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@mechanicalpants
Жыл бұрын
Some of my favourites are: ESWAT Rolling Thunder 1 and 2 Sunset Riders Metal Slug X Metal Slug 3 Shock Troopers Turrican II Midnight Resistance Alien Breed Elevator Action Returns Xain'd Sleena Robocop Pocky and Rocky 1 and 2 Heavy Barrel Narc
@brendanroberts1310
Жыл бұрын
Kruat buster for neo geo aes/mvs
@superultrathanksmom3845
Жыл бұрын
Dolphin Blue I really like the colorful graphics and dolphins
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
@@brendanroberts1310 I really wanted to show Kraut Buster but it’s basically unobtainable and unplayable. So it’s like dangling a carrot you can’t have lol. Plus I can’t even play it myself. Would love to someday though.
@federicosala4853
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking about a couple of suggestions (Dolphin Blue and Gunners Heaven)...when I saw them coming up in the last part of the video. I'll start with two recent ones: Blazing Chrome (out on basically every platform - ok it's not that obscure) and Hard Corps: Uprising, an overlooked PSN/XBLA exclusive from the PS3/360 era. Then, even if I'm not sure they're obscure, Cyber-Lip on the Neo Geo, Journey to Silius on NES and Ruff 'n' Tumble on Amiga. And a crazy, silly freeware one for Windows called Blip Blop, if it's still available around. And then some Commodore 64 obscurities: Another World (by x-ample software, NOT the same as Out of this World/Another World by Delphine), Rubicon and Zamzara.
@ChaleX_TiquiciaGamer
Жыл бұрын
When I see an unknown game , I have same feeling: How in the hell hadn't known this game before!? 😄 Thank you for bringing more Run n' Gun hidden gems 👍👌💗🕹
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Some of them are new to me too, there are plenty I missed. And I love discovering them. So making these videos has been super fun and a discovery for me as well.
@dr_ubo
Жыл бұрын
run n guns recs on Steam: - Contra Anniversary Collection - Blazing Chrome (Contra Hard Corps spiritual sequel) - Super Cyborg (HardCorps/Shattered Soldier structure, Contra/Super Contra NES aesthetic) - Metal Slugs (although I'd recommend emulating or picking up the Windows store ACA releases) - Cuphead + DLC - Huntdown (has more in common with Elevator Action Returns than Contra/Metal Slug) - BroForce and Expendabros (not my cup of tea but people like them) - Spectacular Sparky (a Treasure-like, quite easy) - Bleed 1 + 2 - Tanuki Justice - Mighty Goose (easier version of Metal Slug) - Gel-Tank (Japanese run n gun based on Metal Slug) - Valfaris (run n gun n slasher by the guys who brought you Slain, based on many Contra 3 tropes) - Kero Blaster (by the guy who brought you CAVE Story) - Noitu Love 2 Evolution (Not really a run n gun particularly but has a similar flow. Underrated and weird game) - Iron Meat (add to wishlist, try the demo) - Super Time Force - Exit the Dungeon - Mercenary Kings (by the same guys that recently brought you TMNT, think Monster Hunter + Metal Slug) - My Friend Pedro - Bot Vice (Gallery Shooter) - Gunhound Ex (Cybernator styled game) - Rocketon (interesting doujin game) - Gigantic Army (Cybernator styled game) - Biolab Wars (NES Contra style) - Clash Force (reminiscent of Bucky o Hare on NES aesthetically, plays a bit different) - Alien Splatter Redux (NES inspired run n gun) - Gun Crazy (VERY Gunstar Heroes, quite short though)
@mangowalk
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the list, gel-tank is great!
@mukabout4243
4 ай бұрын
You know ur stuff, good list 👌
@Trypofar
2 ай бұрын
thanks a lot.
@golions13579
7 ай бұрын
I just wanted to say that I love your contributions to this community. Your videos give me comfort. Thank you for that.
@sasquatchintime
Жыл бұрын
Super Cyborg is tons of challenging fun with a buddy. Absolutely worth the price; though don't pass it up on a sale!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
I haven't been able to play it with anyone yet, but I know it'll be good. Get to leave them behind on the vertical stages like on NES Contra and the waterfall lol.
@METR0lD
Жыл бұрын
It's insane how inexpensive the game was when it launched on Switch. I only paid $1.95 for it on launch day! Considering how good the game is, it felt like I was stealing it!
@BentoBoxBobbyTV
Жыл бұрын
Is .99 on psn December 2022. Criminally low price.
@GavalasShootingKing
Ай бұрын
@@BentoBoxBobbyTVit was .30 cents on Nintendo Switch i was dumbfounded
@maxyliano
Жыл бұрын
I can't believe Mystic Warriors is SO overlooked, I absolutely love it. It's significantly harder than Sunset Riders too, but it's a wonderful time. Thanks for the video, as always, I love to discover new games with these :)
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome and agreed. We see overlooked games by more obscure devs all the time, but it's surprising how this style of game by a big dev like Konami just didn't take off. Maybe it just released at the wrong time or too late. I'm just glad I eventually found it.
