The 10 Best SEGA Saturn SHMUPS!

In this video, James “The SEGAHolic” counts down his top 10 SEGA Saturn SHMUPS.
This was a list that changed in both order and content several times before settling on a final 10 games.
Please remember that lists of this nature are totally subjective and a bit of fun! Let us know what your top 10 Saturn SHMUPS are in the comments!
See you on the SEGA side.
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[@pjmlfc05]

Great video. My personal fav shooter for the Saturn is Soukyugurentai.

[@businesscat380]

Good list, probably a case for these to sneak into the top 10 too: - Hyperduel - Soukyuu Gurentai - Shienryu - Sexy parodius - Gunbird - Guardian Force - Kingdom Grand Prix ...too...many...shooters...must...stop....listing... 😂

[@Steadysphere]

So many shmups, the Saturn truly was king for the genre. Wish I had the skill to enjoy em' 🤣 great coverage James!

[@theanaloguegamer]

Kudos for popping layer section in at no. 1. It's a phenomenal and very pure shooter experience, with amazing visuals, design, and music. You really feel like you are on a mission descending from outer space to the earth's core. The music is some of the best on the system. It also inspired the likes of panzer dragoon, so is a really important and influential game outside traditional shooters (though clearly inspired soukyugurentai as well).

[@7hornley-jdm]

Great video and Shump choices. Love these Sega guys lists! I would also recommend checking out 100% Soukyugurentai X multiply Battle Garegga Gunbird

[@vallaurianv6024]

Great video thanks. The Saturn was epic for shmups. You’ve picked some good ones - I’m lucky to own them all I think. The ones I think you’re missing are Hyper Duel, Soukyugurentai and battle Garegga.

[@samfrito]

I like the way you said Ikaruga. You say it way better than I can. Great video.

[@SaintRG]

Great video! I'd somehow never heard of Blast Wind, so thanks for highlighting that one. Seeing Radiant Silvergun again really makes me regret selling my copy a number of years ago, I've got such nostalgia for that one. There was something so wonderful back in the day about having what, to me, was an arcade perfect port on the Saturn.

[@SorcererLance]

You're in luck, Radiant Silvergun's been rereleased on modern consoles ever since the Xbox 360, it's also on Steam and the Switch

[@CasperEgas]

My favourites are Galactic Attack, Dodonpachi and Radiant Silvergun. Saturn is great for shooters!

[@petermalek935]

Great video. Shmups aren't my favourite genre, but I absolutely love Layer Section. So, so good!

[@goatbone]

Fantastic list. Really one of the top reasons to own a Saturn is for the shoot em up library.

[@vasileios6301]

Agree with Layer Section for number 1. I would add Sonic Wings Special on the list, and maybe Kyokyoku Tiger 2 Plus.

[@JustinLeeper]

Tengai came out on Switch, too. Though I’m more of a vertical shooter fan myself.

[@kenshirootomo6993]

I simply would change Radiant Silvergun to No.1 and Galactic Attack to No.2... and because I´m not a big fan of bullet hell, maybe I would take out one bullet hell and put the SALAMANDER DELUXE PACK in there (but that includes more than one game).

[@TheRetroMartin]

Some fantastic choices. Thunderforce V is brilliant as it's a little more forgiving then most of the other choices. Dodonpachi is a curious one as it also has a very odd scoring system as if I recall correctly, if you collect enough wasp icons and don't use any bombs you get the proper ending...definitely one for the 1cc crowd! Very surprised at Layer Section being number 1 though. It's very good but I'd have had it feature a bit lower myself. All opinion though it course! I would have had DonPachi-lite Gekirindan in there and there's other great choices of course like In The Hunt, Soukyugurentai, Gunbird, the two or three Parodies games and more. I feel a separate vid coming in the future just looking at the various classic shmup packs the Saturn had. Could probably manage ten just for those 😂 Did you ever play Dezaemon 2 on Saturn? That was a create your own shmup game with a few included short ones to show it off. Worth a quick look if you haven't

[@SEGAGuys]

Haven’t played that one, mate … but with the Fenrir in there it’s never been easier to check it out! One for the list, cheers!

