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Some of my favourites are: ESWAT Rolling Thunder 1 and 2 Sunset Riders Metal Slug X Metal Slug 3 Shock Troopers Turrican II Midnight Resistance Alien Breed Elevator Action Returns Xain'd Sleena Robocop Pocky and Rocky 1 and 2 Heavy Barrel Narc
@@brendanroberts1310 I really wanted to show Kraut Buster but it’s basically unobtainable and unplayable. So it’s like dangling a carrot you can’t have lol. Plus I can’t even play it myself. Would love to someday though.
I was thinking about a couple of suggestions (Dolphin Blue and Gunners Heaven)...when I saw them coming up in the last part of the video. I'll start with two recent ones: Blazing Chrome (out on basically every platform - ok it's not that obscure) and Hard Corps: Uprising, an overlooked PSN/XBLA exclusive from the PS3/360 era. Then, even if I'm not sure they're obscure, Cyber-Lip on the Neo Geo, Journey to Silius on NES and Ruff 'n' Tumble on Amiga. And a crazy, silly freeware one for Windows called Blip Blop, if it's still available around. And then some Commodore 64 obscurities: Another World (by x-ample software, NOT the same as Out of this World/Another World by Delphine), Rubicon and Zamzara.
When I see an unknown game , I have same feeling: How in the hell hadn't known this game before!? 😄 Thank you for bringing more Run n' Gun hidden gems 👍👌💗🕹
Some of them are new to me too, there are plenty I missed. And I love discovering them. So making these videos has been super fun and a discovery for me as well.
I haven't been able to play it with anyone yet, but I know it'll be good. Get to leave them behind on the vertical stages like on NES Contra and the waterfall lol.
It's insane how inexpensive the game was when it launched on Switch. I only paid $1.95 for it on launch day! Considering how good the game is, it felt like I was stealing it!
I can't believe Mystic Warriors is SO overlooked, I absolutely love it. It's significantly harder than Sunset Riders too, but it's a wonderful time. Thanks for the video, as always, I love to discover new games with these :)
You're welcome and agreed. We see overlooked games by more obscure devs all the time, but it's surprising how this style of game by a big dev like Konami just didn't take off. Maybe it just released at the wrong time or too late. I'm just glad I eventually found it.
Demon Front & Mystic Warriors are 2 games that I had the chance to talk about with Metal Jesus in the “10 More Arcade Games” video on his channel back in 2017. So happy that more gamers are now being introduced to those great titles. You always do such a great job on listing of fun games and the presentation is always amazing. Keep up the great work!
Thanks! I appreciate that. I also don’t think I ever saw that video as I was barely on UA-cam back then. I’m a noob here compared to the old guard. So now that you mention it I’m going to look that up tonight. Metal Jesus was really cool to comment and tweet about my older Shmups for Beginners video at the time. Up until that point I figured he didn’t know my channel exists.
You're really hitting your stride with your videos, SJ! Loved the games you highlighted and the gameplay. Also enjoyed sparkling video editing and presentation (stellar). Always appreciate your review portions because it's clear you're excited and enjoy these games for different reasons, but you also don't go into a giant hyperbole bomb and sugarcoat the flaws and jank. Thanks again for the fantastic work!
I admit it's not easy making the scripts. Trying to keep it at 2-3min per game, sometimes a bit more, but not getting overly lengthy. There is a lot I end up cutting out to keep it flowing even if I can't delve into every tiny detail. I was hoping to cover even more games here but ran out of time to add the 3-5 more I had planned. Really glad you are enjoying these. I like making them and the first one did so well I wasn't going to stop. There's a ton of really great action platformers out there too I've been wanting to show and talk about, so maybe that'll be the next one in line. As I'm a huge fan of great platforming games like Cannon Dancer, which is finally getting a physical release next year.
@@wizkaqueefa9003 With how well the video is doing so far and having many more to show you can almost count on it. Whether it’s a part two or similar where I can show them.
@@ShmupJunkie yo huge retro game fan here. I vote for a part 2 as well. Your presentation is like the enthusiasm us ol Gs have for these retro style games so we dig ittt 😎 thanks for the review friend!
All good stuff here. I was lucky enough to live near a movie theater that had Mystic Warriors for some time in the mid '90s. Hadn't seen it in the wild in years, so stumbling across a cab with it recently at a con was a pleasant surprise.
That’s some luck! I’ve yet to ever see this game in the wild. Would’ve been all over it back in the day. Instead had to discover it online not all that long ago. The music is what first struck me as it was on a level above their more popular arcade games at the time. More than just background fodder.
@@ShmupJunkie Was baffled that i'd never heard of an old game that looked so good lol, going to be getting into this, dyna gears and cyvern thanks to your good self, and can't wait to get stuck into the Konami vid, amazing work
Thank you. It's one of the reasons I'm having such a good time making videos... knowing it's helping the genre grow and getting people excited about them again.
lmao, I can't say that hasn't happened to me before. You saw it cheap and figured why not. If you played the hell out of SuperC like I did then Super Cyborg (see what they did there) will fit like a glove. Ok, a coarser glove with spikes on the fingertips, but it'll be very familiar.
@@ShmupJunkie Hell yeah, I need to check it out. I also have Balacera Brothers in my Steam library, unplayed, which I've heard good things about as a Contra-lover. Speaking of, surprised for your Data East pick you went with Desert Assault instead of Bay Route. One for next time, I suppose.
I always look forward to your videos. Always TOP content, and you always DIG DEEP !! Just when I think I've seen them all, you go and put out a new video, by the Grace of God !!
Thanks man, and really glad you are enjoying them. I do try hard and include some games that not all, but at least most will find new and exciting. There were so many more I still wanted to include. So there's plenty more content out there waiting to be made.
Thanks for the vid. Definitely adding mystic warriors and demon front to my playlist. Always love anything in the metal slug style. Guess there’s always hope for mystic warriors to come to modern platforms through arcade archives given how much obscure stuff appears from them with no notice and we did get sunset riders that way.
There's definitely hope since it's Konami and they have been reviving old games. Demon Front probably a long shot since it's a much smaller long defunct developer. So getting the rights may be tough. At least there's good emulation in the meantime. If you love the Slug games you'll definitely be all over it. It's much more jump oriented whereas jumping much in Metal Slug is usually a recipe for death.
Should check out the Fanmade improved Sunset Riders coming out for Sega Genesis ... looks graphical better.. yeah suprise if those games aren't already on PSN or Xbox Store ...
Wow! What a great list! I wasn’t aware of most of these. I usually know most games in videos like this, so it’s super refreshing to see so many I hadn’t heard of. Shinrei Jusatsushi Tarōmaru is one of my favorite Saturn games. So cool to see more people talk about it! Run and guns are great for co-op, and you definitely gave me a lot to add to my list.