@Chan_Prado
Жыл бұрын
You're really hitting your stride with your videos, SJ! Loved the games you highlighted and the gameplay. Also enjoyed sparkling video editing and presentation (stellar). Always appreciate your review portions because it's clear you're excited and enjoy these games for different reasons, but you also don't go into a giant hyperbole bomb and sugarcoat the flaws and jank. Thanks again for the fantastic work!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
I admit it's not easy making the scripts. Trying to keep it at 2-3min per game, sometimes a bit more, but not getting overly lengthy. There is a lot I end up cutting out to keep it flowing even if I can't delve into every tiny detail. I was hoping to cover even more games here but ran out of time to add the 3-5 more I had planned. Really glad you are enjoying these. I like making them and the first one did so well I wasn't going to stop. There's a ton of really great action platformers out there too I've been wanting to show and talk about, so maybe that'll be the next one in line. As I'm a huge fan of great platforming games like Cannon Dancer, which is finally getting a physical release next year.
@wizkaqueefa9003
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie We would ALL love a Part 2 to this video with the other 3-5 Games if you have time in the future! :)
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
@@wizkaqueefa9003 With how well the video is doing so far and having many more to show you can almost count on it. Whether it’s a part two or similar where I can show them.
@wizkaqueefa9003
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie Awesome! Keep up the Hard work, we appreciate all the editing/time that goes into your vids, especially the 1+ Hour vids.
@zerocal76
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie yo huge retro game fan here. I vote for a part 2 as well. Your presentation is like the enthusiasm us ol Gs have for these retro style games so we dig ittt 😎 thanks for the review friend!
@dire51
Жыл бұрын
All good stuff here. I was lucky enough to live near a movie theater that had Mystic Warriors for some time in the mid '90s. Hadn't seen it in the wild in years, so stumbling across a cab with it recently at a con was a pleasant surprise.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
That’s some luck! I’ve yet to ever see this game in the wild. Would’ve been all over it back in the day. Instead had to discover it online not all that long ago. The music is what first struck me as it was on a level above their more popular arcade games at the time. More than just background fodder.
@karlgreen4164
Жыл бұрын
Your channel needs to be MANDATORY viewing for anyone who plays emulated games.
@lotsofgames
Жыл бұрын
Demon Front & Mystic Warriors are 2 games that I had the chance to talk about with Metal Jesus in the “10 More Arcade Games” video on his channel back in 2017. So happy that more gamers are now being introduced to those great titles. You always do such a great job on listing of fun games and the presentation is always amazing. Keep up the great work!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I appreciate that. I also don’t think I ever saw that video as I was barely on KZitem back then. I’m a noob here compared to the old guard. So now that you mention it I’m going to look that up tonight. Metal Jesus was really cool to comment and tweet about my older Shmups for Beginners video at the time. Up until that point I figured he didn’t know my channel exists.
@lotsofgames
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie Your videos are A+. Continue to make content like this and eventually it will get seen by everyone who matters the most. 😄
@princegroove
Жыл бұрын
That 90’s high energy intro is totally appropriate here. 🔥 Run N Gun games are so awesome and nostalgic, indeed.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Straight from Mystic Warriors, such an awesome soundtrack.
@jdiluigi
Жыл бұрын
Was just looking for inspiration of games to "play any way I can". This is just what I needed.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
I hope you find at least a couple new ones that have you scrambling to check them out!
@d2dahaka
Жыл бұрын
Love your channel. Your knowledge of shooters of all kinds has opened up my eyes to so much gaming joy 😊
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. It's one of the reasons I'm having such a good time making videos... knowing it's helping the genre grow and getting people excited about them again.
@d2dahaka
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie Thank you :)
@airic21
Жыл бұрын
Midnight Resistance was a great game with killer Soundtrack.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
I actually still have a PCB of it! Just doesn't feel right to play without the right controls compared to the arcade cabinet.
@jotaro21
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the vid. Definitely adding mystic warriors and demon front to my playlist. Always love anything in the metal slug style. Guess there’s always hope for mystic warriors to come to modern platforms through arcade archives given how much obscure stuff appears from them with no notice and we did get sunset riders that way.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
There's definitely hope since it's Konami and they have been reviving old games. Demon Front probably a long shot since it's a much smaller long defunct developer. So getting the rights may be tough. At least there's good emulation in the meantime. If you love the Slug games you'll definitely be all over it. It's much more jump oriented whereas jumping much in Metal Slug is usually a recipe for death.
@joezar33
Жыл бұрын
Should check out the Fanmade improved Sunset Riders coming out for Sega Genesis ... looks graphical better.. yeah suprise if those games aren't already on PSN or Xbox Store ...
@vitacilina555
Жыл бұрын
Another banger of a video! Loving these overlooked treasure videos. 👺
@drearmouse9510
Жыл бұрын
Hell yeah! I needed this. Kickass collection ya managed here.
