M.U.S.H.A. (Sega Genesis) - Retro Gaming Review

[@michaelvinciguerra6474]

This review was so authentic I zoned out for a moment and thought I was watching one of those Nintendo Power retro tapes from the 90s. Keep doing your thing.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Awesome :) Glad you enjoyed it

[@lordjs9726]

I agree with you.

[@masael255]

This exactly! Was trying to put my finger on why this style seemed familiar and that's it exactly. Very nostalgic and what's (subconsciously) kept me watching. Fantastic videos and a great addition to the KZbin retro reviewers. I also love that you review so many atypical games. :)

[@VVhistory]

Michael Vinciguerra yeah, i watch Dashie, The video game nerd and ive seen their whole video ouvreu, i just found this channel and i like it as much as Classic Game Room channel, both sound as you say...

[@mkbell81]

I bought M.U.S.H.A. The day it was released. I missed it. The thunder storm stage was my favorite. I was 20 when it came out. Now at 48 I found it again. Cost me a bunch, but well worth it!

[@littlebigkid707b2]

I too found it at 48. Just in the year 2023. Hope you're still gaming and doing well. 😃

[@williamlatham9246]

Wow, the music in this game sounds amazing.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

It's so good

[@damienthimons4046]

The best 16 but era sound track ever

[@RewindMike]

As much as I emulate, this is one game I still haven't tried out....The stage scrolling effect is a visual feast!! My eyes were dancing the whole time haha

[@Cannotbetamed1]

It is really gorgeous to look at.

[@overkill1473]

Musha Aleste is the best shooter ever made, imo. Even after all those years the music in this game is absolutely brilliant.

[@roasty80]

Deaths miles is better

[@Fattydeposit]

MUSHA really is worth the price of entry. It's such a beautifully balanced game and has ageless aesthetics and style. A good tip for beginners is to have your options set to 'reverse', power up the blue special weapons and put the ship speed up to 5. The section in Stage 4 or 5 where you first encounter a flying battleship at high speeds and the music switches up in tandem.. that's one of the rare moments in video games for me where the synergy between the elements of game, visuals and music bring on intense euphoria. This is only heightened by using headphones and cranking the volume right up. It's fucking *magical*.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

The soundtrack compliments the game so well

[@sebastianfs3825]

This was my fav game! Thanks for the review, memories are comming back with the amazing soundtrack

[@RyanKaul]

Was looking for more info on this game, and google brought me here. Watched a few videos and am in love with the channel. Keep up the good work!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thank you :)

[@apollolux]

Came here from the 2022 Genesis Truxton review, glad to see there was indeed a M.U.S.H.A. review after all!

[@ACLMSC]

MUSHA was amazing, one of my best purchases when it came out. The music is excellent and certain levels look fantastic; especially the level where you're fighting over chasm with the enemies coming up and falling back into the chasm after being defeated.

[@mompezuma]

Great Genesis Shooter! My favorite with Arrow Flash and Thunder Force IV! ❤🚀

[@darkridearts]

I love this game!!!

[@josedeluna2245]

Such a badass game! Nintendo, Sega and the Snes were the times of gaming! Keep up your great work Pam!

[@PolykillPodcast]

Very comprehensive review! Well done! And your fridge is a cool color for a fridge!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks!

[@goatretrogamer]

great video!! the big question is....how much did you pay for it??

[@loganporter6]

What a gem. Glad I stumbled on this. That game was so hard when I was a kid. Probably still is haha. Thanks for the refresher.

[@BubblegumCrash332]

I've been hooked on your channel since I found it this past year. I can't believe this video is 4 years old. I have some catching up to do 👍

[@CCoyle-fs3ym]

Great review Pam, I never managed to get a physical copy of this. I have Robo Aleste for the Mega CD (might be called something different over the Atlantic) and it is a blast! You should check it out!

[@AthanasiosJapan]

The game has excellent metal music. I can say that it is the best soundtrack I have heard in ANY videogame.

[@nicholascirilo8221]

Great review you did on game M.U.S.H.A for the Sega Genesis it's one my favorite game on system from back in 90s.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks!

