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
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.
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
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 TH-camrs and I can't to see what great stuff you have in store in the future!
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!
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!
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.
bruh, its increfible. finally watched it all the way and now its official. tgcd is my favorite system of all time. you really did something special here man! ty for this!
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.
Excited for this. We are saving this video for this weekend. Gonna stream it to my projector in the backyard. Light a fire and watch all 3 hours with my son and give him a taste of TG16 goodness. Very impressed Junkie you made this video. Alot of effort and passion went into this
Just catching up on this comment. How did the weekend go? Were you able to stream it outside? And more importantly, was it entertaining enough to keep your son watching for over 3 hours! Lol I know how crazy that is.
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.
This video is LEGENDARY. It's like...not just "an entertaining TH-cam 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
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.
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.
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.
@@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 👍
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 😆
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.
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!
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.
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.
Picked up Sunheart and W Ring on Ebay after watching this. Thought of myself as a pretty solid PC Engine connosiour and go to Japan every year to shop. It’s so awesome that I still have so much to learn. Awesome vid!
It was a long time before I found every one myself including many of the obscure games. I hope you enjoy W-Ring as that one is really cool and not just an obscure middle of the road game. I still can't believe I pulled this off haha, but am super stoked so many people are finding and enjoying it.
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.
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.
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!!! 💪💪💪💪💪💪
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.
Thats awesome you talked about games like vajra i always wanted to know more. the rayxanber games ost has to be my favorite and the fact the same composer was involved is awesome great video!
I almost didn't do Vajra and the Laseractive, but given that I actually happen to have one and the games, it would have almost been criminal not to! Agree on Rayxanber II I absolutely adore much of the music.
Well what can I say but wow!! The love and commitment gone in to that epic is easy to see with some extremely well written reviews in the small window given per game, with the usual tongue in cheek comments. It’s couldn’t have been easy committing to reviewing over 100 games but my goodness, the effort was well worth it! I hope you had some tubs of butt paste at hand as you must have had sore thumbs, not least from switching on your amazing collection of pc engine consoles (show off 😜) This is a video for the ages and one that will be watched for years to come because shooters are here to stay and the PC engine clearly has some of the greatest ever made. A brilliant reference point for old and new gamers alike and one easy to recommend to anyone with a love of this genre. Keep up the innovation and commitment as your energy is infectious and keeps me excited for all that’s been and all that’s to come!! 👏👏👏
Couldn't have said it better man. I hope it ends up being a reference that can be used for years to come, even if much of it is my opinion. It's a window into each game and what made it unique. It's a video I've wanted to make since I started the channel over a year ago. I started out with shorter segments but it wasn't enough to do many games justice. So I said the hell with it, let the video be as long as it needs to be lol. And here we are.
Absolutely. For me a shooter is always missing something very important without involving music. It really helps make the game. And the PC Engine Tatsujin tracks are amazing.
Wow, did you watch the whole thing in one sitting? I mean I had to do it for proofing, but it's great to hear I could keep one's attention for the duration on something this long. Really glad you did!
ABSOLUTELY MONUMENTAL. This is THE definitive guide for shooters on the PC Engine!!!! I don't know how the hell you're gonna top this but we all know you will.
Ha! I don't think I will ever top it for sheer massiveness and hope that I don't ever have to lol. But I can shoot for quality as well. Still other great consoles to do if people want more of something like this.
Welcome! Glad you found me and hope you find a lot more to enjoy slowly over time. I’ve done a good few of these comprehensive videos now and really enjoy them. So definitely expect more.
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.
Wow! after a short pause you come back with this herculean effort. I really do enjoy your content. I could be wrong but you might massively increase views if you offer a 3 part split version of this for shorter attention spans. I just want you to achieve maximum results for your maximum effort. Thank you so much for doing this!
I would totally agree with you if I hadn't learned my lesson before. I split my PC Engine History and part two did half as well as the first. So I learned youtube is where part 2s and sequels go to die lol. People are watching it over many sessions and coming back to it for reference so it's cool with me. But I'm learning something new every week so I will see how this one does and learn from it as well. Thank you btw I appreciate the comment and props. I'd been wanting to make this one since I started my channel and just waiting for the right time.
@@ShmupJunkie I'm guilty of doing the same (multiple session watching). I can only imagine the learning curve of content creation. If passion drives performance... and i have to believe it does then i think you will do well. I really hope so because my video game playtime has waned over the years but when I watch your videos I get pumped and feel like a kid all over again and am inspired to PLAY! so really hope you keep it up... I will do what I can to spread the word. JAM ON JUNKIE!!!!!
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! :)
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.
Ive bought a core grafx with 12 Games an want to buy the super hd system 3 next 🎉 without ur channel ive never think about to buy a pc engine ❤️🔥 thank u so much an greetings from germany 🙏🏼
Congratulations! I hope you’re enjoying it. Yes an SSDS3 is a good way to play every single game including CD games. If you can get one I do recommend it. Enjoy the entire library to its fullest 🙌🏻
@@RetroReef you’re very welcome. It was the very first one I made like this as it’s something I always wanted to do for the pc engine. It did so well I expended to other consoles and developers. But this one will always be closest to my heart.
You’re welcome. I’m glad you found me through this and hope you enjoy some of my other work too. I do enjoy making them for everyone and also helping preserve some of the history.
This was massive and entertaining, if you plan on covering all shoot-em-ups for the Genesis, SNES, Saturn, PS1, DC and PS2, I believe your channel will explode, as videos like these require not only serious effort, but someone that is familiar with the material covered. I'm not a shump veteran by any means, but I'm trying to beat Twin Cobra on the Genesis from time to time and there's always a part where it's hard to get through due to horrible checkpoints. That game brought its arcade coin-eater roots like many others. Raiden on the arcade? I can only see it beaten by two friends playing as that one is HARD for me. I just subscribed because this video shown how committed you are to this.