@ClassicCo-op
Жыл бұрын
Wow! What a great list! I wasn’t aware of most of these. I usually know most games in videos like this, so it’s super refreshing to see so many I hadn’t heard of. Shinrei Jusatsushi Tarōmaru is one of my favorite Saturn games. So cool to see more people talk about it! Run and guns are great for co-op, and you definitely gave me a lot to add to my list.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Awesome, really glad it was helpful. I expect most people who watch to recognize some or most of the games, but if I can find even a couple that are new for most it was worth the effort. The best part for me is discovering them for myself too, as a couple here I had never played before either and only found during the process of researching.
@TheSocialGamer
Жыл бұрын
Man Man Man ... This was an epic rockin ride..... This is another truly awesome video. 🤘 All games I never heard of, I was at the edge of my seat there while way through. Thank You Junkie..! You are truly skilled in story telling and I love you for it brother! 🤘🤘🤘❤️
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Thanks dude! Always good to see you here and on Twitter enjoying the vids. These are not only fun to make but I discover some new games in the process as well. The hardest part is finding the time to play them all 😅
@jordanbenson2980
Жыл бұрын
This channel honestly had some of the best retro games for me. I'm a Megadrive guy, I've seen so many videos of retro console games. But yo my friend, never fail to show me something I want to play that I've never seen before.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. That’s the whole idea behind some of these videos and series. I’m discovering some new games myself in the process too. So I’m really glad they are popular as I enjoy making them.
@jordanbenson2980
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie top channel mate. Thank you
@mokaandboudica
Жыл бұрын
It was great to see Gun Force get some love in this video - I use to play the first one in the arcades back in the early 90s, but never had chance to play the second outside of MAME. I'll also throw Gunner's Heaven onto the list from my PSX days :-)
@gvohardcore
Жыл бұрын
This genre is so attractive, these days I was flipping through some unknown games of nes library and found one in the same vein (don't even know if can be considered run n' gun) called Kabuki: Quantum fighter and Vice: Project Doom. Absolutely loved them.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
It's a fine line, at worst they are action platformers or similar. Both great games by the way. I group with an NES it was pretty much my first real console, so I've played a ton of them and have huge nostalgia for a lot of those 8bit gems. I personally feel the 8bit generation was the best of all time for platformers and still come back to so many of them often.
@Sinn0100
Жыл бұрын
I myself don't consider Kabuki Quantum Fighter a run n' gun. It is an incredible action platformer with music so good I wouldn't question it coming out of a Sega Genesis or Snes.
@redaim25
Жыл бұрын
On the note of the music for Biomechanical Toy. It was actually composed and performed by the companies in-house guitarist. The moment they were able to use digitized samples and tracks he just went fucking ham. Great video man I always look forward to your deep dives on obscure shooters like this.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah? To be fair the music was well done, it just seemed like it was someone ripping or homaging so many well known riffs and tunes. They got away with a lot back then and nobody cared so I don't blame them. I like the music in the game but man the sound effects are just so weird. Like they just took every generic sound bit they could steal and found a place for it haha.
@foxmcleod
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie afaik the game was never released in the arcades. Some decades ago I worked with the guy who made some of the bg graphics for the game. I think the same crew worked on Risky Woods for the Amiga
@bitteralmonds666
Жыл бұрын
Another epic video! Not since GamePro's show in the early weekend mornings have I looked forward to a show 👍🏽😎👍🏽
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
I look forward to these mornings too tbh. To finally get it up for everyone to enjoy and interact with everyone for a while. And then take a much needed break haha.
@ChicagoRetroGamer
Жыл бұрын
Whoa! I definitely need more Dyna Gear in my life, great video as always my friend! Cheers and rock on!
@maxinsano7376
Жыл бұрын
I always look forward to your videos. Always TOP content, and you always DIG DEEP !! Just when I think I've seen them all, you go and put out a new video, by the Grace of God !!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Thanks man, and really glad you are enjoying them. I do try hard and include some games that not all, but at least most will find new and exciting. There were so many more I still wanted to include. So there's plenty more content out there waiting to be made.
@jasonleveck8546
Жыл бұрын
Wow! as a kid born in 1978 I was really into these kinds of game. It blows me away that I never heard of any of these games once before in my life. Thanks for the great video, i'm now a subscriber and I look forward to more of these wonderful nostalgic trips to the past!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Welcome to the channel! You're not alone as most of these games I never saw or new growing up either. They were obscure for the most part. It's been great discovering them through various channels and sometimes even while researching for videos. I've made a lot of really good discovery oriented and nostalgic videos, so I hope you enjoy some of my other stuff. This series has proven really popular so far so I definitely plan to do more. Was considering action platformers next as there are a ton of obscure ones there that I'd love to show.
@fishbuckle5743
Жыл бұрын
Love it! High quality at it's finest! Thank you!!!