[@BoltHardcheese]

One of my faves, thanks for reviewing this. I think I'll listen to the soundtrack now.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Good idea!

[@McD_James]

MUSHA is legendary.

[@BotzaBrand]

The composer of Musha also did the music for Gun Nac. And Space Megaforce is basically the snes version of Gun Nac. Revisited it early this week and had a lot of fun

[@SamuelDaniels]

Coming here from the Truxton video in 2022: Me "MUSHA looks pretty great, maybe I'll pick it up!" Me 2 minutes later ".... maybe I won't be cashing in my RSPs for MUSHA..."

[@chubbyteddymonsterproducti1320]

I remember seeing this at Kay Bee Toys back when I was in eighth grade. Should've picked this up!

[@afriend9428]

Compile made the R-Type version for the SEGA Master System and it was amazing and a free or secret level thrown in so 9 levels of fun and fabulous music!! 🤓

[@Haruokay]

There's something about this video and the comments that make me want to look deeper into developers who specialized in making shooters... Also, that soundtrack... I'll still put on tracks from this game in the background while doing things around the apartment. The game was pretty fun too despite only playing it on an emulator before. Great review!

[@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

Probably my favorite shmup. Can’t argue with any of the points here

[@MrSpunkletrumpet]

Great video with a nice in-depth breakdown. Earnt a sub!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Welcome aboard!

[@Randomark3087]

I've got a soft spot in my heart for these type of Shooters.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Me too

[@Prizrak-hv6qk]

This game was pretty obscure back in days. It came out when people were already getting tired of shmups, looked "weird" and had a weird name too. So, it went largely unnoticed. I had a chance to buy it for $20 a number of times, and didn't. Back when I got into Genesis emulation in the late 90's, I finally played it based on Internet advice and it quickly became on of my favorite Genesis games. Amazing graphics and sound, especially for an early Genesis game and plays great. Aged very gracefully. Compile definitely made some of the best shumps of all time, especially if you consider their entire body of work. Space Megaforce was one of my SNES favorites too.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Compile is great, I've enjoyed pretty much everything I've played from them.

[@johnduval760]

One of the best Genesis games with a terrific soundtrack

[@Grant-H2O]

I really love shooters, Raiden for sega genesis was my first experience as a child. Now i really love arcade shooters like Dimahoo, Cyvern, Giga wing, Air Gallet, change air blade and many other classics (1944, 42, XX and galaga) Raiden Fighters Operation Hell Dive is really fun too. i also like side scrolling shooters too. Thanks for sharing!

[@robmoye7373]

Watched lots of reviews for this game on youtube, this is one of the best. Jeez last time I checked the price of this game it was around $80.00. Now It's $200-$400 because of you damn youtubers! J/K

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thank you very much

[@boonboy8333]

Awesome game, probably the number one shooter on mega drive, gaiares, zero wing and thunder force 4 are the other hot ones

[@francescosmith7859]

Many good choices. I would throw Panorama Cotton, Elemental Master, Steel Empire, Wings of Wor and Eliminate Down as other excellent choices.

[@VectorGhost]

M.U.S.H.A.!!!! game is fucking awesome,but yes its rare. Iv'e been looking for this and lightening force

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Good luck in your search

[@princevinny0073]

6:09 theres a game called GunMAC ??? whats the spelling i wanna look it up

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Gun Nac

[@RetroCynical]

This is a fantassshtic game, one of the best vertical Shmups ever.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

It's pretty great!

[@stizz1982]

You are not lying I freaking loved this game for sega genesis❗️

[@donsiedband]

I've been watching your videos for awhile now I think you are doing a great job I really enjoy your videos

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thank you very much!

[@Daimomaru]

Just added this to my retropie, never heard of it before.... And now it's everywhere haha.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@pepejjgl]

looks very good pAm, music, art & gameplay

[@jeremiahkingman6405]

robo aleste is awesome too

[@Cannotbetamed1]

I haven't played that one yet.

[@jeremiahkingman6405]

it has awesome music and anime characters i bet youd like it

[@chronicmystery9085]

Nice game of my childhood

[@praystation]

The theory why your friends were killed... they had their thrusters going full blast and got detected by the enemy anti air infrared detector.