Dude, Genesis Twin Cobra is brutal! It's as hard as the arcade in many ways they really pulled no punches. I've only finished it once myself. The new M2 collection has custom modes to tailor the game, at least the arcade versions, to suit your preference making it a bit more manageable but still extremely fun. They released it a while back and are working on the other Toaplan games next. And thank you for the kind words. This video is doing really well so far, so I do intend to cover the Mega Drive and Saturn next and go from there! So look for those coming in 2022. But if you're a fan of Twin Cobra and Toaplan, don't miss my huge announcement coming in just one more day on a premiere that's scheduled. I also did a dedicated video a while back to the Tiger/Twin Cobra series with some really great history. If you like that series you would really enjoy it.
While I'm not exactly a shump junkie, I really like a good game, be that a sports title, fighting, racing, shump, platform, FPS, whatever, it's like music, if it's good to your ears, why not enjoy it? I'll check out the other videos for sure. About Twin Cobra on the Mega Drive, it's this version I want to beat for now, I want to be the one standing after all my attempts haha. Great to know you're planning on covering other consoles in the future like you did for PC-Engine, they're gonna be amazing videos I tell you that. I also like Raiden, although I think it's just a well made coin-eater, like MANY others. But others like the exclusive R-Type III on the SNES is also a favorite. I never understood the appeal of bullet hell shooters, so games like Carrier Wing (Capcom), the original Prehistoric Isle, even gallery shooters like Cabal and Blood Brothers are much more interesting than just trying to survive avoiding hundreds of bullets per second the whole game. I think the first Donpachi game is as far as I get and can stand. 3D ones like R-Type Delta, R-Type Final (PS2), G-Darius and others are really good. I remember my brothers and I playing a lot Sexy Parodius on the Saturn, so there's always good shmups on every platform, since Atari 2600! There are many great titles, Sonic Wings and the 1945 series, it's hard to remember them all.
1:00:25 The epitome! Final Soldier kicks Soldier Blades and Super Star Soldiers butt. This was a smaller production, with a small team, but small is usually a benefit: no compromise. The sound track is the absolute best of any shmup on a HuCard. Soldier Blade only shines with its music in Operation 1. Final Soldeir has excellent music from begin to end. The power ups are better as well, with a menu to modify their behaviour.
Funny how different we all can be as that’s how I feel about Soldier Blade. The soundtrack to me is on another level on nearly all stages especially 3-5 and I prefer the gameplay quite a bit over Final. SB was also a small team on a limited timeline and created gold in my eyes. I think all 3 have incredible 2min caravan modes but the main game in SB is by far my most played. I prefer how streamlined it is and how much variety the stages have. And again I adore it’s soundtrack most of all which is 100% personal taste. I’d never fault you for your view though I know others who prefer Final too. And really I enjoy playing all 3 as wonderful games.
I knew it "Air Zonk" is indeed a shooting game that's why you sometimes showing us this character on the videos and your main channel and you consider it one of your favorite shmup game of all time!!
Holy shit man this is some dedication as I'm just getting into the pce with a duo thanks for making this video really appreciate it :D after watching this and your pce history you've made a subscriber out of me :D
Thanks and Welcome! Glad you found my channel. My very first video and reason I started was reviewing the PC Engine mini, so I'm obviously a big fan. Really glad it was super helpful for you. I have some other excellent PCE videos as well for down the road you may like. I did a dedicated one for NEXZR which came out really well and is one of my favorites on the system. Enjoy exploring that awesome library.
That's awesome I'm glad to hear it! And I hope you enjoy some of what I've done already. Really enjoying making videos for everyone and will continue long as I'm able.
Just submitted mine cant wait for your video! I feel the passion with every video and appreciate all the time you put into each video well made and totally pro!!! also Happy ThanksGiving! :D
I saw you your submission, you're good to go for Sunday. Happy Thanksgiving to you too and hope to see you on chat a bit Sunday if you end up making it. It's going to be fun.
A truly fantastic video that shows a lot of love for the pc engine and its games!! And lasts for more than 3 hours long!! There are lots of great shumps on this system, many of them hidden gems. I didn't know about Force Gear or the caravan/special version of Nexzr that I'll surely check. I also think Metal Stoker is an interesting game, that could be considered somewhat a shoot 'em up. Would be great some more in detail videos about the least known games on this video and an "all games video'" for other systems like Mega Drive, Snes or Saturn. Thanks for this awesome show!!
Thank you I'm really glad you enjoyed it and found some more to check out. I actually regret not including Metal Stoker now, as though it's as much a puzzle game, it does incorporate a lot of shooting elements and is also really cool. Along with not being well known. So this video would have been a nice way to highlight it. I definitely do hope to make more like this in the future for some of my other fav consoles. At least they should be shorter with a lot less games to cover lol.
You mean for the game logos? No, I found them online in some cases. In others, I took them from the game menus and photoshopped them out of the backgrounds. It took time but came out really cool.
At 2:33:02 on soldier blade that's freaking mindblowing so glad i have this along with final soldier and super star soldier out of the series soldier blade is the best no contest the time stamp proves it
Considering how in-depth and well researched everything in this video is, it really surprised me that it somehow bypassed you that *Galaga 88* was an arcade game before the PC Engine, and the PCE game is just a really good port of that game, rather than a beefed up one of the OG Galaga. I'd have loved to hear your thoughts about how the two hold up against eachother. But I'm sure there are already 300 other comments yelling about that mistake, so I digress :D The mixup of *Puzzle Bobble* and *Bubble Bobble* cut me deep on a personal level, but I can't fault that in a video focused on shooters. So aside from all that, this really is a great video as usual, please keep up the amazing work!
Most likely because I’m much more knowledgeable on pc engine than I am on classic arcade lol. It didn’t take much research on the games themselves or at all since I know them. But I’d never seen G88 in arcades or even knew of it until a recent 80s arcades video I watched and saw it. So now I know it actually was an arcade game originally. But I’m drawing a blank on bubble bobble? I know both that game and puzzle bobble well. Where did I even mention those? It’s such a massive video I don’t even remember! Haha
I know the MD is known for it's Yamaha chip and people rave about it, but for me this generation had no better collection of overall chip tunes than on the pc engine. Even the bad games had good music haha.
Blazing Lasers ha sa very easy level select code u can enter, so the slow start can be forgiven for veteren players and it makes it more acessible for nobs, awesome.
