_Kakusei Shikai_ (覚聖死界) = *"Awakening"* [literally, "Sacred Awakening: Death Zone"] ⬆️ Here, they take the _sei_ from _kakusei_ (覚醒, awakening) and replace it with 聖, also pronounced _sei_ (from 聖なる _seinaru,_ "holy/sacred/divine"). _Kakusei Zesshikai_ (覚聖絶死界) = *"Death's Awakening"* [literally, "Sacred Awakening: Absolute Death Zone"] ⬆️ This is the "hyper bullet-time" mode with the constantly respawning revenge bullets.
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
Oh this is really cool info!
@adrianhendricks7723 жыл бұрын
@@TheElectricUnderground Yeah, Japanese anime/manga writers and videogame developers love using this kind of wordplay, where they take a word that already exists in Japanese and swap out the _kanji_ characters to give the word a brand new extra meaning based on the context. Case in point, Queen Larsa, the final (and true final) boss of CAVE's _Mushihime-sama Futari._ After Reco defeated Aki, Larsa's son and the True Last Boss of the first _Mushihime-sama,_ Larsa was completely blinded by rage and a thirst for vengeance. When Aki's brother Palm went to Reco's side (as the second playable character), the queen furiously turned on him, saying that she had plenty of other subjects to replace him! In _MushiFutari,_ Larsa is given the moniker of 鬼死母神 _Kishibojin._ The original term "kishibojin" (鬼子母神) means "a goddess of children," but CAVE replaced the 子 _shi_ meaning "child" with 死 _shi_ meaning "death." Now Queen Larsa has become a *Goddess of Juvenile Murder;* she was willing to kill her last surviving son just to avenge her firstborn (which makes no damn sense, but hey, that's CAVE for you)!! *This level of beautiful and clever wordplay just DOES NOT EXIST in English, and I'm SO JEALOUS...* 😠
@johngavalas74 Жыл бұрын
I hope they port Espgaluda 1 to the switch one day
@run1cc3473 жыл бұрын
If you clear EspGaluda 2 Arcade/360 Mode (continues ok) you unlock OMAKE = Bonus mode. IMO this is probably the single best tool for learning how to dodge complex patterns, as it lets you tackle any phase of the game in almost total Kakusei mode. All the patterns, at 50% speed. That is a big bonus.
@rushiosan3 жыл бұрын
Your channel is a shmup sanctuary! I’m currently working on Mushi 1 and EspRaDe 1cc’s, they’re definitely manageabe after some training. I can’t wait to try Galuda 2 on Switch as soon as it releases, I just don’t understand why they’re skipping the first entry...
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I would guess because Galuda 1 is a ps2 port (a fantastic one btw) and the ps2 is probably harder to move over to the switch and modern consoles then a 360 like galuda 2. That being said, we do need to see the ps2 galuda port on modern platforms, the arrange is awesome.
@nahucirujano2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video as always. PS: I love Galuda 1's Stage 4 BGM: Fort City. Such a great song.
@TheElectricUnderground2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much my dude!!
@artboy5983 жыл бұрын
My first Cave 1CC was Daifukkatsu. I personally think it’s also a good entry point, though it wasn’t my first bullet hell.
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah dfk for sure!
@trev19763 жыл бұрын
Espgaluda 2 is one of my favourite cave games. So underrated and for some reason people think its really difficult compared to other cave games ? I'm not sure why as I'd say Ketsui/DOJ are much harder.
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
Oh I think it s average compared to those. I just meant in comparison to galuda 1
@trev19763 жыл бұрын
@@TheElectricUnderground Oh yes much harder than Espgaluda 1 , Espgaulda 1 was my first shmup 1cc BITD (its a great shmup for beginners)
@TetsuoIronMan3 жыл бұрын
When my friend introduced me to Cave games, I imported all the ones that could be played on a NA 360. This is one of my favorites out of my 360 collection, possibly because I was better at this than the others. I have the Muchi Muchi Pork/Pink Sweets combo too, and while I’m trash at both, I absolutely love MMP.
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
MMP is a cool game :-)
@neontetra10003 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget when you clear espgaluda 2 even in novive mode you open another game mode!. Called Omote It’s great fun!
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
Nice!!!
@poodudeelite3 жыл бұрын
ESPGaluda is the better game. More balanced, simpler controls, better music. That and ketsui are my favorite cave games
@1CCJAM3 жыл бұрын
I don’t agree at all that Espgaluda is a beginner friendly game. The Alice stage plus the long final boss fight make this game more difficult than Deathsmiles, DaiFukkatsu or Mushi Original. Those are much more beginner friendly games than Espgaluda. I even found Progear easier to clear than Espgaluda. I’m not sure why people keep saying this. Espgaluda is a masterpiece though, the bullet time mechanic is genius, and the soundtrack rocks!
@jacobwilbers64613 жыл бұрын
i started with galuda 1
@rurouni823 жыл бұрын
None of the cave shooters are really beginner friendly. Some are just easier than others.
