Shmups
- [Rail Shooter] Angelian Trigger launches December 12 in Japanwww.gematsu.com Angelian Trigger launches December 12 in Japan
Psuedo-3D-2D-style 3D shoot ’em up Angelian Trigger will launch for Switch on December 12 in Japan for 4,950 yen, developer PiXEL announced.
It's described as a 2D/3D shooter, and the screen shots reminded me of Sin & Punishment. I watched the trailer video though and it's way more like a version of Space Harrier or Rainbow Cotton except that you're stuck to the ground for the most part. Your character appears to be a 2D sprite pasted into a 3D scene, with two-frame animations for running, jumping, and shooting.
We need a new Sin & Punishment :(
- [News] Saturn Radiant Silvergun Just Got A Major Fan-Made Updatewww.timeextension.com Saturn Radiant Silvergun Just Got A Major Fan-Made Update
Makes the 32-bit original one of the most 'complete' versions
- [Deal] 60% off Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha & Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo - USA Nintendo eShopwww.nintendo.com Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Buy Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.
Link to Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo here.
And a little reminder that the sidebar of this community has a link to both a DekuDeals and IsThereAnyDeal wishlist of shmups so you can see what's on sale for Steam and consoles (USA shops only at the moment). (They're not affiliate links or anything, btw .) 🙂
- [News] Wolf Fang / Skull Fang Saturn Tribute Boosted announced for PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PCwww.gematsu.com Wolf Fang / Skull Fang Saturn Tribute Boosted announced for PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC
City Connection has announced Wolf Fang / Skull Fang Saturn Tribute Boosted for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will launch on October 31 in Japan. The PlayStatio…
- [News] Yuzo Koshiro Shares New Footage Of Genesis / Mega Drive Shmup Earthionwww.timeextension.com Yuzo Koshiro Shares New Footage Of Genesis / Mega Drive Shmup Earthion
"Everything in this stage is the real deal, running on a Mega Drive"
- [Rumor] Konami Renews Trademark For Axelay, One Of The Best SNES Shmups
Alternative archive.today link.
Slightly newsworth. As the article says: "Now, before you get too excited, this could mean absolutely nothing; companies renew trademarks all of the time."
- [News] Evercade's Next Carts Include Batsugun, Super BurgerTime, Edward Randy And Midnight Resistancewww.timeextension.com Evercade's Next Carts Include Batsugun, Super BurgerTime, Edward Randy And Midnight Resistance
Launching alongside the Evercade Alpha this November
- [News] True Galactic Mission Is A New Genesis / Mega Drive Shmupwww.timeextension.com True Galactic Mission Is A New Genesis / Mega Drive Shmup
"A new project is getting ready to take off!"
- [News] After 22 Years, The Cult Claymation Shoot 'Em Up 'Platypus' Is Being Remadewww.timeextension.com After 22 Years, The Cult Claymation Shoot 'Em Up 'Platypus' Is Being Remade
The original lead designer Anthony Flack is leading the team behind the remake
- M2 2024 Interview: Yukiko Karashima and Naoki Horii Discuss G Darius HD 2.0, M2 ShotTriggers, More Switch Ports, 120fps on PS5, Steam Deck, Mushihimesama Futari, and More – TouchArcadetoucharcade.com M2 2024 Interview: Yukiko Karashima and Naoki Horii Discuss G Darius HD 2.0, M2 ShotTriggers, More Switch Ports, 120fps on PS5, Steam Deck, Mushihimesama Futari, and More – TouchArcade
Over the years, we've written about shoot 'em ups and retro game re-releases multiple times. One name often comes up when thinking of the best of the best in those genres and kinds of game releases: M2.
The mention in the interview that Aleste Branch is nearing completion -- good news!
- [News] CYGNI: All Guns Blazing launches August 6www.gematsu.com CYGNI: All Guns Blazing launches August 6
Twin-stick vertical scrolling shoot ’em up CYGNI: All Guns Blazing will launch both physically and digitally for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam on August 6 for $29.99, publisher…
Aside from the release date, the article contains a new cinematic trailer. There's more info and screenshots on the game's Steam Store page.
- [News} Homebrew Games Summer Showcase 2024 - Celebrating 120 Titles Across 15 Platformswww.nintendolife.com Homebrew Games Summer Showcase 2024 - Celebrating 120 Titles Across 15 Platforms
NES, SNES, Game Boy and Virtual Boy titles featured
Alternative archive.today link.
