Shmup
"Shmup" [pronounced "sh-mu-up"] is an abbreviated term for "Shoot-Em-Up" and usually relates to games involving spaceships trying to prevent some sort of evil alien attack.
The first "Shmup" was of course Taito's "Space Invaders" from 1978. It was so popular, that at one point it created a nation coin shortage in Japan.
Some of the more recognized game include Konami's "Gradius" and" R-Type", as well as Namco's "Galaxian" and "Xevious", as they brought the genre into modern era.
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Recommended Shmups
HOME CONSOLES
Famicom/NES
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, Dragon Spirit, Burai Fighter
Super Famicom/SNES
Axelay, Bio Metal, Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie, Parodius Da!, Gokujou Parodius, Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius, R-Type III, Super Earth Defense Force, Pocky & Rocky, Pocky & Rocky 2, Starfox, Space Megaforce, Wild Guns, U.N. Squadron, Marchen Adventure Cotton 100%, Pop 'N Twinbee, Flying Hero, Phalanx
Mega Drive/Genesis
Bio Hazard Battle, M.U.S.H.A., Thunder Force III, Thunder Force IV, Air Buster, Eliminate Down, Elemental Master, Pheilos, Gaiares, Grey Lancer, Slap Fight MD, Wings Of Wor, Steel Empire, Hellfire, Grind Stormer, Sol-Deace, Super Fantasy Zone, Task Force Harrier EX, Twinkle Tale, Undead Line, Battle Mania Daiginjou, Arrow Flash
PC Engine/Turbo Grafx-16
Air Zonk, 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 Star Soldier, Tera Cresta II, Violent Soldier, Image Fight, Side Arms
Playstation
Omega Boost, Tiny Tank, Gradius Gaiden, R-Type Delta, Einhander, Zanc X Zanc, Harmful Park, G-Darius, Raycrisis, Raiden DX, Raystorm, Strikers 1945 II, Sexy Parodius, Xevious 3D-G+
Saturn
Radiant Silvergun, Battle Garegga, Batsugun, Sengoku Blade, Shippu Mahou Daisuken, Rayforce, Cotton 2, Cotton Bommerang, Panzer Dragoon, Panzer Dragoon II Zwei, Donpachi, DoDonpachi, Soukyuguerentai, Thunder Force V, Gunbird, Darius Gaiden, Strikers 1945
Dezaemon
"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 "Shoot'Em-Up Construction Kit" for the Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, and Commodore 64. 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.
Recommended entries
Dezamon (SNES)
Dezamon 2 (Saturn)
