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I beat Mushihimesama on the hardest difficulty, Ultra, on my first full run. Let me explain the route to get through the game and beat one of the most absurd True Last Bosses in shmups.

An incredible run by PAN, here!

Back again with 9 more shmup soundtracks to add to your wishlist! Tomorrow is the penultimate Bandcamp Friday for 2026. Will they continue in 2027? You never know with Bandcamp... who even owns Bandcamp now? Songtradr, who laid off half the staff, that's who.

SHMUP SOUNDTRACKS ON BANDCAMP

Friday, 6 November is Bandcamp Friday again!

Send some love to the shmup music makers...

• Razing Core (Official OST) by LOVEPENGUIN
• Bobble & The Tri-Crystal Original Soundtrack by Auxilotl
• Ex-Zodiac Original Soundtrack Vol. 1 by +TEK
• Lightning Strike Force EX-Remaster by +TEK
• METAL CRISIS by EAR
• No Need for Flowers OST by Princess Sylvysprit
• SPOLOUS II Ver0.5 Original Soundtrack (Demo Version) by Naoya Kamisaka
• Stellar Resurrection by Aki
• The Gun Nac Sega Genesis Music Project by Carina

Previously Listed...

• Age of Shmup by Shiryu
• Andro Dunos II by Allister Brimble
• Apidya by Chris Huelsbeck
• BALL x PIT by Amos Roddy
• BIRDCAGE by Barry "Epoch" Topping
• Blaze of Storm by HIROKKEY
• Blue Revolver Double Action
• Bullet Heaven: The Original Tracks.
• Captain Soda (Original Soundtrack) by Aleix Ramon
• CRYSTAL BREAKER by HIROKKEY
• Danmaku Unlimited 2 / Storm Strikers by BLANKFIELD
• Danmaku Unlimited 3 by BLANKFIELD
• DEVIL BLADE REBOOT by hasu
• Earthion by Yuzo Koshiro
• ENTER THE GUNGEON (Original SoundTrack) by doseone
• Exo-Calibre by Franx
• FUR Squadron Phoenix by Pablo Villalba
• Gunboat God by Gareth Wiecko
• GUNVEIN by Exemia
• Heaven: The Shmup Creator Project by Etrem
• I Got Isekai'd into a Shmup: The Original Soundtrack by Thomas Casamento
• Iron Meat by Retroware & Darkman007
• Jamestown by Francisco Cerda
• M2 Complete Works: Original Sound Selection by Ser Flash
• Maiden & Spell Original Soundtrack by はがね
• Music From The Game Freedom Finger by Aesop Rock
• Pawarumi Original Soundtrack by Grégory Desmurs
• Project Neon (Original Soundtrack) by freezedream
• Psyvariar Delta by Dispatch Games
• Rogue Flight by Fatbard
• Schildmaid MX Original Sountrack
• Schildmaid MX Ultra Arrange+
• Sektori by Tommy Baynen
• Shmup AAA+ by Oliver Moya Bueno
• Shmup Chronicles: The Original Soundtrack by Ursula's Cartridges
• Shooty Skies by 7Bit Hero
• Space Warpster (Original Game Soundtrack) by Alex Boychuk
• Steredenn: Binary Stars by Zander Noriega
• STG Arranges Vol. 1 by No Miss Productions
• Super Galaxy Squadron by Random Encounter
• Super XYX by Carina
• The STG Chronicle ~ SHMUP OMAKE by ec2151
• The Well-Tempered Shmup by Maya Zimmerman
• Tiny Shmup OST by kasha
• Viral Reload EX by floopy
• ZeroRanger (GREEN ARRANGE) by Resonant Union
• ZeroRanger (Orange Sounds) by eebrozgi
• ZPF by Jamie Vance

and...

• the never-ending list of albums tagged Touhou Project...

The next Bandcamp Friday for 2026 is:

• 4 December

Exzisus is a shooting game released by TAITO in 1987.

Control Cosmo Fighter Robin and defeat the mysterious army infesting the 4th Galaxy using your blaster and missiles.

Each item collected powers Robin up, allowing it to transform into Turbo Jet mode or summon bird and dog animal robots to support you in attack.

Aim for the weak parts of the giant robots waiting at the end of each stage.