Awesome, really glad it was helpful. I expect most people who watch to recognize some or most of the games, but if I can find even a couple that are new for most it was worth the effort. The best part for me is discovering them for myself too, as a couple here I had never played before either and only found during the process of researching.
This channel honestly had some of the best retro games for me. I'm a Megadrive guy, I've seen so many videos of retro console games. But yo my friend, never fail to show me something I want to play that I've never seen before.
Thank you. That’s the whole idea behind some of these videos and series. I’m discovering some new games myself in the process too. So I’m really glad they are popular as I enjoy making them.
It was great to see Gun Force get some love in this video - I use to play the first one in the arcades back in the early 90s, but never had chance to play the second outside of MAME. I'll also throw Gunner's Heaven onto the list from my PSX days :-)
Love it! Only a few of them I'd heard of or played, oddly enough they were the less known ones! Some of the ones you've said were the best known I'd never heard of and look awesome. Nice work
On the note of the music for Biomechanical Toy. It was actually composed and performed by the companies in-house guitarist. The moment they were able to use digitized samples and tracks he just went fucking ham. Great video man I always look forward to your deep dives on obscure shooters like this.
Oh yeah? To be fair the music was well done, it just seemed like it was someone ripping or homaging so many well known riffs and tunes. They got away with a lot back then and nobody cared so I don't blame them. I like the music in the game but man the sound effects are just so weird. Like they just took every generic sound bit they could steal and found a place for it haha.
@@ShmupJunkie afaik the game was never released in the arcades. Some decades ago I worked with the guy who made some of the bg graphics for the game. I think the same crew worked on Risky Woods for the Amiga
This genre is so attractive, these days I was flipping through some unknown games of nes library and found one in the same vein (don't even know if can be considered run n' gun) called Kabuki: Quantum fighter and Vice: Project Doom. Absolutely loved them.
It's a fine line, at worst they are action platformers or similar. Both great games by the way. I group with an NES it was pretty much my first real console, so I've played a ton of them and have huge nostalgia for a lot of those 8bit gems. I personally feel the 8bit generation was the best of all time for platformers and still come back to so many of them often.
I myself don't consider Kabuki Quantum Fighter a run n' gun. It is an incredible action platformer with music so good I wouldn't question it coming out of a Sega Genesis or Snes.
Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru reminds me so much of my dearly beloved Alien Soldier, even more so than it does Gunstar Heroes. I went on to emulate it immediately after finishing your video.
That's because these older games are just so replayable and designed that way. I enjoy newer games too, but once I finish them, I rarely feel like I want to come back and play them over so many times. It's the arcade style classics that keep bringing me back.
I look forward to these mornings too tbh. To finally get it up for everyone to enjoy and interact with everyone for a while. And then take a much needed break haha.
I really wanna be able to play these arcade games , I don't know where to start. I crave these early 90s classics. Wish there was an easy way to get them.
It’s not very hard using a computer or laptop. Retroarch and the MAME cores are free for the arcade games. And the roms are easy to google search and download. It’s the only way to play many of them yes.
Wow! as a kid born in 1978 I was really into these kinds of game. It blows me away that I never heard of any of these games once before in my life. Thanks for the great video, i'm now a subscriber and I look forward to more of these wonderful nostalgic trips to the past!
Welcome to the channel! You're not alone as most of these games I never saw or new growing up either. They were obscure for the most part. It's been great discovering them through various channels and sometimes even while researching for videos. I've made a lot of really good discovery oriented and nostalgic videos, so I hope you enjoy some of my other stuff. This series has proven really popular so far so I definitely plan to do more. Was considering action platformers next as there are a ton of obscure ones there that I'd love to show.
One funny thing about Mystic Warriors is the hit sound from Yuri which years later has been used on Roblox and became that UH meme when you die. Excellent video as always. I took note of some of those games to try them. Is crazy how many fun games exist that we never heard before.
I didn't know that about the sound effect! That's cool tidbits I'm gonna remember. My boy used to play roblox like a fiend when he was much younger, so I almost want to play that sound bite back for him and see if he recognizes it.
@@ShmupJunkie yea Im sure he will recognize it haha. My daughter played it like crazy, and at first I thought it was an original sound from Roblox but then later I was playing Mystic Warrior using Yuri and recognized that sound right away. Cant remember if was when you just get hit or die with her but yes it was the same exact sound haha.
@@ShmupJunkie Ahh there was one I was trying to remember the name of, and I just found it. It's called TH strikes back. I remember it being pretty great and weird.
@@mistertagomago7974 Yes! I now have that one on my list for a future video. Galeco made some really neat and unusual games. Alligator Hunt by them was fun too and cracks me up.
Opening this video randomly, I expected the run of the mill "paste a bunch game footage after one another without anything else" kinda deal, but seeing you giving commentary, pointers, info on the games, yea, instant like and subscribe. I can see the work put into this, rather than just throwing footage together in a mid-tier video editor.
Welcome! Glad you found the video and my channel. I honestly don’t understand the purpose of those pasted footage only videos. I’m making these for hobby and to share with others. So if I couldn’t make it personal end fun I really don’t see the point. People want to watch my stuff for the personal insight and editing. So I put a ton of tile into making them the best they can be. Really appreciate the feedback and hope you enjoy my other stuff like this one.
Shortly after watching this great obscure run-n-gun game compilation, I looked up Super Cyborg and was pleasantly surprised to find it's avaiable for digital download on the PS4 and IMMEDIATELY BOUGHT ON SALE with no regrets!! Heck YEAH!!
Yeah it's available on every platform and super cheap! Way too cheap honestly. I have had a lot of comments about it and think this video helped sell quite a few. Which I'm really happy about!
I remember back in the day when I first got my hands on the Gun Force 2 PCB ,that was in the 90's,and connected it to my arcade cabinet..I was just blown away ! All my friends as well,nobody ever heard of that back then. We did not have much of emulation,and our city arcade did not carry it as well. I didn't know what I was getting into,they guy i bought it from just said its something like Rolling Thunder and since I was always looking for more games in that reign I bought it and send it to me ! One of the all time greatest imho ! Glad you give it some well deserved time in the light !
Man Man Man ... This was an epic rockin ride..... This is another truly awesome video. 🤘 All games I never heard of, I was at the edge of my seat there while way through. Thank You Junkie..! You are truly skilled in story telling and I love you for it brother! 🤘🤘🤘❤️
Thanks dude! Always good to see you here and on Twitter enjoying the vids. These are not only fun to make but I discover some new games in the process as well. The hardest part is finding the time to play them all 😅
Surprising too given IREM's pedigree, but their relationship with Nazca was gold. In the Hunt was killer and when I learned of Gunforce 2 I had no doubt once I knew who was behind it.
