Every PC Engine Shoot Em Up REVIEWED!

[@Azel954]

To put it so boldly; this is fucking legendary. Your passion and dedication towards shooters is inspiring. It's a monumental achievement in documenting a piece of retro gaming history; I know I'll be back here watching it often. Thank you!

[@ShmupJunkie]

The library is pretty legendary in my mind, people don't realize how many quality games there were. So I was glad to do it even if the amount of work involved was pretty legendary too. But I'm glad I got through it and really happy with the final result. I do hope it's something people can come back to in the future whenever they need it or want to discover new games.

[@AstarOfDavid]

@@ShmupJunkie Just a question (and no offense) but why are so many captures of these games jerky and lagging? It seems to be giving a poor impression of these titles by making the TG16 look like a chopfest machine. (As a simple first example is Aeroblasters - a game I personally owned - in your footage it lags like crazy - which the real game did not - then it speeds up for a moment and looks normal then goes choppy again. Another random example is Final Soldier where it runs choppy in some clips then smooth it other clips.) Perhaps you captured them at the wrong FPS or using the wrong Hrz for capture? Like running a 50Hrz signal into a 60Hrz capture? Or maybe you ran them on an emulator on the same PC as the capture card? Thus it was not powerfully enough to do both at the same time (Emulate & Capture)? I might also add that not all of the games shown do this - some actually play smoothly. So maybe you had the settings on your capture card set lower near the beginning of your capture fest but then changed it to a higher bit rate or FPS rate for the later captures?? Thanks for the monumental effort either way.

[@AyeYoYoYooo]

Heartily concur. Channel Username really does indeed check TF out. Sincere props @ShmupJunkie Much appreciated !

[@bobbus_74]

I just want to show appreciation for the work you've put in to create this, Absolutely phenomenal effort mate. Hats off to you!!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks buddy, and good to see you pop in earlier. If you ever need to reference a game just hit that table of contents. You know where to go!

[@bobbus_74]

@@ShmupJunkie absolutely. This video is getting saved!

[@southtownplays4787]

And he is spot on with all his info def my go to channel everyday 🙂

[@pinkimo_]

00:01:42 A - 1941 Counter Attack 00:02:41 B - 1943 Kai 00:03:54 A - AeroBlasters 00:05:35 B - After Burner II 00:07:16 S - PC Denjin / Air Zonk 00:08:40 B- - CD Denjin / Super Air Zonk 00:10:11 B+ - Aldynes 00:11:31 C - Alzadick 00:12:52 C - Armed Formation F 00:14:06 - - Atlantean 00:14:58 B - Atomic Robo Kid Special 00:16:27 C- - Avenger 00:17:43 C - Barunba 00:19:10 S - Gunhed / Blazing Lazers 00:21:32 C+ - Burning Angels 00:22:49 B - Cho Aniki 00:24:31 C+ - Ai Cho Aniki 00:26:41 B - Gokuraku! Chuuka Taisen / Cloud Master 00:28:16 B - Coryoon 00:30:11 A+ - Cotton Fantastic Night Dreams 00:32:31 C+ - Cybercore 00:33:50 - - Cychorider 00:35:02 C+ - Daisenpuu 00:36:35 C- - Daisenpuu Custom 00:37:30 - - Darius Alpha 00:38:53 B - Super Darius 00:40:38 B - Darius Plus 00:41:28 B - Super Darius II 00:43:03 C+ - Dead Moon 00:44:23 F - Deep Blue 00:46:16 A - Detana Twinbee 00:48:16 A - Download 00:50:12 B - Download 2 00:52:41 C+ - Dragon Spirit 00:55:16 B+ - Dragon Saber 00:56:38 C - Fantasy Zone 00:57:59 - - Super Fantasy Zone 00:58:42 B+ - Final Blaster 01:00:24 B+ - Final Soldier 01:02:03 - - Force Gear 01:03:35 A - Forgotten Worlds 01:04:55 A - Galaga 88 01:06:33 S - Gate of Thunder 01:08:11 C - God Panic 01:09:25 S - Gradius 01:11:09 S+ - Gradius II Gofer 01:12:46 A - Hana Taaka Daka 01:14:56 B- - Hani in the Sky 01:16:53 D - Hawk F123 01:18:27 C - Heavy Unit 01:20:01 B+ - Hellfire S 01:22:06 - - Hypernova Blast 01:22:51 A - Image Fight 01:25:10 B - Image Fight II 01:26:46 B+ - Kiaidan 00 01:28:42 A - Kyukyoku Tiger 01:30:54 B - L-Dis 01:32:13 D - Legion 01:34:24 S - Winds of Thunder / Lords of Thunder 01:37:07 C - Lost Sunheart 01:38:25 C+ - Macross 2036 01:40:53 S - Magical Chase 01:42:51 B - Metamor Jupiter 01:44:17 - - Meteor Blaster DX 01:44:57 B - Monster Lair 01:46:21 A - Mr. Heli 01:48:15 S+ - Nexzr 01:52:22 C - Ordyne 01:53:51 B - Override 01:55:13 C - P-47 01:56:33 A - Parodius Da! 01:58:22 D - Power Gate 01:59:22 C+ - Psychic Storm 02:00:47 B - Psycho Chaser 02:02:23 C - Paranoia / Psychosis 02:04:13 S+ - RType 02:05:56 S+ - RType Complete CD 02:06:50 C+ - Rabio Lepus 02:08:38 B - Raiden 02:10:31 A - Super Raiden 02:11:35 B - Rayxanber II 02:14:43 C+ - Rayxanber III 02:16:23 F - Rock On 02:18:01 D - Saint Dragon 02:19:52 S+ - Salamander 02:22:11 A - Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire 02:25:04 A - Sidearms 02:27:29 A - Sidearms Special 02:28:25 B - Violent Soldier / Sinistron 02:30:24 S+ - Soldier Blade 02:34:14 C+ - Space Harrier 02:36:13 C- - Space Invaders 02:37:11 C - Space Invaders: The Original Game 02:38:18 A - Spriggan 02:40:23 B- - Spriggan Mark 2 02:42:35 S - Star Parodier 02:44:31 C - Steam Hearts 02:45:56 A+ - Super Star Soldier 02:48:25 B - Sylphia 02:50:15 S - Tatsujin 02:53:48 B- - Terra Cresta 2 02:55:29 C - Syd Mead's Terraforming 02:58:04 C - Thunder Blade 02:59:48 C- - Toilet Kids 03:01:10 C+ - Toy Shop Boys 03:02:20 B+ - W-Ring 03:04:26 B - Xevious Fardraut Saga 03:06:28 B- - Veigues Tactical Gladiator 03:08:13 B - Zero Wing 03:11:00 - - Vajra 03:11:48 - - Vajra 2

[@2kBofFun]

Awesome. I do have an edit request. Mark the HuCard games and give a price indication..... A lot of A/S tier games will drop from their throne if you know the going price.