[@itsjustagamechannel]

This is the king of all bullet hell shmups. And the music soundtrack slams so hard it’s seismic. 😉

[@Cannotbetamed1]

It's such an amazing soundtrack.

[@VVhistory]

honest, mininalistic, well explained and researched reviews, it feels good to hear a review without taking the tv remote to turn the volume down. keep the great job up

[@Cannotbetamed1]

What a nice comment, thank you

[@willthomas2310]

Great game indeed! Sometimes i forget it was made early in the Genesis life span, instead of towards the end. It was ahead of it's time.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

It’s true! It looks great for such an early release.

[@braselthegamer]

This game is so freaking cool looking. I still haven't played it. I should probably just give it a download. No way I'm paying that price tag. :) The music is SOO good too from what I've heard. Great video!

[@electricmastro]

It reminded me of that Macross game (Scrambled Valkyrie) on Super Famicom which seems to be as chaotic, yet manageable like Musha is. If I remember correctly, you can play it in such a way that you can actually get enemy ships to join your side and fight for you. I've never heard of any other shmup do something like that. It's interesting.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks! The music is great, I'd definitely download it.

[@ericwillard2364]

Brasel TheGamer Give it a try. It's a great game. If you like Compile's other games like Gun Nac, Space MegaForce, and to a lesser extent Guardian Legend, then MUSHA is a no brainer. It's one of the best and rarest games I own

[@genekwagmyrsingh9433]

This game was so underrated. Whenever I got the opportunity I tried to get people in EB to buy it.

[@warpathextreme]

I agree, Pam-ster. Metallic Un Super Hybrid Armor[M.U.S.H.A] is one of most extremely rare and very, very expensive Sega Genesis games in town. At least I can play this game on my computer emulator called Fusion, a Sega Genesis emulator. What do you think of that, Pam?

[@Cannotbetamed1]

I'm all for emulation

[@obiiWan7]

I have a hard time getting into shmups, but I plan to give this one a chance. I didn't know that it's made by Compile

[@richie616]

Ohh, I am *so* jealous that you have a physical copy of this game. ^.^ That aside, great job on the review; I really love how you pick games that don't always get a lot of attention but are well worth playing. You're totally right about the soundtrack, too. The Super NES gets the lion's share of attention when it comes to 16-bit music, but the Genesis had nice audio as well. M.U.S.H.A. was one of it's best.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Yes! The music is so good, and I’m not generally a fan of the Genesis sounds.

[@quadpad_music]

''I highly recommend giving M.U.S.H.A. a shot'' Pun intended, I suppose?

[@nievasdario]

Awesome review! Cheers from Argentina!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks!

[@lordjs9726]

Hi, Pam. Awesome review. It's clear from the tone of our voice that you like this style of game. May the God of Games bless ya. I respect thy opinion on games any day.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

I do love these kinds of games, thanks!

[@lordjs9726]

You're welcome. You are the only game girl I watch on KZbin.

[@THEGODFETT]

Great review, I have very low knowledge about those types of games, but this One reminded me of River Raid on Atari. Good old days :) keep up The great Work Pam

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thank you!

[@chasingtheclassics5046]

The one genesis game that I still need for my collection great video digging the channel

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks!

[@nathaniellink8944]

Hands down the best soundtrack of the 16-bit era! On KZbin search for the soundtrack and find the song called "Noh Specter" fast forward to 3:20 and listen for about 25 seconds, it doesn't get any better than that

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Yeah, the soundtrack is great

[@jjpaycheck]

I came across your channel after picking up The Guardian Legend. I then watched your "mean comments" video. I looked, and to my relief, you are still at it!! I subscribed to your channel. You have a great voice and thank you for being awesome!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks!

[@domlesombred6844]

Metallic un super hybrid armor !!! Wow, i don't know what it does but i certainly want one of those :)

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Me too

[@only257]

Awesome review 🎞

[@Videogamelover58]

Awesome review

[@warpathextreme]

Say, have you played Truxton on Genesis? If not, this'll be a great challenge for you .

[@Cannotbetamed1]

No, I haven't played that one.

[@justinclay7844]

Do you think shmups will ever make a comeback? I hope so.