That's quite a bucket list! Better cracking haha. Although there's a handful of games in here you may be wise to skip over and not worry about beating.
If you ever wanted to know more about the pc engine as a console and what made it so great and popular in Japan, not just focused on shooters, I did a really good video called History of the Amazing PC Engine. It’s still one of my favorites and has two parts. With part two focusing on its failed launch in the US. But it’s a super fun and comical watch if you’re ever in the mood and want to see what made the console special (besides the obvious tons of shooters lol).
@@ShmupJunkie how did I missed those videos?? :) tbh I only bought a coregfx2 some months ago, was afraid of card prices before so ignored the machine :( now they are even more expensive but I realized(=watched some of your videos :D ) so many ports are superior on the pce or cant even get them elsewhere... oh well. thank you for all your efforts making shmups more popular by the way. deapite I am the worst player ever, I love to play any of them, even bad ones and to watch competent players doing what I could never do - like 1cc etc :))
@@nattila7713 The important thing is you own the hardware 👍🏻. You can use inexpensive flash carts to play a lot of the games as if they were originals. Leave the big spending for collectors and just enjoy the games. Someday I will sell mine too but I’ll never stop playing them 🙌🏻
@@ShmupJunkie a flashcart is dangerous :) when you get 6-700 games at once you may forget to appreciate them... and can be quite overwhelming to have access to everything, almost impossible to pick one and keep playing that one for a longer session. happened to me on the sega/nintendo console ;) at the end I will have to buy one though, to experience the very expensive games too but until that I can pick/buy/enjoy some from you recommendations!
This is an outstanding shmup compilation for a very misunderstood console. I personally own a PC Engine Duo thats been recapped and rgb modded, easily one of the most fun consoles I've ever owned from that generation. Unfortunately I don't have too many legitimate copies of any PCE/TurboGrafx games because they're too expensive. Feeding 20+ other consoles makes PC Engine purchases much more calculated and infrequent. Instead I've had to make do with buying repro discs from PCE Works and a Turbo Everdrive from Krikzz for the hucard titles, but it's still nice to have those and I am planning on grabbing more legit copies of some games. I do however, due to my immense respect for the series, own a legitimate copy of Gradius 2 so I got real giddy when you started talking about that one. My fav shmup on PCE? Yes! Best Gradius? Possibly, in my opinion only Gradius V on the PS2 could go in front or behind Gradius 2 depending on tastes. I was also pleasantly surprised to see the Pioneer Laseractive shown off here. By doing this you've basically made this video the de-facto on shmups for PC Engine and TurboGrafx. You're a legend my man congrats on this milestone, you've earned it.
Big heartfelt thanks for the great comment and I'm really glad you got so much out of it. I wasn't originally going to include the LaserActive games, but the fact that I have it/them, it would be a crime not to. You'd imagine after finishing the huge list I'd not be keen on squeezing in even more work and you would be right, but I just took my time and wanted to do every game I could. I'd still change some things here and there, and maybe make some additions, but at this point I have to be happy with what I was able to put out there. I do really hope it gets used as reference for years to come or until someone does it better.
What an incredible video. I hope the creator doesn't mind, but here's a list of his tier ranking of each game 1941 A 1943 Kai B AeroBlasters A After Burner II B Air Zonk S Super Air Zonk B- Aldynes B+ Alzadick C Armed Formation F C Atomic Robo Kid Special B Avenger C Barunba C Blazing Lazers (Gunhed) S Burning Angels C Cho Aniki B Ai Cho Aniki C+ Cloud Master B Coryoon B Cotton Fantastic Night Dreams A+ Cybercore C Daisenpuu C Daisenpuu Custom C Darius Alpha ? Super Darius B Darius Plus B Super Darius II B Dead Moon C Deep Blue F Detana Twinbee A Download A Download 2 B Dragon Spirit C Dragon Saber B+ Fantasy Zone C Final Blaster B Final Soldier B+ Force Gear ? Forgotten Worlds A Galaga 88 A Gate of Thunder S God Panic C Gradius S Gradius II Gofer S+ Hana Taaka Daka A Hani in the Sky B Hawk F123 D Heavy Unit C Hellfire B Image Fight A Image Fight II B Kiaidan 00 B+ Kyukyoku Tiger A L-Dis B Legion D Lords of Thunder S Lost Sunheart C Macross 2036 C+ Magical Chase S Metamor Jupiter B Monster Lair B Mr. Heli A Nexzr S+ Ordyne C Override B P-47 C Parodius Da! A Power Gate D Psychic Storm C+ Psycho Chaser B Psychosis (Paranoia) C R-Type S+ R-Type Complete CD S+ Rabio Lepus C+ Raiden B Super Raiden A Rayxanber II B Rayxanber III C+ Rock On F Saint Dragon D Salamander S+ Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire A Sidearms A Sidearms Special A Sinistron (Violent Soldier) B Soldier Blade S+ Space Harrier C+ Space Invaders C- Space Invaders: The Original Game C Spriggan A Spriggan Mark 2 B Star Parodier S Steam Hearts C Super Star Soldier A+ Sylphia B Tatsujin S Terra Cresta 2 B Syd Mead's Terraforming C Thunder Blade C Toilet Kids C- Toy Shop Boys C+ Veigues Tactical Gladiator B- W-Ring B+ Xevious Fardraut Saga B Zero Wing B
Thanks! And no I don’t mind at all. That’s why the video is here. I’m also going to post a spreadsheet link in the description but have just been too busy to do it just yet. No problem at all and thanks for compiling this. I didn’t rank certain hidden games or modes on purpose, but all the full releases that I played should have them.
@@ShmupJunkie I'm glad. I made the list as a shopping list of sorts. I wanted to create a backlog for myself since I've only played a handful of games on this list. You're amazing for having created this video. Keep up the good work.
Soldier Blade and Blazing Lazers are not just the best shumps of this generation, those games are top tear games, regardless of the genere - great controll, great graphics, fantastic soundtracks - and both give you this great satisfaction, if you are fully powered up, and just smashing high speed throu the enemys.. such fun.