Would love a list in the description, maybe next to the time stamps in parenthesis. Makes it easier to take real note of the games, as I do wanna check some out. I'm a Shmups n00b since I didn't have arcades back in the 90s, living in the Midwest, so I'm always up for new to me recommendations! Great vid regardless!
If it helps, here is a quick list of the games. Mystic Warriors, Dyna Gear, Super Cyborg, Demon Front, JJ Squawkers, Biomechanical Toy, Psychic Killer Taromaru, Dessert Assault, Gundhara, Gunforce 2. I hope that helps!
Welcome! Glad you found me and this video. This is the one that started it all, before I did one for mega drive, Toaplan and Konami. And I plan to make more as people are really digging them.
I try! Many of my subs are so knowledgeable that just getting one or two in there most don't know I consider an accomplishment. So I have to work hard for the good stuff. But I couldn't do it without the community and some awesome suggestions I get from my discord. I always consider these videos a team effort.
Wow! you just not only showed the games, you also gave a full technical review of each one of them! Very Impressive!! also Desert Assault is a very serious competitor of shock troopers! Shmup Junkie never misses the good stuff!
Thanks. It's not easy condensing it into a few minutes per game and takes a lot of time to make it concise and fun. I still don't think I'd choose Dessert Assault over shock troopers for the gameplay, but it's definitely cheesier with the best one liners while playing. I wanted to include Caliber50 also but ran out of time, that's another cool one but a real ass kicker. So I saved it for a future episode.
Awesome list SJ! Never played Mystic Warriors - gonna fire up the MAME cab later today and give it a whirl - also, Blue Dolphin might be deserving to go on your next vid - criminally underrated and under exposed imo!
Dolphin Blue almost made it in! Just wasn’t quite obscure enough and I ran out of time. I showed it quickly toward the end in the last chapter. So it’s definitely on the list to get a highlight in the future. It’s cool we can play it on Dreamcast now.
@@ShmupJunkie I got three non-arcade ones for you: Assault Retribution, One and Expendable. First two are for PS1, Expendable was Dreamcast and PC I believe. Also, check out ABUSE - obscure PC game from the mid 90s - I loved it, unique controls and good graphics.
I'm glad you saw it then. It's under the radar enough to where it was worth showing off, even if it's made some rounds on youtube over the years. There's still a lot of folks who have never seen it. I don't doubt you'll enjoy it as it's quite good. My only complaint of it really is the music isn't very memorable or special.
It's awesome you mentioned the music in mystic warriors, I've adored Junya nakano's work ever since I heard the dew prism soundtrack. I loved his contributions to that game.
Konami made so many banger soundtracks during that time, so for Mystic Warriors to stand out says a lot about his work. It was pretty unusual for an arcade game at the time and really added a lot of the right personality to the game. I never played Dew Prism but now I'll have to go check out that soundtrack.
I had mystic warrior at my arcade and i played it quite a lot. I was mesmerized by it's awesomeness ! There was nothing quite like it. And the soundtrack was absolutely fabulous. A fond memory of mine.
Excellent video. You really spoil us Shmup Junkie. BioMechanical Toy is the only one I've heard of before from an Evercade list and I thought it was pretty fun so I'm really looking forward to trying the others.
Thanks. And yes, Biomechanical isn't terrible just a bit PC DOS type janky feel to it. Still worth playing I thought. But you'll love some of these others so I'm glad you discovered some new ones here.
I dropped what I was doing (watching this video) when I saw there's a legit follow-up to Sunset Riders (one of my favorite arcade games) and played through it. Amazing game and surprisingly good ending for the time. Thanks for making me aware of Mystic Warriors, gonna play it again sometime for sure!
Glad I could help! Just remember to come back and finish the video after haha! More good games to discover. It's crazy Mystic Warriors is so unknown. Even their other Sunset Riders like game, Moo Mesa is more well known. Wasn't the music in Mystic Warriors just so good though?
It's likely gonna happen someday, as there were several games on my list I wanted to include but ran out of time and had to cut. So there's plenty of material for a part 2.
Oh man, you don't know how close I came to including it. I even briefly showed it at the end in the montage. Just ran out of time and it is both weird and good. I've got it ready for a sequel video someday if and when it happens.
Another banger of a video. Demon Front is essentially a love letter to Metal Slug. You can tell the devs were fans of the series. It’s a crime it was never ported, and it’s worth picking up a PGM board just to play.
Couldn't agree more. I love that it's simultaneously so similar, yet also it's own game and doesn't feel like a carbon copy. I'd be surprised if someone ever found the rights to rerelease it again, but it would be great to see.
Great collection, will defintiely check some of these out! also i love your comment "Someone was rockin' the good stuff when they came up with this one" 😂
Wow, finally had some time to get into some of these new games and what a great list. Dyna Gear and Mystic Warriors are absolutely new favorites. Demon Front also seems pretty fun though I need to put some more time in to get the hang of it and not just blow through credits. Great video!
Thanks! And so glad you got to discover a couple of good ones through it. Yeah Demon Front is very much like Metal Slug in that it will kick your ass until you memo each area. But unlike Slug it doesn't punish you for jumping nearly as severely. Slug will just wipe you out if you jump whenever it's not necessary.
Mystic Warriors is pretty much the standard for me in video game music in general. I was kind of spoiled since I pretty much had that and the rest of the Mystic Warriors based hardware games early on in my collecting. They all had crazy amazing music.
Fantastic video like always, Junkie! I wanted to say, I like to go around looking for obscure games, but...I later on realize they're not THAT obscure anyway, some are even simple not available in Europe or USA hence the obscurity, some are just "Localized", such as European-and-Japan-only releases. It kinda kills the mood, I think one example is Cyraid for the classic Game Boy, in Europe (where I am) it's very common, yet it seems not a single US citizen, even enthusiasts, ever heard of it. But in your case, you almost always find the strangest games and they don't even necessarily have to be Japan-only, hell even this video proves it with "Psychic Killer", a very rare game even in Japan itself! In my case, the only game I've heard of here is Demon Front and personally I did not like it much, it was like a Metal Slug trying to be original despite the fact it completely copied it. Still, I don't dislike it, but if I had to replay Metal Slug or Demon Front, I would pick Metal Slug anytime. The rest of the games, damn, can't wait to get those and try it, even this weird "Biomechanical Toy" one but I think I may regret it because I have little patience for bad control schemes these days, heh.
This is a great selection. I will admit, I only knew a handful, so I can't wait to actually play these, great video, can't wait to see what else I haven't played!! Rock on!!
You never know! I'm sure it's not easy for them to hunt down some of these rights to old games. At least Super Cyborg is modern and out on every console. And cheap too.
