Classic Game Room HD - GIGA WING for Sega Dreamcast review

Classic Game Room HD reviews GIGA WING for Sega Dreamcast from Capcom released in 2000. This vertical scrolling SHMUP on the Sega Dreamcast has awesome gameplay that's easy to pick up and play. Rack up a massive multiplyer by wasting thousands of enemy space ships and airplanes with four different weapon packed characters. One or two player gameplay rounds out this affordable and exiting Dreamcast shooter. Giga Wing is a space ship shoot 'em up where you shoot enemies, power up your guns and reflect shots back at your opponents to rack up multiplyer points and earn an astronomical score. This CGR review of Giga Wing has gameplay from Giga Wing on Sega Dreamcast, which was originally released in the arcades. Giga Wing is one of many SHMUPS on the Dreamcast, but is it the best?

[@Nights4Titan]

"That's not a score, that's the distance between stars in feet." Awesome.

[@ptcrusa]

20 or 30 bucks. God, I kick myself for not getting into Dreamcast before the "Great Dreamcast Price Inflation" hit.

[@DavidH373]

Start collecting for pr-modern consoles. Pick up the uncommon games for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and DS. They will be like Dreamcast in 10-15 years.

[@opaljk4835]

@@DavidH373 lol, checking on to say those games are already now inflating stupidly too!

[@DavidH373]

@@opaljk4835 Whelp, it has been 4 years! xD

[@AYCHMENG]

Damn Capcom was like the flagship company for the dreamcast they made so many games for it great games too

[@alexfart67]

Mark your the reason I started getting Sega Dreamcast games. Thank you

[@Retrogamer71]

I love you Mark for bringing these Dreamcast treasures to our attention. Just upgraded my broken hifi to a 2.1 sound system. GIGA WING would make a delightful din with a 30watt subwoofer. What's with Seaman? Do you have recurring dreams about Seaman? Great review. DC reviews make me a happy bunny.

[@Outshinedsg]

This game looks ridiculously awesome. I love shooters like this!

[@masteriansun]

great game, gotta love the old sega/capcom arcade stuff from back then

[@lastvaquero]

I played this at the arcades numerous times ;D Didn't know that it came out on Dreamcast though O_o?! I'm gonna have to hunt down a copy of this now ;D

[@ryanc519]

For those of you who are planning on getting this game, get an arcade stick to go along with it. The feeling of being able to reflect myriad of enemies bullets by holding and subsequently releasing the attack button at near death situation is absolutely exhilarating.

[@devilxking2]

Mark, you rock! I'm loving these shooters.

[@Xurkey]

2021 and I still enjoy your videos for over a decade!

[@xan1242]

cool reviews and games!go CGRHD!!!!

[@fireheartis1]

I love 2D Bullet Hell Shooters they just look so freakin awesome!!!

[@SaturmornCarvilli]

Giga Wing is my favorite of all the shooters I've played on any Sega console.

[@MAD_BST]

totally gonna get this game!

[@azteken6429]

Child memories

[@KingSnickSnack]

I love these kind of games

[@entropiccow]

I love this shooter. I used to play it for hours on Gametap.

[@typpinarkoosi]

Dreamcast might actually be the only console worth buying.

[@fernando101090]

looks awesome

[@RhansleyWii]

Nice Review Mark and Happy 10th anniversary to the dreamcast i just finished watching your review,screwattack's top 10 Dreamcast games, now i'm watching IGN history of Dreamcast and later i'l play one of my all time favorite RPG game Skies of Arcadia Legends and i also fond out a new 2D Sonic is coming in 2010. SEGA's last Console truly is ever lasting.

[@chiiing8288]

i remember playing this on the arcade with my neighbor and finishing it XD

[@jeff97ish]

It is around 125 bucks now. I opted for Gunbird 2 complete for less than half the price of Gigawing.

[@StarFoxZX315]

I don't know about the original Giga Wing, but I have GW Generations for the PS2 and man, it's really something else. Too bad it doesn't have those characters and some sort of a plot, but it's still great.

[@preydog1]

This game looks cool am looking 2 get R-Type final for PS2 only a few bucks is it any good???