[@yleetv]

God bless you 😘

[@maskedbadass6802]

I didn't see anyone making a list of all the S tier games in this video so I will try to. Air Zonk - 7:22 Gate Of Thunder - 1:06:36 Gradius - 1:09:29 Gradius 2 - 1:11:13 Lords Of Thunder - 1:34:28 Magical Chase - 1:40:56 Nexzr - 1:48:18 R-Type - 2:04:16 Salamander - 2:19:55 Soldier Blade - 2:30:27 Star Parodier - 2:42:38 Tatsujin - 2:50:19 Edit: I missed Blazing Lazers(Gunhed) at 19:14

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you, plenty of great A and A+ games too. I will be posting a list soon with all the game rankings in the description.

[@deepflake5851]

You forgot Gunhed mate

[@ShmupJunkie]

@@deepflake5851 Good catch. Gunhed aka Blazing I definitely had in the S tier.

[@maskedbadass6802]

@@deepflake5851 Thanks.

[@chrisw8069]

@@ShmupJunkie Did you forget about this list? Would be nice to see all the games separated by ranking. For the Genesis too

[@marcianoacuerda]

Thisssss was a crazy ride. Glad I was able to see it “live”. This will be my go to reference for pce schmups from now on. Hella awesome video!!!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks. And I hope it does become a go to reference in general for anyone looking to get into these games. It was quite the undertaking.

[@Japinatorgamer]

Congrats on making the best video to ever grace KZbin. This must've been a ridiculous amount of work and I really appreciate it. I learned about several games I'd never heard of and loved watching the entire 3+ hours.

[@ShmupJunkie]

It was a ridiculous amount of work yes, but thoroughly enjoyable. And hearing you and many others watching and enjoying the entire thing only makes me happier I went through with it.

[@ShmupJunkie]

@@retrocatalog No it’s cool I’m ok with missing some of the hidden shooters. There’s actually a bunch and at some point I decided it wouldn’t work here to try and show every one. Some aren’t great and too basic or janky. So I showed the few really cool ones I knew about. I didn’t show twin bee returns either. That being said I’m actually familiar with dark left and what game it was hidden on. Is there some info out there on where to find it? I appreciate the heads up!

[@carystrunk5771]

I can tell that this was truly a labor of love. You are amazing!

[@ShmupJunkie]

That it was. It’s a video I wanted to make since starting my channel and waited until I could do it justice. I didn’t even know if I’d make more like it after, but it did so well and I enjoyed the process that I had to.

[@falksi3182]

This is just incredible. Ridiculously ambitious, and the selection competition too. Fantastic work. Sadly I don't think that I can be there Sun, but I can't wait to watch the rerun.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Overly ambitious indeed even I didn’t expect it to take as long as it did. But I hope it ends up being worth the wait for everyone. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it once you can get time. Most likely more than one session at such a massive length!

[@falksi3182]

@@ShmupJunkie Well fair play to you seeing it through dude. Mate you really are nailing this KZbin shizzle. Without blowing too much smoke up your arse, you are a genuine celeb in the making (I'm guessing you've had experience on stage in bands etc. as you've clearly thought about "the show", as opposed to just putting a vid up). If SHMUPS were more popular it'd be an easy road for you, but that said you'll be the go-to man on SHMUPS if these vids keep coming. So it may be a niche market, but who cares when it's your passion. Hope you go a Megadrive one after the PC Engine one (even if you break it down into smaller parts). If you get your name even more established, you could become the go-to man for new-release SHMUP reviews.

[@HieronymousLex]

This was a great video and giveaway. You’re a pillar of the community man I can’t thank you and electric underground enough for getting me into shooters. You’ve shown me so many games to enjoy. Thanks again for all the hard work, I’ll certainly be revisiting this for a long time!

[@ShmupJunkie]

You're welcome. Yes Mark is awesome and he got me started here on youtube in the first place so I owe him a lot. I'm glad I could be of help for so many and keeping the genre thriving.

[@HieronymousLex]

@@ShmupJunkie ❤️

[@gaminglakitu]

This was a fantastic video dude. It takes a lot out of a person to make a video this long and of this caliber and it totally paid off. The video was obviously made with a lot of love for the PC Engine (which I do know from your previous videos lol) and is a great tool for people to learn more about much more obscure games on the PC Engine that don't have a lot of good coverage. The fact that you even had the gull to play through all of these games is crazy enough but this video is just absolute S Tier in my opinion. You've easily become one of my new favorite KZbinrs and I can't to see what great stuff you have in store in the future!

[@druiz1370]

Fantastic dude truly great work 🙂🎮👍 loving a lot the mighty pc engine

[@DadLadsGaming]

I watched this in chunks over the last 4 days. Absolutely superb…..I can’t believe the effort you’ve put into this…….thanks 👌

[@ShmupJunkie]

You're welcome, and glad you took your time to enjoy it as you could. It's a massive video and I hope others enjoy it enough to keep coming back in sections and get through it as well.

[@gambinogambino768]

Amazing review. High production value. People will be coming back to this video for years.

[@ShmupJunkie]

I really hope so, as I would love for it to become a reference for exploring the library.

[@bananonymouslastname5693]

Almost all the way through now... this is very likely the best Turbografx/PC Engine video ever made. The enthusiasm never dips. The pacing stays steady. The opinions are informed. The footage showcases each game in a way that truly represents each. I'm amazed to be watching a 3 hour KZbin video that I will inevitably watch again sometime. Absolutely excellent.

[@ShmupJunkie]

That's awesome to hear, I'm glad you're getting so much out of it and may again. Watching it during editing I did feel it had a nice pace and didn't linger on most games too long except a few I gushed over. It just keeps moving along and I found myself just kind of relaxing and enjoying game after game too haha. I really do hope it continues to get enjoyed that way over the years. Not many on YT have the attention span to watch more than 2min of it, but the remaining 10-15% that stick around will get a lot out of it.

[@javirodriguez6852]

Your hardware collection is astonishing, impressive, awesome, incredible, out of this world !... I suffer from lack of adjectives to describe how much love you put into every video you make!. I had to view the entire video in four different timeframes because of its lenght but it's the one and only video that compresses and includes every shooter made for this magnificient (and many times underrated) system. Definitely it was above its time. Last part with both Vajra titles running on Pioneer CLD-A100 Laserdisc dual system left me speechless and dumbfounded !.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you. This is a video very near and dear to me. Something I wanted to make since I started my channel but didn’t have the audacity to take on. It seemed to overwhelming. But I’m glad I made it happen. And it was the start of many more just like it… even if this one will always be dear to me.

[@BitHead1000]

Monumental achievement my friend. How this didn’t bring you to the brink of a nervous breakdown is beyond me. Bravo!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks man! I know you don't have time to watch 3 hour epics like this, so knowing you got a chance to check it out means a lot. I've been wanting to make this video ever since I started my channel and am so stoked I finally got the chance. It's not an exaggeration to say it was inspired by much of your earlier PC Engine Chronicles videos and how much I enjoyed watching many of them.

[@fossil-bit8439]

@@ShmupJunkie fantastic episode! I finally got around to watching it myself! Definitely reminds me of Pc Engine chronicles as well! Also just got done with Bitheads X-Mas extravaganza as well! Merry Christmas!

[@shmupradio765]

This is an incredible job! Huge thanks from all the fans of shooters in Russia. The video made a huge impression on the whole team, and we will try to add all these games to the air so that music from PCE sounds more often. Once again, many thanks for the work done. We hope this is just the beginning and in the future we will have more similar videos about other platforms.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Did you know I'm also Russian and can speak it fluently? We immigrated to the US when I was 3yr old. So it's great to see I have people watching from there and will enjoy visiting again someday. Really glad you enjoyed it!