@kimjago9881
Жыл бұрын
great video i love this type of games i play metal slug and contra a lot when i was young that s blast from the past thanks shmup junky
@despeinado340
Жыл бұрын
Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru reminds me so much of my dearly beloved Alien Soldier, even more so than it does Gunstar Heroes. I went on to emulate it immediately after finishing your video.
@wizards-themagicalconcert5048
Жыл бұрын
I remember back in the day when I first got my hands on the Gun Force 2 PCB ,that was in the 90's,and connected it to my arcade cabinet..I was just blown away ! All my friends as well,nobody ever heard of that back then. We did not have much of emulation,and our city arcade did not carry it as well. I didn't know what I was getting into,they guy i bought it from just said its something like Rolling Thunder and since I was always looking for more games in that reign I bought it and send it to me ! One of the all time greatest imho ! Glad you give it some well deserved time in the light !
@tylerwerrin41
Жыл бұрын
Awesome list SJ! Never played Mystic Warriors - gonna fire up the MAME cab later today and give it a whirl - also, Blue Dolphin might be deserving to go on your next vid - criminally underrated and under exposed imo!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Dolphin Blue almost made it in! Just wasn’t quite obscure enough and I ran out of time. I showed it quickly toward the end in the last chapter. So it’s definitely on the list to get a highlight in the future. It’s cool we can play it on Dreamcast now.
@tylerwerrin41
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie I got three non-arcade ones for you: Assault Retribution, One and Expendable. First two are for PS1, Expendable was Dreamcast and PC I believe. Also, check out ABUSE - obscure PC game from the mid 90s - I loved it, unique controls and good graphics.
@mistertagomago7974
Жыл бұрын
Happy to actually see stuff I didnt know about as well as games that deserve more exposure.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
I definitely do my best to find some really obscure good ones so I’m glad you did.
@mistertagomago7974
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie Ahh there was one I was trying to remember the name of, and I just found it. It's called TH strikes back. I remember it being pretty great and weird.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
@@mistertagomago7974 Yes! I now have that one on my list for a future video. Galeco made some really neat and unusual games. Alligator Hunt by them was fun too and cracks me up.
@mistertagomago7974
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie glad I was able to remember :D
@-RH80-
Жыл бұрын
One funny thing about Mystic Warriors is the hit sound from Yuri which years later has been used on Roblox and became that UH meme when you die. Excellent video as always. I took note of some of those games to try them. Is crazy how many fun games exist that we never heard before.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
I didn't know that about the sound effect! That's cool tidbits I'm gonna remember. My boy used to play roblox like a fiend when he was much younger, so I almost want to play that sound bite back for him and see if he recognizes it.
@-RH80-
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie yea Im sure he will recognize it haha. My daughter played it like crazy, and at first I thought it was an original sound from Roblox but then later I was playing Mystic Warrior using Yuri and recognized that sound right away. Cant remember if was when you just get hit or die with her but yes it was the same exact sound haha.
@dimviesel
25 күн бұрын
Just added dyna gear and super cyborg to my favs list🥰 Thanks for the info👍🏾
@RonDouglasTV
Жыл бұрын
Great collection, will defintiely check some of these out! also i love your comment "Someone was rockin' the good stuff when they came up with this one" 😂
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Ha, well I am a junkie after all even if the shmup variety. 😁
@StavTech
Жыл бұрын
Love it! Only a few of them I'd heard of or played, oddly enough they were the less known ones! Some of the ones you've said were the best known I'd never heard of and look awesome. Nice work
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
And that's why I included them! You never know. So I'm glad I did and you found some to check out. No doubt you'll enjoy them.
@TheElectricUnderground
Жыл бұрын
That slide on mystic warriors is awesome and hilarious looking 😂
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
It's like the old Slip N Slide commercials! Why slide on your ass when you can slide on your belly like a seal haha.
@mkjazz3418
Жыл бұрын
wheres my boy Timmy been?? Love the video btw, as far as quality goes u really are unrivaled.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Timmy is just waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike lol. Gonna be some surprised recent subs wondering who the hell is this fool lol
@leonardoantonio8756
Жыл бұрын
Wow! you just not only showed the games, you also gave a full technical review of each one of them! Very Impressive!! also Desert Assault is a very serious competitor of shock troopers! Shmup Junkie never misses the good stuff!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. It's not easy condensing it into a few minutes per game and takes a lot of time to make it concise and fun. I still don't think I'd choose Dessert Assault over shock troopers for the gameplay, but it's definitely cheesier with the best one liners while playing. I wanted to include Caliber50 also but ran out of time, that's another cool one but a real ass kicker. So I saved it for a future episode.
@francescosmith7859
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. You really spoil us Shmup Junkie. BioMechanical Toy is the only one I've heard of before from an Evercade list and I thought it was pretty fun so I'm really looking forward to trying the others.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. And yes, Biomechanical isn't terrible just a bit PC DOS type janky feel to it. Still worth playing I thought. But you'll love some of these others so I'm glad you discovered some new ones here.