If youtube wants to feature it I won't stop them haha, but I doubt it. Not trending enough for them. I'm just glad it's well received so far and being enjoyed by everyone. I just hope it keeps getting out there for anyone looking to explore the library of games more.
You know I considered it, but it's more of an action flight sim to me than a proper shooter. It didn't quite seem to fit. But one game I regret not including is Metal Stoker, which is more puzzle than shooter, but still has many of the mechanics and is really cool. So I could've given it some exposure. That one I really wish I got in there.
Hey Shmup Junkie, does Valkyrie no Densetsu counts as a shoot em up? Or is it an rpg? I discovered that it got PC engine version and also resembles Pocky n Rocky so I assumed it can count? Or perhaps its just an rpg?
It’s not a traditional shmup no, more of a overhead action/run n gun with some light rpg elements. Really quite a hybrid. It’s cool it’s coming to ACA. Maybe it would be fun to do an episode on my top 5 or 10 favorite overhead shmup style run n guns like this as there are so many good ones and fun.
@@ShmupJunkie Ahhh, so that kind of view is overhead! I really never knew the proper term. Its kinda hard to look for games with that kind of view. Pocky n Rocky are kinda fun and I am looking for something similar and found this Valkyrie Adventure series.
@@ShmupJunkie lol message was supposed to go to another video. I'm watching this video today thanks for all the work you put into this video I can watch it over and over again. Thanks for the tremendous love for the PC Engine. You should make a new shooter for the PC ENGINE and if you need any music done I have a friend who is a guitar beast can play anyone note for note I did a song years ago a rap song with him its on TH-cam I am the producer I play the synthesizer. Make a new Gates of Thunder style game with some sick heavy metal tunes lol
So worth it, I actually watched about half before but lost my place, so was perfectly fine with starting again from the beginning. It's just that good, amazing vid
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!
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.
@@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.
Congrats on making the best video to ever grace TH-cam. 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.
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.
@@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!
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!
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.
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.
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!
@@ShmupJunkie Well fair play to you seeing it through dude. Mate you really are nailing this TH-cam 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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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!
@@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.
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.
@@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!
![History of the Amazing PC Engine! [Book II]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Fh-pXInZeNc/mqdefault.jpg)
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
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.
God bless you 😘
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
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.
You forgot Gunhed mate
@@deepflake5851 Good catch. Gunhed aka Blazing I definitely had in the S tier.
@@deepflake5851 Thanks.
@@ShmupJunkie Did you forget about this list? Would be nice to see all the games separated by ranking. For the Genesis too
I just want to show appreciation for the work you've put in to create this, Absolutely phenomenal effort mate. Hats off to you!!
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!
@@ShmupJunkie absolutely. This video is getting saved!
And he is spot on with all his info def my go to channel everyday 🙂
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 TH-camrs and I can't to see what great stuff you have in store in the future!
Fantastic dude truly great work 🙂🎮👍 loving a lot the mighty pc engine
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.
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!
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!
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.
bruh, its increfible. finally watched it all the way and now its official. tgcd is my favorite system of all time. you really did something special here man! ty for this!
That's awesome you got through it. Thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed it!
@@ShmupJunkie heh ive had soldier blades music stuck in my head for days...
Very good video...lot of hard work. Nothing come close to this complete collection analysis here in TH-cam. A dream for every shoot'em up fan.
Thank you, a lot of work it was. But also enjoyable and something I'm really glad to have out there.
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.
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.
Excited for this. We are saving this video for this weekend. Gonna stream it to my projector in the backyard. Light a fire and watch all 3 hours with my son and give him a taste of TG16 goodness. Very impressed Junkie you made this video. Alot of effort and passion went into this
Just catching up on this comment. How did the weekend go? Were you able to stream it outside? And more importantly, was it entertaining enough to keep your son watching for over 3 hours! Lol I know how crazy that is.
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!
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.
This video is LEGENDARY. It's like...not just "an entertaining TH-cam 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
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.
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.
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.
@@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 👍
3+ hours, and it's chaptered?? My man's a maniac! You earned a sub. 👌
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!
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 😆
Amazing video love to see more of this style for genesis saturn or psx.
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.
@@ShmupJunkie I'd be interested in hearing your take on Sega CD shmups, particularly the FMV ones.
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!
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.
You made my Life complete with all the NEC shumps footage!
Haha, glad I could. All these games certainly helped make my life complete too.
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.
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!
Picked up Sunheart and W Ring on Ebay after watching this. Thought of myself as a pretty solid PC Engine connosiour and go to Japan every year to shop. It’s so awesome that I still have so much to learn.
Awesome vid!
It was a long time before I found every one myself including many of the obscure games. I hope you enjoy W-Ring as that one is really cool and not just an obscure middle of the road game. I still can't believe I pulled this off haha, but am super stoked so many people are finding and enjoying it.
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.
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.
I can't even begin to imagine how much time it took you to create this video, what a ride!
Hundreds of hours man, but it was time well spent and enjoyed. So now I relax while everyone else gets to enjoy.
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!!! 💪💪💪💪💪💪
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.
Thats awesome you talked about games like vajra i always wanted to know more. the rayxanber games ost has to be my favorite and the fact the same composer was involved is awesome great video!
I almost didn't do Vajra and the Laseractive, but given that I actually happen to have one and the games, it would have almost been criminal not to! Agree on Rayxanber II I absolutely adore much of the music.
This is amazing video of greatest PC engine/Turbografx-16/CD of shooters or Shoot em' Up games!😉👍
Thank you Dan.
Well what can I say but wow!! The love and commitment gone in to that epic is easy to see with some extremely well written reviews in the small window given per game, with the usual tongue in cheek comments.
It’s couldn’t have been easy committing to reviewing over 100 games but my goodness, the effort was well worth it! I hope you had some tubs of butt paste at hand as you must have had sore thumbs, not least from switching on your amazing collection of pc engine consoles (show off 😜)
This is a video for the ages and one that will be watched for years to come because shooters are here to stay and the PC engine clearly has some of the greatest ever made. A brilliant reference point for old and new gamers alike and one easy to recommend to anyone with a love of this genre.
Keep up the innovation and commitment as your energy is infectious and keeps me excited for all that’s been and all that’s to come!!