Off the rip before watching the video. “Demon Front”, “Gunforce 2” (Metal Slug: Prototype)”, “Cowboy’s Of Moo Mesa”, “OutZone” Edit: Now after watching the video. Great Video!!!!🔥🔥🔥💯💪🏾
Thanks. I was definitely considering Moo Mesa as an option, that's a good one. I wanted to only have on Konami game in here and it's crazy how obscure Mystic Warriors is, It was a perfect chance to highlight it. Outzone is my second fav Toaplan game after Tatsujin that game rules! I covered it in some older videos. Have you ever played their other top down Run n Gun FixEight? That one is super under the radar too.
@@ShmupJunkie 💯 Yes Mystic Warriors is just too good. I never got to play FixEight. In fact it’s my first time hearing about it. I was in love with OutZone since I played it as a little boy back in like 90. I thought it was a sequel to one of my all time favs “Time Soldiers”. But all in all you made the right decision going with Mystic Warriors” I’m gonna check out FixEight right now. Thank You man.. I appreciate the recommendation. Subscribed!
@@SDSOverfiend You’re welcome man and glad you found the channel. I won’t say Fixeight is on the level of Outzone but it’s still really fun and great multiplayer. I did an older video called Every Toaplan Shooter Reviewed so it’s in there. Really awesome vid by the way and worth checking out. We got the programmer of Outzone Tatsuya Uemura to come on camera and give us his personal top 5 Toaplan games!
These are fun. I have a 4 player Desert Assault PCB that I swap into my Sunset Riders cabinet from time to time. The game is absolutely tremendous with 4 players going. It's just chaos, especially when vehicles get involved.
I'd love to play it one day with 2-3 others for sure, you can tell it was meant to be. Although I don't think I could play it well with all the extra mayhem on screen. That must be a very rare PCB to own.
Welcome! This series has been really popular so far and really grown the channel. So I’m glad you found me through it and enjoyed. Got more like it from various genres I’m working on.
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Some of them I didn't knew they existed at all! I ran to my candy cabinet to fav them asap. Huge thanks!
Just found this awesome channel. Very great collection and reviews. I love Super Cyborg awesome modern game. Did you cover Blazing Chrome, Huntdown, or Mercenary Kings? These are some of my favourite modern run n gun games. What are your take on these games?
You're welcome my dude! Play some Mystic Warriors with the family and infinite credits, enjoy the cheese. Then grab Super Cyborg for the ridiculous $3 and play alone with the expectation of getting a beat down lol. But you've got this. It's not any harder than running through Ninja Gaiden. It'll just take some blood, sweat and tears. At least you get unlimited continues.
What are some of your favorite obscure Run N Guns that you would add to this list? So many more I would have loved to include. Let me know in the comments so I can take notes and check them out for another future video!
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Some of my favourites are:
ESWAT
Rolling Thunder 1 and 2
Sunset Riders
Metal Slug X
Metal Slug 3
Shock Troopers
Turrican II
Midnight Resistance
Alien Breed
Elevator Action Returns
Xain'd Sleena
Robocop
Pocky and Rocky 1 and 2
Heavy Barrel
Narc
Kruat buster for neo geo aes/mvs
Dolphin Blue
I really like the colorful graphics and dolphins
@@brendanroberts1310 I really wanted to show Kraut Buster but it’s basically unobtainable and unplayable. So it’s like dangling a carrot you can’t have lol. Plus I can’t even play it myself. Would love to someday though.
I was thinking about a couple of suggestions (Dolphin Blue and Gunners Heaven)...when I saw them coming up in the last part of the video.
I'll start with two recent ones: Blazing Chrome (out on basically every platform - ok it's not that obscure) and Hard Corps: Uprising, an overlooked PSN/XBLA exclusive from the PS3/360 era.
Then, even if I'm not sure they're obscure, Cyber-Lip on the Neo Geo, Journey to Silius on NES and Ruff 'n' Tumble on Amiga.
And a crazy, silly freeware one for Windows called Blip Blop, if it's still available around.
And then some Commodore 64 obscurities: Another World (by x-ample software, NOT the same as Out of this World/Another World by Delphine), Rubicon and Zamzara.
I just wanted to say that I love your contributions to this community. Your videos give me comfort. Thank you for that.
When I see an unknown game , I have same feeling: How in the hell hadn't known this game before!? 😄 Thank you for bringing more Run n' Gun hidden gems 👍👌💗🕹
Some of them are new to me too, there are plenty I missed. And I love discovering them. So making these videos has been super fun and a discovery for me as well.
Your channel needs to be MANDATORY viewing for anyone who plays emulated games.
Super Cyborg is tons of challenging fun with a buddy. Absolutely worth the price; though don't pass it up on a sale!
I haven't been able to play it with anyone yet, but I know it'll be good. Get to leave them behind on the vertical stages like on NES Contra and the waterfall lol.
It's insane how inexpensive the game was when it launched on Switch. I only paid $1.95 for it on launch day! Considering how good the game is, it felt like I was stealing it!
Is .99 on psn December 2022. Criminally low price.
@@BentoBoxBobbyTVit was .30 cents on Nintendo Switch i was dumbfounded
I can't believe Mystic Warriors is SO overlooked, I absolutely love it. It's significantly harder than Sunset Riders too, but it's a wonderful time. Thanks for the video, as always, I love to discover new games with these :)
You're welcome and agreed. We see overlooked games by more obscure devs all the time, but it's surprising how this style of game by a big dev like Konami just didn't take off. Maybe it just released at the wrong time or too late. I'm just glad I eventually found it.
Demon Front & Mystic Warriors are 2 games that I had the chance to talk about with Metal Jesus in the “10 More Arcade Games” video on his channel back in 2017. So happy that more gamers are now being introduced to those great titles. You always do such a great job on listing of fun games and the presentation is always amazing. Keep up the great work!
Thanks! I appreciate that. I also don’t think I ever saw that video as I was barely on UA-cam back then. I’m a noob here compared to the old guard. So now that you mention it I’m going to look that up tonight. Metal Jesus was really cool to comment and tweet about my older Shmups for Beginners video at the time. Up until that point I figured he didn’t know my channel exists.
@@ShmupJunkie Your
videos are A+. Continue to make content like this and eventually it will get seen by everyone who matters the most. 😄
@@lotsofgames hope you got around to fiunally play Mystic Warriors yourself now that the game has been rereleased this year/early in february!
You're really hitting your stride with your videos, SJ! Loved the games you highlighted and the gameplay. Also enjoyed sparkling video editing and presentation (stellar). Always appreciate your review portions because it's clear you're excited and enjoy these games for different reasons, but you also don't go into a giant hyperbole bomb and sugarcoat the flaws and jank. Thanks again for the fantastic work!
