PEACE OUT ✌.

[@rwprime1]

Psikyo was psik (sick) wow, incredibly gorgeous graphics and a very well done video. Thanks.

[@maitrefouinard]

Hello from France 🇫🇷 Love retrogaming 👍

[@otsu3011]

that first game is very awesome and scary how smooth the animation are

[@colinmarques1506]

Daraku Tenshi vs Battle K-Road. The only fighting games by Psikyo

[@cireza_]

Great selection. My favorite Psikyo game is the last one showed.

[@ricardosegura1297]

Omg fantastic

[@brazilmugenteam]

They have some awesome games, for sure.

[@Sam-Lawry]

Thanks ! ♡

[@troymcdonald]

Thanks for doing all these companies. I’m finding Ames to try I didn’t know existed…

[@Pagaugezero]

Have Strikers 1945 Plus on Neo Geo MVS. Great game

[@gaygoddessnamedmadoka2252]

my goodness this games are way better than some of mobile games

[@asriazmi]

Owning Dreamcast I enjoyed cannon spike and zero gunner very much

[@ositotupapa]

6:00 Mazinger Z Tribute

[@wilder9777]

Best Games on ARCADE

[@slucchi723]

since you're watching this video you will probably interested to know that there are two Psikyo shoot'em up collection for the Switch in physical format, the first one came out last month, the second one will come out next month; is possible to buy both at a discounted price on Play-Asia, I have placed my order today

[@teeveeparty]

Thanks for the heads up! Are they both Japan only? I know Switch is region free, just wondering if I have to import.

[@slucchi723]

At the moment there aren't news for a western distribution, so I'm going to import them both.. even if they're targeted for the asian market there is still the english language on cart

[@cheetosortiz2783]

Love all the shmups

[@Perezoso3000]

Gunbird 👍

[@villain5873]

Need compilations of these on home consoles.

[@luisreyes1963]

There are 3 compilations of Psikyo games for the Nintendo Switch.

[@otsu3011]

la animacion del daraku tenshi es genial y da miedo

[@BottleDeopt]

Psikyo is, and will always be the king of 1990s shmups bar none

[@noxnc]

It’s amazing how many times they just straight up cloned “GUNBIRD”

[@thehellezell]

ALL OF THEM

[@colonelgoodstep]

Sweet !!! HOw can I Play them??? are they mame roms or can be played with emulator ???

[@chakrazoo]

most play well on Super Retro-Cade :D

[@Mehkuh]

De esta desarrolladora conozco la saga strikers y zero gunner 2,todos de alta calidad,ademas veo que aparte tienen mas joyas como cannon spike,del que apenas me entero que psikyo lo programo

[@mame2345]

how did you get cannon spike/gun spike to run

[@davidvfx]

Look like the equip of Dairaku tenshi (1998) is who meade the KOF 99 they have the prototype of Maxima and some gameplay of Garo Is here.

[@spartanx5806]

i love these arcade games by another great company..the shooters are second to none..

[@gingataisen]

Please...Their shooters are *very* second to Cave's. 😒

[@deadringer2349]

Neo Geo?

[@GuntPulp]

You gotta send that dragon on the attack in Deragon Blaze!

[@user-yu2fv1zn4v]

Lo Primero que Note de esta Empresa era la gran cantidad de juegos de disparos verticales y su parecido con algunos titulos como: Aero Fighters y Invesigando, me entere que esta empresa se desarrollo por un Grupo de personas que trabajaban para Video System. Quien creo Aero Fighters. Que Raro Gunbarich (2:02) No es un juego tan Viejo 2001 Battle K-Road (12:09) parece que le falta mas desarrollo

[@axtrifonov]

Some of these games are in Google Play

[@cesareo1979_0]

Creo recordar que también desarrollaron un juego para Playstation one llamado "Psyko force" juego de pelea poligonal con muy buenos graficos pero una con una jugabilidad mala.

[@TuHermanaEnTanga7]

Me sorprende que hayan conseguido la licencia de Capcom para utilizar a Cammy y Nash en Cannon Spike/Gun Spike.

[@TROldSchoolGamer]

Bueno ese juego lo desarrollaron Psikyo pero lo publicó Capcom

[@aersolopezsantos9980]

TheRadik Old School Gamer esta rifado tu video, esto me recuerda cuando las arcade reynaban.

[@aersolopezsantos9980]

TheRadik Old School Gamer de casualidad no sabes con ke emulador para android puedo emular esos juegos

[@TROldSchoolGamer]

No lo se, no estoy muy metido en el tema de Android.

[@elgenio3608]

😂

[@bradleymcavoy3432]

So Capcom was publisher for Cannon Spike? Because the game has a lot of Capcom characters! Wish I had it for my DreamCast! 🙄😎

[@mechanicalpants]

What emulator are you running Zero Gunner on please? 10:26 Because in Mame it says it's not working 🤷‍♂️

[@mozzarellamaniac6300]

You may also need some bios for it or some child roms of the game

[@mechanicalpants]

@@mozzarellamaniac6300 I will keep this in mind, hopefully I can test it out again soon. Thankyou for your reply :)

[@mozzarellamaniac6300]

@@mechanicalpants if it still doesn't work, perhaps it's not compatible with the emulator I experienced such problems before

[@denista14]

I don't know why my comment got deleted. In summary it said that Zero Gunner doesn't work in MAME, you can use the emulator "Model 2 Emulator".