@GUILLERMO01ful2 жыл бұрын
+1000
@josetrochez59822 жыл бұрын
I agree with you. Especially the sound track! I find it the best out of all the cave shmups
@skykid4000Ай бұрын
If you can get to the final boss it’s not difficult then.
@StarfighterJohansson Жыл бұрын
Mark, you absolute legend you! :) There are two reasons as to why I feel your channel on the topic of shmups is the absolute best. Reason one: you have this kind of "every skill level is welcome" vibe going on where you're including everyone and present the genre in a really good, clear, way even though you are a very good player and certainly could have gone the fully initiated hardcore way. I appreciate that! Reason two: You seem to have a way to always stay one step ahead of me as to what videos could be useful. Everytime I'm stumped over something you have a whole analysis video covering the game in question, Espgaluda 2 being my latest but far from first example. Perhaps it's partly because of your patreon voted topics that helps you focus on what's generally going to be asked, but even so you do a tremendous job gathering information and compiling it down to an understandable form. I'm learning so much from every one of your videos, it's great. Thank you!
@SPM_STG3 жыл бұрын
Nice video Mark. I also prefer the first one. I'd choose any day simpler scoring systems with depth over convoluted unintuitive ones. (but the presentation in Esp2 is better imo)
@Kikoman5893 жыл бұрын
Espgaluda II is the first shmup I played myself, but even after trying a bunch of others, I haven't gotten to Espgaluda. I've already committed to Mushi being my first 1CC, but it wouldn't hurt to get the next one with Espgaluda.
@outexyt3 жыл бұрын
yes, please make a video about the PS2 Arrange of Espgaluda!
@silverstar85613 жыл бұрын
On topic of ps2 port, i also can say that PCSX2 runs it relatively well, even tho it has some sound issues(perhaps i need to tinker with those), and has better practice tool compared to playing it on original hw
@miltiadiskoutsokeras91893 жыл бұрын
We are so lucky some of the 360 ports were region free. Just unlucky that original ESPGaluda was not ported and some of the Japan only ports were not on par with Futari and ESPGaluda II.
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's the reason why I have a modded 360 :-)
@evanseifert88583 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. I've always loved Espgaluda.
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
@davy_K3 жыл бұрын
The PS2 port comes with a superplay DVD which is nice. Not super-expensive like the Mushi and Ibara ports either. Espgaluda 2 on 360 has a bewildering array of modes and unlockables and the platinum release is region free.
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
Yes both good values!
@Tommyelch3 жыл бұрын
Just got into shmups, mainly bc of you marc! What a guy... please dont u ever give, trying to reach and build a bigger audience! We see and hear u. Im 34 from Germany. Having a fighting games background since 03'. Always was into Arcade games, and since I got a job, girl and pretty much settled down, I just got back into the hobby. LOVE IT! Espgaluda 1 for the ps2 is on its way and 2 for the 360 is already in my hands :))))) I still try to concentrate on one shmup at a time... and that is radiant silvergun T_T (jesus christ is it hard and demands inhuman percision!) I try to get into the community, but lack real friends in this depart. I got lots of friends and almost too much social distractions, but I just want so hard to find a place in this community! From now on I will just spam your comment sections, till Im a pro ;) Cant wait for the video... thank you for your dedication and hard work! Much love from Stuttgart, Germany
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the awesome comment my dude :-) I'm glad the channel is help return your love for the genre, and I definitely know what you mean about getting back into things after settling down ha, my story as well. Good luck with the arcade stick btw, can't go wrong with a solid korean stick :-) Definitely look into the lighter tension if you can though!
@Tommyelch3 жыл бұрын
@@TheElectricUnderground thanks again... Alreday all up in that discord Baby ;) im looking Forward having great discussions with you Guys and will Show you my Stick (lmao) and ask for your thoughts tomorrow. Have a great one and See u
@CowVersion9.033 жыл бұрын
going for score in Espgaluda 2 is hell so i could never get into it but the original is awesome
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
yeah scoring in galuda 2 does seem a bit strange ha, still a really fun game though!
@kaerithmallock3 жыл бұрын
I've tried many times to emulate correctly espgaluda 2 but there was always a noticable input lag, while for espgaluda 1 it's responsive. Still hoping to see these games coming out for pc one day, like sadaioujou, futari etc...
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
Yeah mame is not kind to galuda 2
@Ciopekwah Жыл бұрын
it's a very minor detail, but i love the purple tint to explosions in espgaluda 1. quite unique artstyle choice :P
@Ammothief413 жыл бұрын
Love espgaluda, wish they were on the switch.
@jeffreyvedha48713 жыл бұрын
we're got espagaluda 2 on switch
@Metallic-Sun3 жыл бұрын
September 9th on Switch
@LamestLameOK3 ай бұрын
Fun Fact: One of the ideas for Espgaluda 1 was for it to be a shmup spinoff to the Psychic Force series by Taito.
@MrWendal3 жыл бұрын
Personally I found Mushi original only about half as difficult as Espgaluda. Have you ever seen the Japanese STG wiki game difficulty ranking chart? They ranked difficulty ratings for these games at: Mushi Original: 15 Espgaluda 16 Futari Original 16 Espgaluda II 22 Then like at the top you have Futari Ultra at 44 and DOJ 2 ALL at 45.
