Thanks for watching, everyone! Be sure to drop a like if you enjoyed the video, and let me know what your favorite Genesis shooter is. Also, what console should I cover in my next shmup video?
@madspunky4 ай бұрын
Would love to see you compare this list to the best Super Nintendo shmups!
@madspunky4 ай бұрын
Would love to see you compare this list to the best Super Nintendo shmups!
@Chimpdonger4 ай бұрын
Gynoug aka Wings of War is my fave, love that
@MadPanicGaming4 ай бұрын
That's a good one, a tad creepy at times lol
@Marc_Araujo4 ай бұрын
Thunder Force III and Lightening Force are better ganes (no arguing that), but boy do I love Thunder Force II...it makes you hurt so good!
@MadPanicGaming4 ай бұрын
TF2 is still an awesome game, no doubt about that.
@heilong793 ай бұрын
Mixing the two gameplay styles hurt it IMO.
@chocolocojames2134 ай бұрын
Marsha, Marsha, Marsha. I mean Musha, Musha, Musha. Musha sound track is so, so, good 😆😆😆
@MadPanicGaming4 ай бұрын
It is indeed, epic Genesis Metal at its finest
@fireproofneo4 ай бұрын
Never expected the CGR collaboration! Truxton!
@MadPanicGaming4 ай бұрын
I didn't think Mark would say yes...
@darktetsuya4 ай бұрын
some great selections! shout-out to TRUXTON though, I actually have both games on PC thanks to Bitwave's arcade conversions. I do fire them up every so often! amused at the CGR impression, haha. also love me some RAIDEN although the genesis version lacked co-op.
@MadPanicGaming4 ай бұрын
True, but I almost never play shmups co-op anyway so I don't hold that against it
@lazarushernandez58274 ай бұрын
There are enough shooters on the Genesis to make a part 2 or even a not quite the best but good nonetheless. Some of the ones I played: Whip Rush Thunderforce 2 Thunderforce 3 Forgotten Worlds Ranger-X Phelios Sol-Deace And some others that involve lots of shooting but may not fit in the strict definition: Gunstar Heroes Granada Target Earth/Assault Suit Leynos Herzog Zwei
@thetechn1que5184 ай бұрын
Nice list! The best one that didn't make the cut is Eliminate Down, which was also left in Japan on the Megadrive. And Sega CD also has some excellent shmups.
@MadPanicGaming4 ай бұрын
Yep, Eliminate Down is another damn good one. Lords of Thunder and Robo Aleste on Sega CD are both awesome.
@FalcomScott3124 ай бұрын
Love seeing gameplay of Musha here Jim & looks bloody awesome here! Nice seeing other SHMUPS here & great video mate! 👍
@theshinkuakuma4 ай бұрын
Please cover the best SHMUPS for PS1
@fazares4 ай бұрын
fantastic list
@MadPanicGaming4 ай бұрын
much appreciated
@heilong793 ай бұрын
I like Hellfire, Darwin 4081, Gynoug and Sol-Deace for those looking for something different.
@ryuhoshu33034 ай бұрын
Best Mark impression ever!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 You could rename your channel to Classic Game Room and none will be the wiser
@forcedfeedbackclassicgamer54994 ай бұрын
Thunder Force IV is siiiiick. Possibly the best 16-bit console shooter, period.
@MadPanicGaming4 ай бұрын
It's certainly high in the running
@erikkenrick57913 ай бұрын
Thunder force III doesn't have slow down. But IV looks so much better. Hard for me to pick.
@BigBillKelly-x2z10 күн бұрын
I would say it is the best 16-bit shooter, by quite a margin.
@seekerrsa82754 ай бұрын
I keep popping in Fire Shark and Raiden, I also don't know what it is about it but it's great! Saturn next please Jim.
@MadPanicGaming4 ай бұрын
They're just solid playing games, a perfect balance of challenge and fun. Saturn is coming up, I'm thinking of doing the other 16-bit consoles first though.
@erikkenrick57913 ай бұрын
Gleylancer and Eliminate Down are the best imo.
@davidrin35664 ай бұрын
Great video! I need to try some of these. At the moment,.my favorite shooter on the Genesis is Steel Empire. The steampunk aesthetic reminds me of the Tonight Tonight video by The Smashing Pumpkins amd the soundtrack is kick ass in that game. The developers had a real vision for that game, stuck to it amd bought it to life. Using a zeppelin as your ship is one of the more unique things I've seen in the genre.