[@shinlir]

@@ShmupJunkie when you’ve made several Garry Kasparov references and mentioned a bad dancer joke mostly known only to Russians - this is where I realized: “Wow, this dude is either Russian or he’s from one of the post-Soviet states”. Yet again, on behalf of Shmup Radio team I would like to thank you for all the amazing content and this monumental video in particular. Hope the passion that you have and growing interest in shooters will take the Western STG community to a new level.

[@ShmupJunkie]

@@shinlir It was my grandpa that used to feed me that line as a kid and it’s just something I never forgot. 😅

[@MisterMcbizzo64]

I love the passion you have for the PC Engine/TurboGrafx! Thank you for keeping the Turbo name alive! Keep the quality content coming!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you and I will do my best! Not every video can be as massive as this, but I will keep it coming long as I'm able.

[@realptkyle]

This is one of the best gaming videos online now. Thanks for doing this. I’ve been playing a bunch of pcecd games on my polymega so this will help find the ones I ain’t got to yet🙏

[@PikaStu666]

I never realised just how many early shmups had such amazing guitar-based soundtracks! I grew up with 8-bit computers and the Megadrive, so the PCE's library was a mystery to me. I do love chip-tune music, but shmups work so well with wailing guitar solos and chunky riffs! Absolutely epic video Mr Junkie, thank you! I really like the fact that, even with the terrible games, you mainly focus on the positives. It's refreshing in this day and age of negativity. This is one video I'll definitely rewatch time and time again!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Being the first ever CD gaming console, they really did go all out to make the music in games memorable. It was early and exciting. Even bad games had some good music. Download 2 had some really great guitar work and not a game many know so I took the extra time to highlight some of it's tracks here. Some games are so bad I can't help but warn people to stay away, but overall, it's hard for me to hate on games in general unless it's for fun or tongue in cheek. Too much nostalgia for them.

[@pfergusovegas]

This is my absolute favorite video on Turbografx 16 games! Thank you for such an in-depth set of reviews. Fantastic work!!

[@colinbaldwin7773]

The dedication and hardwork you put into this and indeed all of your videos is phenomenal. One of the very best youtubers out there. Congratulations on yet another must watch video 👏👏👏

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you so much! So long and epic it’s still going lol. Hopefully people come back to this video for years to come as reference.

[@colinbaldwin7773]

@@ShmupJunkie i have an idea for your next video. A review of every shmup released in the arcade 🤣🤣🤣

[@tog2842]

Beyond Epic!!! This is an amazing video, such dedication to my favourite console of all time ;)

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you. It's my all time fav as well so I did my best to do the shooting library justice. I'm always building it up so it was time to show how cool and comprehensive it was.

[@MegaDeth859]

You outdid yourself! This is a Tier S video for sure and definitely the most enjoyable I've seen in a long time. Great job.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you. It didn't require much fancy editing, just a massive amount of work knocking them down one by one. I really hope it gets out there and is used in the future for anyone that wants to look up certain games or get an idea of new ones to explore. If I do any like it for other consoles at least there will be less games to cover haha.

[@Keranu]

You sir are a true PC ENGINE fan. I am honored to see others celebrate this wonderful console as much as I do.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you. And yes this was my main 16bit console while others owned a Genesis or SNES. I played them all but this is my nostalgic fav. The whole reason I started my channel two years ago making pc engine mini reviews before it took off and I expanded. Even did a history of pc engine video about a year in. I was so happy to finally make this video after waiting so long. Taking on 100+ games was a scary proposition! Lol

[@Keranu]

@@ShmupJunkie There is an unexplainable magic unique to each console, at least before the PS3. Older hardware especially infuses a certain flavor into it's games. The TG16 makes me feel so fuzzy inside. Crazy thing is this console magic makes me love the bad Turbo/PCE games almost as much as the great games. Lol somehow the bad games are more fun than other consoles, maybe because the library is not fluttered with hundreds of western licensed crapware. Another interesting thing about bad PCE games is that they often have great music too. PCE has to have the highest ratio of amazing soundtracks, as if it was the main priority for developers.

[@sonicmania9993]

This video makes me so happy SJ, I'll come back and watch it in parts again and again! I really can't imagine that this could be done any better (the editing, the video & music footage, what you choose to highlight for each game, your unflagging positive vibe throughout a 3 hr plus video...). This combination of great game genre with its best console in such a complete, thoughtful, circumspect treatment of its library is just the kind of resource we need on KZbin. I hope you feel that all the time you spent was worth it ... you must have had fun capturing the footage, but all that editing! ... man, we are super-grateful for your tireless effort. Going to leave you a quick DM over on Patreon with some other thoughts ... but this video makes me wish other simpatico experts like you would make a similar video about all fighters on Saturn, or all jrpgs on PS1, or all 3D-platformers on PS1/PS2. I study old games as a hobby, but I love doing it systematically like this, and playing as many as I can -- really helps you appreciate "the big picture" -- in this case, both for where PCE's variety places it at the pinnacle of the shooter genre, and for what games were capable of back then. I love a lot of modern games today -- but in so many genres, 90s were the Golden Age!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you so much for the awesome comment and sorry for the delay, as I am still catching up. I did see your message on Patreon too and will hit you up there next chance I get. This is a video I've wanted to make since I started this channel so I'm really happy I was able to finally make it happen. While I did capture a lot of gameplay myself, it's just too massive to do alone, so I'm thankful to some friends and also a couple other channels that were nice enough to let me use some of theirs for games I didn't have to recapture again myself. But the editing was definitely a huge undertaking, so it was just one game at a time. I enjoyed the process and found it therapeutic during a time where I really needed something to absorb myself in I could enjoy. And now that it's done I'm thankful it's being enjoyed. I sure hope it continues to be over the years as an entertaining reference for others to discover the library.

[@UncaJohnny]

This was an absolutely epic video and a true labor of love. Thank you SJ for doing this and also a huge shoutout to everyone that participated in the live chat and made this an awesome experience. I've been gaming on Nintendo consoles since the NES era and will be absolutely stoked if you decide to do similar videos for the NES and SNES shmup libraries. An April Fool's episode with the complete N64 shmup library would be a hoot.

[@Sスプおおえ]

I have watched full-run of video kept my eyes peeled with huge empathy with 400% synchlonicity, full of awakening, inspiration and learning. This review was definitely historical milestone and great job!!!

[@ClockedIt]

So good I watched it live and now I'm watching it again! The level of effort put into this is beyond what us mere mortals deserve! The PC Engine is a machine I missed out on at the time, but after getting the Mini console, I've been utterly converted and now I just can't get enough. So many great looking and playing shooters, it's pretty much the perfect system for me and I'm glad I can experience it now. This video deserves an award! Amazing effort bud! Amazing.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you so much, very much appreciated. Sorry for the delayed reply, it takes a while to catch up. I'm really glad you enjoyed it enough to watch it again, especially at Lord of the Rings length run time. I hope it's something many can come back and watch in sections over time or when they want to look up certain games. I'm really glad to have completed it.