👏👏👏
Couldn't have said it better man. I hope it ends up being a reference that can be used for years to come, even if much of it is my opinion. It's a window into each game and what made it unique. It's a video I've wanted to make since I started the channel over a year ago. I started out with shorter segments but it wasn't enough to do many games justice. So I said the hell with it, let the video be as long as it needs to be lol. And here we are.
The best moment in the video for me is when you pause your narration to appreciate the music these games have, especially on Tatsujin part.
Absolutely. For me a shooter is always missing something very important without involving music. It really helps make the game. And the PC Engine Tatsujin tracks are amazing.
This was an amazing way to spend my Sunday afternoon. Thanks for all the work!
Wow, did you watch the whole thing in one sitting? I mean I had to do it for proofing, but it's great to hear I could keep one's attention for the duration on something this long. Really glad you did!
@@ShmupJunkie I sure did! This kind of content keeps my interest quite well. Thanks again for another amazing and informative video!
Excellent!! What a great video, gonna grab a jug of coffee and watch the whole think in one sitting!!
TH-cam loves it when you do that. And so do I! Lol. Enjoy its a massive beast.
ABSOLUTELY MONUMENTAL. This is THE definitive guide for shooters on the PC Engine!!!! I don't know how the hell you're gonna top this but we all know you will.
Ha! I don't think I will ever top it for sheer massiveness and hope that I don't ever have to lol. But I can shoot for quality as well. Still other great consoles to do if people want more of something like this.
just WOW, your library is amazing, JUST SUBBED! Great job putting together this thorough video!
Welcome! Glad you found me and hope you find a lot more to enjoy slowly over time. I’ve done a good few of these comprehensive videos now and really enjoy them. So definitely expect more.
This has to be one of the definitive videos on retro gaming
At a minimum definitive for the pc engine shooting library which was the goal... and I'm glad it's now out there.
Fantastic work with this video and a pleasure to watch! There is an English patch for the Lost Sunheart.
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.
Wow! after a short pause you come back with this herculean effort. I really do enjoy your content. I could be wrong but you might massively increase views if you offer a 3 part split version of this for shorter attention spans. I just want you to achieve maximum results for your maximum effort. Thank you so much for doing this!
I would totally agree with you if I hadn't learned my lesson before. I split my PC Engine History and part two did half as well as the first. So I learned youtube is where part 2s and sequels go to die lol. People are watching it over many sessions and coming back to it for reference so it's cool with me. But I'm learning something new every week so I will see how this one does and learn from it as well. Thank you btw I appreciate the comment and props. I'd been wanting to make this one since I started my channel and just waiting for the right time.
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I'm guilty of doing the same (multiple session watching). I can only imagine the learning curve of content creation. If passion drives performance... and i have to believe it does then i think you will do well. I really hope so because my video game playtime has waned over the years but when I watch your videos I get pumped and feel like a kid all over again and am inspired to PLAY! so really hope you keep it up... I will do what I can to spread the word. JAM ON JUNKIE!!!!!
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! :)
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.
Did you post the collected rankings somewhere and I missed it or was it not in the vid? Would be nice to have for quick reference.
Awesome video btw!
Thanks! No, I haven't yet, but I will once I put together a spreadsheet for them all and link it in the description.
Ive bought a core grafx with 12 Games an want to buy the super hd system 3 next 🎉 without ur channel ive never think about to buy a pc engine ❤️🔥 thank u so much an greetings from germany 🙏🏼
Congratulations! I hope you’re enjoying it. Yes an SSDS3 is a good way to play every single game including CD games. If you can get one I do recommend it. Enjoy the entire library to its fullest 🙌🏻
@@ShmupJunkie thank u so much, im looking forward to it 🥰
This video is a gift to humanity. Thank you for making it.
@@RetroReef you’re very welcome. It was the very first one I made like this as it’s something I always wanted to do for the pc engine. It did so well I expended to other consoles and developers. But this one will always be closest to my heart.
What an incredible work you did, just amazing!! Thanks a lot for this video, it was a pleasure, and i discover your channel thanks to it 😙
You’re welcome. I’m glad you found me through this and hope you enjoy some of my other work too. I do enjoy making them for everyone and also helping preserve some of the history.
An amazing effort, an amazing result, and just one more ordinary but heartfelt thank you!
Thank you, and never ordinary. Always appreciated. 👍
This was massive and entertaining, if you plan on covering all shoot-em-ups for the Genesis, SNES, Saturn, PS1, DC and PS2, I believe your channel will explode, as videos like these require not only serious effort, but someone that is familiar with the material covered. I'm not a shump veteran by any means, but I'm trying to beat Twin Cobra on the Genesis from time to time and there's always a part where it's hard to get through due to horrible checkpoints. That game brought its arcade coin-eater roots like many others. Raiden on the arcade? I can only see it beaten by two friends playing as that one is HARD for me.
I just subscribed because this video shown how committed you are to this.
Dude, Genesis Twin Cobra is brutal! It's as hard as the arcade in many ways they really pulled no punches. I've only finished it once myself. The new M2 collection has custom modes to tailor the game, at least the arcade versions, to suit your preference making it a bit more manageable but still extremely fun. They released it a while back and are working on the other Toaplan games next. And thank you for the kind words. This video is doing really well so far, so I do intend to cover the Mega Drive and Saturn next and go from there! So look for those coming in 2022. But if you're a fan of Twin Cobra and Toaplan, don't miss my huge announcement coming in just one more day on a premiere that's scheduled. I also did a dedicated video a while back to the Tiger/Twin Cobra series with some really great history. If you like that series you would really enjoy it.
While I'm not exactly a shump junkie, I really like a good game, be that a sports title, fighting, racing, shump, platform, FPS, whatever, it's like music, if it's good to your ears, why not enjoy it?
I'll check out the other videos for sure. About Twin Cobra on the Mega Drive, it's this version I want to beat for now, I want to be the one standing after all my attempts haha.
Great to know you're planning on covering other consoles in the future like you did for PC-Engine, they're gonna be amazing videos I tell you that.