@jakek54172 ай бұрын
Gaiares kicks my ass so hard. You are a shooter god my man.
@atomiswave19714 ай бұрын
Strangely I cannot play TF IV, I just cannot see what is going on on the 1st level there is too much contrasting colours. I am partially color blind though. I had the same experience with Armed Police Batrider. I own all these games except Trouble shooter, never heard of it.
@MadPanicGaming4 ай бұрын
That makes sense, all those scrolling layers and stuff flying around in all directions can be hard on the eyes.
@thrillington20084 ай бұрын
I love Thunder Force IV and Phelios
@MadPanicGaming4 ай бұрын
Phelios is excellent, that's another one I considered for this video
@jonatana.45404 ай бұрын
Raiden Trad is short for "Raiden Tradition", because "densetsu" also means "tradition". I would have preferred "Raiden Legend" or "Legend of Raiden", but I guess that is also a little cliché. Raiden Trad it is!
@buckeyechad12 ай бұрын
Lighten up, Francis
@buckroger64564 ай бұрын
One I enjoyed a lot as a kid is insector X
@billcook47684 ай бұрын
For great Justice!
@liricz8134 ай бұрын
arrow flash
@MadPanicGaming4 ай бұрын
Another good one
@heyretrogamers24034 ай бұрын
Hi Jim .I love SHMUPS but I'm not very good playing it , which one is easier and more accessible?
@buckeyechad12 ай бұрын
Thunderforce II and MUSHA Aleste are the only Genesis shooters I completed without dying. (1UP?) My MUSHA was the JP import in ‘90 not sure if it makes a difference?
@QF_Dan724 ай бұрын
Gynoug is really good too
@MadPanicGaming4 ай бұрын
It is indeed
@Qubeorama2 ай бұрын
Good list, would also throw in Slap Fight (my personal favourite Mega Drive shmup!) for a good console port of the arcade version and the special mode! The music in the special mode is fantastic!
@jallard57644 ай бұрын
You’re awesome great video. Thanks for sharing. Cheers from Ontario Canada.
@cd4playa12454 ай бұрын
Musha is the goat. Possibly the best of all time. Ingenious game
@BigBillKelly-x2z10 күн бұрын
MUSHA has a certain 'feel' and atmosphere to it which is hard to clarify, it's just there, in spades. An amazing game and probably in my top three 16 bit shooters.
@cd4playa12459 күн бұрын
@@BigBillKelly-x2z absolutely. Even for a Compile Shmup it is very unique. Even the sequels, Spriggan, the unofficial one, and Robo Aleste, the official one, don’t quite capture that same style. I won’t say it’s perfect but what it does well, it does very well, and it creates a very fun video game experience.
@TestedAndWroking4 ай бұрын
Eliminate Down. Darius Extra Version.
@MadPanicGaming4 ай бұрын
Both great games
@buckeyechad12 ай бұрын
I got the new Gleylancer collectors edition a couple months ago. The freaking box is HUGE! Still trying to figure out where to put it
@madspunky4 ай бұрын
Great Classic Game Room impression! I'm surprised you didn't mention the metal band, Truxton!
@leandronc4 ай бұрын
Fire Shark was my favorite, but no kidding about resetting if you die later on. The difference between your fully powered shot and your starting shot was absurd. I also loved Gaiares, what awesome music and vibe, but only ever beat it using the invincibility cheat code.
@andrewbutler95334 ай бұрын
Cant fault that list Jim.
@cj84894 ай бұрын
Great list. Even greater Mark impression. 💯👊🏽
@BrianLallyOfficial4 ай бұрын
Great list. Thanks for posting.
@buckeyechad12 ай бұрын
Sky Shark could have been Sooo good on Genesis
@JenMistress4 ай бұрын
Well, sticking with Genesis games for this video made it easier for me to double check if I have the ROMs of them. Had all of them, including Battle Mania Daiginjou in the Translation folder. Except was only 1 I didn't have, Gleylancer. Well, a quick Google search and about a couple seconds of downloading, and I fixed that problem. 😉 Maybe I might have had it on MAME, but didn't think of checking MAME until I was already on the last game on this video. No big deal though. Anyways, did enjoy this video. Thank you for it.
@dexocube4 ай бұрын
Great list Jim, I would have found some room on the list for Hellfire, love that game