[@finnhaverkamp]

Jamestown!

[@scienceandmatter8739]

Born 1990. This was The Game i Player after my father Go to Work and i Sneak out The bed and Play IT Till night.

[@Sega_Dreams]

Haha! Great times I bet!

[@HerrFinsternis]

This looks great, reminds me of Tyrian which I loved as kid. That game had a lot of simple customization options inbetween missions (storymode) or pickups throughout the missions (arcademode). Could be worth checking out, it's on GoodOldGames.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Ah, an homage to Compile, that looks pretty cool.

[@SIMSPHERE]

I LOVED this game as a late teen. I had several import systems then. Like the Neo-Geo, Pc-engine duo...anyways for the duo was "Spriggan" which was very similar. Was that also made by the same developer? Spriggan Mk II, was amazing, as well but did not have the MUSHA feel to it. Amazing review.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Yep, same developer. Spriggan was even going to be part of the Aleste series.

[@kainemaxwell]

This game is SO good.

[@NefariousWes]

I'm assuming that you used the Retron 5 to capture footage for this. Did you get the music straight from the game? When I play it on the Retron 5 the music sounds "off". Some of the sound channels are practically muted so that the music sounds flat, which annoys the hell outta me, cuz MUSHA's soundtrack is one of the best things about the game. I noticed that you like your ship really slow. I thought I liked my ships slow! I also noticed that you really like the Free Roaming options. I prefer the 3-Way. The laser is also my favorite weapon. And I feel the opposite in regards to the myriad of weapons that most Compile shooters offer. Games like Gun-Nac, Blazing Lasers, Space Megaforce, etc, just have numbered weapons 1-8 and I always lose track of which weapons correspond to each number. But that's just me. As a kid I actually had the Mega Drive version, Aleste, but now I have the American version. Other than text they are exactly the same. MUSHA is one of my all-time favorite shooters by far! It has a ton of nostalgic value for me, but I think it holds up really well and is the best shooter on the Genesis--even better than Thunder Force IV. Glad to see you give this game some love!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

I did use the Retron. The intro and the beginning of the first stage (where you can hear the sound effects) are from that recording, then I switched to tracks I downloaded after that. I didn't actually read the game manual until I was a good ways into the game, so all that time I was at speed 1... I didn't know I could pause the game and change it >.> And formation changes were accidental.

[@bonggzilla]

how about reviewing some cave shooters pam? or toaplan shmups love your reviews keep up the good work!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

I've played a ton of Cave shooters, I probably should review some.

[@bonggzilla]

Cannot be Tamed yeah that would be awesome pls do it 😊

[@yohkom.7988]

Toaplan did some awesome shooters! Hellfire is a personal favorite (preferably the Mega Drive version, it's harder than the PC Engine version (which is not necessarily a bad thing) but has better graphics, better sound effects and better gameplay (it even has some gameplay tweaks over the arcade original!). I also dig Truxton or Zero Wing.

[@musclemark2710]

Hey Pam excellent review this is one of my favorite games. Take care sweetie!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks!

[@IMDLEGEND]

I was a fool to sell this game years ago when I needed the money badly. It was one of my favorites. I'd recommend getting this on the Nintendo Virtua Console, as it is ridiculously expensive otherwise.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

I hate regretting game sales.

[@willeysingleton3057]

Wow is that a real copy of MUSHA. Very cool. I wish i could find and also afford one.

[@Dongled]

Do they actually call them "men" in the game? or was that something in the manual? I'd love to own this one but it's crazy expensive. Nice review, but now i want to own it even more than before :(

[@Cannotbetamed1]

It's just in the manual, they don't really give the names for most things in the game. I'd go the emulation route if you don't want to pay the ridiculous price. I think it's on Wii virtual console as well.

[@MirrorKnight]

Have this on the Wii Virtual Console.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Nice

[@pjousma]

fkn epic video. this game got frkn epic music

[@childrenoftherez]

I got mine from a relative, complete in the box, manual and everything, inserts as well. my relative knows nothing about video games, lucky me I got it when we were cleaning out the attic. great review by the way.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

That's a nice grab :)

[@stinkypinkeee5085]

Cool story, bro...