[@LouGojira2]

Junkie, only you are insanely dedicated enough to do a 3-hour-plus video about every single PC Engine shooter, but that makes you a mothertruckin' legend in my book, and one can't help but love you for it. Not only did I agree with everything you said about the shmups I knew about, but I learned so much about shooters I didn't know about. Such an awesome, entertaining, and enlightening video! My only regret is that I wasn't able to watch this when it was live, but this is one I can see myself coming back to in the future. May God bless you, and smoke 'em if you got 'em!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Wow, thank you for such an awesome comment. That means a lot and a big part of why I look forward to making these. From the very beginning, I wanted to review every single PCE shooter somehow. I just didn't know I would do it all in a single video! hahaha. Anyway, glad you enjoyed it man and I look forward to making more like it for some of our other fav consoles. It's all down hill from here after 100+ games.

[@hereandnow3700]

This video is absolutely amazing! I finally finished it and ofcourse i'll keep watching it over and over! i can tell you took your time and worked very hard on it! you are no longer the shmup junkie...you are now the shmup God!!!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Hahaha, I will happily settle for the shmup video god and leave the god tier gameplay to the real superplayers. I just enjoy making exciting videos that people like watching and getting them more into the genre. I can live with that. Really glad you enjoyed it though. The more everyone watches and comes back to it, the more the algo pushes it out to more people. So I'm not complaining!

[@Chris-Courage]

Fantastic work with this video and a pleasure to watch! There is an English patch for the Lost Sunheart.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Is there? That's cool to know! Of all the games to get one, we get it there but not for Spriggan Mark 2. I will certainly try that next I play and get to enjoy it that way.

[@KingLizzardsGameLounge]

Awesome warm up dude. I'll try to make it live, really looking forward to this, especially as I've dedicated this week's evenings to the PC Engine.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Look forward to seeing you for a bit if you can make it buddy. I know the time zone is way off for you. Either way I know you’ll enjoy it in bits as time allows.

[@choark4556]

This video was amazing dude! Very well done! Thanks for putting this together! Enjoyed seeing these all and picking out my own personal favourites.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks, it was a massive effort so I do hope it serves everyone well in the future as a reference for all these games.

[@choark4556]

I forgot to say but it was awesome that you added the music for each game being talked about. It added so much to the experience. Very well done man, thanks again.

[@ShmupJunkie]

@@choark4556 you know me, music is so important and makes a game for me. So I definitely wanted to include the main theme or good track from each game.

[@kamenmisconception2501]

You're the reason I became a fan of 2d shooter games in the first place and this video was a joy to watch. Thanks Junkie!

[@ShmupJunkie]

You're welcome! My very first every game reviewed video and it was a whopper lol. They are so long in the making but therapeutic and enjoyable for me too. So I will definitely do more.

[@bjornh1527]

This is a monumental video, I appreciate it a lot! While I don´t play shoot ém ups that much this video has made me re-evaluate some games from the PC Engine library.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you and I'm glad it did. A big part is exposing many more people to this great and massive library. Especially for someone that doesn't play them too often, it's cool you found some of interest to check out.

[@user98xp]

Thanks for this COMPREHENSIVE video! I'm looking for my new favorite shoot em up and you straight up reviewed 3 hours of games for us. Cheers!

[@ceticobr]

Glad you're back! I missed you the point of not having played shmups for a while. The thing is you inspire me to play shmups!

[@ShmupJunkie]

I’m glad to be back 👍🏻. And if this video doesn’t get you jonesing for some of them nothing will. I don’t feel like I was gone just knee deep in video editing. Now I can relax and hope everyone really enjoys it. At 3hrs it’ll give you at least 4-5 episodes worth of content 😆

[@rudeboyspodcast]

No one can ever say you don't go all-out for your videos, man. You put content this high-quality out for FREE!? I feel like I'm stealing from you. Thank you again for blessing us all with your insanely well-researched and well-edited videos! I should just call them feature-length docu-series at this point, lol.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Lol thanks, yeah I have to do it for free that's just how KZbin works, aside from a patreon for those that pitch in something. It's a hobby and for fun, so I don't mind as long as I am enjoying it; which I am. This is one I have been wanting to do for a long time and am glad I was finally able to finish.

[@benjismith593]

Shump Junkie you've outdone yourself. I hope this video gets over a million views. It's the most epic STG video on KZbin! The sound, editing, voiceover work, is top notch! I caught the last hour of it live, but goddamn this is good from the start!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Ha! I hope it does too that would be amazing. I'm not holding my breath for an STG video, but even if it just grows nicely over time and eventually reaches as many as some of my other top videos I will be happy. I'd like it to be a reference going forward for the entire library, or at least until someone can do it better. The games deserve it.

[@kbxthegamemaster06]

*That was amazing.* Thank you for making this video. I absolutely loved it.

[@ShmupJunkie]

And it was great having you on chat with us live, really glad you could be there. Thank you!

[@bentakezo536]

Best shmup video related to pc engine ( of all time). Fantastic work. Thanks to all people who contributed. Will be reference video from now on.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you! And yes a huge thanks to everyone that helped. No way I could have completely recorded new footage alone for every single game, so being able to use some others gameplay for a handful of games was a huge help. I do hope it can be a good reference video for the foreseeable future!

[@Alianger]

Went ahead and listed every game ranked! S-tier: Air Zonk Blazing Lazers/Gunhed Gate of Thunder (CD) Gradius Gradius II (CD) Lords of Thunder (CD) Magical Chase Nexzr (CD) R-Type R-Type Complete CD (CD) Salamander Soldier Blade Star Parodier (CD) Truxton/Tatsujin A-tier: 1941 CA (SGX) Aero Blasters/Air Buster Cotton (CD) Detana! Twinbee Download Forgotten Worlds (CD) Galaga '88 Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire (CD) Hana Taaka Daka!? Hyper Dyne Side Arms Hyper Dyne Side Arms Special (CD) Image Fight Mr. Heli Parodius Da! Seirei Senshi Spriggan (CD) Super Raiden (CD) Super Star Soldier Twin Cobra/Kyukyoku Tiger B-tier: 1943 Kai After Burner II Aldynes Atomic Robo-Kid (free-roaming) Cho Aniki (CD) Cloud Master/Gokuraku! Chuuka Taisen Coryoon Darius Plus Download 2 (CD) Dragon Saber Final Blaster Final Soldier Hani in the Sky Hellfire S (CD) Image Fight II (CD) Kiaidan 00 (CD) L-Dis (CD) Metamor Jupiter (CD) Override Psycho Chaser (ground-based w/ humanoid avatar) Raiden Rayxanber II (CD) Sinistron/Violent Soldier Spriggan Mark 2 (CD) Super Air Zonk (CD) Super Darius (CD) Super Darius II (CD) Sylphia (CD) Terra Cresta II Veigues Tactical Gladiator (auto-scrolling run 'n gun/mech action) Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (CD)(auto-scrolling platformer hybrid) W-Ring Xevious Zero Wing (CD) C-tier: Ai Cho Aniki (CD) Alzadick (CD) Armed Formation F Avenger (CD) Barunba Bouken Danshaku Don Burning Angels Choujikuu Yousai Macross 2036 (CD)(but really it's a B) Cyber-Core Dead Moon Dragon Spirit Fantasy Zone God Panic (CD) Heavy Unit Ordyne P-47 Psychic Storm (CD) Psychosis/Paranoia Space Harrier Space Invaders Space Invaders: The Original Game (CD) Steam-Heart's (CD)(erotic) Syd Mead's Terraforming (CD) Rabio Lepus Special Rayxanber III (CD) Thunder Blade Toilet Kids Toy Shop Boys Twin Hawk/Daisenpu Twin Hawk Custom/Daisenpu Custom (CD) D-tier: Hawk F-123 (CD) Legion (CD) Power Gate Saint Dragon F-Tier: Deep Blue Rock-On

[@ShmupJunkie]

Nice! Thx. I think I saw another comment a while back that did this too. I really need to make a spreadsheet of it and post as a link in the description for everyone. I’ve been so slammed I keep putting it off.