[@tomfum]

Great video James, i enjoyed that and quite a few games on there ive not heard of that im going to have to try find. i really need to sort an ODE out lol. You got a few of my favs on there but i love parodius as well as macross

[@cybersonic8472]

Shmups have never been a top priority for me but I always have fun when I play them

[@JiswaProject]

My Top Ten Saturn Shmups is a topic SO COMPLEX I can't really do it justice BOTH BECAUSE My Saturn Shmup knowledge is VERY LIMITED AND I have a lot yet to play 😅 Though if we narrow it down to JUST FIVE; That's SLIGHTLY more doable... My Top 5 Saturn Shmups I've experienced are... 5. DoDonPachi 4. Sokyugurentai 3. Layer Section/Galactic Attack 2. Salamander 2 (in the "Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus" Compilation, but I felt it worthy to pack in 😇) 1. Radiant Silvergun (MY FAVORITE Saturn Game ON THE CONSOLE) Though this video WANTS ME TO CHECK MORE SATURN Shmups out!! Great Video; Segaholic!! - Takeshi "Mr. Jiswa" Kinniku

[@maroon9273]

Darius gaiden is the best sidescrolling shoot em up game on the saturn. If not the best the best shoot em up side scroller game ever made. I wish more shoot em ups in the 90s had this art design.

[@OllyDee123]

I personally would've chosen Hyper Duel over Blast Wind, it's a much better game and you can transform into a mech with a massive plasma cannon... that's an easy win in my book. And not having Battle Garegga on the list? That's sacrilege mate. Anyways great list, and yes Layer Section is a bloody excellent game for sure.

[@OllyDee123]

@@Baubles1337 I respect your opinion but I don’t share it.

[@nikkiwileman7033]

Great vid but missing technosofts transformer masterpiece hyper duel!would have took sengoku out of there for that game or blast wind!laters

[@gradsgames]

Man I gotta get a Saturn

[@StrelokBoggard]

Good list,I agree (as much as I can agree with someone else’s taste) 😎

[@StrelokBoggard]

I just check my Saturn, layer section was the disc in the console… like I say, agreed 👍

[@jw6588]

How many times the dude gonna say "shit-em-up"? Wouldn't change the accent for anything though, man, keep it up^^

[@Remi-sr4zn]

The best shmup on Saturn is Cho Aniki

[@SEGAGuys]

🤣 Best may be pushing it, but it’s definitely the craziest!

[@user-dl5zw4vu6f]

I agreed with most of this video but disagree that radiant silvergun was arcade perfect because it wasn't it slows down to much when the game gets really exciting so I play the arcade perfect Xbox 360 version with English subtitles blissfully beautiful...

[@SEGAGuys]

That’s interesting, given that it runs on the Sega Titan Video board which is pretty much a Saturn. Is there a chance that both the arcade and Saturn versions slow down in the same places, and the greater power of the 360 simply irons that out? Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@user-dl5zw4vu6f]

That might be true I never played it in the arcades for obvious reasons.ill have to do more research on this

[@MrStrangermoon]

Soukyuu Gurentai best ı think. but levels goes not impressive as firt level espcial bacround 3d use. layer section 2 as 3d shumpsgame better than first game galactic attack for saturn. funny to saturn fans praise shmups machnie to choice many 2d shmups. console have space shotoer like stellar assoult ss 3d. or starfox games likes g vector galaxy force 2 arcade version etc. shmups fans should know non shumps game effect like after burner 2 did on mega drive. the idea of saying 2d shumps best side of saturn like saying mortal kombat 2d games better than 3d virtua fighter on saturn. saying like cotton 2 best game on saturn for some insulft for saturn. cotton even have 3d looking version on mega drive.