I admit it's not easy making the scripts. Trying to keep it at 2-3min per game, sometimes a bit more, but not getting overly lengthy. There is a lot I end up cutting out to keep it flowing even if I can't delve into every tiny detail. I was hoping to cover even more games here but ran out of time to add the 3-5 more I had planned. Really glad you are enjoying these. I like making them and the first one did so well I wasn't going to stop. There's a ton of really great action platformers out there too I've been wanting to show and talk about, so maybe that'll be the next one in line. As I'm a huge fan of great platforming games like Cannon Dancer, which is finally getting a physical release next year.
@@ShmupJunkie We would ALL love a Part 2 to this video with the other 3-5 Games if you have time in the future! :)
@@wizkaqueefa9003 With how well the video is doing so far and having many more to show you can almost count on it. Whether it’s a part two or similar where I can show them.
@@ShmupJunkie Awesome! Keep up the Hard work, we appreciate all the editing/time that goes into your vids, especially the 1+ Hour vids.
@@ShmupJunkie yo huge retro game fan here. I vote for a part 2 as well. Your presentation is like the enthusiasm us ol Gs have for these retro style games so we dig ittt 😎 thanks for the review friend!
Very satisfying video. I would say more satisfying than…CHOCOLATE 😊 I had to subscribe after watching this vid!
Welcome. That's quite a compliment. My work is even better than chocolate. I can live with that haha.
All good stuff here. I was lucky enough to live near a movie theater that had Mystic Warriors for some time in the mid '90s. Hadn't seen it in the wild in years, so stumbling across a cab with it recently at a con was a pleasant surprise.
That’s some luck! I’ve yet to ever see this game in the wild. Would’ve been all over it back in the day. Instead had to discover it online not all that long ago. The music is what first struck me as it was on a level above their more popular arcade games at the time. More than just background fodder.
Was just looking for inspiration of games to "play any way I can". This is just what I needed.
I hope you find at least a couple new ones that have you scrambling to check them out!
Another banger of a video! Loving these overlooked treasure videos. 👺
That slide on mystic warriors is awesome and hilarious looking 😂
It's like the old Slip N Slide commercials! Why slide on your ass when you can slide on your belly like a seal haha.
Just spent 10 min looking for mame rom of super cyborg, doh! great vid
Yeah don’t think that exists it’s a modern game for Switch and PS4 etc. At least far as I know. It’s super cheap! Like what two bucks maybe
@@ShmupJunkie Was baffled that i'd never heard of an old game that looked so good lol, going to be getting into this, dyna gears and cyvern thanks to your good self, and can't wait to get stuck into the Konami vid, amazing work
Love it! High quality at it's finest! Thank you!!!
That 90’s high energy intro is totally appropriate here. 🔥
Run N Gun games are so awesome and nostalgic, indeed.
Straight from Mystic Warriors, such an awesome soundtrack.
Love your channel. Your knowledge of shooters of all kinds has opened up my eyes to so much gaming joy 😊
Thank you. It's one of the reasons I'm having such a good time making videos... knowing it's helping the genre grow and getting people excited about them again.
@@ShmupJunkie Thank you :)
Hell yeah! I needed this. Kickass collection ya managed here.
Me: That Super Cyborg game looks dope! I should Wishlist it on Steam!
Also Me: Has it already in my Steam library, unplayed.
lmao, I can't say that hasn't happened to me before. You saw it cheap and figured why not. If you played the hell out of SuperC like I did then Super Cyborg (see what they did there) will fit like a glove. Ok, a coarser glove with spikes on the fingertips, but it'll be very familiar.
@@ShmupJunkie Hell yeah, I need to check it out. I also have Balacera Brothers in my Steam library, unplayed, which I've heard good things about as a Contra-lover.
Speaking of, surprised for your Data East pick you went with Desert Assault instead of Bay Route. One for next time, I suppose.
I always look forward to your videos. Always TOP content, and you always DIG DEEP !! Just when I think I've seen them all, you go and put out a new video, by the Grace of God !!
Thanks man, and really glad you are enjoying them. I do try hard and include some games that not all, but at least most will find new and exciting. There were so many more I still wanted to include. So there's plenty more content out there waiting to be made.
Thanks for the vid. Definitely adding mystic warriors and demon front to my playlist. Always love anything in the metal slug style. Guess there’s always hope for mystic warriors to come to modern platforms through arcade archives given how much obscure stuff appears from them with no notice and we did get sunset riders that way.
There's definitely hope since it's Konami and they have been reviving old games. Demon Front probably a long shot since it's a much smaller long defunct developer. So getting the rights may be tough. At least there's good emulation in the meantime. If you love the Slug games you'll definitely be all over it. It's much more jump oriented whereas jumping much in Metal Slug is usually a recipe for death.
Should check out the Fanmade improved Sunset Riders coming out for Sega Genesis ... looks graphical better.. yeah suprise if those games aren't already on PSN or Xbox Store ...
DynaGear looks like the child of Strider and Ghouls and Ghosts, raised by Joe n' Mac!
Midnight Resistance was a great game with killer Soundtrack.
I actually still have a PCB of it! Just doesn't feel right to play without the right controls compared to the arcade cabinet.
Wow! What a great list! I wasn’t aware of most of these. I usually know most games in videos like this, so it’s super refreshing to see so many I hadn’t heard of. Shinrei Jusatsushi Tarōmaru is one of my favorite Saturn games. So cool to see more people talk about it! Run and guns are great for co-op, and you definitely gave me a lot to add to my list.
Awesome, really glad it was helpful. I expect most people who watch to recognize some or most of the games, but if I can find even a couple that are new for most it was worth the effort. The best part for me is discovering them for myself too, as a couple here I had never played before either and only found during the process of researching.
This channel honestly had some of the best retro games for me. I'm a Megadrive guy, I've seen so many videos of retro console games. But yo my friend, never fail to show me something I want to play that I've never seen before.
Thank you. That’s the whole idea behind some of these videos and series. I’m discovering some new games myself in the process too. So I’m really glad they are popular as I enjoy making them.
@@ShmupJunkie top channel mate. Thank you
It was great to see Gun Force get some love in this video - I use to play the first one in the arcades back in the early 90s, but never had chance to play the second outside of MAME. I'll also throw Gunner's Heaven onto the list from my PSX days :-)
Whoa! I definitely need more Dyna Gear in my life, great video as always my friend! Cheers and rock on!
Love it! Only a few of them I'd heard of or played, oddly enough they were the less known ones! Some of the ones you've said were the best known I'd never heard of and look awesome. Nice work
And that's why I included them! You never know. So I'm glad I did and you found some to check out. No doubt you'll enjoy them.
Awesome vid like always dude
Thanks 😊 Shorter than usual so I tried to pack it dense and keep it entertaining.
On the note of the music for Biomechanical Toy. It was actually composed and performed by the companies in-house guitarist. The moment they were able to use digitized samples and tracks he just went fucking ham. Great video man I always look forward to your deep dives on obscure shooters like this.