[@neosean9984]

Your original R-Type history video and ChrisB placed me here. A friend had a Turbografx as a kid and I was always jealous. This video is crazy awesome! Great work! TY for sharing with us!

[@ShmupJunkie]

ChrisB is fantastic and deserves waaay more subs and recognition for his quality of work and editing. A fan of his channel too and it’s only a matter of time if he keeps it up. You’re welcome on this one. It was as fun to work on as it was massive.

[@seanpaul3954]

Fantastic video...thank you so much! As a SNES fan, it's quite shocking how the PCE was able to throw around so many enemies and bullets with little to no slowdown,years earlier.

[@ShmupJunkie]

The SNES devs got their act together too after the initial batch of disappointing games in terms of performance, at least with shooters. But the PCE certainly kicked ass when it came to that. I didn't mind the early hucard games flicker either. But with the SuperCD the system really came into it's own and showed off what it could do.

[@seanpaul3954]

@@ShmupJunkie100%agree.. I find the slowdown and flicker on these older consoles actually kind of charming. Thanks again for the great video..Its really opened my eyes to some fantastic shooters which I wasn't aware of 👍

[@ThoughtformsOfTheSubconsciousM]

Unbelievable work man, I cannot thank you enough for the great service you are doing for the STG community!! Also extra thanks for showing all of these on real hardware, it would have been so much easier and less accurate to load them all up on an emulator I'm sure. I personally really appreciate it (and a good chance to show off all your hardware too - I'm jealous lol)!

[@bl85gamer]

Congrats on this epic video man. I feel like this will hit millions of views in short time. Always remember that #SHMUPSARESHOOTERS

[@ShmupJunkie]

Lol, I wish man! I don't think YT works that way, I gotta put in my time first, but you never know. I just hope it does as well as some of my other top vids and brings in a lot of new subs! really glad you could be there with me and chat with us. I am still looking forward to us getting together someday for an event, this pandemic refuses to end.

[@bl85gamer]

@@ShmupJunkie you knew I was gonna be there 😉 Nothing but support and love for you my dude 🥰 Hopefully one day we'll get to do some shmup multiplayer action or at least kick ass in some NES Contra 😊

[@bernardthompsonjr2347]

One of the best PC Engine Shooters library reviews on KZbin period! Very comprehensive, thank you Shump Junkie.

[@ShmupJunkie]

You’re welcome. And I’m now working hard on one for the mega drive 👍🏻

[@klurman]

Bravo, Sir. Bravo! This documentary, yes it's at that level, is simply the most complete representation of the PC Engine's SHMUP library so far. I am sure you are very proud... and tired! A mammoth undertaking that only someone of your caliber could achieve. Well done and I look forward to your next video. Maybe take a vacation though, you deserve it! Haha

[@ShmupJunkie]

Ha thank you. Tbh I really took my time on this and didn't kill myself with a deadline which is part of why it took so long. So I don't feel so worn out and it was actually nice and therapeutic versus trying to get shorter videos done fast enough every week or two. I will find a good balance one day, but this definitely helped push me in the right direction of enjoying the process.

[@klurman]

@@ShmupJunkie it probably helps that the PC Engine library is filled with bangers. Easy to gush about and get into detail, for the most part... *cough* Deep Blue *cough* Haha. Anyways, thanks again and I can't wait to see what you do next!

[@WMARUoriginal]

What a fantastically epic video! I have a large amount of great shooters to check out now. Excited!

[@alwaysasleep]

Oh wow, this is exactly my kind of content. Looking forward to it!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Awesome. That's 3 hours of your kind of content so I hope it keeps you entertained across a few sessions. Or Live with us on Sunday if you end up making it for the Premiere.

[@MasterRoshi8974]

This has been so helpful. I purchased a trubografix and PC engine duo almost a year ago, and out no where ive been obsessed with shooters.. As always great work brother!

[@ShmupJunkie]

To own a pc engine is to become obsessed with shooters lol. It's hard not to.

[@hemangchauhan2864]

You are doing a service to gaming history by making this video. Thank you!

[@ShmupJunkie]

I do hope it can be used as a reference in the future so thank you. It's why I tried to show the physical games whenever possible.

[@djs7734]

Another great video. Your enthusiasm is infectious. I wish every video on KZbin could be this good.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Me too! Then I would watch a lot more youtube than I actually do haha. Seriously though thank you. I am just making videos that I would want to watch and enjoy myself one day.

[@gregorys9629]

Another comment to appreciate the incredible amount of work put into this outstanding video! Great comparison between the music of Pink Floyd and the music of Cho Aniki btw. Your channel convinced me to buy a CoreGrafx Mini before they became impossible to find which I'll forever be grateful for. Keep up the great content creation :)

[@ShmupJunkie]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one that found some similarity between them! I like a unique presentation and the original Cho Aniki does it well in the art and sound design. Really glad you did grab a Coregrafx they will be rare someday. Luckily I still see some come and go on Amazon JP so it's not too late to get them. I'm glad to see Konami still getting stock out.

[@Recoverel]

Thank you for this awesome comprehensive work on the SHMUP games for my favorite PC Engine! Can't capture this in a book!

[@chriscalvert4609]

So pumped! God I love this man.

[@ShmupJunkie]

I'm excited as well after all that work and looking forward to the social event with everyone Sunday watching it Live. I know you put in your picks already so you're all set!

[@marcospascoli]

This is the best video of all times on KZbin. Thank you so much!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Haha thank you. I would settle it for just being a very popular one that gets pushed out enough for many to enjoy years from now and not get lost in the sea. The more it helps explore the library and try new games the better.

[@RetroBreak]

Thank you so much for making this! It's been an absolute blast to watch throughout the day! One thing that amazes me about most of these games (Apart from how awesome the gameplay is) is the amazing soundtracks! I know this was tonnes of work for you, but I would love to see this same style of video on other systems known for their shoot em up libraries! Saturn would be the obvious next choice if you're up for the challenge! ;)

[@ShmupJunkie]

The soundtracks are a huge part of it for me, and the fact it was the first CD system really made them put in extra effort to make them great. Even average and poor games have decent music especially on CD; it goes a long way. If this video keeps doing well I would certainly do more one day as it was a fun experience. And if I do, certainly one for Saturn and MD would make sense to hit first. I know the MD library quite well too so that would be another good one for me.

