Editing Shmup
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
The first "Shmup" was Taito's "Space Invaders" from 1978 (it was so popular, that at one point it created a national 100-yen coin shortage in Japan). | The first "Shmup" was Taito's "Space Invaders" from 1978 (it was so popular, that at one point it created a national 100-yen coin shortage in Japan). | ||
| − | Some of the more recognized games include Konami's "Gradius" | + | Some of the more recognized games include Konami's "Gradius" and "R-Type", as well as Namco's "Galaxian" and "Xevious", as they brought the genre into the modern era. |
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
==Arcade== | ==Arcade== | ||
| − | |||
==Home Consoles== | ==Home Consoles== | ||
| Line 18: | Line 17: | ||
====<u>'''Famicom/NES'''</u>==== | ====<u>'''Famicom/NES'''</u>==== | ||
| − | Gun Nac, The Guardian Legend, Zanac, Abadox, Over Horizon, 1942, 1943, Crisis Force, Galaga: Demons Of Death, Gradius, Fuzzical Fighter, Summer Carnival '92: Recca, Xevious, Dragon Spirit, Burai Fighter, Cosmic Epsilon, Fantasy Zone, Fantasy Zone II: The Tears Of Opa Opa, S.C.A.T. : Special Cybernetic Attack Team, Section Z | + | Gun Nac, The Guardian Legend, Zanac, Abadox, Over Horizon, 1942, 1943, Crisis Force, Galaga: Demons Of Death, Gradius, Gradius II, Fuzzical Fighter, Summer Carnival '92: Recca, Life Force, Xevious, Dragon Spirit, Burai Fighter, Cosmic Epsilon, Fantasy Zone, Fantasy Zone II: The Tears Of Opa Opa, S.C.A.T. : Special Cybernetic Attack Team, Section Z |
====<u>'''Super Famicom/SNES'''</u>==== | ====<u>'''Super Famicom/SNES'''</u>==== | ||
| − | Axelay, Darius Force, Bio Metal, Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie, Parodius Da!, Gokujou Parodius, Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius, R-Type III, Super Earth Defense Force, Pocky & Rocky | + | Axelay, Darius Force, Bio Metal, Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie, Parodius Da!, Gokujou Parodius, Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius, R-Type III, Super Earth Defense Force, Pocky & Rocky 1 & 2, Starfox, Space Megaforce, Wild Guns, U.N. Squadron, Marchen Adventure Cotton 100%, Pop 'N Twinbee, Flying Hero, Phalanx, Battle Clash, Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
====<u>'''Mega Drive/Genesis'''</u>==== | ====<u>'''Mega Drive/Genesis'''</u>==== | ||
| Line 32: | Line 28: | ||
====<u>'''PC Engine/Turbo Grafx-16'''</u>==== | ====<u>'''PC Engine/Turbo Grafx-16'''</u>==== | ||
| − | Air Zonk, Aero Blasters, Blazing Lazers, Coryoon, Dead Moon, Detanna!! Twinbee, Download, Dragon Saber, Final Blaster, Final Soldier, Hana Teka Daka!, Kyuukyou Tiger, Magical Chase, Metal Stoker, Paranoia, Psycho Chaser, Soldier Blade, Super Darius, Super Star Soldier, Tera Cresta II, Violent Soldier, Image Fight, Side Arms, Atomic Robo Kid Special, | + | Air Zonk, Aero Blasters, Blazing Lazers, Coryoon, Dead Moon, Detanna!! Twinbee, Download, Dragon Saber, Final Blaster, Final Soldier, Hana Teka Daka!, Kyuukyou Tiger, Magical Chase, Metal Stoker, Paranoia, Psycho Chaser, Soldier Blade, Super Darius, Super Star Soldier, Tera Cresta II, Violent Soldier, Image Fight, Side Arms, Atomic Robo Kid Special, Mr. Heli no Dai Bouken |
====<u>'''Playstation'''</u>==== | ====<u>'''Playstation'''</u>==== | ||
| − | Omega Boost, Tiny Tank, Gradius Gaiden, R-Type Delta, Einhander, Zanc X Zanc, Harmful Park, G-Darius, Raycrisis, Raiden Project | + | Omega Boost, Tiny Tank, Gradius Gaiden & 5, R-Type Delta, Einhander, Zanc X Zanc, Harmful Park, G-Darius, Raycrisis, Raiden Project & DX, Raystorm, Strikers 1945 II, Sexy Parodius, Xevious 3D-G+ |
===='''<u>Saturn</u>'''==== | ===='''<u>Saturn</u>'''==== | ||
| Line 42: | Line 38: | ||
==Home Console Add-Ons== | ==Home Console Add-Ons== | ||
| − | ===='''<u> | + | ===='''<u>PC Engine CD2/Turbo CD</u>'''==== |
| − | Nexzr, | + | Nexzr, Sapphire, Star Parodier, God Panic!, L-Dis, Summer Carnival 93 Nexzr Special, Gate of Thunder, Cho Aniki, Ani Cho Aniki, Spriggan, Download II, Psychic Storm, Mystic Formula, Lords Of Thunder, Macross 2036, Download 2, Image Fight II, Super Air Zonk, Fantastic Night Dreams Cotton, Spriggan Mark 2: Re-Terraform Project, Sylphia, RayXanbeR II & III |
====<u>'''Mega CD/Sega CD'''</u>==== | ====<u>'''Mega CD/Sega CD'''</u>==== | ||
| Line 53: | Line 49: | ||
==Dezaemon== | ==Dezaemon== | ||
| − | "Dezamon" is a unique piece of software by Athena that was created for home consoles with the intent of allowing " | + | "Dezamon" is a unique piece of software by Athena that was created for home consoles with the intent of allowing "Average Joe-Six-Pack" the means of creating his own killer shmup (prior to this, there was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoot%27Em-Up_Construction_Kit "Shoot'Em-Up Construction Kit"]). Unfortunately Dezamon never left Japan with the one exception of the playstation version (a stripped down port of the SNES version), which was later brought over to the PSN store. |
| Line 63: | Line 59: | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | *[http://www.racketboy.com/retro/shooters/shmups-101-a-beginners-guide-to-2d-shooters Shmups 101: A Beginner's Guide To Shmups ]- Rocketboy article that provides a very in-depth overview of the genre | + | *[https://www.youtube.com/user/Serraxor?feature=watch Bullet Heaven HD]- Great little Youtube channel filled to the brim with reviews of classic shmups |
| + | *[http://www.racketboy.com/retro/shooters/shmups-101-a-beginners-guide-to-2d-shooters Shmups 101: A Beginner's Guide To Shmups ]- Rocketboy article by Bulletmagnet that provides a very in-depth overview of the genre | ||