[@Zfinster]

i was just watchin that this morning haha

[@crispydude01]

10th aniversary for the Dreamcast!!!! yaaay! :D The DREAMCAST is AWESOME!!!

[@YesMeshari]

wow i love it !

[@Poroksy]

nice video. i'd suggest doing a review of Gigawing2 for dreamcast, it has smooth 3d graphics, interesting soundtrack for a shooter, and even more digits for score (at least 20~30 digits as i can remember).

[@marcdaniel0321]

This guy is too good! Im proud to be named Marc

[@EnigmaHood]

Simply awesome. Anyone who likes shooters must play Contra ReBirth.

[@MrERLoner]

Also exclusive to the dreamcast you can use the Stranger plane after you unlock enough cumulative score

[@albinobeau2]

Giga Wing 2 is also on the Sega Naomi.

[@paulspydar]

what button uses the Reflect Force thingy? thanx

[@presicion25]

You should try playing some of CAVE's later shooters. THOSE are bullet hell.

[@ConsumedByDrums]

the song play at 5:28 is 'the Ytse Jam' by Dream Theater!!! well pretty much hahah.

[@princesspeach395]

Great game! But why do I have the feeling that the sega saturn could pull this game off just as good as the sega dreamcast?

[@MrERLoner]

It.might be close but theres so much on screen it might a stretch. And i loved Saturn

[@vittau]

Dreamcast has some fantastic shmups

[@violatethemagistrate]

I just picked up the Japanese version of Gigawing & GW2 today. Sweet games! Im torn between GW and DUX. Both are really hard and fun! I need the HD cables!

[@violatethemagistrate]

Man! This was an old post! It's from 2014! For the record though, I did go on to have Gigawing be one of my all time favorite shmups, so I guess that question is answered on which one I liked more.

[@drewkos]

i just might get myself a dreamcast for the hell of it for my room whenever im bored of 360

[@InfiniteFramesGaming]

i need help...is there ANYWHERE i can get an A/V cable for my Dreamcast? not any rigged up way...but an official A/V cable. i don't want to have to run such and such through a such and such...

[@RetroBreak]

love this game! do a review of gunbird 2 for deamcast its simillar but i think much better!

[@Ishidasouken]

Seaman is the best video game review ever made by the Game Room

[@jkarlos009]

where did you get the official soundtrack for GIGA WING

[@MrTrancedsailor]

I still own this game. Had no idea that it's worth around $40 on ebay. Holy crap.

[@monstermasher666]

this game looks awesome makes me wana buy a dreamcast xD

[@Dzeath1]

got this on my PSP cps2 emulator along with Mars Matrix and other shmups

[@BareKnuckleRoo]

It was a two-button arcade game ported to the Dreamcast later on, so it's not surprising the graphics don't really compare to standard Dreamcast games. The music's not great either, but the gameplay's solid.

[@Jumpboots_Jamstrang]

Woot for Dreamcast anniversary! 9/9/99!!!

[@thescopedogable]

You can emulate this perfectly on the psp now I play it on the train every morning

[@egotram]

Gunbird 2 was another great Dreamcast shooter

[@DaGleese]

this was more addictive and rewarding to play than gigawing 2, but man.... did you HEAR the soundtrack to gigawing 2? its AMAZING! in fact the whole theme to gigawing 2 is just.... unnerving, but great at the same time

[@korea92]

It's CLASSIC game room for a reason guys.

[@borobengal]

@poisonhedorah Sorry, was getting mixed up with the second one, don't think that was released in the UK.

[@DukeFavre2]

IKARUGA is also AWESOME!!!

[@fearclown]

One of best games ever made

[@xlaxparkax]

Happy Bday, Dreamcast.

[@marquisor]

are there similar games for windows?

[@Zorn27]

2:55 O_o "Mark, what is the power level of that jet?"

[@killerms2221]

I always wanted to know the name of this game since I played it in a bowling alley when I was 10. So happy I own a DC and definitely gonna buy this

[@Treasurefan02]

lol, I love the comment about the scores

[@alienszez]

You know what? I'm gonna play one of these shooters! I never got a chance to play a real shmup before.

[@SweetnessDies]

now that's a beefy snare!