[@JetWolfEX]

It really was every PCE shooter You might have set a record or something, or within the top 5 ever. I watched the whole thing from preview to completion and a few of these I haven't heard of. I did not realise how much I'm probably missing out having not played Nexr, Lords is easily the best one I have played, but so many of these are better than I would've assumed, a lot of overlooked stuff here.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Absolutely play Nexzr, you won't regret it. Takes some memo but it's just such a class act of a game. I'm really glad you could join and watch the entire thing.

[@mikesmith2416]

This is a straight up masterpiece. As a huge fan of the PC engine this is where it's at! Best KZbin video of 2021.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks so much. Worked my butt off on it and enjoyed the process. I knew not everyone would agree with all my ranks, but I thought it added to the video and gave people a general idea of the ones to not miss. I hope it has long legs and gets enjoyed by anyone looking for a good overview of the library years from now.

[@shiningphantasy1393]

Great and nicely uniform, organized format. I'm sure it was a lot of effort to put this video together but I also bet that you had a lot of fun looking back at all of these games. This would constitute as an electronic encyclopedia for PC Engine shooters, and I appreciate the effort. Oh and I'm writing this while still in the A's; my confidence is high that the rest of the video is equally well delivered. It's going to be enjoyable to go through all of the Turbografx and Turbo CD shooters that I have played as well as the Japan only ones that I never was able to try out, even though I am well aware of them. Maybe down the road (after you have had time to recover) you could also do one along the same template for Mega-Drive/Mega-CD.

[@ShmupJunkie]

I really do hope you enjoy the rest of it, as I think the quality level stays about even throughout, with a jump for some of my favorite games of course. If this video is well received and there is demand, I'll surely do more like it. Mega Drive and/or Saturn would definitely be my next picks and makes total sense to do. Two more excellent consoles for the genre.

[@flyingfly6744]

Amazing work ! This is definitly the benchmark work regarding shoot em up games on PC Engine !

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks! I sure hope it is. Who else is going to be crazy enough to do this now lol

[@patricioandres1032]

Amazing video love to see more of this style for genesis saturn or psx.

[@ShmupJunkie]

If this one does really well I could certainly do other systems too, even if I don't necessarily own every single game like I do here. It's a lot less games so easier to put together.

[@ENiceGeo]

@@ShmupJunkie I'd be interested in hearing your take on Sega CD shmups, particularly the FMV ones.

[@Nihilous]

Also, it cannot be stated enough what a monumental task this was. Congrats on the release! It might very well be the best shmup video on KZbin!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you, it was certainly a monumental task and effort. I am glad to have it out there finally for everyone to enjoy.

[@williaml9445]

I've been waiting soooo long for this

[@ShmupJunkie]

Right? Feels like I've been working on it forever, but it's finally ready for prime time!

[@ndbrinkley]

Wow, what a brilliant video! The quality of your content on this channel never fails to impress me. Now I just want to play through this entire list of shmups! Great job!

[@ShmupJunkie]

A lofty goal and not a bad one to set for retirement. I'm not far off and want to learn Japanese so I can also play many in the library I couldn't before, to understand and enjoy them better. I'm just glad there are so many ways to play all these games now.

[@givcon14]

*SHMUP JUNKIE'S FINAL TIERLIST:* S+: Gradius II Gofer, Nexzr, RType / RType Complete CD, Salamander, Soldier Blade S: Air Zonk, Blazing Lazers (Gunhed), Gate of Thunder, Gradius, Lords of Thunder, Magical Chase, Star Parodier, Tatsujin A+: Cotton Fantastic Night Dreams, Super Star Soldier A: 1941 Counter Attack, AeroBlasters, Detana Twinbee, Download, Forgotten Worlds, Galaga 88, Hana Taaka Daka, Image Fight, Kyukyoku Tiger, Mr. Heli, Parodius Da!, Super Raiden, Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire, Sidearms, Sidearms Special, Spriggan B+: Aldynes, Dragon Saber, Final Blaster, Final Soldier, Hellfire S, Kiaidan 00, W-Ring B: 1943 Kai, After Burner II, Atomic Robo Kid Special, Cho Aniki, Cloud Master, Coryoon, Super Darius, Darius Plus, Super Darius II, Download 2, Image Fight II, L-Dis, Metamor Jupiter, Monster Lair, Override, Psycho Chaser, Raiden, Rayxanber II, Sinistron (Violent Soldier), Sylphia, Xevious Fardraut Saga, Zero Wing B-: Super Air Zonk, Hani in the Sky, Spriggan Mark 2, Terra Cresta 2, Veigues Tactical Gladiator C+: Burning Angels, Cybercore, Daisenpuu, Dead Moon, Dragon Spirit, Macross 2036, Rabio Lepus, Rayxanber III, Space Harrier, Toy Shop Boys C: Alzadick, Armed Formation F, Barunba, Ai Cho Aniki, Fantasy Zone, God Panic, Heavy Unit, Lost Sunheart, Ordyne, P-47, Psychic Storm, Psychosis (Paranoia), Space Invaders: The Original Game, Steam Hearts, Syd Mead's Terraforming, Thunder Blade C-: Avenger, Daisenpuu Custom, Space Invaders, Toilet Kids D: Hawk F123, Legion, Power Gate, Saint Dragon F: Deep Blue, Rock On No Rating: Atlantean, Cychorider, Darius Alpha, Super Fantasy Zone, Force Gear, Hypernova Blast, Metero Blaster DX, Vajra, Vajra 2

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks for this! I've been meaning to put this into Excel and link it, but I'm just so overwhelmed with new work and videos I couldn't get back to it. Appreciate you and others putting this up. It's funny how opinions can change, and even games I've played forever I would rate differently. Just months later after making this, there's a few I would rate just a bit higher, and a couple a bit lower. It all depends on one's mood that day haha.

[@hybrismc4105]

I played shmups on various consoles throughout my childhood, many on the Atari 2600 (e.g. River Raid), Amiga, Master System (Fantasy Zone 1 and 2, R-Type among them) and the NES (Life Force!). When I got older, I started focusing on other types of games. After so many years, my tastes in gaming are changing and I want to experience all the tons of good shmups I haven't yet experienced. Your channel seems to be the perfect starting point to orient myself and help rekindle my interest, I appreciate what you do and how thoroughly you do it!

[@ShmupJunkie]

If you're looking to get back into the genre, especially the older games... I've definitely got a lot of great content that'll give you tons of suggestions. Just enjoy checking out what looks interesting to you and I'm sure you'll come across some you may not have thought about trying. I still play all sorts of genres and games myself as well, but I never stopped gravitating toward arcade style action games and platformers along with shmups.

[@andogamer1]

Shooter gaming overload of the best kind! PCE/TurboGrafx just had the best shooters of all time! This major review and ranking is by far topnotch entertainment.

[@ShmupJunkie]

I was very worried how many people would stay on for 3 hours of craziness, but it averaged over 300 consistently the entire time, so it was a success!