@vazzeg
Жыл бұрын
Opening this video randomly, I expected the run of the mill "paste a bunch game footage after one another without anything else" kinda deal, but seeing you giving commentary, pointers, info on the games, yea, instant like and subscribe. I can see the work put into this, rather than just throwing footage together in a mid-tier video editor.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Welcome! Glad you found the video and my channel. I honestly don’t understand the purpose of those pasted footage only videos. I’m making these for hobby and to share with others. So if I couldn’t make it personal end fun I really don’t see the point. People want to watch my stuff for the personal insight and editing. So I put a ton of tile into making them the best they can be. Really appreciate the feedback and hope you enjoy my other stuff like this one.
@guillaumegladieux9839
5 ай бұрын
I had mystic warrior at my arcade and i played it quite a lot. I was mesmerized by it's awesomeness ! There was nothing quite like it. And the soundtrack was absolutely fabulous. A fond memory of mine.
@reagandow850
Жыл бұрын
Hot DAMN!! So many of these games I’ve truly never seen. Once again you’ve managed to show me so many new things!!! Hail Shmup Junkie!!!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
And always glad to do it man. The hard part is finding the time to play them.
@SameNameDifferentGame
Жыл бұрын
Me: That Super Cyborg game looks dope! I should Wishlist it on Steam! Also Me: Has it already in my Steam library, unplayed.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
lmao, I can't say that hasn't happened to me before. You saw it cheap and figured why not. If you played the hell out of SuperC like I did then Super Cyborg (see what they did there) will fit like a glove. Ok, a coarser glove with spikes on the fingertips, but it'll be very familiar.
@SameNameDifferentGame
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie Hell yeah, I need to check it out. I also have Balacera Brothers in my Steam library, unplayed, which I've heard good things about as a Contra-lover. Speaking of, surprised for your Data East pick you went with Desert Assault instead of Bay Route. One for next time, I suppose.
@bl85gamer
Жыл бұрын
Dude thank you 🥲 Mystic Warriors and Super Cyborg shall be played shortly 😅 Another great video as usual 👏🏻 Give us more gems 🙏🏼😂
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome my dude! Play some Mystic Warriors with the family and infinite credits, enjoy the cheese. Then grab Super Cyborg for the ridiculous $3 and play alone with the expectation of getting a beat down lol. But you've got this. It's not any harder than running through Ninja Gaiden. It'll just take some blood, sweat and tears. At least you get unlimited continues.
@bl85gamer
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie I just saw the price 😳 Definitely a must buy. I'm so glad it's unlimited continued too 😂 You da man 😉
@PirrottaX
Жыл бұрын
Great Video. Another obscure one i havent seen mentioned yet is Charlie Ninja.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Oh man, you don't know how close I came to including it. I even briefly showed it at the end in the montage. Just ran out of time and it is both weird and good. I've got it ready for a sequel video someday if and when it happens.
@unlimitedretrogaming
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video, just added many to my to-play list!! Super Cyborg and Gundara are a must for me now 👍 👍
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Super Cyborg is crazy cheap too! Wish it had a physical
@williaml9445
Жыл бұрын
This video is simply great. Even the brightness of the clips reminds me of neo Geo. I just love it
@princesspeach5308
Жыл бұрын
Very satisfying video. I would say more satisfying than…CHOCOLATE 😊 I had to subscribe after watching this vid!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Welcome. That's quite a compliment. My work is even better than chocolate. I can live with that haha.
@squiithefishslandoftrash6476
Жыл бұрын
It's awesome you mentioned the music in mystic warriors, I've adored Junya nakano's work ever since I heard the dew prism soundtrack. I loved his contributions to that game.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Konami made so many banger soundtracks during that time, so for Mystic Warriors to stand out says a lot about his work. It was pretty unusual for an arcade game at the time and really added a lot of the right personality to the game. I never played Dew Prism but now I'll have to go check out that soundtrack.
@HansAlRachid
Жыл бұрын
I had never heard of Demon Front before, even though I adore the Metal Slug series - thanks for showing that game off, I'm gonna give it a shot asap!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you saw it then. It's under the radar enough to where it was worth showing off, even if it's made some rounds on youtube over the years. There's still a lot of folks who have never seen it. I don't doubt you'll enjoy it as it's quite good. My only complaint of it really is the music isn't very memorable or special.
@aynrandom3004
Жыл бұрын
You earned a sub. Beautiful list. I only know Demon Front and Mystic Warriors. So many hidden gems.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Welcome! This series has been really popular so far and really grown the channel. So I’m glad you found me through it and enjoyed. Got more like it from various genres I’m working on.
@thecastiel69
Жыл бұрын
Just found this awesome channel. Very great collection and reviews. I love Super Cyborg awesome modern game. Did you cover Blazing Chrome, Huntdown, or Mercenary Kings? These are some of my favourite modern run n gun games. What are your take on these games?