Oh yeah? To be fair the music was well done, it just seemed like it was someone ripping or homaging so many well known riffs and tunes. They got away with a lot back then and nobody cared so I don't blame them. I like the music in the game but man the sound effects are just so weird. Like they just took every generic sound bit they could steal and found a place for it haha.
@@ShmupJunkie afaik the game was never released in the arcades. Some decades ago I worked with the guy who made some of the bg graphics for the game. I think the same crew worked on Risky Woods for the Amiga
This genre is so attractive, these days I was flipping through some unknown games of nes library and found one in the same vein (don't even know if can be considered run n' gun) called Kabuki: Quantum fighter and Vice: Project Doom. Absolutely loved them.
It's a fine line, at worst they are action platformers or similar. Both great games by the way. I group with an NES it was pretty much my first real console, so I've played a ton of them and have huge nostalgia for a lot of those 8bit gems. I personally feel the 8bit generation was the best of all time for platformers and still come back to so many of them often.
I myself don't consider Kabuki Quantum Fighter a run n' gun. It is an incredible action platformer with music so good I wouldn't question it coming out of a Sega Genesis or Snes.
Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru reminds me so much of my dearly beloved Alien Soldier, even more so than it does Gunstar Heroes. I went on to emulate it immediately after finishing your video.
Love seeing all the games I grew up with!! I’m 50 now and still prefer older games over new ones!!!
That's because these older games are just so replayable and designed that way. I enjoy newer games too, but once I finish them, I rarely feel like I want to come back and play them over so many times. It's the arcade style classics that keep bringing me back.
Another epic video! Not since GamePro's show in the early weekend mornings have I looked forward to a show 👍🏽😎👍🏽
I look forward to these mornings too tbh. To finally get it up for everyone to enjoy and interact with everyone for a while. And then take a much needed break haha.
This video is simply great. Even the brightness of the clips reminds me of neo Geo. I just love it
great video i love this type of games i play metal slug and contra a lot when i was young that s blast from the past thanks shmup junky
I really wanna be able to play these arcade games , I don't know where to start. I crave these early 90s classics. Wish there was an easy way to get them.
It’s not very hard using a computer or laptop. Retroarch and the MAME cores are free for the arcade games. And the roms are easy to google search and download. It’s the only way to play many of them yes.
@@ShmupJunkie I could never figure out how to get them to work properly 🫤
Wow! as a kid born in 1978 I was really into these kinds of game. It blows me away that I never heard of any of these games once before in my life. Thanks for the great video, i'm now a subscriber and I look forward to more of these wonderful nostalgic trips to the past!
Welcome to the channel! You're not alone as most of these games I never saw or new growing up either. They were obscure for the most part. It's been great discovering them through various channels and sometimes even while researching for videos. I've made a lot of really good discovery oriented and nostalgic videos, so I hope you enjoy some of my other stuff. This series has proven really popular so far so I definitely plan to do more. Was considering action platformers next as there are a ton of obscure ones there that I'd love to show.
Great video man!!! enjoy your content to the fullest!! Thanks for your hard work!!
You're very welcome 👍
One funny thing about Mystic Warriors is the hit sound from Yuri which years later has been used on Roblox and became that UH meme when you die. Excellent video as always. I took note of some of those games to try them. Is crazy how many fun games exist that we never heard before.
I didn't know that about the sound effect! That's cool tidbits I'm gonna remember. My boy used to play roblox like a fiend when he was much younger, so I almost want to play that sound bite back for him and see if he recognizes it.
@@ShmupJunkie yea Im sure he will recognize it haha. My daughter played it like crazy, and at first I thought it was an original sound from Roblox but then later I was playing Mystic Warrior using Yuri and recognized that sound right away. Cant remember if was when you just get hit or die with her but yes it was the same exact sound haha.
Happy to actually see stuff I didnt know about as well as games that deserve more exposure.
I definitely do my best to find some really obscure good ones so I’m glad you did.
@@ShmupJunkie Ahh there was one I was trying to remember the name of, and I just found it. It's called TH strikes back. I remember it being pretty great and weird.
@@mistertagomago7974 Yes! I now have that one on my list for a future video. Galeco made some really neat and unusual games. Alligator Hunt by them was fun too and cracks me up.
@@ShmupJunkie glad I was able to remember :D
Opening this video randomly, I expected the run of the mill "paste a bunch game footage after one another without anything else" kinda deal, but seeing you giving commentary, pointers, info on the games, yea, instant like and subscribe. I can see the work put into this, rather than just throwing footage together in a mid-tier video editor.
Welcome! Glad you found the video and my channel. I honestly don’t understand the purpose of those pasted footage only videos. I’m making these for hobby and to share with others. So if I couldn’t make it personal end fun I really don’t see the point. People want to watch my stuff for the personal insight and editing. So I put a ton of tile into making them the best they can be. Really appreciate the feedback and hope you enjoy my other stuff like this one.
Hot DAMN!! So many of these games I’ve truly never seen. Once again you’ve managed to show me so many new things!!! Hail Shmup Junkie!!!
And always glad to do it man. The hard part is finding the time to play them.
Shortly after watching this great obscure run-n-gun game compilation, I looked up Super Cyborg and was pleasantly surprised to find it's avaiable for digital download on the PS4 and IMMEDIATELY BOUGHT ON SALE with no regrets!! Heck YEAH!!
Yeah it's available on every platform and super cheap! Way too cheap honestly. I have had a lot of comments about it and think this video helped sell quite a few. Which I'm really happy about!
It's here! As always, thank you for this!
You're welcome. And please enjoy it.
@@ShmupJunkie Just finished it. Loved it!
I remember back in the day when I first got my hands on the Gun Force 2 PCB ,that was in the 90's,and connected it to my arcade cabinet..I was just blown away !
All my friends as well,nobody ever heard of that back then. We did not have much of emulation,and our city arcade did not carry it as well.
I didn't know what I was getting into,they guy i bought it from just said its something like Rolling Thunder and since I was always looking for more games in that reign I bought it and send it to me ! One of the all time greatest imho ! Glad you give it some well deserved time in the light !
Man Man Man ... This was an epic rockin ride..... This is another truly awesome video. 🤘 All games I never heard of, I was at the edge of my seat there while way through. Thank You Junkie..! You are truly skilled in story telling and I love you for it brother! 🤘🤘🤘❤️
Thanks dude! Always good to see you here and on Twitter enjoying the vids. These are not only fun to make but I discover some new games in the process as well. The hardest part is finding the time to play them all 😅
I'm not sure who decided that the utterly average and unmemorable GunForce needed a sequel, but bless that person. We owe that mad man so much!
Surprising too given IREM's pedigree, but their relationship with Nazca was gold. In the Hunt was killer and when I learned of Gunforce 2 I had no doubt once I knew who was behind it.