[@strzxgvnuvwvfld3597]

Great work as always! I can't imagine how long this must've taken! Placing the games in the consoles is a nice touch, it's like the PC Engine Mini interface brought to life! When some people on youtube talk about games it feels like they're just regurgitating a comment they read on a forum one time, but it really shows that you know these games and are speaking about them with passion! I'm only up to "G" and have already been convinced to try several games I'd never considered before!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Been wanting to make this video since I started my channel as you’re right, I’ve been playing many of these since I was a kid. So I have my own take on the majority of them. Now that it’s over and the winner is announced I’ll be making a trip to usps in the coming weeks, along with dropping off your Duo for its long trip in your direction!

[@strzxgvnuvwvfld3597]

@@ShmupJunkie thanks again, much appreciated!

[@reagandow850]

Dude!! You’ve outdone yourself once again!! This is stupendous! Monumental! Extraordinary, and everything else I can’t think of right now!!! Holy shit Junkie! You’ve done what no mere mortal has done before sir!!! 💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@ShmupJunkie]

Lol thanks man. There were definitely moments when I wondered what I had gotten myself into, but just took my time and kept at it. I just hope it stands the test of time and gets used in the future for anyone looking to explore the library or learn about certain games. And I'm so glad you enjoyed it all.

[@RodrigoGarciaCarmona]

This is a video I'm going to be coming back to check out for ages! Great work!

[@ShmupJunkie]

That's what I am hoping for! To last the test of time as a reference for many. Thank you for watching and being there.

[@akhandtripathipyz9888]

Amazing video just as expected My top 10 😃 1: blazing lazers 2: soldier blade 3: lords of thunder 4: Nexzr 5: gates of thunder 6: star parodier 7: Cotton 8: air zonk 9: 1943 10: canyon

[@ShmupJunkie]

That's quite a list of greats right there. And I don't see 1943 Kai in Top 10s too often so kudos on the unique pick. If the entire game was like those bonus stages, man it may have been in mine too!

[@akhandtripathipyz9888]

@@ShmupJunkie yes they should have make an exclusive sequal like that but what a great port

[@AndyC_111]

You've set the bar very high with many of your previous videos but this is your Masterpiece. A very well put together video and a fountain of knowledge. This will surely be the go-to resource for all PC Engine shmup fans. No need to reply, you've worked hard enough!

[@ShmupJunkie]

I'm happy to reply and thank you. No way I can possibly match this one with every future video either. But when I eventually do similar for other consoles I'll endeavor to keep the bar high and maintain this quality. So many other libraries that are also amazing like the Saturn, Mega Drive and PS1 that will deserve a proper highlight.

[@AndyC_111]

Well I'll definitely be looking forward to those. To one day have such a handy audio/visual database for so many key shmup consoles would be awesome, albeit a lot of hard work.

[@AirZonkWorldChamp]

Awesome work and its great to see Air Zonk getting high marks of course. Sadly though Forgotten Worlds SCD here doesn't have a full two player mode like the arcade and Genesis versions.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Had it been two players yeah, I may have even given it an A+. The one negative mark to an otherwise really cool port. It trounces the MD cart in most areas aside from lacking that. Which is odd as it was usually the PCE that had all the 2 player modes intact. And FW is definitely a good game to play with a friend.

[@ShmupJunkie]

ALL CONTEST DETAILS IN THIS TOP COMMENT! See Below: ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED! For those playing and joining me in the CHAT Live, you can download your FINAL PICKS List here: www.dropbox.com/s/f4y4d242sqfquy4/PCE%20Fantasy%20Shooting%20Results%20Final%20Picks.xlsx?dl=0 DON'T FORGET TO COMMENT IN THIS VIDEO either #SHMUPSARESHOOTERS if you are playing, so I can keep track of everyone. JOIN ME LIVE ON SUNDAY Nov.28 at 9AM PST for this LIVE PREMIERE and WIN my Super SD System 3! See details on how to enter and win below. Every PC Engine Shooter Reviewed and Ranked in an Epic 3 Hour video along with a Fantasy Shooting Competition. Once complete, IMPORTANT: COMMENT IN THIS VIDEO #SHMUPSARESHOOTERS and whether you can join me for the Live Premiere on Sunday 11/28 and you're all set! On Sunday morning, I will post a link to everyone's picks, Fantasy Football style. Watch the Premiere and see how your picks compare to mine, chat with us, enjoy the video, and the Top Score by the end of the video wins the prize! There will also be a SECOND AND THIRD PLACE PRIZE! So all TOP 3 Scores will win something like... oh I dunno a PC Engine Mini and something else related. So don't miss out! And don't forget to COMMENT right after you are done #SHMUPSARESHOOTERS in this video. If you can't join us don't worry, you can still watch later and win, though missing out on the fun and camaraderie of everyone watching, chatting and comparing their picks. This is going to be a great time so I hope to see and chat with everyone on Sunday!

[@user98xp]

After playing a lot of Override, I believe it is every bit as good as the Soldier series. There's just something about it that is extremely fun to me.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Gameplay wise I wouldn’t argue with that at all! It’s super fun and one of my favorites. It’s not on the level of the Soldier games for me in terms of music or production value, graphics wise. But it plays like a dream and why I’m a big fan of it too. It’s extremely replayable.

[@ChristianZmasek]

Agreed.

[@Sakf504]

For a review being this consistently good through 3 and so hours, this is beyond S tier. Definitely going to rewatch this video many times, and check out games that didn't know and really catched my interest like Override.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Glad to hear it, and yes absolutely check out Override. That game is a blast to play and highly recommended, don't think you'll be disappointed if you like that fast style. I still go back to it like I said in the video, it's simple but it's also fun.

[@juanman2483]

This game selection is so good, tried a lot of PC engine shooters! Most of them show incredible power and personality. Some of them... Y'know...

[@ShmupJunkie]

It was good highlighting your gameplay for Deep Blue. You got a good shout out thank you

[@jaymorrison8419]

pce specialized in rigid, oldschool shooters you gotta be ready for that level of punishment

[@Imozart0341I]

Thank you for this. I finally have time to catch up on gaming after a long hiatus due to work. Can’t wait to splurge on my beloved genre, Shmups.

[@martinwohrle7887]

You should get a PCE Ph.D. from Shmup University for this effort!

[@ShmupJunkie]

I'll settle for a Masters in butt paste from Timmy lol, but thank you. It was definitely an S tier amount of work.

[@caseball-uk386]

This is the Seminal work on the PC Engine! R-Type was absolutely amazing but the undoubted #1 game was Soldier Blade! This game was absolutely jaw dropping and nothing even came close! Awesome upload!!

[@ShmupJunkie]

RType was amazing as it was not far off from a launch title, so that made it all the more impressive. But I agree, I can never stop going back to Soldier Blade, the game is just too cool and fun.

[@caseball-uk386]

@@ShmupJunkie Yeah Rtype was the game that sold the PC Engine! In the UK it was so hard to get one imported and the price was very prohibitive. Rtype and Parasol Stars (Made by Taito on the PC Engine and not a conversion) made this a must have for any arcade freak!

[@xylsky1300]

This is going to be good 💯 and they'll be ranked as well? That's freaking awesome. If Tinfoil Timmy is on this he will be out of breath from all the talking he would have to do

[@ShmupJunkie]

Yep, not ranked 1-100, but each with their own Tier ranking S,A,B,C etc. Where I rank them in the overall library.