[@aodhablackheart]

Battle K-Road, are you serious

[@ShinobiShowdown]

Funny how the first game is a fighter not a Shmup 😂

[@user-bt6qc6zt6l]

Узкая производственная направленность, но яркое и высококачественное производство!

[@Nijirain]

Hello! thanks for your videos; im looking for help about 3 games, im looking for their title since YEARS: the first one is the style of "1942" with nice colors and details but there was no technology, but i remember chinese buildings and temples and a lot of chinese dragons (years around 1987/89) - the second one was similar to rastan but in a big city and there was one guy fighting with a graffiti spray, he could move on 2 levels: the street and the sewers (both were visible) i had this game on my Commodore 128 (the year was around 1986/1988) - the third one was for atari i think and it was around 1985 with a small egiptian guy moving on different levels with lot of traps and elevators. I hope you can help me, thanks!

[@lucasmr3215]

Is the third game king's valley?

[@VERTICAL-wy6cc]

1995

[@mohammadmaulana9648]

what emulator u used bro? i love u game like hd

[@TROldSchoolGamer]

For the ARCADE whenever I can I use the MAME

[@doujindance]

zero gunner.

[@burinchatchaloy5146]

Format ?

[@pigsymagic4741]

Why don't these guys release a physical copy of thier arcade games on multi format I know taito has done 1 and I think data east but I can't be sure but if they released them on ps4, switch, Xbox they'll sell

[@Zoku-San]

www.play-asia.com/psikyo-collection-vol-2-multi-language/13/70cbux

[@sonicmario64]

Something tells me that they ripped off Capcom's 194X series when they made "Striker 1945" because of how similar it looks...

[@ShinobiShowdown]

There were a lot more lasers and giant robots than what the history books told us about 1945. LMFAO

[@sega20x80]

Canny shouldn't be in one of psikyo"s games. Plus the only games that company made that I love are Daraku Tenshi the Fallen Angels and Dragon Blaze.

[@Filipremo]

need cannon spike on nintendo switch

[@gowary]

Ese dragon blaze me recordó a un shooter vertical del 97 que también utilizabas personas en lugar de naves y si mantenías la palanca hacia abajo por 2 segundos cargaba su ataque especial cada personaje. Alguno sabe si es el mismo juego o cómo se llama el que menciono?

[@sociedadhistoriayeconomia]

Esp.Ra.De ?

[@gowary]

Ya lo encontré. No era shooter, es un run and gun y se llama ninja commando. Ése que mencionas también se ve bueno

[@DJBV]

Which emulator was used?

[@TROldSchoolGamer]

All with the MAME .199 except Deathsmiles 2

[@henriquedearruda8902]

What games is this company famous for?

[@CrossoverGameReviews]

I do believe the Strikers games are their more well known series followed by Gunbird. Tengai may be third but only due to their main character, a very busty woman, and she's probably the only reason why people know of Tengai.

[@Un4eseen]

for Daraku Tenshi - The Fallen Angels

[@rogeliolarronda]

So... when they weren't doing vertical shooters, they were busy being creative and having imaginative ideas?

[@Gaston979]

cannon spike whit cammy sf2...!! i play on dreamcast where arw new... so great game n sega console :)

[@JONATHANMAZZINI]

🤔 26:50

[@alonofisrael4802]

EVERY GAME HERE IS TOP QUALITY I NEVER PLAY ANY OF THEM ONLY CANNON SPIKE ON DREAMCAST JAP GAMES RULE

[@LGR-nh4sc]

1945

[@mpmgap]

Quem está no ano 1986 dar um joinha.

[@cuclis]

Una compañía que conocí hace poco, y me enganchó sobre todo con gunbird 2. Tiene juegos de otros géneros, pero llamar joya a una versión del lode runner me parece exagerado. Gunbarich me llamó la atención desde que lo vi, quiero hacerme un spinner con un ratón como base, lo malo es que no soy muy manitas, a ver qué sale.

[@GiulioMa]

First game, Daraku bla bla...a rip off of Art of Fighting 3?!?!

[@jasonmartinez5116]

Fun fact: Some of the same team that made The Fallen Angels would go on to join SNK to make King of Fighters 99 and Garou Mark of the Wolves. Some of the characters from both games were inspired by the characters from The Fallen Angels

[@FingerinUrDaughter]

its basically just 3 games. a bunch of generic shmups, a couple street fighter clones, and some random shit nobody outside japan would consider fun.

[@colonelgoodstep]

talk for yourself

[@mikeanaro]

90% are horrible games.

[@kirabate]

mikeanaro No way

[@megamanzero7262]

No way x2

[@alonofisrael4802]

YOU MUST BE A WESTERNER