Earthion – REVIEW (Game Sack)
Earthion is a new 16-bit shooter, shoot ’em up or “shmup” made for the Genesis available on Steam, soon on Switch, PlayStation and Xbox and 2026 on the Genesis and Mega Drive. Its from Yuzo Koshiro’s Ancient who has made amazing games like Streets of Rage 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog. How is it? Let’s […]
Battle of the Ports – Gunbird (ガンバード) – Arcade / Saturn / PS1 / PS2 / Android
Gunbird is like stepping into an arcade fever dream where the only rule is “fly fast, shoot faster, and try not to question why a witch on a broom is battling robots.” This classic vertical-scrolling shooter drops you into a world where ancient treasure hunters don’t bother with shovels; they prefer high-powered airships and endless […]
Razion EX REVIEW (Switch) – Bullet Heaven
Razion EX is launching on the eShop on September 16th! (Script is designed for post-release viewership) It took a bit of effort on the shmup community’s part, but Razion EX is finally being made available on the Nintendo eShop. It has a ton of mystique, thanks to its very limited and sought-after release, but now […]
The History of COMPILE Shoot ‘Em Ups
Shmup Junkie – The History of COMPILE Shoot ‘Em Ups Have your heard of Compile? One of the greatest developers of STGs in history? What is a Compile Shooter? What shooting games ( #Shmups ) did they make? Are they still making games? How was Compile involved in the M2 Aleste Collection just released on […]
Obscure PC Engine Shumps Worth Revisiting
Wii On-Rails Light Gun Shooter Games
The Nintendo Wii had a ton of great On-Rail Light Gun games for the console, both original and arcade ports. I show you some of my favorites from the collection! Games Shown: Gunblade NY & LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack Sin & Punishment: Star Successor Ghost Squad Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles Mad Dog McCree […]
TurboGrafx-16 SHOOTER Games- Favorites
Carlos shows us the BEST TurboGrafx-16 Shooters or Shmups on the console. Games Shown: Air Zonk Blazing Lazers Coryoon Ordyne Parodius Da! Psychosis R-Type Sinistron Salamander Super Star Soldier Soldier Blade Final Soldier I am becoming a huge fan of Cute’em Ups!