I also like Raiden, although I think it's just a well made coin-eater, like MANY others. But others like the exclusive R-Type III on the SNES is also a favorite. I never understood the appeal of bullet hell shooters, so games like Carrier Wing (Capcom), the original Prehistoric Isle, even gallery shooters like Cabal and Blood Brothers are much more interesting than just trying to survive avoiding hundreds of bullets per second the whole game. I think the first Donpachi game is as far as I get and can stand. 3D ones like R-Type Delta, R-Type Final (PS2), G-Darius and others are really good. I remember my brothers and I playing a lot Sexy Parodius on the Saturn, so there's always good shmups on every platform, since Atari 2600!
There are many great titles, Sonic Wings and the 1945 series, it's hard to remember them all.
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This is such exciting news, really looking forward to your Saturn video in the future!!!
1:00:25 The epitome! Final Soldier kicks Soldier Blades and Super Star Soldiers butt. This was a smaller production, with a small team, but small is usually a benefit: no compromise. The sound track is the absolute best of any shmup on a HuCard. Soldier Blade only shines with its music in Operation 1. Final Soldeir has excellent music from begin to end. The power ups are better as well, with a menu to modify their behaviour.
Funny how different we all can be as that’s how I feel about Soldier Blade. The soundtrack to me is on another level on nearly all stages especially 3-5 and I prefer the gameplay quite a bit over Final. SB was also a small team on a limited timeline and created gold in my eyes. I think all 3 have incredible 2min caravan modes but the main game in SB is by far my most played. I prefer how streamlined it is and how much variety the stages have. And again I adore it’s soundtrack most of all which is 100% personal taste. I’d never fault you for your view though I know others who prefer Final too. And really I enjoy playing all 3 as wonderful games.
I knew it "Air Zonk" is indeed a shooting game that's why you sometimes showing us this character on the videos and your main channel and you consider it one of your favorite shmup game of all time!!
Air Zonk is a wonderful and fun game yes, and I love the character. Absolutely a shooting game.
@@ShmupJunkie Also why you took so long to reply my remaining 2 comments?!
@@yousefslimani99 I’m sorry I don’t see all the comments. I get too many and sometimes TH-cam doesn’t show me all of them. I do my best!
@@ShmupJunkie It's okay!!
Eccellent work, congratulations! it took me one week to get through all of it but it was worth it!👍🏼😊
Thanks! It took me over a month to make but it's definitely been worth it. I hope to make more of these in the future for other consoles next.
Holy shit man this is some dedication as I'm just getting into the pce with a duo thanks for making this video really appreciate it :D after watching this and your pce history you've made a subscriber out of me :D
Thanks and Welcome! Glad you found my channel. My very first video and reason I started was reviewing the PC Engine mini, so I'm obviously a big fan. Really glad it was super helpful for you. I have some other excellent PCE videos as well for down the road you may like. I did a dedicated one for NEXZR which came out really well and is one of my favorites on the system. Enjoy exploring that awesome library.
Super Star Soldier and Dead Moon was my both number 1 all-time favorite Card Game Shooter on Turbografx-16
Love Super Star Soldier! Super game and super soundtrack. One of my most played to this day.
I just found your channel and this VERY good and in-depth content. Keep it up. Thanks!
That's awesome I'm glad to hear it! And I hope you enjoy some of what I've done already. Really enjoying making videos for everyone and will continue long as I'm able.
Stunning collection, and amazing video. Thank you for taking the time to make this!
Fantastic video of a fantastic Console and it's legendary shooter's:)
Just submitted mine cant wait for your video! I feel the passion with every video and appreciate all the time you put into each video well made and totally pro!!! also Happy ThanksGiving! :D
I saw you your submission, you're good to go for Sunday. Happy Thanksgiving to you too and hope to see you on chat a bit Sunday if you end up making it. It's going to be fun.
A truly fantastic video that shows a lot of love for the pc engine and its games!! And lasts for more than 3 hours long!! There are lots of great shumps on this system, many of them hidden gems. I didn't know about Force Gear or the caravan/special version of Nexzr that I'll surely check. I also think Metal Stoker is an interesting game, that could be considered somewhat a shoot 'em up. Would be great some more in detail videos about the least known games on this video and an "all games video'" for other systems like Mega Drive, Snes or Saturn. Thanks for this awesome show!!
Thank you I'm really glad you enjoyed it and found some more to check out. I actually regret not including Metal Stoker now, as though it's as much a puzzle game, it does incorporate a lot of shooting elements and is also really cool. Along with not being well known. So this video would have been a nice way to highlight it. I definitely do hope to make more like this in the future for some of my other fav consoles. At least they should be shorter with a lot less games to cover lol.
Even better than anticipated!
Quite a few cool games I knew nothing about.
Great to hear! And thanks for joining the chat too, it was a good time.
Absolutely fantastic. What theme did you use for the side graphics? All hand done? Crazy man
You mean for the game logos? No, I found them online in some cases. In others, I took them from the game menus and photoshopped them out of the backgrounds. It took time but came out really cool.
@@ShmupJunkie wow, awesome work man.
Thank you for this, really enjoyed it!
You're welcome! I'm glad you did.
At 2:33:02 on soldier blade that's freaking mindblowing so glad i have this along with final soldier and super star soldier out of the series soldier blade is the best no contest the time stamp proves it
Considering how in-depth and well researched everything in this video is, it really surprised me that it somehow bypassed you that *Galaga 88* was an arcade game before the PC Engine, and the PCE game is just a really good port of that game, rather than a beefed up one of the OG Galaga. I'd have loved to hear your thoughts about how the two hold up against eachother.
But I'm sure there are already 300 other comments yelling about that mistake, so I digress :D The mixup of *Puzzle Bobble* and *Bubble Bobble* cut me deep on a personal level, but I can't fault that in a video focused on shooters. So aside from all that, this really is a great video as usual, please keep up the amazing work!
Most likely because I’m much more knowledgeable on pc engine than I am on classic arcade lol. It didn’t take much research on the games themselves or at all since I know them. But I’d never seen G88 in arcades or even knew of it until a recent 80s arcades video I watched and saw it. So now I know it actually was an arcade game originally. But I’m drawing a blank on bubble bobble? I know both that game and puzzle bobble well. Where did I even mention those? It’s such a massive video I don’t even remember! Haha
Oh man. The chip tunes. So many legendary chip tunes.