@215Days
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video like always, Junkie! I wanted to say, I like to go around looking for obscure games, but...I later on realize they're not THAT obscure anyway, some are even simple not available in Europe or USA hence the obscurity, some are just "Localized", such as European-and-Japan-only releases. It kinda kills the mood, I think one example is Cyraid for the classic Game Boy, in Europe (where I am) it's very common, yet it seems not a single US citizen, even enthusiasts, ever heard of it. But in your case, you almost always find the strangest games and they don't even necessarily have to be Japan-only, hell even this video proves it with "Psychic Killer", a very rare game even in Japan itself! In my case, the only game I've heard of here is Demon Front and personally I did not like it much, it was like a Metal Slug trying to be original despite the fact it completely copied it. Still, I don't dislike it, but if I had to replay Metal Slug or Demon Front, I would pick Metal Slug anytime. The rest of the games, damn, can't wait to get those and try it, even this weird "Biomechanical Toy" one but I think I may regret it because I have little patience for bad control schemes these days, heh.
@shaman_forest
Жыл бұрын
I just watched this video, it was insanely good haha Keep going! Thanks for creating this
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I’ve really enjoyed making these and definitely plan to make more discovery videos like it.
@mahomet69
Жыл бұрын
Super Cyborg is really great! one of the best contra clones out there. and it's very cheap:) btw, great vid bro:)
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
crazy cheap! Someone just told me it's .99 on PS4 online. That's ridiculous.
@Imozart0341I
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic lineup now I have to hunt them all down. Thank you!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
The hardest part isn’t finding them but finding time to play them all!
@hi_tech_reptiles
Жыл бұрын
Would love a list in the description, maybe next to the time stamps in parenthesis. Makes it easier to take real note of the games, as I do wanna check some out. I'm a Shmups n00b since I didn't have arcades back in the 90s, living in the Midwest, so I'm always up for new to me recommendations! Great vid regardless!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
If it helps, here is a quick list of the games. Mystic Warriors, Dyna Gear, Super Cyborg, Demon Front, JJ Squawkers, Biomechanical Toy, Psychic Killer Taromaru, Dessert Assault, Gundhara, Gunforce 2. I hope that helps!
@jbmaru
Жыл бұрын
Lots of games I never heard about indeed (apart from Gunforce 2, or Demon Front I didn't try out). Looking forward to giving them a go! Thank you!
@mikef8846
Жыл бұрын
Amazing video as always. Now I know what I'll be doing until the end of February. Thanks SJ!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome. I think I'm making these discover videos faster than people can play the games.
@frankcastiglione7410
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!! Great video, manu goods games, i think JJ Swquakers is one that i been looking, or at least its similar.
@moebiusfactor
Жыл бұрын
Would love to see a few of these make it to Switch or Xbox, especially Demon Front and GunForce II. Great video!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
You never know! I'm sure it's not easy for them to hunt down some of these rights to old games. At least Super Cyborg is modern and out on every console. And cheap too.
@martinevans1206
Жыл бұрын
Great video as usual! I have Gun Force 2 on the Irem Arcade Hits for PC - love it!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
The one and only place it ever released like many of IREM's games. Super rare I never see that show up anywhere.
@martinevans1206
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie I bought the digital version from Amazon UK! Just downloaded it and away I went!
@toryficarola7238
Жыл бұрын
Shortly after watching this great obscure run-n-gun game compilation, I looked up Super Cyborg and was pleasantly surprised to find it's avaiable for digital download on the PS4 and IMMEDIATELY BOUGHT ON SALE with no regrets!! Heck YEAH!!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Yeah it's available on every platform and super cheap! Way too cheap honestly. I have had a lot of comments about it and think this video helped sell quite a few. Which I'm really happy about!
@ClockworkBard
Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure who decided that the utterly average and unmemorable GunForce needed a sequel, but bless that person. We owe that mad man so much!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Surprising too given IREM's pedigree, but their relationship with Nazca was gold. In the Hunt was killer and when I learned of Gunforce 2 I had no doubt once I knew who was behind it.
@williamculveaux7175
Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed watching this video...thank you for uploading this‼️👍🏼😎🤘🏼‼️
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome! I enjoyed making it.
@dingo535
Жыл бұрын
Good video! I’ve been playing a modern run and gun called Huntdown recently and I feel like it definitely took inspiration from some of the classics shown here.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Huntdown is really good and almost made this video actually along with a few others. But since I ran out of time I saved it for a future vid. I would definitely like to cover it someday.
@fearlessjoebanzai
Жыл бұрын
DynaGear looks like the child of Strider and Ghouls and Ghosts, raised by Joe n' Mac!
@alvinromo
Жыл бұрын
I'm subscribing. Great video, dude!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Welcome! Glad you found me and this video. This is the one that started it all, before I did one for mega drive, Toaplan and Konami. And I plan to make more as people are really digging them.
Жыл бұрын
Some of them I didn't knew they existed at all! I ran to my candy cabinet to fav them asap. Huge thanks!