[@sambas9257]

Very good video...lot of hard work. Nothing come close to this complete collection analysis here in KZbin. A dream for every shoot'em up fan.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you, a lot of work it was. But also enjoyable and something I'm really glad to have out there.

[@QuakedoomNukem]

One of the best fucking reviews I have ever seen, just to have the balls to review the entire STG library of PCE is no easy feet, but of course, with you having Junkie in the game, why would anybody expect anything less from you? Just taking a whole month do get this video done, with all the mini-reviews is admirable and shows how much you care for the console.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks man. At first, I was trying to keep it short at 30sec per game so it wasn't crazy long, but I just couldn't do it. It wasn't doing the games justice, so I said screw it. I'm going to do it my way and it'll just be as long as necessary. I bit off more than I could chew but it was all worth it in the end.

[@jaymorrison8419]

video is great really weird scanlines on a lot of the footage tho seems to be a trend

[@ShmupJunkie]

@@jaymorrison8419 The scanlines looked good in post I use an OSSC, but KZbin compression ruins them unfortunately. I may stop using them altogether for that reason. I forget it never looks as good once it’s uploaded and streamed.

[@vallaurianv6024]

OMG. This is a god tier KZbin video. Bravo sir. A reference guide to the best genre on one of history’s most under appreciated consoles. 👏

[@ShmupJunkie]

It was a god tier amount of work that's for sure! I always wanted to make this video and was so happy I was finally able to. I'm currently working the next for the mega drive.

[@mazonemayu]

This was fucking amazing man, it is the best vid on youtube for me…over 3 hours of shooter mayhem 🤘. I can die in peace now 🤣🤣🤣

[@ShmupJunkie]

Lol thanks dude, it was quite a premiere holy cow! I really hope the video does well now and gets out there. It was a heck of a lot of work.

[@mazonemayu]

@@ShmupJunkie you did an excellent job, more than excellent in fact. The views will come in pretty fast I think, as a lot of us will be sharing the vid, I know I will. Keep it up 🤘🤘🤘

[@sixtyfivekills4543]

Oh man, I've no idea how I stumbled upon this channel but I'm so glad I did. I am not even a shmup kind of guy, but your dedication and the hard work you pour in these videos is really mindblowing.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Welcome! Either way I’m glad you found me. I hope some of my vids may inspire you to play some that look interesting. But you’ll find I do a lot of other and related content as well like arcade games and run n guns, even a few really good developer history videos. You may find some topics that focus more on some other genres you enjoy. I pretty much make videos on whatever I’m in the mood for that month haha.

[@RyuHayabusa06]

Great job! The PC Engine has so many great shooters. Compared to the MD and SFC the sheer number of top notch shooters on the PCE wins easily. I only wish a full game was made of the Force Gear mini-game. The graphics are amazing for the PCE. Again, great job and congrats on the video!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you. And yes Force Gear is on the level you expect from Konami, especially given it was a hidden game within another game. Almost like they just wanted to try their hand at a caravan mode. I love all the consoles that generation and it would be hard to give up any of my favorites on each of them. But I definitely won't forget all the amazing games I played then on the PCE and how I never ran out of new shooters to try. I'll always remember looking forward to renting a new one on weekends and trying to finish it before it had to be returned.

[@jaymorrison8419]

mega drive has some pretty killer ones best on both systems are comparable imo very few games on pce are as robust as TFIV, MUSHA, GleyLancer, etc.. Lords of Thunder kicks ass, plus Spriggan is very close to MUSHA graphically Sapphire is mix of ugly and pretty, more like a tech demo also impressed by Air Zonk and Magical Chase

[@RyuHayabusa06]

@@jaymorrison8419 The Mega Drive has a lot of good shooters too so it's close. I disagree on Sapphire though. Love that game. Amazing graphics, two players and an amazing soundtrack by T's Music. For me personally all the great redbook CD soundtracks gives the PCE the edge. Sapphire, Gate, Lord's, Nexzr, Gradius II etc.

[@jaymorrison8419]

@@RyuHayabusa06 it's tricky when the mega drive counterpoints have top-tier chiptunes i prefer those to weak-sounding midi redbook BUT the killer redbook is great

[@jaymorrison8419]

@@ShmupJunkie yeah for a true shmup junkie, it's very hard to top pce as a console i personally love fighting and brawling, platforming, hack n slash, which aren't strong points on pce

[@superiorpesto4546]

Truly the master of SEU, you deserve much more attention! :)

[@gigatywing3483]

Bless you.

[@Kiwiatgame]

I’m curating my PC Engine shmup library based on this video. I just want you to know your work is appreciated - thank you!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Curating as in downloading? Or hunting down the physical games? I’ll take responsibility for the former but not for the pain to a bank account for the latter 🤣. I’m really glad this helps you out though. Others discovering great new shooters to try on the PCE they never heard of was my main reason for doing this.

[@6tanks565]

This video is S Tier! #SHMUPSARESHOOTERS

[@ShmupJunkie]

That it will be! Worked my ass off on it and hoping everyone really enjoys it, even if it is a very loooong list of game lol. I tried to make each one fun and unique.

[@alfredocanas6802]

Titanic work dude!, this video will be my go to video to always check which PC Engine shooter I will start playing!, thanks a lot for your hard work, passion and dedication!

[@radbuster4403]

one of the best retro pc engine videos ever made, mad respect! are you planning on doing a review of the Sega Astro Mini V? I have it preordered and I can't wait for it!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks! I already did a video previewing most of the games coming on the Astro V so people know what to expect, but I'm not sure if I'll do a full review of the unit when it comes out or not on top of it. Depends how crazy my schedule is. When I do they're pretty technical and in depth like I did for the Egret Mini, so it takes me a month to put something like that together. I do have one ordered though for myself to play. Talk about a killer games lineup.

[@Galaxy40k]

This video is LEGENDARY. It's like...not just "an entertaining KZbin video," but it's such a comprehensive record and look at so many games, some of which I didn't even know existed. As somebody who is really into retro games and game history, this hooked me

[@ShmupJunkie]

That's awesome to hear. It's not easy to hook anyone for over 3 hours and it worried me tbh, but there was no other way to do it right besides splitting into many videos. I really did want to make a comprehensive record and took my time.

[@Adinan0803]

This video is epic! The definitive shmup encyclopedia, I've played maybe the most known shooters for the PC Engine but I'm still discovering the CD games, and still there are some interesting Hu Card that I didn't know until watching this video! Thanks a lot for making this video! :)

[@ShmupJunkie]

It's pretty wild when even those who know the system well can find new games in there due to the sheer size of it all. Up until just a few years ago I was still discovering some gems in there too that I'd totally missed out on. So I'm glad I could make this now and help others do the same.

[@fightaman7]

The effort put into this is insane. Awesome job!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks. It was massive, but also a lot of fun and a process I enjoyed. Enough to where I may do something similar for some other favorite consoles down the road.

[@electronjunkie5697]

Holy wow!!! This is going to be epic!!! Saving this video for tomorrow at work so I can watch it all in one go!!!

[@chunderfins]

absolutely incredible vid!! clearly a labor of love, you're a freaking hero for making this! So many games I haven't played that I need to check out now....

[@ShmupJunkie]

Labor of love for sure. Been wanting to make this since I started my channel and so glad I could finally do it!