I just watched this video, it was insanely good haha
Keep going! Thanks for creating this
Thanks! I’ve really enjoyed making these and definitely plan to make more discovery videos like it.
Would love a list in the description, maybe next to the time stamps in parenthesis. Makes it easier to take real note of the games, as I do wanna check some out. I'm a Shmups n00b since I didn't have arcades back in the 90s, living in the Midwest, so I'm always up for new to me recommendations! Great vid regardless!
If it helps, here is a quick list of the games. Mystic Warriors, Dyna Gear, Super Cyborg, Demon Front, JJ Squawkers, Biomechanical Toy, Psychic Killer Taromaru, Dessert Assault, Gundhara, Gunforce 2. I hope that helps!
I love this series! Thank you for all these recommendations
I'm subscribing. Great video, dude!
Welcome! Glad you found me and this video. This is the one that started it all, before I did one for mega drive, Toaplan and Konami. And I plan to make more as people are really digging them.
Amazing video one of the only retro UA-camrs who when they say obscure they mean it.
I try! Many of my subs are so knowledgeable that just getting one or two in there most don't know I consider an accomplishment. So I have to work hard for the good stuff. But I couldn't do it without the community and some awesome suggestions I get from my discord. I always consider these videos a team effort.
Fantastic lineup now I have to hunt them all down. Thank you!
The hardest part isn’t finding them but finding time to play them all!
Great video bro I love all of these games and still play them👌
Wow! you just not only showed the games, you also gave a full technical review of each one of them! Very Impressive!! also Desert Assault is a very serious competitor of shock troopers! Shmup Junkie never misses the good stuff!
Thanks. It's not easy condensing it into a few minutes per game and takes a lot of time to make it concise and fun. I still don't think I'd choose Dessert Assault over shock troopers for the gameplay, but it's definitely cheesier with the best one liners while playing. I wanted to include Caliber50 also but ran out of time, that's another cool one but a real ass kicker. So I saved it for a future episode.
Amazing video as always. Now I know what I'll be doing until the end of February. Thanks SJ!
You're welcome. I think I'm making these discover videos faster than people can play the games.
Love run and gun games.. Great video !
Thanks! There were several I wanted to include but couldn't, so there's plenty of material left for a follow up one day.
Awesome list SJ! Never played Mystic Warriors - gonna fire up the MAME cab later today and give it a whirl - also, Blue Dolphin might be deserving to go on your next vid - criminally underrated and under exposed imo!
Dolphin Blue almost made it in! Just wasn’t quite obscure enough and I ran out of time. I showed it quickly toward the end in the last chapter. So it’s definitely on the list to get a highlight in the future. It’s cool we can play it on Dreamcast now.
@@ShmupJunkie I got three non-arcade ones for you: Assault Retribution, One and Expendable. First two are for PS1, Expendable was Dreamcast and PC I believe. Also, check out ABUSE - obscure PC game from the mid 90s - I loved it, unique controls and good graphics.
I had never heard of Demon Front before, even though I adore the Metal Slug series - thanks for showing that game off, I'm gonna give it a shot asap!
I'm glad you saw it then. It's under the radar enough to where it was worth showing off, even if it's made some rounds on youtube over the years. There's still a lot of folks who have never seen it. I don't doubt you'll enjoy it as it's quite good. My only complaint of it really is the music isn't very memorable or special.
It's awesome you mentioned the music in mystic warriors, I've adored Junya nakano's work ever since I heard the dew prism soundtrack. I loved his contributions to that game.
Konami made so many banger soundtracks during that time, so for Mystic Warriors to stand out says a lot about his work. It was pretty unusual for an arcade game at the time and really added a lot of the right personality to the game. I never played Dew Prism but now I'll have to go check out that soundtrack.
I really enjoyed watching this video...thank you for uploading this‼️👍🏼😎🤘🏼‼️
You’re welcome! I enjoyed making it.
I had mystic warrior at my arcade and i played it quite a lot. I was mesmerized by it's awesomeness ! There was nothing quite like it. And the soundtrack was absolutely fabulous. A fond memory of mine.
Excellent video. You really spoil us Shmup Junkie. BioMechanical Toy is the only one I've heard of before from an Evercade list and I thought it was pretty fun so I'm really looking forward to trying the others.
Thanks. And yes, Biomechanical isn't terrible just a bit PC DOS type janky feel to it. Still worth playing I thought. But you'll love some of these others so I'm glad you discovered some new ones here.
I dropped what I was doing (watching this video) when I saw there's a legit follow-up to Sunset Riders (one of my favorite arcade games) and played through it. Amazing game and surprisingly good ending for the time. Thanks for making me aware of Mystic Warriors, gonna play it again sometime for sure!
Glad I could help! Just remember to come back and finish the video after haha! More good games to discover. It's crazy Mystic Warriors is so unknown. Even their other Sunset Riders like game, Moo Mesa is more well known. Wasn't the music in Mystic Warriors just so good though?
@@ShmupJunkie the music really was! Konami run-and-gun collection when?
This video was so awesome! I would absolutely love a sequel ✌️
It's likely gonna happen someday, as there were several games on my list I wanted to include but ran out of time and had to cut. So there's plenty of material for a part 2.
@@ShmupJunkie can’t wait! Thanks for the great videos
Nice video! Can you tell us which game the music in the intro is coming from?
Very first game in the video, Mystic Warriors!
@@ShmupJunkie Thank you!
Great Video. Another obscure one i havent seen mentioned yet is Charlie Ninja.
Oh man, you don't know how close I came to including it. I even briefly showed it at the end in the montage. Just ran out of time and it is both weird and good. I've got it ready for a sequel video someday if and when it happens.
Another banger of a video. Demon Front is essentially a love letter to Metal Slug. You can tell the devs were fans of the series. It’s a crime it was never ported, and it’s worth picking up a PGM board just to play.
Couldn't agree more. I love that it's simultaneously so similar, yet also it's own game and doesn't feel like a carbon copy. I'd be surprised if someone ever found the rights to rerelease it again, but it would be great to see.
MAME works pretty fine in my experience. No need for actual ports.
Great collection, will defintiely check some of these out! also i love your comment "Someone was rockin' the good stuff when they came up with this one" 😂
Ha, well I am a junkie after all even if the shmup variety. 😁
Wow, finally had some time to get into some of these new games and what a great list. Dyna Gear and Mystic Warriors are absolutely new favorites. Demon Front also seems pretty fun though I need to put some more time in to get the hang of it and not just blow through credits. Great video!
Thanks! And so glad you got to discover a couple of good ones through it. Yeah Demon Front is very much like Metal Slug in that it will kick your ass until you memo each area. But unlike Slug it doesn't punish you for jumping nearly as severely. Slug will just wipe you out if you jump whenever it's not necessary.