The article has a link to a Google sheet, so I've excerpted all the shmups here:
Microvaders, Atari Lynx, 2024, Songbird Productions, Shooter / Shmup, https://songbird-productions.com
Lufthoheit, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, 2025, Shannon Birt (programming), Carsten Glaser (GFX) , Cyan & Laurent Crouzet (Audio), Shooter https://twitter.com/birt_shannon
MegaReso, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, 2024, Space Pants Games, Shooter, https://twitter.com/games_pants
Frontier Force, Sega Master System, 2024, badcomputer, Shoot-em-up, https://twitter.com/badcomputer0
Chouyoku Senki ESTIQUE, Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom, 2024, Cat Hui Trading, Shoot Them Up, https://www.cathuitrading.com/?page_id=2563
Lunar Lancer, Game Boy, 2024, Jonas Fischbach, Shoot 'em up, https://twitter.com/j0nas
True Galactic Mission, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, 2024, Davila Games, Shoot 'em Up, youtube.com/davilagames - twitter.com/truegalacticmission - facebook.com/truegalacticmission
SuperDan, Super NES/Super Famicom, 2025, Kannagi, shmup, https://twitter.com/Kannagichan2
Cyber Mission, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, 2024, PSCD Games, Shmup, https://twitter.com/greengh0st1, https://pscdgames.com/, https://www.instagram.com/pscdgames/, https://www.patreon.com/PSCDgames
- [News] Devil Blade And Aleste Devs Share Fan Art Of Each Other's Gameswww.timeextension.com Devil Blade And Aleste Devs Share Fan Art Of Each Other's Games
30-year-old art shown off by developer Shigatake
A wholesome story! 😊
- [News] Check Out Capcom's Bizarre Unreleased Vulgus Sequel, Titan Warriorswww.timeextension.com Check Out Capcom's Bizarre Unreleased Vulgus Sequel, Titan Warriors
Was supposed to launch in 1988, but was canned
Alternative archive.today link.
The pixel art on this thing is Giger-esque!
- [News] Star Wars And Stellar Assault Dev Is Working On A New 3D Space Shmupwww.timeextension.com Star Wars And Stellar Assault Dev Is Working On A New 3D Space Shmup
Early days, but it's looking promising so far
- [Video] Castle of Shikigami 2 - First Impressions of the Nintendo Switch version
The game's been out for awhile, but this is a quick (under 5 minute) video taster for what to expect if you've never played a Shikigami game before.
- [Video] [New release] Arcade Archives LEGION
Alternative Piped link to the video.
As ably described by GSK over at Retronauts:
>What's this? A vertically-scrolling sci-fi shooting game, originally developed and distributed by Nichibutsu in arcades in 1987 and never ported to home platforms until now; one or two players are tasked with taking on the "Dark Empire" through a non-linear progression of stages, with spacecraft that possess a variety of peculiar armaments, most notably a Time Bomb which briefly rewinds the happenings on the playfield when activated, with even the player's death being reversible if one throws out enough bombs in quick succession. (One particularly noteworthy enhancement offered with this reissue is a visible stage/loop display, which can be helpful in figuring out how to reach the ending.)
Also, the soundtrack is wild!
- [Interview] Takahashi Meijin and the History of Caravan STG - shmuplations.comshmuplations.com Takahashi Meijin and the History of Caravan STG - shmuplations.com
Rare footage from STG caravans. What I mean by simplicity and exhiliration, is like… the rules are simple: when your ship gets hit you die, so shooting down enemies is the only way to avoid that. And when you shoot down a wave of 8 enemies in a row, “pew pew pew pew!” and get
It's history day 😆 ! I've been fascinated about the "caravan" style shooter genre since I first heard of it, so here's an interview on the subject from a developer who was part of their creation.
- [Article] Shmups 101: A Beginner's Guide to 2D Shooters - RetroGaming with Racketboyracketboy.com Shmups 101: A Beginner's Guide to 2D Shooters - RetroGaming with Racketboy
Presented by BulletMagnet Note from racketboy: Combining to popularity of our Genre 101 series (see Survival Horror 101, Beatem-ups 101, Platformers 101, and Fighters 101) and the expert shmup writing of BulletMagnet (see his guides to shmups for the Playstation, Saturn, and PS2 and the Gam...
- [News letter] Bio Hazard Battle / Shmup Design Talk #1 with Aktanestorm-electricity.beehiiv.com Bio Hazard Battle / Shmup Design Talk #1 with Aktane
...coming back to game design aspects
Two interesting videos posted there: 1st is an examination of Biohazard Battle for the Sega Genesis/Megadrive, and second is an interview with Krystian Majewski (LazyDevs on YouTube) about his Pico-8 shmup project.
- [News] rRootage Reloaded & F/A (Fighter & Attacker) released
Both games made the list on Retronaut's Retro Release Roundup for this week.
- [News] Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli: Toaplan Game Garage now available in North Americawww.gematsu.com Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli: Toaplan Game Garage now available in North America
Developer M2 has released Toaplan shoot ’em ups collection Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli: Toaplan Game Garage for PlayStation 4 via PlayStation Store and Switch via Nintendo eShop in North America for …
Tiger-Heli was a large influence on Raiden, and is one of the great classic shooters. Glad to see it getting the M2/Shot Triggers treatment!
- [News] (In development) On-Rails Shooter 'Bat Galaxy' Is A Colourful Take On Star Fox And Panzer Dragoonwww.timeextension.com On-Rails Shooter 'Bat Galaxy' Is A Colourful Take On Star Fox And Panzer Dragoon
Burning Rangers and Thunder Force are also inspirations