[@superbadsam23]

i have this game for my dreamcast i remember buy the my dreamcast on march 27 2000

[@InugamiTheHound]

like music at end of the review.

[@JohnnyMo0dy]

Hell yeah explosions.

[@chaggo21]

it would be awesome if you review some of the Top Gear saga titles !!!

[@shadowblaze740]

nice but if you can try to do more recent games for reviews because not many people have an old Dreamcast ect.

[@fenreon]

Im guessing Dreamcast 2 will never be launched... those 9/9/09 vids are still awesome.

[@BalooDumptruck]

acaulty i like the artwork

[@GammaDX27]

Heh, fuckin' awesome dude! I've only played the sequel, but it was also pretty awesome.

[@LordOfJoy]

Hey Marc, nice review, awesome game! If you can't pronounce your Highscore, it's: Twohundredandninetyeightbillionsixhundredandninetyeightmilliontwohundredandthirteenthousandtwohundredandthirty. ;) (for real:)

[@miiwii93]

keep the DC reviews a-comin!

[@redaim25]

I think you should check out the DC exclusive sequel. Giga Wing 2.

[@KesorodaBlk]

O_O 3:34 It pretty much rapes everything on screen with fire! Now that's a Game Breaker! The first boss didn't even stand a chance!

[@DaVince21]

I haven't really seen it being done all that much, or at least not in this style. Then again, I grew up with shmups like Tyrian, where the stories happened in-between the levels, so...

[@Karnegis]

298,698,213,230 points. Not quite two telephone numbers stacked together but close. Happy birthday Dreamcast.

[@DeadlyInsomnia]

That red guy you were playing as looks like hes flying a giant space lobster! So, what about Zero Wing now?

[@Madlib7]

It's possible to play this online using GGPO or 2DFighter

[@townsjim]

This looks fucking SICK!

[@borobengal]

I've got the US version, wasn't reelased in the UK, plays fine on my UK console. Not a bad game.

[@SonicGTR]

Giga Wing 1 is a pretty good game, but it takes a long time for it to load the levels on the Dreamcast. If you just can't stand them, play it on MAME. Mars Matrix, however, should be definitely played on the Dreamcast

[@ChibbyTonx]

Man, this guy sure loves Seaman :D ... oh wait D:

[@VonisV]

This game is the true definition of "Bullet-Hell".

[@rabitosk8]

at 5:36 isn't the same music from this dream theater vid? =o JFFwXe0KKOA

[@r4ytrace]

DC is IMO the best arcade in a box ever - I still have my beloved SEGA Sports black model connected through RGB SCART - Gigawing is ace, I prefer Ikaruga and Border Down though overall...

[@EnigmaHood]

Review Contra ReBirth man. It just came out for Wiiware.

[@madsli]

Two hundred and ninety eight milliards six hundred and ninety eight millions two hundred and thirteen thousand two hundred and thirty points.

[@telecomboring]

Happy Birthday Dreamcast.

[@DaVince21]

I don't see how something looking reminiscent to something else can be backwards or wrong... "Backwards" isn't possible because them being alike doesn't really go one way or the other. "Wrong" doesn't seem quite right because they look like they share at least some features (there's pretty much no denying that if you just look at the footage...). In any case, it looks really fun.

[@brtshstel]

by the way, 11.7 quintillion points is the highest recorded score on Giga Wing. Mark's 296 billion points is just a drop in the bucket, which is freakish. You know you're playing Giga Wing when your score is more easily spoken in scientific notation. 6.2x10^23

[@C4_84]

20 or 40 bucks? Good luck getting it for that price nowadays.

[@ZeoXSwat]

When will the epicness end? I have the answer... NEVER MWUAHAHHA AWSOME VID! 5*

[@brtshstel]

I wonder what the game developers have against MiG-17s?

[@Retrogamer71]

"that's the distance between stars"

[@chetazo]

we really need a dreamcast 2

[@custole]

It certainly is!

[@TKnightcrawler]

300 billion points. Nice.

[@Geo63]

this is a really good shooter, but my favorite is Dodonpachi

[@DilbertHernandez]

@Retrogamer71 yeah i fucking love my dreamcast. if only it had backwards compatibility with the saturn... still, an awesome console