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah I remember! I d personally rank galuda and Mushi orig as the same
@MrWendal3 жыл бұрын
@@TheElectricUnderground It took me hundreds of attempts to beat the last stage of Espgaluda. I beat Mushi org the first time I got to the last stage. (ver 1.5)
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
Interesting! I had a bit more trouble with Mushi s last stage
@StevenSchlottman3 жыл бұрын
I love the boss theme from Espgaluda 2
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
Music is bummpin!
@RuV99993 жыл бұрын
the final boss one is such a banging!
@tiktak212 жыл бұрын
1cc'ed Espgaluda and Mushi. Can't recall beating Espgaluda II even once. Circa 2005 such a great time for gaming.
@TheElectricUnderground2 жыл бұрын
yeah it was!!
@AndyFinchMurphy Жыл бұрын
The music on Esgaluda is SICK. Play that on a CRT with a woofer, jebus chriiisss!!! It's something special, 2 isn't too rough either, great tunes again. Presentation is amazing and the play style is very unique, you get used to it though.. Beautiful.
@nicklong273 жыл бұрын
You're thinking of 'the mandela effect'.
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
Yes that s it!
@1invag6 ай бұрын
Sinbad was in a genie movie though 😁 The seventh voyage of sinbad
@junthergauch59143 жыл бұрын
What do you think about Akai Katana?
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
I need to play it more and dig into it! I think it looks cool
@Mingodough3 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video of how to set up a emulator to play arcade games? Haven’t messed with arcade emulation too much only console stuff, I wanna play some shmups and maybe put runners if possible
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqSTdYN_fsiXjbc
@neontetra10003 жыл бұрын
So what is the score with this fpga mister?. Can it play all cave games or do the creators have to program each chip with one game info? For instance.. Can I get an fpga mister for sdoj when it gets dumped?
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
So yeah each game system hardware needs to be tuned in on the mister, but once one gets done others become easier. For example guwange and dangun should be in the near future because they are on the same hardware and ddp :-) So yes I could see sdoj being supported along with the other cave games someday
@DLais853 жыл бұрын
I fucking love Espgaluda.
@run1cc3473 жыл бұрын
Love these games, and that you can play 1 pretty reliably via Mame.
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
Especially galuda!
@kairi853 жыл бұрын
great stuff
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@drifter4training3 жыл бұрын
Wish M2, Snk and other publisher could port metal slug anthology of all metal slug titles, ray series of raycrisis rayforce raystorm and dynamite deka series for Nintendo switch including physical release.. that would be beautiful..
@drifter4training3 жыл бұрын
and also spike out series
@nobodytonobodysbusiness3 жыл бұрын
Rather have Geostorm personally.
@dadrising64643 жыл бұрын
i hope we get Espgaluda and Esprade for the M.I.S.T.E.R.
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
I think we will :-)
@junthergauch59143 жыл бұрын
Do you play with Seimitsu or Sanwa?
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJjNl56QZ9eIh5Y :-)
@Arandui3 жыл бұрын
It's interesting, that people call Espgaluda a game for beginner. I tested it once and I noticed no difference in the difficult compare to the other CAVE games like Dodonpachi/Ketsui or Mushihimesama (Maybe, I'm just too bad to notice it. I can't even notice any difference between DOJ White and Black Lable). Especially the final boss, when he started to absorb your hyper shot to heal himself, made me quit the first try of the game.
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah that is so troll ha, a trick is that when you bomb him just shoot off screen so you don t heal him but still get the invulnerable state
@Arandui3 жыл бұрын
@@TheElectricUnderground Sounds less dangerous then Yoshika from Touhou 13, where you have to get very close to her to collect the spirits, which heals her.
@Prickly_Angler3 жыл бұрын
Just to note : Galuda II on Xbox is NOT a good port of the game, everyone serious about the game (S-L, Palgork, etc) will tell you the same thing : wrong movement speed, wrong slowdowns, wrong gems given and so on. Very very far from arcade perfect
@TheElectricUnderground3 жыл бұрын
Oh I didn't realize this, I hear the port recommended so often and I haven't really heard much about the slowdown issues or anything. That's a tough one then as it's probably not that well emulated in mame I imagine.
@Prickly_Angler3 жыл бұрын
@@TheElectricUnderground It all depends on what you're looking for, some people enjoy DP and DDP's 32 bit ports a lot despite the fact that they're very far from AC perfect. ESP Galuda II on Xbox is probably great, it has tons of content, the Yagawa Black Label, etc, but it's just not AC perfect. Cave SH3's games didn't have good emulation for a long time, but word is that is it has gotten A LOT better recently. Yami had some trouble with Pink Sweets's emulation and Plasmo told him fans had made patches for pretty much every Cave SH3 shmup. Don't know the details but from what I understood they all run pretty well nowadays (with correct slowdown and everything) with the right set-up :)