It's a good looking game for 1987!

Welcome to the weekly open thread! As usual, feel free to use this thread to discuss any topics you want, shmup related or not.

Happy Halloween, everyone! Here's wishing you all sweet treats for the weekend.

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=cUu7Q8K_4HM

According to SteamDB, several changes were made to Caladrius 2/Dark Element’s Steam page before it was taken down. This included removing several mature content descriptors and tags, such as “Frequent Nudity or Sexual Content” and “General Mature Content” (this also applied to the game’s DLC). The game’s restrictions in Saudi Arabia, Germany, and China were removed as well. The store name, release date, and description were the last to be deleted, making it impossible to view the Steam page.

Originally released in arcades in 1989, the pre-Neo Geo game is, for the most part, a horizontally scrolling shooter that lets players explore five different environments in and around Greenhell Island, the game's mysterious setting that has been frozen in time. This includes verdant forests patrolled by angry cavemen, pterodactyl-infested skies, deadly caves, shark-infested oceans, and the island's volcanic core.

We need more dinosaur-themed shmups, I think!

Heh, I wouldn't mind a Truxton "skull bomb" t-shirt.

Cotton Reboot! High Tension! builds on Cotton Reboot!’s fundamentals while providing enough innovation to justify another outing. Enemy capture gives you new offensive possibilities, while Over Tension raises the stakes for score chasers. The visual commotion can be difficult to read if you’re not accustomed to the chaos that modern shooters cultivate. But that’s the kind of spectacle that makes modern shooters electrifying. Apparently, success is something you can mess with, as long as you bring enough Willow with you.

Welcome to the weekend everybody! Glad to see you made it!

Here's the weekly open thread, feel free to discuss any topic you'd like, games or not, shmups or otherwise!

Physical editions were announced, but pre-orders have now opened.

Now with Nightmare Mode (and improved assets)

It is an unusual premise for a shooter: a pilot whose whole mission is to make barren ground fertile again.

It's already out on other platforms, check your local listings if you're interested!

Atari Jaguar love in 2027! Who'd have thought that was going to happen!

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When spooky season rolls around, I like to play spooky games. But what about spooky shmups? Undeadline Is here to strut its Halloween stuff.

I've only played the PS1 versions of Raiden via emulation of course, but I liked them well enough. Raiden is super old-school hard though.

Welcome to the weekend! Hope everyone is doing well, getting some rest and relaxation!

As usual, feel free to use this open thread to discuss anything you want!

Take care friends!

LookingForPants dropped two new episodes of his podcast this week, speaking with Aktane and Jermanator!

2 hours and 50 minutes of shmup talk...

I like all the different shmup podcasts, but I really enjoy when Pants drops a new episode more than the others.

YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFaIf11GIuhsrj0xXXU4q2Q

Invidious: https://inv.nadeko.net/channel/UCFaIf11GIuhsrj0xXXU4q2Q

Thundercade is a shooting game released by SETA in 1987.

As a member of the special forces, use a high-speed motorcycle equipped with machine guns to reach the enemy stronghold.

Destroying structures such as buildings will reveal power-up items in the form of sidecars equipped with gun barrels. Sidecars come in various types some fire bullets further, while others can only shoot sideways so choose the right one for each situation!

Destroy the enemy and infiltrate the base! “STINGER” is a shooter released by SEIBU KAIHATSU in 1983. Take control of the “STINGER WOLF” and head to the center of an enemy base where evil life forms roam.

In an emergency, you can call on the friendly robot “BONGO” to automatically destroy the enemy.

Interesting historical artifact. It has a vertical screen orientation, but it scrolls horizontally. Kind of a weird perspective too, as the ground makes it look a little like Zaxxon, but movement is flat.

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From the description:

Commentated version of my Raiden clear! Played on MAME 0.289 using the raidenj romset.

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From the description:

In this video I will go over my approach, for working towards getting a 1CC, in a shoot-em’up. This will be based on the game I am currently actively playing and practising; Giga Wing from 1999 by Takumi.

Hoping it will help people that are looking to get into the shoot-em’up genre, or that have just started their journey, but are otherwise intimidated by its difficulty, its reputation, feeling overwhelmed, or don't know how to progress and improve.