@AirKangLocker
Жыл бұрын
I love this series! Thank you for all these recommendations
@MaxwellsUnearthly
Жыл бұрын
This is a great selection. I will admit, I only knew a handful, so I can't wait to actually play these, great video, can't wait to see what else I haven't played!! Rock on!!
@francescosmith7859
Жыл бұрын
Wow, finally had some time to get into some of these new games and what a great list. Dyna Gear and Mystic Warriors are absolutely new favorites. Demon Front also seems pretty fun though I need to put some more time in to get the hang of it and not just blow through credits. Great video!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! And so glad you got to discover a couple of good ones through it. Yeah Demon Front is very much like Metal Slug in that it will kick your ass until you memo each area. But unlike Slug it doesn't punish you for jumping nearly as severely. Slug will just wipe you out if you jump whenever it's not necessary.
@digitalworms
Жыл бұрын
Another great video bro! I've actually haven't heard of alot of these! When I was younger I use to go to Disneyland alot and their arcade had alot of machines but it seems they had multiple of the same cab! Then we moved to Arkansas and our local arcade kept mostly popular games very few random games! I miss arcades!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
I was lucky if I ever saw any of these games as a kid. I didn't get to discover them until much later. Sounds like you grew up in CA like I did? Hitting Disneyland. The only arcade I really remember there was near Space Mountain right? Or were there others?
@digitalworms
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie that's the same one I remember just a huge in door walk in arcade! I lived in Monterey Park for years and Long Beach! I moved from Arkansas back there in 2000 for a few years and me and a cousin lived in Whittier! Disneyland did have a killer arcade!
@PikaStu666
Жыл бұрын
Just in time for my Sunday night ironing 🤘😂 Looking forward to watching this later tonight!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
lol, that's new. I already had one bloke watching this while making a bath. Now we have ironing. Waiting for the next shoe to drop. Enjoy it man.
@PikaStu666
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie Haha i always watch KZitem when I’m ironing my daughters’ school uniforms for the week.
@-Astro--
Ай бұрын
Great video bro I love all of these games and still play them👌
@marcraygun6290
Жыл бұрын
Glad you mentioned demon front, stumbled across it on my Pandoras box and loved it
@Chan_Prado
Жыл бұрын
Forgot to mention how much I laughed at the Fred Flintstone joke 🤣🦕
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking it would be really cool if someone could come up with a hack to replace the characters in the game with Fred and Barney.
@darktetsuya
Жыл бұрын
I forgot about super cyborg! looks like they nailed the 8-bit contra aesthetic. definitely going to pick that one up ASAP.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
They nailed it all very well. And it's only 2-3 bucks!
@jonathanlisowski5618
Жыл бұрын
Oh man! Been excited & waiting for this one. 🍿 Popcorn please!
@robertlawrence9000
Жыл бұрын
Some great games there I wish they would be ported to newer consoles. Nice video!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Super Cyborg is at least new and modern, out on nearly every system.
@retrogamedreamer8761
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video!! Wonderful line up of games to spend the Christmas season with! Eggnog and run ‘n guns anyone??
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
My eggnog days are behind me haha, but it wouldn't be a holiday without some shmups and action games on the CRT.
@lennypena5587
Жыл бұрын
Great video man!!! enjoy your content to the fullest!! Thanks for your hard work!!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome 👍
@bananonymouslastname5693
Жыл бұрын
These are fun. I have a 4 player Desert Assault PCB that I swap into my Sunset Riders cabinet from time to time. The game is absolutely tremendous with 4 players going. It's just chaos, especially when vehicles get involved.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
I'd love to play it one day with 2-3 others for sure, you can tell it was meant to be. Although I don't think I could play it well with all the extra mayhem on screen. That must be a very rare PCB to own.
@madmenbasement
Жыл бұрын
I dropped what I was doing (watching this video) when I saw there's a legit follow-up to Sunset Riders (one of my favorite arcade games) and played through it. Amazing game and surprisingly good ending for the time. Thanks for making me aware of Mystic Warriors, gonna play it again sometime for sure!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Glad I could help! Just remember to come back and finish the video after haha! More good games to discover. It's crazy Mystic Warriors is so unknown. Even their other Sunset Riders like game, Moo Mesa is more well known. Wasn't the music in Mystic Warriors just so good though?
@madmenbasement
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie the music really was! Konami run-and-gun collection when?
@DjDizzy216
Жыл бұрын
Mystic Warriors is a total blast, it’s my favorite obscure run n gun. The 90s Hardcore Rave intro track is legit 👍
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Man I love the soundtrack from Mystic Warriors which is where I took that from. That game is legit all around.
@famousmcfly80
Жыл бұрын
Most of these look fantastic. Love it. Great vid and narration. Maybe for future videos like this, tell us how we can lay these. I’m sure it’s mostly emulation, but perhaps there are easier ways for us that aren’t rocking PCs. Anyway, Keep up the good work!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I appreciate the feedback. I wish I could say there were easier ways for many of the games, but emulation on PC is literally the only way. At least with the arcade games in here that never had any kind of port. They desperately need one.