Oh man! Been excited & waiting for this one.
🍿 Popcorn please!
Mystic Warriors is pretty much the standard for me in video game music in general. I was kind of spoiled since I pretty much had that and the rest of the Mystic Warriors based hardware games early on in my collecting. They all had crazy amazing music.
Excellent video!
Awesome video, just added many to my to-play list!! Super Cyborg and Gundara are a must for me now 👍 👍
Super Cyborg is crazy cheap too! Wish it had a physical
Fantastic video like always, Junkie!
I wanted to say, I like to go around looking for obscure games, but...I later on realize they're not THAT obscure anyway, some are even simple not available in Europe or USA hence the obscurity, some are just "Localized", such as European-and-Japan-only releases. It kinda kills the mood, I think one example is Cyraid for the classic Game Boy, in Europe (where I am) it's very common, yet it seems not a single US citizen, even enthusiasts, ever heard of it.
But in your case, you almost always find the strangest games and they don't even necessarily have to be Japan-only, hell even this video proves it with "Psychic Killer", a very rare game even in Japan itself!
In my case, the only game I've heard of here is Demon Front and personally I did not like it much, it was like a Metal Slug trying to be original despite the fact it completely copied it. Still, I don't dislike it, but if I had to replay Metal Slug or Demon Front, I would pick Metal Slug anytime.
The rest of the games, damn, can't wait to get those and try it, even this weird "Biomechanical Toy" one but I think I may regret it because I have little patience for bad control schemes these days, heh.
This is a great selection. I will admit, I only knew a handful, so I can't wait to actually play these, great video, can't wait to see what else I haven't played!! Rock on!!
Would love to see a few of these make it to Switch or Xbox, especially Demon Front and GunForce II. Great video!
You never know! I'm sure it's not easy for them to hunt down some of these rights to old games. At least Super Cyborg is modern and out on every console. And cheap too.
Off the rip before watching the video.
“Demon Front”, “Gunforce 2” (Metal Slug: Prototype)”, “Cowboy’s Of Moo Mesa”, “OutZone”
Edit: Now after watching the video. Great Video!!!!🔥🔥🔥💯💪🏾
Thanks. I was definitely considering Moo Mesa as an option, that's a good one. I wanted to only have on Konami game in here and it's crazy how obscure Mystic Warriors is, It was a perfect chance to highlight it. Outzone is my second fav Toaplan game after Tatsujin that game rules! I covered it in some older videos. Have you ever played their other top down Run n Gun FixEight? That one is super under the radar too.
@@ShmupJunkie 💯 Yes Mystic Warriors is just too good. I never got to play FixEight. In fact it’s my first time hearing about it. I was in love with OutZone since I played it as a little boy back in like 90. I thought it was a sequel to one of my all time favs “Time Soldiers”. But all in all you made the right decision going with Mystic Warriors” I’m gonna check out FixEight right now. Thank You man.. I appreciate the recommendation. Subscribed!
@@SDSOverfiend You’re welcome man and glad you found the channel. I won’t say Fixeight is on the level of Outzone but it’s still really fun and great multiplayer. I did an older video called Every Toaplan Shooter Reviewed so it’s in there. Really awesome vid by the way and worth checking out. We got the programmer of Outzone Tatsuya Uemura to come on camera and give us his personal top 5 Toaplan games!
Some great games there I wish they would be ported to newer consoles. Nice video!
Thanks. Super Cyborg is at least new and modern, out on nearly every system.
Glad you mentioned demon front, stumbled across it on my Pandoras box and loved it
These are fun. I have a 4 player Desert Assault PCB that I swap into my Sunset Riders cabinet from time to time. The game is absolutely tremendous with 4 players going. It's just chaos, especially when vehicles get involved.
I'd love to play it one day with 2-3 others for sure, you can tell it was meant to be. Although I don't think I could play it well with all the extra mayhem on screen. That must be a very rare PCB to own.
Awesome vídeo. Thank you so much!
I really enjoy your uploads
Thanks, I enjoy making them. I guess I enjoy the upload too since it means I can take a rest for a bit haha.
Earned yourself a sub brother, I love your energy and insight! Keep it up my dude!
Welcome! Glad to have you and hope you enjoy what I've been working on. Got many more like this planned and really having a good time making them.
You earned a sub. Beautiful list. I only know Demon Front and Mystic Warriors. So many hidden gems.
Welcome! This series has been really popular so far and really grown the channel. So I’m glad you found me through it and enjoyed. Got more like it from various genres I’m working on.
Some of them I didn't knew they existed at all! I ran to my candy cabinet to fav them asap. Huge thanks!
Really dig your videos man!
Thanks! And always glad to hear it and see everyone enjoying them.
Just found this awesome channel. Very great collection and reviews. I love Super Cyborg awesome modern game.
Did you cover Blazing Chrome, Huntdown, or Mercenary Kings? These are some of my favourite modern run n gun games. What are your take on these games?
Lots of games I never heard about indeed (apart from Gunforce 2, or Demon Front I didn't try out). Looking forward to giving them a go! Thank you!
Thanks for the awesome lineup of games!
You're welcome!
I forgot about super cyborg! looks like they nailed the 8-bit contra aesthetic. definitely going to pick that one up ASAP.
They nailed it all very well. And it's only 2-3 bucks!
Really good stuff. Keep up the good work!
always great videos. You put some much care into them. Really appreciate and thank you so much .
Thank you so much for this video!! Wonderful line up of games to spend the Christmas season with! Eggnog and run ‘n guns anyone??
My eggnog days are behind me haha, but it wouldn't be a holiday without some shmups and action games on the CRT.
I love your channel. It rocks.
Pure awesomeness, thank you for this! :D
You're welcome 🤘
Super Cyborg is really great! one of the best contra clones out there. and it's very cheap:) btw, great vid bro:)
crazy cheap! Someone just told me it's .99 on PS4 online. That's ridiculous.
wheres my boy Timmy been?? Love the video btw, as far as quality goes u really are unrivaled.
Timmy is just waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike lol. Gonna be some surprised recent subs wondering who the hell is this fool lol
Dude thank you 🥲 Mystic Warriors and Super Cyborg shall be played shortly 😅 Another great video as usual 👏🏻 Give us more gems 🙏🏼😂
You're welcome my dude! Play some Mystic Warriors with the family and infinite credits, enjoy the cheese. Then grab Super Cyborg for the ridiculous $3 and play alone with the expectation of getting a beat down lol. But you've got this. It's not any harder than running through Ninja Gaiden. It'll just take some blood, sweat and tears. At least you get unlimited continues.
@@ShmupJunkie I just saw the price 😳 Definitely a must buy. I'm so glad it's unlimited continued too 😂 You da man 😉