I know the MD is known for it's Yamaha chip and people rave about it, but for me this generation had no better collection of overall chip tunes than on the pc engine. Even the bad games had good music haha.
The Cotton music is amazing.
This is a fucking amazing video, great work.
Bless you.
Dude you are the true space warrior pilot!!!!!
That's why I pay the Internet bill! What a documentary! Kudos!
Thanks man, I'm glad you even found time to watch what you could. It's not easy watching much content when we are so busy making our own.
Blazing Lasers ha sa very easy level select code u can enter, so the slow start can be forgiven for veteren players and it makes it more acessible for nobs, awesome.
Force Gear is just a combo of Gradius and Hyper Duel on Saturn... And it's AWESOME...
My bucket list includes beating all of these shmups.
That's quite a bucket list! Better cracking haha. Although there's a handful of games in here you may be wise to skip over and not worry about beating.
thank you for the overview, now I feel I know SOMETHING about the pcengine :)
If you ever wanted to know more about the pc engine as a console and what made it so great and popular in Japan, not just focused on shooters, I did a really good video called History of the Amazing PC Engine. It’s still one of my favorites and has two parts. With part two focusing on its failed launch in the US. But it’s a super fun and comical watch if you’re ever in the mood and want to see what made the console special (besides the obvious tons of shooters lol).
@@ShmupJunkie how did I missed those videos?? :)
tbh I only bought a coregfx2 some months ago, was afraid of card prices before so ignored the machine :( now they are even more expensive but I realized(=watched some of your videos :D ) so many ports are superior on the pce or cant even get them elsewhere... oh well.
thank you for all your efforts making shmups more popular by the way. deapite I am the worst player ever, I love to play any of them, even bad ones and to watch competent players doing what I could never do - like 1cc etc :))
@@nattila7713 The important thing is you own the hardware 👍🏻. You can use inexpensive flash carts to play a lot of the games as if they were originals. Leave the big spending for collectors and just enjoy the games. Someday I will sell mine too but I’ll never stop playing them 🙌🏻
@@ShmupJunkie a flashcart is dangerous :) when you get 6-700 games at once you may forget to appreciate them... and can be quite overwhelming to have access to everything, almost impossible to pick one and keep playing that one for a longer session. happened to me on the sega/nintendo console ;)
at the end I will have to buy one though, to experience the very expensive games too but until that I can pick/buy/enjoy some from you recommendations!
This video needs like a million views.
I wish! Not just for me lol, but that would be really something for a shmup related video and amazing for the genre. Maybe someday.
Couldn't have started with a better opening tune
Super Star Soldier was my number 1 all-time favorite TurboCard Game on Turbografx-16 that I play it a lot on my Turbografx-16 Mini
Now this is dedication.
No mention of PC Engine Afterburner supporting the Micomsoft analog Cyber Stick for a more arcade-like experience?
You're right! I totally should have mentioned that. Damn lol
I like this video but I have to say that you remind me of the Shamwow guy with all of your energetic gesticulations!
They always did tell me back in the day when I did some public speaking that I should do infomercials 🤣
This is an outstanding shmup compilation for a very misunderstood console. I personally own a PC Engine Duo thats been recapped and rgb modded, easily one of the most fun consoles I've ever owned from that generation. Unfortunately I don't have too many legitimate copies of any PCE/TurboGrafx games because they're too expensive. Feeding 20+ other consoles makes PC Engine purchases much more calculated and infrequent. Instead I've had to make do with buying repro discs from PCE Works and a Turbo Everdrive from Krikzz for the hucard titles, but it's still nice to have those and I am planning on grabbing more legit copies of some games. I do however, due to my immense respect for the series, own a legitimate copy of Gradius 2 so I got real giddy when you started talking about that one. My fav shmup on PCE? Yes! Best Gradius? Possibly, in my opinion only Gradius V on the PS2 could go in front or behind Gradius 2 depending on tastes. I was also pleasantly surprised to see the Pioneer Laseractive shown off here. By doing this you've basically made this video the de-facto on shmups for PC Engine and TurboGrafx. You're a legend my man congrats on this milestone, you've earned it.
Big heartfelt thanks for the great comment and I'm really glad you got so much out of it. I wasn't originally going to include the LaserActive games, but the fact that I have it/them, it would be a crime not to. You'd imagine after finishing the huge list I'd not be keen on squeezing in even more work and you would be right, but I just took my time and wanted to do every game I could. I'd still change some things here and there, and maybe make some additions, but at this point I have to be happy with what I was able to put out there. I do really hope it gets used as reference for years to come or until someone does it better.
Vaya edicion... lo mejor que he visto, eres una maquina! 👏👏. Te curras muchisimo los videos, gran seguidor tuyo ;)
Mad props toy you for this herculean task
Thanks. I knew once this one was done, no other console would feel insurmountable haha. Really enjoying the process now for the mega drive reviews.
What an incredible video. I hope the creator doesn't mind, but here's a list of his tier ranking of each game
1941 A
1943 Kai B
AeroBlasters A
After Burner II B
Air Zonk S
Super Air Zonk B-
Aldynes B+
Alzadick C
Armed Formation F C
Atomic Robo Kid Special B
Avenger C
Barunba C
Blazing Lazers (Gunhed) S
Burning Angels C
Cho Aniki B
Ai Cho Aniki C+
Cloud Master B
Coryoon B
Cotton Fantastic Night Dreams A+
Cybercore C
Daisenpuu C
Daisenpuu Custom C
Darius Alpha ?
Super Darius B
Darius Plus B
Super Darius II B
Dead Moon C
Deep Blue F
Detana Twinbee A
Download A
Download 2 B
Dragon Spirit C
Dragon Saber B+
Fantasy Zone C
Final Blaster B
Final Soldier B+
Force Gear ?