[@docholidayproductions]

Got this for 12.99.... long time ago

[@tylerwerrin41]

Try Lightening Force - it's the side scrolling equivalent to this game

[@Cannotbetamed1]

I really prefer vertical scrolling.

[@tylerwerrin41]

@@Cannotbetamed1 In that case, check out the Don Pachi series on MAME.

[@Kage5868]

i'm never gonna play this game on my mega drive so expensive and rare but i wanted could you loan me yours?

[@Kain5th]

DOFUS nice try lol

[@RetroGamePlayers]

Woah great review! Yeah this game so brutal!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks!

[@tristanjacobucci]

You're FANTASTIC. Instant subscribe for me!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks!

[@skijumpnose]

Been enjoying watching these Genesis reviews, Musha is a top shmup! Can i recommend some Genesis games, Maybe you have played some before - Haunting Starring Polterguy, Fire Shark ( For me the best shmup on Genesis), World Of Illusion, Mr Nutz, Predator 2, Aero Fighters, Crack Down, Buster's Hidden Treasure, Alien Soldier, The Chaos Engine. I think they are all awesome and underrated!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks for the recommendations

[@larsenjokinen1877]

I second Fire Shark for being maybe the best and love Crack Down too!

[@REDFlELD]

Correction: there's 7 levels on this game not 8.

[@rafaelmartinez4497]

Can you do a top 10 of you favorite Genesis games

[@Cannotbetamed1]

A top 10 Genesis list from me wouldn't mean a whole lot since I've only played about a dozen games on Genesis.

[@xsmatt81]

im getting back into "shmups" mostly megadrive/genesis. some i had as a kid on cart. But no longer have those. So have all the ROMS lol. Put 40 different games in folder. I must say musha is a challenge. I know its $$$. Gaires and Thunder Force i'm quite good at. But musha is brutal!!

[@edge4gaming521]

great review pam i love shoot-em ups looks like s great game i just downloaded the rom to try the game its very pricey lol

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks!

[@coldskyclouds7188]

lightening force is an amazing shooter on teh genesis also

[@Cannotbetamed1]

I haven't played that one

[@coldskyclouds7188]

teh musec in it is grayt hehehe.. btw I like your channel can you do an episode on your favorite bands or albums

[@ACWraith]

Cool. I caught up on the past four months of videos just in time for a new one and it's a shmup. =) ...I'm way behind on all of my podcasts though. =(

[@Cannotbetamed1]

There's so little time for all the media out there.

[@DrProfessorMD]

Great game and great video. Glad I subbed.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

I'm glad too!

[@TheDustyJoypad]

Great vid and review, really enjoyed it :)

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thank you :)

[@retrononsense582]

I love shoot em ups, and this one looks pretty sweet. Too bad it's so rare/expensive. Great review as always :)

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks Duke!

[@larsenjokinen1877]

I had my (now sadly former) friend build me a repro as originals cost way too much. But great game, review and channel!

[@THESHMUPMASTER]

Great video Pam! I'm ashamed to say that I actually own this game... and paid way too much for it lol.... It's fantastic though! Gotta love good old Compile...

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thank you! Compile makes such great games

[@RetroIslandGaming]

You are the SHMUP Master, after all. We'll give you a pass :P

[@ByGeorge846]

Nice review. One day I will own this game, but hopefully at a price tag less than $400 lol.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks!

[@musikSkool]

1:06 - It decides to attack the Earth... Doesn't sound very smart to me.

[@jd-py5nm]

great game! Great video

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks!

[@BriansManCave]

That's a crazy amount of shooting going on... Hopefully you just need to hold the fire button down! :)

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Yes. Haha, that would be awful if it wasn't auto fire.

[@PolykillPodcast]

This game looks great and sounds AMAZING. Let me just go see how much it is to ow.... HOOOLLYY$$$HHHHH.......

[@ScubaDiverPicker]

Polykill Podcast now it’s like $700 lol

[@genekwagmyrsingh9433]

oh god, is it expensive? i'm gonna go weep for my lost copy now.

[@Themodernretrocorner]

This game looks very cool but damn that price tag is a bit much

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Yeah, it's a lot.