@Hamburgaga
Жыл бұрын
Awesome vid like always dude
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊 Shorter than usual so I tried to pack it dense and keep it entertaining.
@msd5808
Жыл бұрын
Tree Humpin' Squawkers looks amazing. Thanks for covering these. Wish they were available on PSN. Well, Super Cobra is! Great game, glad to see real appreciation for it here :) Oops, I mean Super Cyborg. It's the only Contra-like game I know of (including the 16-bit sequels and arcade games) that really feel like my favorites, the NES games. I think it's the smaller size of the character sprites and how much more space they have to jump and maneuver around bullets.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
You may already know this but in my latest video I covered an upcoming game called Iron Meat right at the start. If you love Super Cyborg you’ll love it too. It looks closer to the 16bit games but plays pretty identical to the NES games with some enhancements like SuperC. I loved it and can’t wait for everyone else to be able to play the entire game.
@msd5808
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie I will have to watch it! Tomorrow... thanks :)
@msd5808
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie It looks cool. Thanks for the videos. There was one just uploaded to the Playstation account on KZitem called Wild Dogs which looks like a Gameboy Color Contra: kzitem.info/news/bejne/lKGGlnqZn4aUrXY and some other games
@andyb9675
Жыл бұрын
Earned yourself a sub brother, I love your energy and insight! Keep it up my dude!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Welcome! Glad to have you and hope you enjoy what I've been working on. Got many more like this planned and really having a good time making them.
@nekonekopanicnekonekopanic7335
Жыл бұрын
Amazing video one of the only retro KZitemrs who when they say obscure they mean it.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
I try! Many of my subs are so knowledgeable that just getting one or two in there most don't know I consider an accomplishment. So I have to work hard for the good stuff. But I couldn't do it without the community and some awesome suggestions I get from my discord. I always consider these videos a team effort.
@FinalScor3
Ай бұрын
Nice vid. You're right, these games out of my perspectives. Thank you!
@petercipriano936
Жыл бұрын
Another banger of a video. Demon Front is essentially a love letter to Metal Slug. You can tell the devs were fans of the series. It’s a crime it was never ported, and it’s worth picking up a PGM board just to play.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more. I love that it's simultaneously so similar, yet also it's own game and doesn't feel like a carbon copy. I'd be surprised if someone ever found the rights to rerelease it again, but it would be great to see.
@peterrabb7288
Жыл бұрын
MAME works pretty fine in my experience. No need for actual ports.
@BrianLallyOfficial
Жыл бұрын
Shock Troopers on the Neo Geo is also a great Run N Gun. I play it on the SNK Arcade Collection for the PS2.
@LouDiamondPhilips199
Жыл бұрын
This video was so awesome! I would absolutely love a sequel ✌️
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
It's likely gonna happen someday, as there were several games on my list I wanted to include but ran out of time and had to cut. So there's plenty of material for a part 2.
@LouDiamondPhilips199
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie can’t wait! Thanks for the great videos
@Marc_Araujo
Жыл бұрын
My uncle's old pub in Spain had a Mystic Warriors cabinet back in the day and I played the shit out of it when I was a kid spending my summers there. The part where you're skiing down the mountai fighting the rocket boss was awesome. P.S. Gaelco, the Spanish developer that made Biomechanical Toy, also made Alligator Hunt, a crazy-ass gallery-shooter in its own right that I highly recommend.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
You were lucky! I wish I ever saw it around as a kid. Galeco made some really cool games yeah. I did actually play Alligator Hunt and recall briefly showing it in an older video for Arcade exlusives but never gave it a proper feature. I love that game's style. I was also thinking of TH Strikes Back. I totally could have included that here!
@GreenTeaViewer
Жыл бұрын
I have never been to Spain but now I feel nostalgia for some pub in Spain in the 90s...
@yousefslimani99
Жыл бұрын
Contra, Metal Slug and Gunstar Heroes was always my favorite! The running gun genre was half shoot'em up!
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
That it is! At least some of them, especially something like Metal Slug.
@yousefslimani99
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie That previous video was really fun! I wish konami did released tons of their shooting games on SEGA Master System, SEGA Genesis and SEGA Dreamcast!
@yousefslimani99
Жыл бұрын
@@ShmupJunkie I was wondering why konami didn't released "Gradius 3 and 4" on SEGA Dreamcast? I'm sure SEGA Dreamcast can handle graphics about these 2 games!!
@sunderark
Жыл бұрын
Mystic Warriors is pretty much the standard for me in video game music in general. I was kind of spoiled since I pretty much had that and the rest of the Mystic Warriors based hardware games early on in my collecting. They all had crazy amazing music.
@fucyu3528
Жыл бұрын
I love your enthusiasm, taste in games, and editing style. To the point but humorous. Informative but stylish. Subscribed.
@ShmupJunkie
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Welcome to the channel and glad you enjoyed it. I saw your other comment and will leave a game list for you there.
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