Forgotten Worlds A
Galaga 88 A
Gate of Thunder S
God Panic C
Gradius S
Gradius II Gofer S+
Hana Taaka Daka A
Hani in the Sky B
Hawk F123 D
Heavy Unit C
Hellfire B
Image Fight A
Image Fight II B
Kiaidan 00 B+
Kyukyoku Tiger A
L-Dis B
Legion D
Lords of Thunder S
Lost Sunheart C
Macross 2036 C+
Magical Chase S
Metamor Jupiter B
Monster Lair B
Mr. Heli A
Nexzr S+
Ordyne C
Override B
P-47 C
Parodius Da! A
Power Gate D
Psychic Storm C+
Psycho Chaser B
Psychosis (Paranoia) C
R-Type S+
R-Type Complete CD S+
Rabio Lepus C+
Raiden B
Super Raiden A
Rayxanber II B
Rayxanber III C+
Rock On F
Saint Dragon D
Salamander S+
Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire A
Sidearms A
Sidearms Special A
Sinistron (Violent Soldier) B
Soldier Blade S+
Space Harrier C+
Space Invaders C-
Space Invaders: The Original Game C
Spriggan A
Spriggan Mark 2 B
Star Parodier S
Steam Hearts C
Super Star Soldier A+
Sylphia B
Tatsujin S
Terra Cresta 2 B
Syd Mead's Terraforming C
Thunder Blade C
Toilet Kids C-
Toy Shop Boys C+
Veigues Tactical Gladiator B-
W-Ring B+
Xevious Fardraut Saga B
Zero Wing B
Thanks! And no I don’t mind at all. That’s why the video is here. I’m also going to post a spreadsheet link in the description but have just been too busy to do it just yet. No problem at all and thanks for compiling this. I didn’t rank certain hidden games or modes on purpose, but all the full releases that I played should have them.
@@ShmupJunkie I'm glad. I made the list as a shopping list of sorts. I wanted to create a backlog for myself since I've only played a handful of games on this list. You're amazing for having created this video. Keep up the good work.
03:11:57Just imagine playing this in 1994. That would blow your little mind!
Yeah it seems so low tech now, but back then there was nothing else like it!
Soldier Blade and Blazing Lazers are not just the best shumps of this generation, those games are top tear games, regardless of the genere - great controll, great graphics, fantastic soundtracks - and both give you this great satisfaction, if you are fully powered up, and just smashing high speed throu the enemys.. such fun.
What an incredible video.
Thanks! Working hard to make sure the mega drive video next lives up to it.
Video of the year contender!
If youtube wants to feature it I won't stop them haha, but I doubt it. Not trending enough for them. I'm just glad it's well received so far and being enjoyed by everyone. I just hope it keeps getting out there for anyone looking to explore the library of games more.
I literally got an ad for Cotton on switch before your Cotton sgment, what is this black magic
Ha! Always watching and listening, it's crazy what it knows.
You forgot to mention Battle Ace for the Supergraphx. Otherwise Good job!👍🏻
You know I considered it, but it's more of an action flight sim to me than a proper shooter. It didn't quite seem to fit. But one game I regret not including is Metal Stoker, which is more puzzle than shooter, but still has many of the mechanics and is really cool. So I could've given it some exposure. That one I really wish I got in there.
Hey Shmup Junkie, does Valkyrie no Densetsu counts as a shoot em up? Or is it an rpg? I discovered that it got PC engine version and also resembles Pocky n Rocky so I assumed it can count? Or perhaps its just an rpg?
It’s not a traditional shmup no, more of a overhead action/run n gun with some light rpg elements. Really quite a hybrid. It’s cool it’s coming to ACA. Maybe it would be fun to do an episode on my top 5 or 10 favorite overhead shmup style run n guns like this as there are so many good ones and fun.
@@ShmupJunkie Ahhh, so that kind of view is overhead! I really never knew the proper term. Its kinda hard to look for games with that kind of view.
Pocky n Rocky are kinda fun and I am looking for something similar and found this Valkyrie Adventure series.
Hey Junkie, what's the opening from. I'm getting a mecha vibe form it.
It's youtube scifi premiere theme countdown, super cool. I think I need to steal it for my own upcoming videos lol
Bro please make a video on how to put games into the Turbografx 16 mini 🙏
There is no way to do it that exists. The hack was never completed that I know of. It started but never went anywhere. If it did I’d love to know.
@@ShmupJunkie lol message was supposed to go to another video. I'm watching this video today thanks for all the work you put into this video I can watch it over and over again. Thanks for the tremendous love for the PC Engine. You should make a new shooter for the PC ENGINE and if you need any music done I have a friend who is a guitar beast can play anyone note for note I did a song years ago a rap song with him its on TH-cam I am the producer I play the synthesizer. Make a new Gates of Thunder style game with some sick heavy metal tunes lol
There's a rom for Cychorider? Is it in zip form? Cause the emulator im using only reads zip files
Looking forward to the Shmup Junkie PC Engine goodness!
I was due for some PC Engine goodness and this one will be very hard to top someday 😅
34:34 saving a timestamp for myself to continue later
I know it's a beast of a video haha!
So worth it, I actually watched about half before but lost my place, so was perfectly fine with starting again from the beginning. It's just that good, amazing vid
1:20:00
this is seriously epic ✨✨✨✨✨
Thanks! I'm glad it was worth the wait for you, I know it's been a long one.
one hell of a effort #SHMUPSARESHOOTERS
You are! And thank you for the comment. I will post all the final scores soon.
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!
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.
@@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.
Heartily concur.
Channel Username really does indeed check TF out.
Sincere props @ShmupJunkie
Much appreciated !
Congrats on making the best video to ever grace TH-cam. 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.
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.
@@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!
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!!!
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.
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!
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.
@@ShmupJunkie ❤️
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.
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!
@@ShmupJunkie Well fair play to you seeing it through dude. Mate you really are nailing this TH-cam 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.
I watched this in chunks over the last 4 days.
Absolutely superb…..I can’t believe the effort you’ve put into this…….thanks 👌
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
@@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.
@@shinlir It was my grandpa that used to feed me that line as a kid and it’s just something I never forgot. 😅
Monumental achievement my friend. How this didn’t bring you to the brink of a nervous breakdown is beyond me. Bravo!
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.
@@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!